The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-18
NO FEAR OF SUN
STROKE At SEATTLE
Pleasant Days And Cool Nights Pre-.
vail in Northwestern City Where
Exposition is Being Held.

Seattle, Wash, June I6.-The Alas
ka- -Yukon-Pacifc Exposition at Seattle
may be seen at any time during the
summer months without fear OF sun
stroke The glaring heat that made
midday promenading all but impos.
sible at previous expositions is un.
known in the far northwest where the
latest worlds fairs is swinging mer.
rily along with success written IN ev.
cry feature 1t is sunny, bright and
summery at Seattle, but the unnoly
thought Of Hades is not suggested by
the extreme, so many Americans have
become habituated to dmlng July and
August.
When the thermometer reads IS II
is warm--yes, hot-to the citizens Of
the exposition city. Located on an
arm OF the seattle famous Puget
Sound western metropolis re.
ceives full benefit from the ocean cur
rents and the refreshing sea breezes.
Three lakes are included in its bound.
aries and their cool depths fed from
the snow-crowned Cascade mountains.
freshen the air and make ii whsle
some and sweet
Mountain ranges surround the am
phitheatre in which this latest worlds
congress is being held and their melt
ing snow runs into streams that rush
down rocklined gorges to make the
rivers that flow in and about Seattle.
There need be no long search for
shade This Puget Sound country
was a solid forest when the pioneers
invaded II with axe and saw, and the
march of civilization has far from de-
stroyed all Of the mighty forests OF
primeyal days One Of the predomin.
ating features of the exposition's land
scapic beauty, is the much talked OF
skyline OF fir trees, towering above
the classic buildings with their tur-
rcts, towers and monster domes.
The exposition management wisely
left these trees wherever II was not
absolutely necessary to remove them,
and they separate and surround the
buildings in such way as to make
them cool and inviting. The glare
that generally attends the courts OF a
worlds fair has been largely obyiated
by using the color OF old ivory vine
instead Of white, as heretofore employ
ed.
There are shady walks through bits
Of forest in various parts Of the
grounds, and beautiful picnicklng spots
abound on the shores Of Lake Wash
ington, at the exposition boundaries
AS welcome to easterners and south.
erners as the exposition itself Il the
mildness OF the climate Here It II
sunny enough by day TO bring out the
gaiety Of summer dresses. and yet
cool enough by night for the tired
sight-seeker TO sleep soundly.
There are no mosquitoes or other
annoying insects 70 disturb a nights
rest. But the sun comes up over the
Cascades so cheerily IN the morning
that even the sluggard does not like
70 lie abed.
i rains occasionally but the show.
ers are light and refreshing. They
keep the air sweet and pure and
charge the atmosphere with an invie.
Grating twang The eastern thunder.
storm, with It's terrifying lightning. is
almost unknown, as is also the ire
mendous windstorm Of the middle vest
Nature allied comfort with beauty
when she raised the hills. trenohed
the valleys and filled the lakes and
rivers Of this section which bv it, avn
industry capital and labor has built
one Of the greatest OF international
expositions.