La Junta tribune., 1909-09-04

l feel that / will not be keeping
up my reputation az the Oregon cor
respondent OF the Great Family Jour
nal II do not register some of
my Impressions OF the Alaska Yu-
kon-Pacific Exposition.
To the blase fair trot,er who has
seen all. or many OF the various fairs.
/ especially commend this beautiful
little fair on the Pacific coast II
does not represent "the world" as
many of them do, but. rather. sec
ton Of country new and replete
with interest TO most every one II
is thoroughly comprehensive and cas-
lily grasped. while the fairs OF the
east have been too stupendous, and
have covered too much ground. No
one but can recall the miles ravers-
ed in day and the tired and aching
feet at night, as the buildings we're se
far apart and the exhibits SO mani.
fold. II is the unanimous opinion OF
many that the Seattle fair excells
thch al ih PpiHA VI pNhulst hpA even
excepting our own beautiful Lewis and
Clark fair, which has held the palm
for natural beauty up 10 this time.
l am not going to tire the reader
with an account of exhibits, although
there We're many wonderful things
pertaining 10 the country, OF which
II wnilI lilo 10 srrks
know would be interesting.
| think | was much more interested
in Seattle and Tacoma and the coun-
try Of forest and water lying around
alout them than | was In the fair
itself. This great Northwest is a
marvelously beautiful and interesting
country to me, with its wonderful
wealth OF natural scenery, its forests
and mountains. its almost tropical
growth Of flower, fern and vine, and
this section in particular, with its
long-dying twilights, its gorgeous sun
sets, its lakes, its Islands, and, best
Of all, its great Puget Sound-a vast
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land sea, where one can sail around
in such splendid boats and enjoy all
the advantages the salt water af
fords without the accompanying dis
advantage OF seasickness.
You can take boat trips from Sc
attle to dozens of different places.
from, N fau. hourSs rum 80 ,b. gfg..r
city OF Tacoma. TO the five hours
journey to Victoria, the beautiful old
world city OF British Columbia. or a
ten hours trip to Vancouver. b. c.
Travel by steamer In the Puget
Sound has often been compared with
q trip through the Thousand Islands
OF the ST Lawrence; yet even such
a comparison is incomplete. for where
else but in this wonderful country
can be found the combination OF
water and island scenery. with a
background OF such mountains as
the snow capped ranges of the Cas-
cades and the Olympics.
These boat trips vary the monot-
ony OF the fair. and are certainly a
rest and recreation II one takes
them alternately with the sight-see-
ing days at the fair. and they appeal
very forcibly to those who have come
a long distance by rail through the
heat and dust: and. by the way.
have never said a word about the DIFF
ference In the climate between east
ern fairs and the western. and that
Is the great point Of contrast OF
all, In that you can always be com
Portable. providing you wear clothes
enough. as the air is always most de-
lightfully cool and bracing.
think one Of the most enjoyable
trips we made was to the navy yard
AT Bremerton. where the big ships
20 on the dry dock for repairs and
to be rid OF the barnacles adhering
TO them. This is one Of the show
places In particular. and Is visited
by almost every one that visits Seat.
lie, whether there Is fair on or
not. The day We were there. there
were four big warships In. lying side
by side, and another on the dry dock.
We went all over one Of them. and
viewed the big guns and found out
how they were manipulated. and re-
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