The Dawson news., 1909-12-01


Till in the bosom of the sea.
All the way from the Great Divide we travelled
between chains of magnificent mountains, towering
above the clouds, until reached Glacier undoubt-
edy the climax of rugged beauty and grandeur; and
cur cur tram rounded up on the track and formed COM
plete horseshoe the mountains forming perfect am
phitheatre In the centre, about miles away was
Ice Mountain, from which of liquid snow was
| rushing beneath our feet in its hurry to the sea
At our left down from dizzy heights came a sill
very stream forming semcascade and falls, bordered
with variety of rich green coorings. To our right
and back OF the hotels stands a graceful mountain
perfectly decorated with spruce and other native
growth, and holding upon its head crystal fed
| by the melting SHOWS.
Loosely scattered giant boulders and moss covered
rocks, Vine-cad trees and limpid rvulets combine
to make bewildering profuson of beauty and gran
deur which appears to have been flung from the finger
tips of the Creator.
Beyond Glacier passed shuswap Lake "a miles
Tonga thing of beauty and JOY forever-especiay
to the fisherman.
Wednesday morning the 7th, we arrived at Seat
tie, and were cordially received by committee of
bright happy Leaguers who carried us to the Armory
where the eighth session of the International League
Conference was assembling.
The best speakers of the United States were Sc
cured for this great gathering Charles H. Gabriel
conducted the music. Oritorio Elijah presented
with the finest solo; duet and quartette singers and
four hundred trained voices in the chorus all in charge
of competent director
The good people of Seattle cheerfuly appropriated
$4,000 for the entertainment of the conference.
Seattle is destined to become great city, being
built on Sound (Puget) basis Ten years ago her
population was about 10000; now she boasts of 275
900, and is still growing.
Wash
lngton are marvellous. Her streams abound with
great variety of fish, and her fertile blossom as
the rose Her navigable waters can harbor all of the
battleships of the world. Her public markets
cxcelled in the United States; perhaps on earth
The exposition was to the highest standard;
the grounds well designed, embellished with all of the
choicest coors of fragrant flowers In the center
all this pleasing picture artificial cascades
sers The Forestry Building, gigantic in proportions
and rustic in beauty claimed the attention lovers
of nature constructed the Colonial style with
of huge rough columns about eight feet diameter
the bottom and sixty feet high.
In this building there is piece of timber eighteen
inches square one hundred ffty-sx and one-half
feet long Another four and Onehalf feet square
seventy-our feet long, and log three hundred feet
long and twenty-five inches in diameter at the top
In the Government building great were at
uacted to the guns. One of them 13 inches cost
$4,000, and weighed sixty-two tons-weght of
projectie, LOO pounds weight of smokeless powder
charge 245 pounds. One discharge costs $500; range
at II degrees, seven and onethird miles; velocity
1900 feet per second We the stump of a cedar
tree 9 feet in diameter 81 in circumference and 250
feet high. The most wonderful and thrilling attrac
ton of the exposition was the battle of the Merrimac
and the Monitor
A pleasing feature of trip was ride by boat
to Victoria, the capitol of British Columbia /.
Leaving Seattle July 18th midnight, we arrived
at Portland Oregon for breakfast and to surprise
and delight met by committee of Leaguers
who greeted us with fragrant bouquet of for
each one of our party. Portland is wde-awake city
of about 100000 people, and is rapidly growing. We
soon boarded the and shown the places of
interest in the city Then to the summit of Council
Crest where magnificent view of Willamette valley
the famous farming district had.
Two million feet of lumber per day is what Port
land averaged shipping in 1908 Mount Hood although
4l0 miles away, covered with ice, presented grand
view.
Leaving Portland we passed down the valley OF
the Columbia river famous for its beauty of scenery
but among all of its lovely attractions there is moth
that Mutnomah and Horsetall Fails mot
far apart 825 feet high.
Wednesday morning brought to the head of
Snake river valley after nights ride the noun
tains. Here the farmer find only strips
Of land for cultivation but gradually the valley wden
until passing through miles of fertile SOIL which,
by irrigation has been made to blossom like the
Then We pass over thousands of of land worth
50 Gents per without water stock and from
$Sb to 5000 an acre with water STOCK sage Drush
is the only growth on it,
About forty hours ride from Portland landed us
at what used to be a Mormon city, but the laws OF
both state and church prohibit poygamy by all
law-abdng citizens This being settled there is moth
ing to prevent rapid progress in this beautiful city OF
already a hundred thousand people, and golden oppor
unities on ever side. The city is laid out in blocks
of ten acres-beautful parks, driveways, etc The'e
cation and there are 1900 children in school between
six and eighteen years old. comfortable home for
old worn-out miners been built and is maintained
by Mrs. Mary Judge widow lady whose income is
81 900 per month Here saw the little cottage
the birth place of Maud Adams, the famous actress
The biggest attraction this city is the lake from
which gets it's name, said to be go miles long and
As miles wide. Clear crystal and being 26 per cent
salt it will easily float human body million and
quarter dollar court house gives some idea of the
various buildings to be seen here. The finest pipe
organ in the world is said to be in the Mormon Taber
nacle where we were treated to a grand recital.
magnificent temple stands which was 40 years in
building many of the giant stones being hauled 20
O teams 1t completed in 1S93 height
210 feet cost $4 900 900. Uncle Sam has beautiful
Headquarters for six hundred soldiers near
the city. The average summer temperature is 50;
winter 35.
After n1unge in Salt Lake pulled out for