The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-08

make tourists feel at home and have
as good a time at as reasonable rates
as possible. And the boat riding, II
was simply grand. Not on an artifi-
cial lagoon. but on lakes. large lakes
and the Sound. You can ride on
a beautiful steam yacht at twenty-five
cents per hour. past the o beauti-
full scenery and beautiful homes and
grounds that you would wish to see.
We also went across the Sound TO
the Government Navy yards. situated
at Bremerton. Seven great war yes
sells lay in the harbor, while one. The
Colorado. was in the dry docks un-
dergoing repairs, a sight for a ten
derfoot." Then grand old Mt.
Rainier in sight Of the city makes a
setting one can never forget. The
day came all too soon when | must
turn my face southwark and con
tinue my journey.
On a beautiful morning | started
and had a lovely journey. The main
stop was at Tacoma, called the Beat
tiful." and well named, as it IS one
Of the most attractive cities ON the
Pacific coast to the tourist or home
seeker. 1t has well paved streets,
and beautiful homes overlook Com
|mencement Bay (of Puget Sound q,
and has Mount Rainier for a plain
background, though it is forty miles
away.
Then we passed through fertile
valleys with beautiful homes and
ranches, where fruits. vegetables,
grain and hay were raised in great
abundance, and at eventide reached
the city of Portland, called the Rose
CITY, and surely twas rightly nam
ed, for in no other city do they gro'
in such %profusion, so luxuriously or
in such variety as here. They were
a wonder, indeed, and | vas told
that the season was nearly past. as
June was the main month for them.
was very fortunate in choosing a
hotel in this city, for the proprietor
was "A brother of one of our towns
men, aud made me feel at home and
extended eourtesies for which ! was
thankful. went in company with
other tourists up to the Dalles of the
Columbia River, a beautiful sight in
deed. Also took an observation car
and traVersed the city and surround
ing country, Portland Heights, the
Great Observatory. where you may
see three states, etc, and the Lewis
and Clark Exposition Grounds, where
some of the buildings have been
kept intact-the forestry building, as
a monument to the big trees of Ore
gon. and they are a wonder. Then
when my railroad ticket had gone
the proper length OF red tape. or
in other words. had been validated
was considered on my homeward
journey, so | turned still southwark
and continued my way. We went
through much rich and fertile coun-
try in Oregon, yet from what | could
learn there is yet much land 10
be taken. but it is a great, grand
state.
Then we struck the great state OF
California. oyer the Shasta Route.
California is a state one Il hardly
describe. 1t is next to the largest
state, but that does not tell it.
1t is over 500 miles from north to
south and over 200 from east to west
in other words it has 100 600 square
miles of surface, and the diversity
of climate. productions, and employ
ment makes it the greatest state in
our union. It's the land of out-of-
doors 1t rests the weary and re-
freshes the weak, One can have
ocean bathing or mountain climbing;
cool brcezes with beautiful yegeta-
ton, trees and flowers. or the grand
sandy desert, where health is pos
itiyely restored TO consumptives. But
the northern part of the state, which
| first touched is filled with beautiful
little valleys cultivated to the high
est extent. showing peace, plenty
and contentment. But we are o 10 in
the wilds of the Siskiyou Range of
mountains and in sight OF old Mount
Shasta. 1t is 1900 feet in heighth
and n be climbed by no tender
foot unaided. Its base measurment
is so large that We seemed to be at
its very foot for two or three hours,
anyway, il is visible from the ear
windows for over two hundred miles
Of the journey with its great white
cap Of snow, and the clouds forming
below the crest ii makes a sight
never to be forgotten. And we fol-