The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-06-09
Dear People:

bedI ItOpit.
Beginning my letter, l am seated
in the diner nearing Spokane. The
day has been wonderful. Mount
tains, mountains, all the time, and
oh! such grandeur. Those who have
taken the southern and middle
routes say that this northern one
beats them all.
We left Calgary about six p. m.
and hadn't been out AN hour before
we could see snow capped peaks far
away in the distance.
There was no variety. simply pile
after ME of Wilderness merging into
lovely Violet shades farther down.
All the next day there were noun
tains on both sides of US, and we
whirled around dizzy curves at the
top of deep, straight-down canyons.
On the whole the mountains were
less rocky and more green than l
expected, but as 1t is so early in the
season, the snow still lies low down
around them.
We stayed amidst these rocky
piles all the morning and nearly ali
the afternoon. We kept our faces
close to the window pane and when
we were right In amongst them, peak
after peak seemed to pass us rapidly
Each one was of different form and
coloring but every one had a snow
cap, and masses of billowy clouds
nestled on the tops of the highest.
We passed from Alberta into
British Columbia, and later into Ida
no. There we came into valleys with
fruit orchards just bursting into
bloom. wheat fields, and later irriga-
ton bitches and troughs that car
ried water for half mile.
The valley leading into Spokane
is very lovely, and we arrived about
dusk.
In the morning my phone rang,
and Miss Fletcher said Don't you
want to go out for a sight see?" So
| hurried, of course.
We went first to the falls, which
at this time of year are fully as i'm
pressive as Niagara. There isn't as
much fall, but the rocks are Jagged
and the water is dashed into white
foam. Nothing could be whittier than
that seething, tossing mass. We were
enchanted with it, but tore ourselves
away and took car to Mantle park.
beauty spot, high up in the rocky
hillside. Here the vegetation was
fully out, the first we had seen this
spring, and We felt like kids let out
of school. Pine and black birch are
the native trees here, but there were
other varieties planted on every side.
No level spaces-all hills and wild
flowers in greatest profusion.
When we were tired and hungry,
along came boy with a basket OF
delicious fried-cakes. We Dough,
some for we were loath to leave the
place.
When l returned to the hotel, /
found a note from Mrs. Lohnes in
viting me to supper. Their house is
half bungalo and very attractive,
and, Oh! how good the home cooking
tasted. after a whole day out of doors
After supper they took me up to
still higher place, where we could
see the valley for forty miles, easily,
and We watched the city lights come
on. but my wasn't it cold up there!
tMr. and Mrs. E. e. Lohnes are
former residents of Owosso and their
friends mere will be pleased to learn
that they are so pleasantly situated.
Ed
We are much more comfortable
here than in Calgary. The rooms
are nice and large, which is a pleas
ant contrast to the little "two by
twice" rooms we occupied there.
Today is Miss Nichols (our direc-
tor's) birthday. We each contribut-
ed something and gave her big
bunch of red rose buds. They are on
ly SO dozen here.)
Later-We leave soon for Seattle.
Spokane is a beautiful place but we
have been chilly, except when walk
Ing, all this week. 1t is warmer to-
lay.
WIFI write when wa raach SEATTLE