Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-08-30

WW and looking through the
huge pines on the left the
valley of Oregon presents a
marvellous panorama to which the
clouds hanging over the mountains add
an atmosphere effect which no words
can portray We are passing through
orchards of luscious apples. and as we
eagerly buy and greedily devour them
we feel far removed from the land Of
oranges and angels.
AS we follow the willamette river
up through Washington We pass many
pretty places. The houses are rude.
but there is a 'homely" aspect about
them and at intervals all along the
road one notices modest little
churches-perhaps a solution of the
content that seems to reign every
where.
We crossed the sound from Tacoma
to Seattle on boat with record Of
$1,000 miles a yeGr-the highest
known. The principal bone OF conten-
ton between the river cities of
Washington is mount Rainier" or
Mount Tacoma" as you favor Seattle
or Tacoma.
Even with seasickness ahead of
one the is certain fascination
about a vessel as she glides forth into
the ocean We are under the British
flag at Vancouver but one would not
know 1t except that the British walk
to the left and the Americans TO the
right and accidentally embrace in a
good-natured way The street cars
run on the left track. and courteous
American sets forth the advantage of
this in auto driving The outlook
acrocs the bay is picture. but the
town is sleepy old place; wide
enough awake, however. to charge
American prices for everything. Here,
for the FIRST time ws meet the Alas.
kan Indian A party is bound for The
hop pickings They look deplorable
enough to be bound for any old
place, penned in their miserable quar-.
tiers. Along with them we have taken
on small farmyar6, shipped In re-
Spouse to an order from an Indian.
reading: Send me FIVE women chick
ems. one man chicken"
Bitter Creek. the scene OF the re
cent gold find. is in the Skeela divi
sion u the Csssiar mining district,
which, despite the fact that II has
yielded rich finds of gold was not
looked upon as one OF the best placed
mining districts In British Columbia
until the recent discovery. Gold was
q.
descriptions n the find spoke Of a
mountain Of rDld and of reef at
least 20 miles In length. The noun
tain has diminished" In view OF later
news. 1t is said also that 1t will not
be as easy 10 obtain the gold as was
anticipated, for very little Of II, II
any. il free milling gold. Stewart.
which was practically unknown a year
ago. is growing rapidly, a state Of
things brought about In great part by
the announcement Of the gold find at
Bitter Creek The camp is as peace
full and law-abiding as any country
town, there being only two policemen
in the district, whose sole duty is to
smoke the pipe Of good fellowship.
Ketchikan, our frat stop in Alaska.
a quaint little place, ! noticed some
neat little churches and a few
good houses, and everywhere even
about the humblest shack, cultivated
flowers. am told that there are
more than 1000 different varieties Of
MOSES and wild flowers found on
these hills. We walked for a mile
along the broad walk By the river.
then crossed on logs to the other side.
II is the spawning season. and the
river is simply alive with salmon
Wrangle. az a military post. has now
been abandoned. but re found II an
interesting village and were surprised
at the work being done here by Presby
terrain and Episcopalian missions and
the Salvation Army
juneau. the metropolis OF Alaska
and the seat Of government, lies at the
foot Of PERCEPTIONS mountains. The
government house IL situated on the
hills, as are many of the residences
juneau is braced BY numberless piles
and piers 70 prevent ifs slipping on
into the ocean Some Of the houses
appear to be hanging on the side Of
the mountain. The beach is lined with
shacks occupied By indiana
SkagEsy reminds me Of deserted