The Penn's Grove record., 1911-12-08
The PENIS Grdw Record
The WONDERS OF THE NORTHWEST.
A PENIS Grove Boy Visits
British Columbia
Continued from last ~eek.

MY DEAR Mr.. SUMMERILL:--
My trip to Victoria was douoiy
pleasant, as the Canadian Pacific kail-
0 passenger representative, with
whom I had done considerable business
the day previous, arranging itlnerles
for the movement of my company, hap
pened to he down at the wharf IN
Seattle when the boat left. He intro
duced me to the captain OF the steamer,
also the Canadian custom inspector
who happened to be making the same
trip. They, in a way, made me their
guest during the trip, showing me
things and taking me to places where
passengers are rot allowed TO go,
which included through the engine
room and part of the time up on the
bridge.
In Victoria this morning l saw
Indian and Chinese fishermen selling
large fresh salmon, weighing 10 to ~
pounds for 25 cents a piece. The same
fish in New York would cost at least
SIS or So. However, everything is
cheaper here in Canada. | stopped i'll a
hotel here in Canada for 81 and
$3.50 a day that l have to pay $3
and SO. so for in tile United States.
The trip l am taking to-day is on the
same bot and is equally as interesting
rs the II yesterday. l left Victoria at
noon, and up to dark this evening you
could see the wonderful and famous
snow peaked Mt. Baker above the
clouds il the distance. II is i'll the
state of Washington and said to be l25
miles away, but it does not appear to
be over fifty.
5 P. M. 1t is blowing a gale and
very rough. While the boat l am Oh
is as large as any in the Pacific trade,
we are occasionally dipping into a mon
strOus sea which throws a solid sheet OF
water all the way over the pilot house
and smoke stacks. Most of the passen-
gers are getting sick and the crew are
putting heavy canvas up over all the
windows in the front observation saloon
on the third deck.
These boats ale O ned and operated
by the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
They have luxurious passenger ac-
comodatl0ns. They ale large, three
pipe oil burning steamers and were
built in Scotland. They will carry
1000 passengers, with stalerooms that
will accommodate 500. They are large
and spacious and speedy, making 20
miles all hour and are counteu the
finest on the Pacific coast. They serve
at 6 O'Clock the finest dinneI for a
dollar that L have ever eaten. The
same dinner III New York would cost
from 81 TO 81. Both rood and service
is all that could be desired, and you
would naturally think that the chef Is
a Frenchmall, however, he is hot. Both
he and all his assistant cooks are Cllna-
men, and believe ME they are some
cooks. There is also a splendid olches-
TIA which plays Ill The dining loom
during meal houis.
There is d difference Of tnIoe NOUS !
in time out here and the time III Phil
a~delphia. Last Saturday Ill Seattle l
read the final result yof the. first Dall
game between Philadelphia and New
York at 1.3G P. M, and The game did
not start in New York until 2 P. NJ.
1t SHOWS out here and seldom
gets very cold. This same wetk last
season l was down in Florida and |
was much colder there than l am here. (
Ii I can spare the time 1 am going 10
take the round trip by steamer 10 Skag-
way, Alaska and return. They are
running a fine line of boats there and
they claim 1t is a wonderful trip. IL
takes abOnA five days.
Before leaving the West 1 expect to
spend a week III san Francisco, Los
Angeles, Portland, Seattle, and other
important towns. l will also spend
three days i'll Salt Lake City and viii
have time TO see some of lie mormon
editices. l will certainly try and act
the part OF a good mormon while there.
RAYMOND n. HARRIS.