The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-09
"reminiscences of
Western Travels.
Vancouver and Seattle.


Arrived in Vancouver our first concern
rss for our baggage, which had failed to
ecract with US at Field as expected. Hav-
/ nj, found and remedied the difficulty we
z-oceeded to find sightseeing auto ana
a.w the city. We had beautiful two
I ours drive through Stanley Park ana
tbe Marine Drive, over excellent
8sis. seeing many beautiful residences
S r, Getting our first view of Puget
s9Jnd. which if it was not the PACING
bean itself was near enough to being SO
cause US. thrills of anticipation. The
sg9t ation was far advanced and it was
instant effort to remember that it was
Hi April. Here in Stanley Park we
i b, our first sight of the eucalyptus trees
4, common in the west, characterized by
acr chauffeur as being the noisiest and
a.0st immodest trees in the park, JOKE
+ich is better understood when 1t Is ex-
lined that the popularity OF the euca-
#72,us is that it sheds its bark instead OF
N caves. and its trunk and limbs are
Avavs more or less bare. We were
&1ch interested also il seeing for the
b. time the yellow Scotch broom,
#aca bloomed in great profusion, as
81 as the new varieties of the dogwood,
s71srokee roses, and other blossoms for
ga to our New England climate. On
biz trip we exchanged experiences with
slna fellow tourists who were reversing
.r route: having come north from the
positions they were on their way East
aC. P. R. We met also Mr.. q. A.
ackmore of Lowville, N. Y, with his
Die and daughter, whom we had prevl-
Bly seen on the last stage of our Cana
fsl Pacific trip and whose schedule, we
#ere glad to find, conceded with ours as
BIZ as Seattle. In Vancouver we reallZ-
s for the first time our nearness to the
TRENT when we met Hindoos on the
sreets in American dress, but with ma
re headdress, and found that Japs and
sanamen took the place of chamber
&ais in the hotels-a fact which en-
Hrassed me considerably until l became
#&ustomed to it.
4 Next day. the 21st, at noon, found US
Sabarking for Seattle on the Princess
#ielaide, a very elaborate steamer OF
aglsh construction. with glassed in
servation saloon. There was the U.s.
% Wedding couple on board, with the
sslaI supply OF rice and confetti about
lelr persons. The sail across Puget
Aund was beautiful one, reminding us
'ry forcibly of Casco bay on a June
sternoon, with the addition of snow
Pped mountains in the distance in
s.'ery direction. The hour which the
bat schedule gave US at Victoria, B. c.
as by no means long enough, as the
! ny was the most attractive one we had
In seen, almost tropical in its climate
IN profusion of flowers of every hue
IN description, and we wished we had
e aimed for longer stay. We strolled
trough theParliamentg gardens and about
IN Impress Hotel, and made brief
#alt 10 the museum, where we were
n web interested in the Indian relics. q
fbaned Hindoo in the homogeneous oc-
8 patton of driving dunp-cart smiling
81 consented to having his picture taken,
s. then all too soon it was time to de-
at.
Our return to the U. S. A. at Seattle
Is heralded by the now familiar GUS
ns inspection, and inquisitive questions
FOut our early ancestors; having safely
ssed the customs officers, Canadian
United States, and having finally es-
ped from the hords of clamol GUS taxi
lvers and importunate hotel barkers,
finally, in desperation hailed jitney
in company with the Blackmores,
0ve to the Hotel Washington, l might
athfully remark in parenthesis that
Y same jitney was the only thing we
ald discover in Seattle that was cheap!
Next morning we did little necessary
Popping and in the very first store be-