The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-12-31

farmer, one full Of the promise Of
a bountiful harvest. For miles
we travelled through these Won
derful fields of grain, but no COM
Portable homes were to be seen,
just ramshackle houses and no
attempt to beautify their sur
roundings. l wondered at this
but learned these farms belonged
t. the Indians and the land was
leased to anyone desiring it. Soon
we came to another section OF
the country, a sharp contrast to |
what we had just seen. Here |
were attractive homes, fine or
chards, gardens and lawns, a
pleasing spot here and there in
these immense fields and % miles
of fine macadam road lands us in
Spokane.
Afterward we went by another
route which takes you over the
Palouse Highway and Grand
Boulevard; another time by way
of the High Drive, rightly named
for you can see miles and miles of
country thousands of feet below,
great panorama of hills and
valleys, hills upon hills with val
eys and still more valleys. This
country is a source of great
wealth to the metropolis of the
Inland Empire, Spokane.
To the tourist l would say ar
range your plans to stay as long
as you can in the Inland Empire
making the capital your head
quarters, for good roads, none
better, radiate in all directions.
Your can spend days, weeks or
months as the case may be, not
alone with pleasure but with pro-
fit as we'll, discovering new
beauties. We we'll remember
our first impressions of Spokane
when six years ago we arrived
there for the first time at night,
as an exceptionally we'll lighted,
sanitary city with clean wide
streets, the whole place giving
you sense of safety. Spokane
has a fine business district, good
hotels, is a city of comfortable
substantial homes, of many fine
parks, a good system of electric
lines and fine auto roads. Thru
the city flows a beautiful river
and right in the heart of the bust
mess district are the wonderful
Spokane waterfalls, as many a
tourist exclaims," and what do
: you think of thatl'
Leaving the city you may
, choose whatever your heart de-
y sires most. There is the Apple
Way, lovely just now, rich with
the prospects of a bountiful croI
of fruit, but what must it be like
in May-time. Think of a high
, way lined with trees abloom will
! a mass of delicate pink and white
q blossoms, the air filled with ;
n perfume more rare and exquisite
than ever was made by any per
q fumer, later with the air full o
), falling petals and the green eartl
nearly hidden by them, as to al
most resemble snow. We woul'
a feel sad but we know it is a prom
q Use that later on every branch Of
), these same trees will be heavil
n laden with great red and yelloV
, apples and the pickers will b
! busy filing the boxes gettin
n ready for Spokane's great appl
"A show in the autumn.
n Here too is the best outlet t
.e visit the scenic wonders of Ida
ID no, more varied than those of an
n other State in the Union, its man
n clear mountain lakes, wooded
20 the very edge, not the least pa
ne Of its wonderful scenery.
Us We followed the Occur d'Aler
4 Highway that lead us to Hayde
l. Lake. 1t was toward the clos
4 Of evening that we drove throue
he a great expense of velvety gree
ir and reached Bozanta Tavern bui
We after the style Of an elegant Swi'
nd chalet. Nearby among the tre'
10, are comfortable little cottage
ch Dinner in the long dining ROOF
We with its windows overlooking Il
ng lake, with rustic baskets fill
on with flowers and vines of q
ng surrounding country, is one Of &
to pleasantest features of this tri
ey AS the evening closed in we sto
IL on the piazza and watched
TX continuous changing lights a
we colors Of this deep mountain la
OG surrounded as it is by the rugg
ate ranges of the Idaho Nation
ity Forest, rejecting in its dept