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Title: The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Wiley, William Halsted, 1842-1925 Wiley, Sara King, 1871-1909
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Publisher: London, Offices of "Engineering" New York, J. Wiley & sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Fig. 103. Court House, Seattle. arrival was noted, our kind entertainers took us for a trip on the lovelysheet of water, which lies like an immense mirror at the foot of thesurrounding hills. We sailed among the islands, landing at one, and finishedthe day by a dinner prepared at a lakeside house and served on thebalcony. It was at Lake Washington these citizens endeavoured to have theUnited States Government establish a navy yard, so that the vessels,although within easy reach of the ocean, should still be floating in freshwater. An outlet was planned into Puget Sound, and will, no doubt, soonbe constructed ; for the size of an enterprise never daunts our Westerninhabitants. A public park is being laid out—indeed, is already laid out to
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Fig. 104. Loggixg Camp Seattle. 144 The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone. a considerable extent—along the shores in lovely groves, and on Sundays5,000 to 10,000 people assemble there, being brought by various lines ofstreet railways. These roads run through woods and among stumps in thetrip, for the country is still wild. It was stated that a bear and a mountainlion were seen on the track the day before our arrival. The United States Government, however, did not take kindly to theLake Washington site, and selected one at Point Orchard, some 16 milesfrom Seattle. Probably the pressure from this city and Tacoma was suchas to lead to a middle course ; at all events, the Government has locatedthere and commenced construction. It has great possibilities, and is a well-chosen site. We were taken there by one of our hosts in his beautifulsteam launch, built by Herreshoff; this boat can readily make from 16 to 20miles per hour, and the trip was thoroughly enjoyed. Naturally timber cutt

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