Pacific Coast Tours 1915 . ential districts, her boulevards, herparks and her public buildings. The parliamentbuildings of British Columbia rank among thehandsomest in America. The Empress Hotel, another of the chain ofCanadian Pacific institutions, gives the guestattention and service, equalled only by the bestin the land. It overlooks the inner harbourand is within a stones throw of the Parliamentbuildings. From Victoria delightful excursions may bemade into the interior of Vancouver Islandeither by automobile or by the Esquimalt &Nanaimo Railway. The Malahat Drive is oneof the most pictures
Pacific Coast Tours 1915 . ential districts, her boulevards, herparks and her public buildings. The parliamentbuildings of British Columbia rank among thehandsomest in America. The Empress Hotel, another of the chain ofCanadian Pacific institutions, gives the guestattention and service, equalled only by the bestin the land. It overlooks the inner harbourand is within a stones throw of the Parliamentbuildings. From Victoria delightful excursions may bemade into the interior of Vancouver Islandeither by automobile or by the Esquimalt &Nanaimo Railway. The Malahat Drive is oneof the most picturesque motor roads in hotels are to be found at ShawniganLake and Qualicum Beach and a delightfulHttle chalet inn at Cameron Lake. MountArrowsmith proves one of the best climbs andQualicum Beach has a good, sporting golf is no better fishing on the Pacific Coastthan that which one finds on the CampbellRiver, reached by motor from Courtenay, thenorthern terminus of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo. G I T I e; s Failway. The immense Douglas fir forests ontms beautiful island and the balmy climaterrllke it wonderfully attractive to the tourist. I SEATTLE J Splendidly located on Puget Sound, mountaingrt and fringed with lakes, Seattle is thern^tropolis of the district she dominates. Situ-atecj on seven hills, many of which have beengjreatly altered by means of the steam shovelapd the hydraulic plant to make highways fortraffic, Seattle overlooks a beautiful harbour. The gold fields of Alaska filter their treasurethrough her industries and her stores. Thelumber camps and the farms of Washington addto her prosperity. In twenty-five years she hasgrown from a sawmill village to a city of sky-scrapers. The tallest of her buildings is forty-two stories, exceeded only by those of New YorkCity. Her parks and boulevards, her playgrounds,libraries and educational institutions have beenpatterned after the worlds best. Good roadsthroughout the State of Washington supplementt
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