The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . State of Washington 75 THE SPOKANE COUNTRY. From the city of Spokane all corners of the Inland Empireare easily reached. Five transcontinental lines enter the cityand two others operate trains; while a network of electric linesserves the immediate vicinity, penetrating the territory asfar south as Colfax, Palouse, and Moscow; southwest to MedicalLake and Cheney; and eastward to Hayden Lake and CoeurdAlene. Highways have been built through the most scenicsections along the river valleys and up into the mountains. Eachmode of transp
The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . State of Washington 75 THE SPOKANE COUNTRY. From the city of Spokane all corners of the Inland Empireare easily reached. Five transcontinental lines enter the cityand two others operate trains; while a network of electric linesserves the immediate vicinity, penetrating the territory asfar south as Colfax, Palouse, and Moscow; southwest to MedicalLake and Cheney; and eastward to Hayden Lake and CoeurdAlene. Highways have been built through the most scenicsections along the river valleys and up into the mountains. Eachmode of transportation unfolds a different panorama. The hillsnearest Spokane are covered with a dense growth of pine. Far-ther away are forests of pine, fir, cedar, and tamarac, conceal-ing many lakes teeming with trout and black bass. Within aradius of a hundred miles are fifty mountain lakes, thirty-eightof which are ideally located and supplied with all necessary equip-ment for camping. They include Pend Oreille, the second larg-est fresh water lake in the United State
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