What to see in America . ^ At the foot of the mountain much of the sunheat is absorbed by the dust and vapor in the lower atmos-phere. Rainier is so accessible that you can make a briefvisit to it in a single day. Each year 35,000 persons go tothe mountain. About fifty miles south of Rainier are two other greatvolcanic heights, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. Climbing. A SNOHOMISH County .Sawmill 536 What to See in America to the latters 12,000 foot summit presents fewer difficultiesthan most of its companion heights of the Northwest. LikeRainier, its cauldron has not entirely cooled, as is show
What to see in America . ^ At the foot of the mountain much of the sunheat is absorbed by the dust and vapor in the lower atmos-phere. Rainier is so accessible that you can make a briefvisit to it in a single day. Each year 35,000 persons go tothe mountain. About fifty miles south of Rainier are two other greatvolcanic heights, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. Climbing. A SNOHOMISH County .Sawmill 536 What to See in America to the latters 12,000 foot summit presents fewer difficultiesthan most of its companion heights of the Northwest. LikeRainier, its cauldron has not entirely cooled, as is shown bythe steam that issues from the depression at the top of its County, that borders Puget Sound well to thenorth, is particularly notable for its extensive and heavy forests. These are im-measurably rich in fir,cedar, spruce, and hem-lock, and their enor-mous value is greatlyenhanced by their ac-cessibility. The mostcommon and valuableof the trees is theDouglas fir. It growsperfectly erect until itends in a pyramidalcrown two hundredfeet or more above theground. Some of thelargest are two hundredand seventy feet highand reach the enormousproportions of eight,ten, and even twelvefeet in diameter. A single one may produce timber enoughto build a mansion. It is capable of living four or fivehundred years. Of great importance also is the red cedar
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