. Alaska, its history and resources, gold fields, routes and scenery . wo cable and two electric. Adjoining LakeWashington, and but a short distance north, is LakeUnion, a smaller but fine lake, surrounded by pleasanthomes; and still another beautiful sheet of water is GreenLake, north-east of the city. All of these lakes containabundance of trout and other fish. Sixty miles away, tothe south, snow-covered Mt. Rainier raises its lofty head,standing hoary and magnificent. It overlooks the greatinland sea called Puget Sound, and the many cities andvillages that thrive upon its shores. Among the
. Alaska, its history and resources, gold fields, routes and scenery . wo cable and two electric. Adjoining LakeWashington, and but a short distance north, is LakeUnion, a smaller but fine lake, surrounded by pleasanthomes; and still another beautiful sheet of water is GreenLake, north-east of the city. All of these lakes containabundance of trout and other fish. Sixty miles away, tothe south, snow-covered Mt. Rainier raises its lofty head,standing hoary and magnificent. It overlooks the greatinland sea called Puget Sound, and the many cities andvillages that thrive upon its shores. Among the numerous parks w^ithin easy distance ofSeattle are Ravenna, Woodland, Madrona, Leschi,Madison Street, and Kinnear, beautiful natural parksto which art has lent completing touches. The city hasexcellent schools, and the different religious denom-inations are well represented, there being fifty-six placesof worship in the city. There are also two opera-houses,the Seattle Theatre being one of the finest on the Pacificcoast. The city is undoubtedly the commercial metro-. PICTURESQUE ALASKA 12/ polis of the North-west. It is the entrepot for an immensestretch of country rich in lumber, coal, and other naturalresources; the wonderful shipment of lumber being themost important industry, although the coal business islarge and steadily growing. Tacoma, called by its citizens the City of Destiny,is situated on Commencement Bay thirty miles south ofSeattle, and is a point often visited by tourists en Alaska. Tacoma is an enterprising city of some forty-five thousand people, and has had a phenomenal is the second city in size and importance in the Slateand is modern in all respects, having many business enter-prises, manufactures, electric and cable railways, schools,churches, etc. South of the city, about thirty milesdistant, rises Mt. Rainier, but in Tacoma the name Rainier is never heard, except from a stranger orperhaps a Seattle man. Here it is lovingly referred toa
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