What to see in America . of Silence is another name appliedto it, and superstitious pioneers have called it BottomlessSpook Lake. It is eighty-five miles from Medford in theRogue River Valley. Somewhat aside from the road, nearProspect, the Rogue River rushes beneath a lava arch for ahundred yards. Oregon is an Indian name that means River of the popular name of Oregon is Beaver State. The peopleare nicknamed Webfeet because the state has a rainyclimate which is best appreciated by webfoot the wet season — that is, from November to April —nearly as much rain falls on Po
What to see in America . of Silence is another name appliedto it, and superstitious pioneers have called it BottomlessSpook Lake. It is eighty-five miles from Medford in theRogue River Valley. Somewhat aside from the road, nearProspect, the Rogue River rushes beneath a lava arch for ahundred yards. Oregon is an Indian name that means River of the popular name of Oregon is Beaver State. The peopleare nicknamed Webfeet because the state has a rainyclimate which is best appreciated by webfoot the wet season — that is, from November to April —nearly as much rain falls on Portland as on New York in ayear. The rains usually descend gently without any accom-paniment of thunder or destructive winds, and alwaysthere are many pleasant or partly pleasant days in the rainyseason. The dry bright summers are favorable for outdoorexcursions. In the coast region the cooling sea winds makethemselves felt, and the heat is seldom torrid. The wintersare mild and equable, and freezing weather is Mt. Washington WBZ ^k>^^a^mm A i f™ ^^^J^m - ^.r*^*^ „ iM m *^ ^^^^ ; ,... , ^i*^ : :.: / •I^:i Al.:^:^ > j^: .^ ^^;::: --^ e;:-;: lff% t^ -- ?^Wi ? %% ? :?• -i:,;:?;-?.•is:^*^^^^^- . .:: ,. ^ ^k:,-^ —- ^ hm m ^ Z^^^^^^ Mt. Rainiek fkom Van TitUMt Park Washington The oldest town in Washington is Vancouver on the banksof the Columbia north of Portland. It started as a HudsonsBay Companys post for fur barter, and served a long timeas a mart for grain and a refuge for travelers from beyondthe mountains and those who arrived by sea. Its firstdwellings and warehouses were palisaded with spruce planksas high as the eaves to ward off Indian assaults. The Factorin charge bargained with trappers, dispensed medicine toailing natives, and listened to the tales of the shipwreckedand the waylaid, and assisted them with supplies. The firstschool in the Northwest was established at Vancouver, thefirst sermon was preached within its stockade, the firstshipmen
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