The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . ,0N LAKE Methow Valley. THE OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS. 72 The Beauties The valleys of the Pend Oreille, the Colville, the Kettle, andthe Okanogan rivers, are now served by rail; but the San Poiland the Methow are dependent on highway conveyances. Ofextreme interest is the ride from Spokane up the Colville andKettle River valleys to Oroville, with a short side trip to Re-public, the leading gold producing city in the state. The rail-road crosses the boundary line several times, enforcing theunique experience of being at one momen
The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . ,0N LAKE Methow Valley. THE OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS. 72 The Beauties The valleys of the Pend Oreille, the Colville, the Kettle, andthe Okanogan rivers, are now served by rail; but the San Poiland the Methow are dependent on highway conveyances. Ofextreme interest is the ride from Spokane up the Colville andKettle River valleys to Oroville, with a short side trip to Re-public, the leading gold producing city in the state. The rail-road crosses the boundary line several times, enforcing theunique experience of being at one moment under the dominionof King George of England and the next back under the Starsand Stripes. Cultivated valleys, broad wheat fields, and pic- COLVILLE VALLEY, SIX MILES NORTHWEST OF COLVILLE. turesque canyons are invaded before arriving at the heights fromwhich Oroville appears far below—requiring an hour for thetrain to descend by a series of remarkable switchbacks. Most of the towns in the Okanogan Highlands are still intheir infancy, for its development has been so recent; but t
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