. Tacoma, the city with a snow-capped mountain in its dooryard. Mt)r\T TACOMA —THE CROWNIXCi (JLOIIV OF THE WEST.—Nowhere else in the world, save in Tacoma, may one enter a comfortable,high-power automobile at ti<iewater, and, four hours later, be at the line of eternal snows; and this journey all the way over perfect roads, neveronce on a grade greater than four per cent. Tlie picture in the upper right-hand corner is the view that will greet the travele. on this uniquejourney when lie reaches the snow line on Mount Tacoma. The great stream of ice in the foreground is the Nisqually Glacier


. Tacoma, the city with a snow-capped mountain in its dooryard. Mt)r\T TACOMA —THE CROWNIXCi (JLOIIV OF THE WEST.—Nowhere else in the world, save in Tacoma, may one enter a comfortable,high-power automobile at ti<iewater, and, four hours later, be at the line of eternal snows; and this journey all the way over perfect roads, neveronce on a grade greater than four per cent. Tlie picture in the upper right-hand corner is the view that will greet the travele. on this uniquejourney when lie reaches the snow line on Mount Tacoma. The great stream of ice in the foreground is the Nisqually Glacier. Automobiles goto the \er.\- snout of this frozen river and the traveler may look upon the face of a wall of solid ice three hundred feet high. The picture at the


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