The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . nsive garden and orchardtracts. Thousands are supported in affluence by raising apples,pears, cherries, smallfruits, garden truck,poultry, and livestock. The advant-ages of abundantwater power, prox-imity to a great city,rapid transit facil-ities, and a healthfulclimate, are quicklytransforming the re-gion into one of at-tractive suburbanhomes. The Spokane Riverdrops 1,280 feet in adistance of 100 miles,and 130 feet withinthe city limits, fall-i n g precipitously 70 feet in the heart of the business section, over a dam200 feet wid
The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . nsive garden and orchardtracts. Thousands are supported in affluence by raising apples,pears, cherries, smallfruits, garden truck,poultry, and livestock. The advant-ages of abundantwater power, prox-imity to a great city,rapid transit facil-ities, and a healthfulclimate, are quicklytransforming the re-gion into one of at-tractive suburbanhomes. The Spokane Riverdrops 1,280 feet in adistance of 100 miles,and 130 feet withinthe city limits, fall-i n g precipitously 70 feet in the heart of the business section, over a dam200 feet wide. On both sides is built the city sloping to-wards its waters and overlooking the country beyond. Exten-sive economic developments are taking place, there being sevendistinct projects under way which involve expenditures of near-ly $35,000,000. These include railroad construction, powerplants, manufacturing and business blocks, and hotels for tour-ists. Historical events are associated with Fort GeorgeWright, named for a famous Indian fighter; Indian Canyon,. METALINE FALLS ON THE PEND OREILLE.
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