. The great Northwest, a guide-book and itinerary for the use of tourists and travellers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, the Oregon and California Railroad, containing descriptions of States, territories, cities, towns, and places along the routes of these allied systems of transportation, and embracing facts relating to the history, resources, population, products, and natural features of the great Northwest . will ply for the pleasure and relief oftraveleis. The railroad goes north of the lake, by a circuitous route. Itis possible t
. The great Northwest, a guide-book and itinerary for the use of tourists and travellers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, the Oregon and California Railroad, containing descriptions of States, territories, cities, towns, and places along the routes of these allied systems of transportation, and embracing facts relating to the history, resources, population, products, and natural features of the great Northwest . will ply for the pleasure and relief oftraveleis. The railroad goes north of the lake, by a circuitous route. Itis possible to put on stages to connect from the southwest at some pointabove Rathdrum, a town on the line of the road distant only six miles from thewest shore. Here the steamer could take passengers across the lake, and forsome distance up Clarks Fork, making a saving of twenty-five miles beforeagain connecting with the train, thus afibrding a rehef from the monotonyof railroad travel, and at the same time a fine opportunity to view thescenery of the lake. The circuit of the lake shore is full of surprises. The mountains aregrouped with line effect, and never become monotonous. Along the lakethe most permanent features of civilization are the saw mills, material for railroad construction, and are now employed manu-facturing lumber for shipment. The forest is interminable, but where themountains are abrupt the trees do not grow large enough and clear enough o. Lake Pend d Oreille Idaho. Pencl dOreille DimsiQn. 209 to make good lumber. The benches and levels along the streams aregenerally thickly studded with giant pines or firs, and these trees also towerin the ravines. These spots of good timber are selected as sites for sawmills, and the carrymg of lumber will be an important branch of Northern Pacific road reaches its farthest Borthern limit at FenddOreille, and thence turns south and west. Kootenai—(28 miles from Heron.)—At this station the Pack Riverente
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