Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . hurches, good schools, electric lightsand water plants and a number of mer-cantile establishments. The town lies inone of the most fertile valleys of the state. Kirkland is a town of 600 inhabitants,located on the east shore of Lake Wash-ington, on the line of the Northern Pa-cific Railway. The town is beautifully lo-cated opposite the city of Seattle withwhich, in addition to the railroad, it is con-nected by ferry. It offers fine sites forsuburban homes for those engaged in busi-ness in Seattle and also has several im-portant local
Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . hurches, good schools, electric lightsand water plants and a number of mer-cantile establishments. The town lies inone of the most fertile valleys of the state. Kirkland is a town of 600 inhabitants,located on the east shore of Lake Wash-ington, on the line of the Northern Pa-cific Railway. The town is beautifully lo-cated opposite the city of Seattle withwhich, in addition to the railroad, it is con-nected by ferry. It offers fine sites forsuburban homes for those engaged in busi-ness in Seattle and also has several im-portant local industries. Kennydale is a village of about 200 peoplelocated on the shore of Lake Washingtonthree miles from the town of Renton withsteamboat connection with Seattle. Thereare several logging and shingle mills inthe vicinity and a number of people areengaged in fruit raising and market gar-dening. Bothell is located at the head of LakeWashington and on the line of the NorthernPacific Railway. The chief industries are Puget Sound and Western Washington 87. SCENES UPON VASHON ISLAND 1 A Vashon strawberry field. 2 Vashon berry pickers. 3 Ellisport, one of the many little settlements with land-ings all along the island shores. 4 Cucumbers growing in one of the extensive greenhouses. the Homeof the Big Red Strawberry, lies mid way between Tacoma and Seattle on Puget Sound. lumbering, the manufacture of shingles anddairy farming. Ravensdale is a coal mining town locat-ed on the line of the Columbia and PugetSound Railway. The population is about1,000, practically all of whom are engagedin the mines. Preston is located on the line of theNorthern Pacific Railway and is a townof about 400 inhabitants. Logging and themanufacture of lumber and shingles are theprincipal industries. North Bend is a town of about 500 popu-lation and is located at the terminus ofa branch line of the Northern Pacific Rail- way. Logging camps and lumber mills fur-nish employment to most of the people
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