. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. rreledsalmon, the daily routine export trade to the neighboring British ports of Victoriaand British Columbia forms an enormous item. Advantages Of Seattle. The special advantages of Seattle are toonumerous to mention in full. A few may be specified, as: First—A splendidharbor, scarcely equaled in the world for the varied purposes and convenience ofcommerce. Second—Its central position relative to the commerce of the world, asthe grea
. Over the range to the Golden Gate : a complete tourist's guide to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon, Puget Sound and the great North-west. rreledsalmon, the daily routine export trade to the neighboring British ports of Victoriaand British Columbia forms an enormous item. Advantages Of Seattle. The special advantages of Seattle are toonumerous to mention in full. A few may be specified, as: First—A splendidharbor, scarcely equaled in the world for the varied purposes and convenience ofcommerce. Second—Its central position relative to the commerce of the world, asthe great seaport on the Pacific Ocean of North America, and directly facing TO THE GOLDEN GATE. 265 the teeming population of Asia and the great and rich island? of the SouthSeas. It is already the chief port of supply for the growing trade of Alaska—a great region, more extensive than the thirteen original States of the Union,with an ocean coast line of thousands of miles, that is beginning now to loomup as a great coming source of supply of the precious metals, as well as offurs, fish, whale oil, yellow cedar and ice. Third—It has an excellent and most. productive soil for fruits, flowers, and garden produce, of such a nature as not tobe very dusty in summer nor muddy in winter. Fourth—Its exceptional health-fulness. The death rate in Seattle is only 7 in 1000, per annum, which is less thanone-third that of the northern cities of the Union. Fifth—Its mild, even and deliciousclimate, free from all dangers from the clouds above, from vapors or miasmaaround, or the fires beneath. Sixth—Its surroundings on all sides, except themagnificent harbor front, by grand lakes and deep, navigable rivers, which havecaused it to be officially designated as the location of a great naval station andconstruction yard. Seventh—The one-third mile canal now completed between 266 OVER THE RANGE Lakes Union and Washington, in the suburbs of the city, furnishes a great water-power of incalcu
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