The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Beauties of the State of Washington, by Harry F. GilesThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Beauties of the State of WashingtonA Book for TouristsAuthor: Harry F. GilesRelease Date: September 30, 2009 [EBook #30139]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WASHINGTON ***Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Emmy and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTHE BEAUTIESOF THESTATE OF WASHINGTONCover imageBY HARRY F. GILES—DEPUTY COMMISSIONERSTATE BUREAU STATISTICS & IMMIGRATIONI.M. HOWELL—SECRETARY OF STATE-EX-OFFICIO COMMISSIONER.THE RHODODENDRON, WASHINGTON'S STATEFLOWER THE RHODODENDRON, WASHINGTON'S STATE FLOWER"Flowers rich as morning's sunrise hue"Copyright by Asahel CurtisTitle pageSTATE OF WASHINGTONDEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF STATISTICS & IMMIGRATIONI.M. HOWELL, SECRETARY OF STATEEX-OFFICIO COMMISSIONERTHE BEAUTIESOF THESTATE OF WASHINGTONA BOOK FOR TOURISTSBY HARRY F. GILES, DEPUTY COMMISSIONEROLYMPIAFRANK M. LAMBORN, PUBLIC PRINTER1915TABLE OF CONTENTS. PageList of Full Page Illustrations 3The Evergreen State 5Our Mountains 9Washington Forests 15The Climate 19Puget Sound 25-38Ideal for Yachting and Cruising 29Hood Canal 29Other Trips ...
THE RHODODENDRON, WASHINGTON'S STATE FLOWERAWHSNITGNOS'SATERHODODENDRON,HTREWOLFET "Flowers rich as morning's sunrise hue" Copyright by Asahel Curtis
BYHARRYF. GILES—DEPUTYCOMMISSIONER STATE BUREAU STATISTICS & IMMIGRATION I.M. HOWELL—SECRETARYOFSTATE-EX-OFFICIOCOMMISSIONER.
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Title: The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists Author: Harry F. Giles Release Date: September 30, 2009 [EBook #30139] Language: English
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
BUREAU OF STATISTICS & IMMIGRATION
I.M. HOWELL, SECRETARY OF STATE EX-OFFICIO COMMISSIONER
FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS. Cover Design Miss Zola F. Gruhlke(a water color) Engravings By Western Engraving & Colortype Co., Seattle THREE-COLOR HALFTONES. Title. Photographer. Page The Rhododendron (C.) Asahel CurtisFrontispiece Lake Chelan (C.) Kiser Photo Co.8 A Forest Stream Curtis & Miller16 A Puget Sound Sunset Webster & Stevens32 Mount Rainier and Mirror Lake (C.) Curtis & Miller49 Sunnyside Canal (C.) Asahel Curtis64 Priest Rapids80 Columbia River from White Salmon (C.) Kiser Photo Co.96 ONE-COLOR HALFTONES. Deep Lake Curtis & Miller4 Snoqualmie Falls (C.) Romans Photo Co.6 Mount Baker (Gr.)10 Looking Across the Cascades (C.) Kiser Photo Co.12 Principal Trees in Washington C. H. Ziddell14 Lumber Industry (Gr.)18 Sunset Falls and Mount Index (C.) Asahel Curtis21 Yachting on Puget Sound (Gr.)23 Bremerton Scenes (Gr.)24 Tacoma and The Mountain Avery & Potter27 Eastern Shores of Puget Sound (Gr.)28 Seattle and The Olympics Curtis & Miller30 San Juan Islands (Gr.) J. A. McCormick34 Olympic Mountain Scenes (Gr.)37 Lake Crescent Curtis & Miller39 The Chehalis River (C.) Asahel Curtis41 Southwest Washington Views (Gr.)44 Surf on Washington Coast (C.) Asahel Curtis47 Mount Rainier National Park (Gr.)51 Mount Rainier and Lake Washington (C.) W. P. Romans53 Along the Columbia River (Gr.)56 Salmon Fishing Industry (Gr.)58 Snake River Country Asahel Curtis60 Rock Lake Curtis & Miller62 The Yakima Valley Curtis & Miller66 The Wenatchee Valley Curtis & Miller69 The Okanogan and Methow (Gr.)71 Irrigation Scenes (Gr.)73 City of Spokane Frank Palmer74 Wheat Fields (Gr.)76 Walla Walla Scenes (Gr.)78 Along the Scenic Highways (Gr.)82 Olympia, Our Capital City (Gr.) B. C. Collier85 Spokane Falls and Bridge Frank Palmer87 Wild Elk in The Olympics (C.) Grant Humes90 The Angler's Reward B. C. Collier92 Spokane Scenes (Gr.)94 Our Leading Educational Institutions (Gr.)99 Our Earliest Pioneers (Gr.)102