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the year there is mist and fog to conceal the reefs and ledges and it has 

 been the scene of many a tragedy of the sea since the old days of Drake 

 and Ferrelo and the quest for the Northwest Passage. If the fog hangs 

 low one may perhaps hear in the offing the sullen note of an Oriental 

 liner as she feels her way into the Straits of Fuca, or if the skies are 



Fig. 5. A View of the Shore at Low Tide just in Front of the Seaside Station. 



clear one may look across the water to the blue shores of Washington, 

 indented by Xeah and Clallam bays and prolonged westward into the 

 ocean to the rock upon which stands Cape Flattery light. To the left 

 rise the far-shining peaks of the Olympic mountains and, with a binocu- 



FiG. G. The Olympic Mountains as seen across the Straits of Fuca, from the Neigh- 

 borhood OF THE Race Rocks. 



lar, glaciers can be seen upon their untrodden summits. When the 

 Straits are flashing with the breeze, the picture of ocean, shore, forest 

 and mountain is one of the most beautiful in the world, rivaling the 



