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three charming mountain lakes which are also utilized 

 as storage basins for irrigating the pleasant valley be- 

 low. These lakes, Kachess, Keechelus and Clealum, are 

 in heavily wooded country, easily reached by auto and 

 good roads. The Sunset Highway, constructed by the 

 state, follows the shores of Keechelus and makes the 

 lake a short journey only from Seattle and Tacoma 

 Many beautiful camp and villa sites have been laid out by 

 the Forest Service, and a cordial invitation is extended 

 to linger in the midst of these attractive scenes. The 

 camps are supplied with running water, telephones, and 

 auto supplies are readily obtained. 



In Montana, St. Mary, Sherbourne, Two Medicine and 

 McDonald Lakes are storing waters for thousands of 

 acres of valuable farm land. At the same time the beauty 

 of these lakes is not marred by the engineering structures, 

 and their utilization for recreational purposes is not inter- 

 fered with. Several of these lakes are wholly or in part 

 in Glacier National Park and are visited by thousands in 

 the season. 



Near the boundary line of Wyoming and Idaho, in a 



region of unrivalled scenic beauty, is Jackson Lake. 

 Located in the midst of the lofty and impressive Teton 

 range, remote from railroads, and without good roads, 

 this lake has remained unknown except by those who 

 ventured far afield in quest of big game. Plans are 

 under way to include the lake in a new highway into Yel- 

 lowstone Park. When completed a new wonderland will 

 be made available. In sublimity and grandeur of scenery 

 there are few places in the world which equal the Jack- 

 son Lake country. Its stored waters are cotributing to 

 the development of nearly 400,000 acres of land in south- 

 ern Idaho. 



National reclamation, once regarded as the dream of 

 the visionary, has become a triumphant reality. It has 

 made productive a million acres of worthless desert. It 

 has established in homes of their own 200,000 people, and 

 its annual contribution of crops totals more than $33,000,- 

 000. The economic value of its contributions to our 

 scenic and recreational playgrounds cannot be measured 

 in dollars and cents. Their contribution to health and 

 pleasure is just as important. 



