CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER i. 



The Benefits, Mental and Physical, of Mountain Climbing A 

 Never-failing Means of Obtaining Sound Sleep and a Good 

 Appetite The Work to be in Proportion to the Strength of 

 the Climber People Who Would Like to See, but are Too 

 Lazy to Climb How the Photograph Camera May Enchance 

 the Pleasures and Benefits of Mountain Climbing Valuable 

 Souvenirs of Each Ascent How " These Things are Done in 

 Europe" An Effec'ive Cure for Egotism. ... 17 



CHAPTER II. 



The Cascade Mountains Compared with the Rockies Character- 

 istics and Landmarks of the Former The Proper Season for 

 Cruising in the Cascades Grand Scenery of the Columbia 

 Viewing Mount Tacoma from the City of Tacoma Men Who 

 Have Ascended this Mysterious Peak Indian Legends Con- 

 cerning the Mountain Evil Spirits, Who Dwell in Yawning 

 Caverns The View from the Mountain Crater Lake and 

 the Glaciers Nine Water-falls in Sight from One Point. . 25 



CHAPTER III. 



The City of Seattle A Booming Western Town Lumbering 

 and Salmon Canning Extensive Hop Ranches Rich Coal 

 and Iron Mines Timber Resources of Puget Sound Giant 

 Firs and Cedars A Hollow Tree for a House Big Timber 

 Shipped to England A Million Feet of Lumber from an Acre 

 of Land Novel Method of Logging No Snow in Theirs 

 A World's Supply of Timber for a Thousand Years. . 35 

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