Category: Travel Writing

A Summer's Outing, and The Old Man's Story

A Run Through Pretty Wisconsin and Minnesota--Beautiful St. Paul --Jealousy Between Twin Cities--An Indignant St. Paul Democrat and a Careless Seattle Man--Dakota and the Dirty Missouri River --A Dissertation on Waste of Land and Destruction of Trees--The Bad Lands--The Yellow...

Chapters

18. LETTER VIII.

VANCOUVER. A PICTURESQUE, GROWING CITY. A RUN OVER THE CANADIAN PACIFIC. MAGNIFICENT SCENERY MET WITH FROM THE START. A GLORIOUS RIDE. FRASER RIVER GLUTTED WITH SALMON. A NEVER-...

16. LETTER VI.

THRIVING AND PICTURESQUE SEATTLE. TWO CURIOUS MEETINGS. VICTORIA AND ITS FLOWERS. ESQUIMAULT AND THE WARSPITE. TWO BROKEN HEARTED GIRLS. CHARMING SAIL ON THE INLAND SEA. PICTURE...

17. LETTER VII.

STEAMING UP THE ICE-PACKED FIORDS AND CHANNELS OF THE ARCTIC COUNTRY OWNED BY UNCLE SAM. SALMON CANNERIES. CANOE BUILDING BY NATIVES. ASCENT OF THE "MUIR" GLACIER, 300 FEET ABOV...

22. CHAPTER III.

I know you thought and think me a scape grace, but when you read what I shall write, you will forgive me as a simple madcap. To get you into a proper state of mind, I will at on...

14. LETTER IV.

HOW TO DO THE PARK. HOTELS AND VEHICLES. MY INNOCENTS. CHARMING SCENERY. NATURAL MEADOWS. WILD ANIMALS. BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. DEBTS TO THE DEVIL. CAMP LIFE AND FISHING. WONDERFUL C...

25. CHAPTER VII.

We determined that as soon as these last services to the dead should be concluded, we would at once strike the camp and return to Chicago. When the labors required the strength...

15. LETTER V.

WE LEAVE THE PARK SATISFIED. HELENA. ITS GOLD BEARING FOUNDATIONS. BROADWATER. A MAGNIFICENT NATATORIUM. A WILD RIDE THROUGH TOWN. CROSSING THE ROCKIES. SPOKANE. A BUSY TOWN. MI...

12. LETTER II.

THE NATIONAL PARK, "THE WONDERLAND OF THE GLOBE." THE HOME OF THE EVIL ONE. STEAM VENTS. GEYSERS. THE GROTTO. THE GIANT. THE BEE HIVE. THE CASTLE AND OLD FAITHFUL IN THE UPPER G...

20. CHAPTER I.

In the spring of 185-- I was head bookkeeper and confidential clerk of a Cincinnati firm, having a large trade with the Cotton States. I had an adored wife, and two fine childre...

23. CHAPTER V.

Years passed by, but brought no tidings from Jack Felden. I made no inquiries for him; his last request came to me as from the grave and was sacred. Had we met on the street, I...

13. LETTER III.

The tourist entering the National Park by way of Livingston through the Gardner Canyon, and rocky Gateway, at about sixty miles reaches the "Mammoth Hot Springs". Here he sees a...

11. LETTER I.

A RUN THROUGH PRETTY WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA. BEAUTIFUL ST. PAUL. JEALOUSY BETWEEN TWIN CITIES. AN INDIGNANT ST. PAUL DEMOCRAT AND A CARELESS SEATTLE MAN. DAKOTA AND THE DIRTY M...

21. CHAPTER II.

I resolved to lose myself in the far East. I went to India; hunted in the jungles, reckless of life and danger. I was successful in overcoming the monsters of the wilds; and esc...

24. CHAPTER VI.

That night, never to be forgotten by me, we were kept entirely within doors, by a deluging rain. The winds shrieked through the groaning trees. The thunder rolled in constant an...

19. CHAPTER IX.

The run down the Ste. Marie into Lake Huron, has few equals in sweet, gentle, and at times picturesque scenery. Low lying hills lie on both banks of the river, some of them lift...

10. PART II.

The summer outing is a fad--a necessity of fashion. Reigning beauty bares its brow on ocean waves and climbs mountain heights, courting sun-kisses. Jaunty sailor hats and narrow...

1. LETTER I.

A Run Through Pretty Wisconsin and Minnesota--Beautiful St. Paul --Jealousy Between Twin Cities--An Indignant St. Paul Democrat and a Careless Seattle Man--Dakota and the Dirty...

8. LETTER VIII.

Vancouver--A Picturesque, Growing City--A Run over the Canadian Pacific--Magnificent Scenery met with from the Start--A Glorious Ride--Fraser River Glutted with Salmon--A Never-...

5. LETTER V.

We Leave the Park Satisfied--Helena--Its Gold Bearing Foundations--Broadwater--A Magnificent Natatorium--A Wild Ride Through Town--Crossing the Rockies--Spokane--A Busy Town --M...

6. LETTER VI.

Thriving and Picturesque Seattle--Two Curious Meetings-- Victoria and its Flowers--Esquimault and the Warspite--Two Broken Hearted Girls--Charming Sail on the Island Sea-- Pictu...

7. LETTER VII.

Steaming up the Ice-Packed Fiords and Channels of the Arctic Country owned by Uncle Sam--Salmon Canneries--Canoe Building by Natives--Ascent of the "Muir" Glacier, an Ice Cliff...

2. LETTER II.

4. LETTER IV.

3. LETTER III.

9. CHAPTER IX.