Cruisings in the Cascades A Narrative of Travel, Exploration, Amateur Photography, Hunting, and Fishing

CHAPTER IV.

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Length, Breadth, and Depth of Puget Sound--Natural Resources of the Surrounding Country--Flora and Fauna of the Region--Great Variety of Game Birds and Animals--Large Variety of Game and Food Fishes--A Paradise for Sportsman or Naturalist--A Sail Through the Sound--Grand Mountains in Every Direction--The Home of the Elk, Bear, Deer, and Salmon--Sea Gulls as Fellow Passengers--Photographed on the Wing--Wild Cattle on Whidby Island--Deception Pass; its Fierce Current and Wierd Surroundings--Victoria, B. C.--A Quaint Old, English-looking Town.