X THE TRAIL OF THE OLYMPIAN 2000 MILES OF SCENIC SPLENDOB.- CHICAdp TO PUGET SOUND -G '±k *• CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE 5.STPAUL KAILWAf CHICAGO,>IILWAUKEE5LPUGET SOUND PAH^v^Y THE TRAIL OF THE OLYMPIAN 2000 MILES OF SCENIC SPLENDOTL- CHICAB0 TO PUGET SOUND KLLWamUE KAI LWAY /AUKEE ^; PUGET SOUND RAILWAY ■^ J J CopyngKt A. MILLER 1912 ^Cl. A '^a 70 3 1 MORE than a century ago tlie nrst wliite men blazed a trail tnrough tne great Nortliuest Irom tKe Mississi|)f)i Valley to the Paciiic Nortli Coast, claiming for tlie Nation a vast Inland Empire. To-day a new transcontinental line, tne Chicago. Milwaukee &? St. Paul and Chicago. Milwavikee C? Puget Sovmd Railways, ofenmg tovindless resources still untouched m the magnihcent region discovered, testmes to the enduring work of the Pioneer. Among the wonders of their day stands the marking ol the Old Trail. Among the wonders of to-day stands the building of the New Trail. Less than three years after work was started a great steel highway was built, setting a record in the annals ol railway construction. In the old days railroad builders sought the easiest way regardless of time, grades and distance. The new road looked to the future. It sought the shortest and most enduring way. Its 60.000.000 cubic yards of excavation, more than one-third that ol the Panama Canal: its 10 miles of rock-hewn tunnels, its 20 miles of steel and concrete bridges, its 200,000 tons of heaviest steel rails, its rock ballast, its lowest grades, tell of success. Over this solid, smooth-riding roadbed two J)alatial transcontinental trains, " 1 he Olympian" and "The Columbian are operated daily between Chicago, Seattle and Tacoma. Amid Ivixury and ease, afforded by these splendid trains, one traverses the most bewildering scenery. 1 ni> "or. PavjI-Pvigct bound road is the scenic highway to the Paciiic North Ooast. It threads the most magnificent regions or the great plains, the fertile valleys and the majestic mountain ranges of the Northwest. Northward from Chicago the trail leads throvigh one of the richest trvick-gardening and general farming regions of America to Milwaukee, thence westward cro.ssing the Wis- consin River in fvill view of the famous "Dells, to the Mississi{)j5i, following the banks of the "rather of Waters, amid beauties unsurjja.s.sed to ot. Pavil and Mmneafiolis. Tvirning westward from the Twin Cities the line traverses the rich Dakota grain fields and vinrivaled valleys of Montana with their thriving cities, young in years but old in achievements. T. hree mountain ranges rise m successive waves of grandevir, conquered by engineering feats vinparallelcd in railroad building — first the Rockies, rising to the cre.st of the continent, the great divide: then the forested Ditter Roots, and lastly the Cascades, snow-ti{)t)ea and jagged. Deyond lies the giant amphitheater of the Puget bound, beattle and Tacoma in its center, commanding its splendors. This IS a book of picture writing. W^ords grow powerless and trite when set to the task of portraying nature in her supremitics; bvit the langviage of pictvires is different, snatching up as it were bits of reality to speak with vigor ever fresh and meaningfvil. 1 he story told is of the scenic road across the continent. Many highways share its goal, but for him who would see his covintry s beauties there lies magnificent and alluring "The Trail of the Olympian. '»^ <'}iiiiiiii*y HiK:k. "Thi Killiourn, XV'ih. Nature was in a fanciful mood when she fashioned the Dells. Giant rocks, kfii- tisquely car\ed; weird canyons and Kulchcs vary ihc wildnessof her handiwork. Lake Pepin, Minnesota I'pper MisMiMsippi River riie scenery along the upper Mississippi is unrivalled in beauty. Cliffs, islands, lakes, pass in endless procession as the trail ter ^ ■dge for 127 liles If«'lw«;JP..>. Minnehaha Kails >f iniicHotn 1 he land of Hiawatha, near Minneapolis, is the center of a region of enchantment, rich in the t harm and romance of Indian legend and lamed for the beauties of its scenery. ^JtV*- 7 % mL-..m^ i Hy tiipiiiii riic KiiliTiiilt tin liuauliful Montana Canyun is tnUTcf ihi' stale. This re- j.'ii»n wa'- made f.im'uw l)\ I,cu i^ ami Clark. rhr ('(Hifiision .f tl „■ K »rks Munt ina ( iiiiyi " A- Ihe canyon w alls iTowf in, t le mosi CX( jUISlt c piclure < f tht K(K kv M lumlain ut> \i>n s tornied. Cr^ «*■ 1 >inn;u es :.n.l ravines \ie wiih a mai^ni ICCtU (;i)li>r (iis;t!a>-. I'icrciiii^ llu' IliM'U MiirrHTH Muiituiiii i'Hiiyon VcmiriRly im|>cnctrablt: walls ^hul in ihc n;irro\v, winding; canyon, bul ihc railrf>ati. ihrouKh lunnel. uver britlnf and ihruu^h lunncl attain, pursues its iintTrinj; murM,-. ^7T^>?ai^j^5^5p^ ("Ic'iir (^ri-i'k HriiliS"' l{i(l«*r Kuol M«>iiittjiiiiN, Idiilio Wcslwaril Inmi Missoula. Mont., rist ihc shaKcy Uitltr KikHs, the trail RaininR thi- slct|i. (orcsU'd sidi's liy some o( the most rrmarkalilc feats of railroad construilion. ■y.:: -" 5* <•••-■*■-■- . ^-_ H^ s«^ ^^^^K 0^« £^ 111,- liiulxi-CliKl Hill.T H.M.tS . I.hiho St. l*aul Pass Tunnel, elev.nion 4.170 ftct. Iwn miles long, pierce? the shoulder ot the Bitter Roots, second of the ranges, and the trail descends westward into Idaho. Ml. Uiildy hikI Swiftw .ili'i- liilllT KflOix Dense forests cover the slopes ;is the trail • lestenils iilonn the Swiftwaler of the St. Jr>e Ki\ir; liriilKis. Iills and tunnels ■^lill riar\il~ of ini;iniirini; r-kill. 1A««I| -Uli. TV ^... arliiiiu St. .itH-, l(hilii) KItcrr UootM Ai limes ihc tlcsicndinj^ trail sweep.- in \ lew lur miles; ihen is lost in the maze of hills, only the pla^hini: of the water- l-rL-akin.L; the deep >nllne-s ',f iHl' f.irL-t-. / * "IPBiPBBWS^fwwwsflHI "Slunio\s'y riiL' lurbulcnl waters subside and the lir.iad, |ilaiid stream is the "Shadowy St. Jiie" as it mirnirs the hills about St. Maries, most beautiful of mountain vities. ■ikM^ m i V /¥> ~ ^r.^ -H:- . vMltsMM^ thf l.iilic of MystiTv WilHliinlitoii licyornl liiL- Palouif whciiuuLU. Rmk Lake lies Iwneath jasged palisiidcs. Its vinsoundid depths and uncanny wildncirf u>i' Ijikf Kachi'MH Tilt* ('nNi'adrN, \!k'iiHhiii|iluii Where the trail ilimbs the fascades, ihiril of the great ranges, lie the two Lakes Kaches*. TovserinE snow-iapped peaks rise niajcstiially irxm llic \vr\ w.iltrsidc. £ l.ako Koi'clu'lii?* Another t,'em of Alpine blue, its unknown. s|iarkle5 where forested rise a thousand feet in steep slar the way. but the trail gains the crest jver Snixjualmie Pass. i.fUO (eel high. 'I'll riHiiil tl.< - C.i ant K H*( >.l>. <'ilsi-a|>e tow. ir.l I'uHCl Souiui. iIk- Uail sec-ms to rest rin ihiselv packer 0)ll mns of sianl hr wli d1 IiIiIl- 1 iL' rt)ar n^ S no(|uaInn\-. lar lirh w. .:^c:^ •1^ -ail '~r i*-^_r-j-« riip- ('oninionwcalth Crec^k The CaHoadeN Angling in the swift-running streams ot the Puget Sound region affords the keenest delight to the true tisherman. Many of its waters have never before been fished. %t -h m I % t ' z '- ' ."■ ^ ^ T^ M C C ^ .r — msm^'a -4!^ W^"^'-- Mt. Hainier U.tad t.. I»iirjulis»- \'nIK-j si livin;; glaciers, roaring cataracts and xawning depths the government roa iiuliuii lleiiry'si Kiiinicr I'nrk Many other roads and trails lead from The Inn." Large parties follow the :.'ui(l(>. over the ridges, through Alpine Nirest and meadow, to Indian Henry's. Ml. Rainier and Mirror I^ake Indian Henry's \ mile above sea-level, the lake lies two miles below the mountain's crest. Lux- uriant flowers deck the .Alpine \-alleys. blooming close beside the perpetual ice. N cMl-i Mli lilt' Sii III mi f Mt. KiiiiiiiT Till' novicir assails only llie lower fool-hills llary llif uvo ilays' toil to llu -i;inrnil lii'.'li.-l ijnilil in ihi riiiliil St.lli- 4526 .owtwci CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAIL CHICAGO. MIlWAliKEf: & flGll SOVhD RAIIWAYS AND C01SECIIPI6 LintS SEP 30 1912 PASSENGER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE Chicago. Milwaukee ^ St. Paul Railway ABERDEEN. S. D O. F. Waller. Division Passenger Agent ATLANTA. GA.. Room 904, Fourth Nation.il Bank Bldg M.S. Bowman. Commercial Agent BOSTON. MASS.. 260 Washington St J. H. Skillen. New England Passenger Agent BUFFALO. N. Y.. 303 Main St G. E. Chase. Commercial Agent CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA C. J. Mikesh. Division Passenger Agent CHICAGO. ILL.. 52 W. Adams St C. N. Souther. General Agent Passenger Department E. G. WtxjDWARD Traveling Passenger Agent CINCINNATI, OHIO. Sinton Hotel Bldg.. 25 East Fourth St C. C. MoRDOUGH, Traveling Passenger Agent CLEVELAND, OHIO. 907 Euclid Ave E. G. Hayden. District Passenger Agent DALLAS. TEXAS. 201 Southwestern Life Bldg .1. B. Marshel. Commercial Agent DAVENPORT. IOWA. 303 Brady St P. L. HlNRltHS. Commercial Agent DENVER. COLO.. 821 Seventeenth St Edward Mahoney, District Passenger Agent DES MOINES, IOWA, 110 Walnut St C. E. HiLLiKER, Division Passenger Agent DETROIT, MICH.. 212 Majestic Bldg H. W. Steinhoff. District Passenger Agent DUBUQUE. IOWA S. N. Baird. Division Passenger Agent DULUTII. MINN., Palladio Bldg C. L. Kennedy. Commercial Agent HELENA, MONT.. Montana Club Bldg., P. H. Scanlan. Commercial Agent HOUGHTON. MICH., 78 Shelden St. . . H. E. Stewart. Commercial Agent INDIANAPOLIS. IND.. 408 Traction Terminal Bldg A. L. EiDEMiLLER. Traveling Passenger Agent KANSAS CITY. MO.. 907 Main St Southwestern Passenger Agent LIVERPOOL. ENG \ ^^ VrJ'mi'fs^'' I ■' ' "k^on & Sons. European Agents LONDON. ENG.. 7 Charing Cross. . . , J. Jackso.n & Sons. European Agents LOS ANGELES. CAL.. 130 W. Sixth St D. T. Berry, Commercial Agent MADISON. WIS W. W. Winton. District Passenger Agent MASON CITY. IOWA W. F. Cody. Division Passenger Agent MILWAUKEE, WIS., 400 East Water St W.J. Boyle. General Agent Passenger Department MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., 328 Nicollet .\ve C. R. Lewis. City Passenger and Ticket Agent MINNEAPOLIS. MINN., Metropolitan Life Bldg .^. S. Willoughby, Division Passenger Agent NEW ORLEANS, LA., 517 Hibernia Bank Bldg Wm. H. Rogers, Traveling Passenger Agent NEW YORK, N. Y.. 1200 Broadway G. L. Cobb, General Agent Passenger Department OMAHA. NEB.. 1612 Farnam St FA. Nash, General Western Agent OTTUMA. IOWA W. C. Parker Division Passenger Agent PHILADELPHIA. PA., 818 Chestnut St.. Geo. J. Lincoln, Commercial Agent PITTSBURGH, PA. Room D, Park Bldg^ John R. Pott, District Passenger Agent SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.. 319 S. Main St H. H. HfNKiNS, Traveling Passenger Agent SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., Flood Bldg., 22 Powell St L. E. Stanton General Agent C. H. Miles, District Passenger Agent SIOUX CITY, IOWA, 311 Pierce St., C. N. Curtis. Division Passenger Agent ST. LOUIS, MO., 213 Frisco Bldg.. Ninth and Olive Sts H. G. Selby, Commercial Agent ST PAUL, MINN., 365 Robert St W. B. Dixon, Assistant General Passenger Agent T.AMPA. FLA Jas. F. Taylor, Commercial Agent TORONTO. ONT.. 8 King St.. E.ist. A. J. Taylor. Canadian Passenger Agent \\ INNIPEG. MAN . :M9 Mam S(, Thos Diinald. Commercial Aeenl IllJ.ANU. Vic- CHICAGO residmit, A. MILLLR. G>?noral Passi>nger .Ajjent, CHICAGO Rogers 6tConipe LIBRftRY OF CONGRESS 021 929 593 5 %