597 NI63 CACIFIC T!!!!0'JGfi University of California Berkeley . . '? aUlln VNatron^/ i-OLa Pine t \ CR A TER LAKE Summer Lake (JRosebui-g ["^NATIONAL Ij Summer Lake Uttfe Fall- iTTJAUlf a V A D A Eureka TAHOE AMENTO S^ton E 'r>c. { ! NATIONAL N^Goldfleld i / - j^uiures rt i s-^_ Durangoy'^ Antonl . -^t , . .) ^y- ^-^ Ash Kork Kingraan n e i Riod Flapstarf Winslow A R A Z O N A ^ /Yum* Stanwi The Northern Pacific Rail\ NH E W A I JIUeadwood E^>B R ^ u. M~ B.-atriee/c>\ A N \S CapeGirardeaiAXUj^RO .V^VI Texhoma'"-' VvTucumca Santa Kosa Greenville / / / M 1/3 S. y and Subsidiary Lines. $3,600 WAS CLEARED IN ONE SEASON FROM 700 OF THESE WASHINGTON HOGS. Land in the valleys is an extremely valuable commodity. Its value is based largely upon the returns it makes to its owners. Profits from fruit lands range from three hundred to one thousand dollars an acre, as a common thing, and net returns far in excess of these figures are not uncommon among the better class of or- chardists. Homes in the Yakima Valley are but a few rods apart. They are well and luxuriantly furnished. Those living here enjoy all modern conveniences in one of the most genial climates in the world. Schools and churches are scattered thickly through the communi- ty. The Yakima farmer enjoys the precious boon which the or- dinary farmer is in most cases deprived of, namely, the close com- panionship of his fellowmen. This feature of life in this section is one of its great attractions. It renders impossible the usual de- pressing isolation and monotony of farm life in other sections. iwhere the population to the square mile is about one to ten as com- , pared with this part of Washington. The city of North Yakima is a prosperous one. Electric street cars hum to and fro. A new and handsome station attests the im- portance of North Yakima as a Northern Pacific point. Surround- ing the city is a very thickly settled farming community, much of which is practically within the city itself. The city is an important distributing point; has a large lumber mill, canning and box fac- tories, a flour mill, foundries, artificial ice and cold storage plant, an eighty thousand dollar Y. M. C. A. building, $125,000 court house, a hospital and sanitarium, in addition to numerous smaller industries, several fine churches and many very fine residences, all the result of the valuable products of the soil. West from the main Yakima Valley the railway follows the Yakima Canyon. Between the canyon and the mountains it passes through the beautiful Kittitas Valley, noted as a fine dairy, alfalfa and hay region, and fast developing into a splendid fruit section. The Kittitas, the upper continuation of the Yakima Valley, par- takes of its fine character of climate and soil. Ellensburg is the center and "Capital" of the Kittitas Valley. It is a very progres- sive city, having recently completed extensive improvements in the way of electric street lighting and asphalt paving in the business section. It has a State Normal School and a fine High School building, besides several graded schools. The Northern Pacific station recently finished forms an attractive addition to a city al- ready noticeable for its numerous modern business buildings and its beautiful homes. The irrigation farmer is independent of the weather, and he has "BLOSSOM" TIME ON A NORTHWESTERN FRUIT FARM. to face no crop failures in the Yakima-Kittitas valleys. There are no extremes of heat and cold. The hot period in the summer lasts not to exceed two or three weeks, and the nights are always cool. Cool winds blow from the snow- and pine-clad mountains, making the summer delightful to the visitor, and healthful as well. All root crops grow to perfection here. Yakima and Kittitas po- tatoes have a reputation of their own, bring the highest market prices, and are more profitable than wheat or oats, a common yield being six hundred bushels to the acre. Hops can be produced at a cost of from seven to nine cents a pound, and they bring from eight to thirty cents a pound, de- pending on the market. One acre produces fifteen hundred to two thousand pounds. Dairying is extensively followed on the irrigated lands in the Yakima and Kittitas valleys. The farmers find that timothy, clo- ver, alfalfa and grain hay transformed into butter or cream and marketed in Spokane and the Puget Sound cities and Alaska, are extremely profitable. Poultry raising, too, is a most profitable business in all sections of the northwestern country, and is followed with great success by both the older and younger generations in the valleys. Here again, the large cities of Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Portland and the mining camps of the region, and Alaska, afford good and stable markets. Fruit, however, in its many varieties, is the chief and most val- uable product of the Yakima-Kittitas region. The smaller fruits are very profitable under irrigation, yielding from one hundred and fifty to three hundred and even five hundred dollars an acre. The strawberries are of unusual size and very delicious. They yield, sometimes, prodigiously and are often raised between the rows of trees before the orchard comes into bearing. This is an ideal grape country, the European varieties Flame Tokay, etc., doing well in many localities. Grapes sell at from five to fifteen cents a pound, and yield from $200 to $800 an acre in value. Cherries, pears, and peaches all produce abundantly and bring in from $100 to $1,000 an acre. Apples are the strong feature of the Yakima-Kittitas country. While fruit orchards in the East and Middle West have steadily been growing less productive, the orchards in the Northwest, and particularly the apple orchards, excel in production. The North- west produces the finest specimens of Spitzenbergs, Newtown Pip- pins, Rome Beauties, Baldwins, Winesaps, Jonathans, Mclntosh Reds, Delicious, Grimes Golden, Winter Bananas and Ben Davis. 12 TACOMA. They are shipped to all the populous centers of the East, to Europe, Australia, and the Orient. The Cascade Range is a grand stretch of mountains, black with timber from the bottoms of the deep, precipitous gulches to the utmost limits of the divides and peaks. The railway crossing is made through the Stampede Tunnel, after which the train winds along the mountain sides and down the beautiful canyon of the Green River to tidewater at Seattle and Tacoma. Seattle Seattle is growing at a phenomenal rate and its population, in 1910, was nearly 240,000. It is the gateway to the Orient and practically controls the Alaskan trade, which amounts to millions of dollars annually. Seattle's commercial growth has been remarkable. It has an enormous export and import business, its storage capacity on the water front exceeding a million tons. Seattle is situated on Elliott Bay of Puget Sound, and has one of the finest harbors on the Pacific Coast. To the West, across the Sound, the Olympic Range shows its snow-capped peaks, and Mount Rainier (Tacoma), the King of the Cascades, is seen in the South. Puget Sound and Its Cities Puget Sound, beautiful at all times, is one of the most attractive bodies of water in the world, hemmed in as it is by lofty, snow- capped mountains. Many delightful side trips can be made from SPOKANE. Seattle and Tacoma, among them trips to Everett, Bellingham, Vic- toria, Vancouver, Port Townsend, Port Angeles and Lake Crescent, Bremerton, the seat of the United States Naval Depot on the Northwest Coast, and Olympia, the "Pearl of Puget Sound" and the state capital, at the extreme southern end of Puget Sound and noted for its fine native oysters. Everett, easily reached by rail or steamer from all parts of the Sound, is a large and growing city. It has a smelter, paper mill, and important wood working plants. It has a fine harbor near the mouth of the Snohomish River and is a sub-port of entry for the Puget Sound country. Bellingham is situated on Bellingham Bay, is growing rapidly and is an important railway center. It has one of the best har- bors on the Sound and is engaged in a large and varied manufac- turing business. There are big saw mills here and a great tin can factory. Vancouver and Victoria Port Townsend is the seat of the Government Customs Service, and Victoria and Vancouver are beautiful Canadian cities to visit. Vancouver is a surprise to visitors in her air of progressiveness and thrift. Her population is 160,000. Vancouver is conveniently reached from Seattle, Tacoma and Puget Sound points via the Northern Pacific and its connections or by steamer. Victoria is reached by a few hours' steamer ride, it is the capital of British Columbia, population, 40,000, ideally located at the southern ex- tremity of Vancouver Island. 13 VICTORIA, B. C., THE CAPITAL CITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED. VANCOUVER, B. C., THE GREAT METROPOLIS OF THE CANADIAN NORTHWEST. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., THE NEW PACIFIC COAST TERMINAL OF THE GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RY. Moclips, a noted ocean beach and bathing resort in the beautiful Grays Harbor region, Lake Cushman, Lake Crescent, and Sol Due Hot Springs, in the Olympic Mountains, are delightful vacation spots. Aberdeen, Hoquiam, and Cosmopolis are important lumber ship- ping points in the Gray's Harbor region, and South Bend, in the Willapa Harbor country, is a growing town. Tacoma Tacoma overlooks Commencement Bay of Puget Sound, with Mt. Rainier, or Mount Tacoma, as it is called when viewed from Ta- coma, forty miles distant, seemingly overtopping the city and form- ing one of the most remarkable views to be found the world over. Tacoma, besides being a delightfully located and beautiful city, is a great exporting point. It has large coal bunkers for loading ves- sels, and the warehouses along its water front are capable of hold- ing over seven million bushels of wheat. Its lumber and wood- working industries are many, varied, and of notable importance, and its flour mills have an immense output. There is also a large smelter located here. The city, laid out in 1873 on broad and generous lines, now has a population of about 85,000, and is one of the most beautiful cities in the country. It is a region rich in historic and scenic interest, and water and mountain resorts lie scattered in every direction. Mount Rainier Paradise Park, on the Southern Slope of Mt. Rainier (Tacoma), is in the midst of some of the most sublime scenery on the globe. Mountains, falls, glaciers, canyons, cliffs, snow fields, rushing streams, wide areas of living green and a most wonderful flora are found. It is scarcely possible to describe the beauty, variety, and absorbing interest of Paradise Park. It is a fine place for sum- mer camping, or one may sojourn at the excellent hotel at Long- mire Springs at the base of the mountain. If the visitor is ambitious in the line of mountain climbing, the ascent of the mountain, 14,363 feet high, and the finest glacial peak in the United States, exclusive of Alaska, can be added to the program. To climb this snow covered mountain is a feat worth the efforts of mountaineers, and it is accomplished yearly by per- sons from all over the country. Paradise Park is reached via the Tacoma Eastern Railroad to Ashford, thence via Government wagon road to Longmire Springs and the park. The trip is easily made, also, by automobile. The distance from Tacoma may be covered in a day, and there are some effective bits of water and forest scenery along the route. Alaska Excursions From Seattle all the year round regular steamer service is main- tained to Prince Rupert, Wrangel, Juneau, Treadwell, Skagway, and other ports in Southeastern Alaska, via the Pacific Coast Steam- ship Co.'s steamers, with sailings every six or seven days. The Alaska Steamship Co.'s service via the "Southwestern Alaska route" to Caribou, White Horse, Dawson, Fort Yukon, Fairbanks, St. Michael and Nome, is operated twice a month. The Alaska Coast Co. operates steamer service to Juneau Iwice monthly. Through the summer months special excursion features are added, such as a trip to Taku Glacier en route. Boarding the steamer at Seattle one can make the entire round trip on the same boat, via the "Inside Passage," returning to Seattle in about eleven days. Round trip tickets are sold, including berths and meals. This is a grand sightseeing trip. Prince Rupert One of the side trips from Seattle or Vancouver well worth tak- ing is that to Prince Rupert, the new Pacific Coast port in Northern British Columbia, the terminus of Canada's new transcontinental railway, the Grand Trunk Pacific. Prince Rupert, although only a few years old, has a popula- tion of about 4,000, and its surroundings are of special interest to tourists. 14 Grand Trunk Pacific steamers "Prince Rupert" and "Prince George," among the finest on the Pacific Coast, sail twice a week from Seattle to Prince Rupert and Stewart, via Victoria and Van- couver. Side trips from Prince Rupert to Queen Charlotte Islands will also be made by Grand Trunk Pacific steamer "Prince Albert," and two hundred miles of the Skeena River, reputed the most beautiful river in the world, is regularly traversed by river steam- ers. Prince Rupert is on the regular route between Puget Sound and Alaska, being 700 miles north of Seattle and 550 from Van- couver, and within a day's sail of Skagway. Steamers of the Pa- cific Coast S. S. Co., also make the port of Prince Rupert regularly. The North Coast Country The North Pacific Coast country is heavily timbered. Its timber is its glory. Lumbering will continue to be for many years western Washington's greatest industry and source of wealth. A reliable estimate places the amount of standing timber on the Cascades in Western Washington at about two hundred billion feet. This con- sists of fir of several varieties, hemlock, cedar, yellow pine, spruce and larch. The timber lands, where not mountainous, have, as a rule, a rich soil, which well repays the farmer for the labor of clearing the ground. The logged-off lands make good farming lands. These are being steadily occupied by settleVs and are especially devoted to truck and dairy farming. The remarkable variety of resources offered by Washington, its peculiarly varied and healthful climate, its strikingly beautiful landscapes and snow-capped mountains, noble rivers, great estuaries of the sea, magnificent forests, charm- ing lakes and prairies make it a region particularly attractive to all who seek new homes or investments in the great Northwest. Between Tacoma and Portland, Ore., the railway traverses an interesting region. Olympia, the capital of Washington, Tenino, Centralia, and Chehalis are prosperous communities south of Ta- coma in this region. After following the Cowlitz River Valley for many miles the line reaches the Columbia River, at Kalama. It then follows the east bank of the stream to Vancouver, Wash., a sightly city, the location of Fort Vancouver, and the headquarters of the Department of the Columbia, thence across the Columbia and Willamette rivers on two of the largest steel bridges in the world, into Portland, the beautiful Rose City of Oregon. This part of the Northern Pacific between the Sound and Portland is double tracked. The "North Bank" Railway The Columbia River The new Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, the "North Bank" line, provides a short, direct and picturesque route between the East and Portland, via Spokane and Pasco. At the latter point the line crosses the Columbia River on the Northern Pacific bridge and then follows the north bank of the Columbia to Vancouver, Wash., and Portland. The Columbia River is noted for its salmon fisheries. The annual salmon product of this and other coast streams is valued at about five million dollars. There are also many other fish taken, includ- ing sturgeon, shad, smelt, catfish, tomcod, black bass, herring, flounders, perch and carp. The Columbia is far superior to the Hudson in its scenery. The great gorge of the Columbia reveals tremendous palisades and bluffs, magnificent forests, grand reaches of river, beautiful water- falls hundreds of feet in height, besides the unique salmon fish wheels and the wonderful Cascades and Dalles. Cellilo Falls the Great Falls of Lewis and Clark Rooster Rock, Cape Horn, Castle Rock and Multnomah Falls are a few of the wonders of nature to be seen on the ride from Kennewick to Vancouver, the old seat of power of the Hudson's Bay Company. One of the most remarkable spots on the Columbia, scenically and MOUNT RAINIER (TACOMA), 14,363 FEET HIGH. historically, is The Dalles of the Columbia, which marks the pres- ent head of navigation from Portland. Near White Salmon, in the heart of the Cascade Range, the glory and beauty of the palisades, two to three thousand feet high, the waterfalls, cliffs and the timber crowned mountains are revealed in all their plenitude. Here at White Salmon and vicinity and at Hood River, Ore., on the opposite shore, are some of the finest apple orchards in the West. The region is also known for its luscious strawberries. Goldendale, in the valley of the Klickitat River and reached by a branch line from Lyle, is the center of a rich grain and fruit region. The Cascades of the Columbia, like The Dalles, is a noted spot historically and otherwise. Around the Cascades the Government has constructed a ship canal at a cost of $3,000,000. Fine river steamers pass through these locks daily. Multnomah Fall, eight hundred and forty feet in height, is seen in all its beauty from "North Bank" line trains. Portland The Cascade Range Portland, one of the terminals of the Northern Pacific, is a great railroad center, with a constantly increasing population. It is a wealthy city of broad streets, beautiful homes, imposing stores and public buildings, blooming roses and green lawns. It is situated on the Willamette River, twelve miles above its junction with the Co- lumbia, and from a scenic point of view its location is unexcelled. The view from Council Crest, 1,200 feet above the city and reached by either electric cars or a delightful carriage drive, is especially fine. The Cascade Range in its green, wavy undulations rises to the east cleft by the mighty gorge of the Columbia. Here and there, 15 projecting high above the main range, stand Mt. Jefferson, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier (Tacoma) white, glittering, robed in ice and snow, and forming imperishable monu- ments of grandeur. In the foreground the city slopes down to the deep, currentless river, and then rises in easy grades to the foot- hills about Mt. Tabor and its adjacent elevations. Portland in re- cent years has been progressing at a marvelous rate. Its buildings and general city improvement operations have been on a large scale. It has many fine hotels. It has a Rose Festival in June of each year that is carried out on such a lavish scale and with such success that the city is now well known as the Rose City. This festival is one of the most attractive of the sort held in the United States. Among the noteworthy sights from Portland is white-robed Mt. St. Helens, in plain view from almost any point in Portland, and a sight that once seen will never be forgotten. Just to the left of it the tip' of Mt. Rainier (Tacoma) is visible. Another entrancing picture is that of Mt. Hood, which stands alone among the North Coast mountains. Each one has, indeed, its own distinct individual- ity. While not the largest, nor the highest, Mt. Hood is, to most persons, the most beautiful of all these giant glacial peaks, the one to which the word "grandeur" most appropriately applies ; 11,225 feet in height, the picture it makes as seen from Portland at sunset is something that cannot be expressed in words. Among interesting excursions from Portland are trips on the Columbia and Willamette rivers, and a trip by rail or river to Astoria, an interesting and historic city, and the many sea coast resorts near the mouth of the Columbia. There are several fine beaches where the bathing and recreation are equal to that of the same sort found elsewhere. Oregon Oregon is on the verge of a marvelous development. Increased railway construction is opening up new sections and stimulating old, settled villages. The Willamette Valley, south from Portland, contains 5,000,000 acres of fertile land and valuable water power. The Oregon Electric Railway provides up-to-date service between Portland, Salem, Forest Grove, McMinnville, Albany, Eugene, and intermediate points. Southern Oregon valleys and foothills raise apples and pears for export across the ocean and the acreage of orchards is rapidly increasing. Eastern and Central Oregon contain millions of acres of valuable lands in a mild and genial climate, awaiting only the completion of railway projects now un- der way. The mountains of Oregon are heavily timbered, and have deposits of gold and other minerals, and the streams provide vast water power. The new Oregon Trunk Railway, an affiliated line of the Northern Pacific, constructed up the Des Chutes River, penetrates a rich and productive region in the heart of the great state. This section of Oregon is well watered, lies at an elevation of from 2,000 to 5,000 feet, has a rich, fertile soil, is very produc- tive, has several reclamation projects by irrigation and drainage, Government and private, under way, and is a fine livestock, grain, and fruit region. There are some important mineral belts, espe- cially of gold. See America First is our final word. See Yellowstone Park and the Northwest. It is an education in itself, this trip through the "Land of Fortune," over the "Scenic Highway." If you are seeking a home, you will find none better than those in the marvel- ous states which the Northern Pacific traverses. Specific literature about any state or section will be furnished free upon request. HE Northern Pacific Railway operates four daily through electric lighted transcontinental passenger trains, including two daily through trains between Chicago anc. Portland and Puget Sound, and one between St. Louis and the North Pacific Coast. One through train from and to Chicago is operated over the Burlington Route between Chicago and St. Paul, and one is operated over the Chicago and Northwestern Line, via Milwaukee. The through train from and to St. Louis is operated over the Burling- ton Route between St. Louis and Billings. Trains Nos. 1 and 2, The North Coast Limited, electric lighted, carry Pullman drawing room compartment sleeping cars, leather upholstered tourist sleeping cars, coaches and dining car, and ob- servation library car with barber and bath, between Chicago and Puget Sound Seattle-Tacoma ; Pullman drawing room compart- ment sleeping car between Chicago and Portland, via Pasco and S. P. & S. Ry. These trains are operated over the Northwestern lines via Milwaukee between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis ; 1. CASTLE ROCK. 2. THE RAILROAD AND THE RIVER. 3. EASY CURVES WELL BALLASTED. thence via Northern Pacific to Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma, and via the S. P. & S., Spokane or Pasco to Portland. Trains 3 and 4, Northern Pacific Express, carry through Pullman drawing-room and tourist sleeping cars, coaches and dining cars entirely electric lighted providing through service without change between Chicago and Puget Sound and Portland is operated via the Burlington line between Chicago and St. Paul-Minneapolis. Trains 5 and 6, Pacific Coast Express, carry through electric-light- ed drawing-room and tourist sleeping cars, coaches and dining cars between St. Paul-Minneapolis and the Pacific Coast. Connecting sleeping cars and coaches are operated from and to Duluth and Superior. Trains 41 and 42, The Puget Sound Limited, carry drawing- room and tourist sleeping cars, reclining chair cars, coaches and dining cars electric lighted affording through service between St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Seattle and Tacoma, with direct connections at Spokane, to and from Portland. The Northern Pacific was the first transcontinental railroad to light its trains with electricity, and without exception all of its main line trains are thus lighted today. All through sleeping cars between the East and Portland are operated over the new Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway be- tween Spokane and Portland, along the North Bank of the Co- lumbia River, a trip unsurpassed anywhere in point of scenic at- tractions. The Northern Pacific also operates several interurban trains, of which are the Spokane Limited, which runs between Spokane and Seattle-Tacoma ; the Evergreen State Limited, which runs between Seattle, Tacoma and Portland ; the Portland-Seattle Special, which runs between Portland, Tacoma and Seattle ; the Gray's Harbor Limited, which runs between Seattle, Tacoma, O.lympia, Aberdeen and Hoquiam ; the Lake Superior Limited, which runs between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Duluth-Superior, and the Manitoba Lim- ited which runs between St. Paul-Minneapolis and Winnipeg. These trains all provide a la carte dining car service, are modernly equipped, and those which run by night are electric lighted and are provided with standard sleeping cars. Summed up in five words the trains of the Northern Pacific pro- vide "SERVICE THAT SETS THE PACE." For complete schedules and equipment of trains see red time-table folder. NOTHERN PACIFIC DINING CAR SERVICE SPECIAL attention is given to the dining car service, and many improvements have been made, including many new dining cars of special design. The run of dining cars is continuous between St. Paul-Minneapolis and the Coast, a feature which was for many years exclusive to the Northern Pacific, and which has always been appreciated by the traveling public. This line is famous for its Great Big Baked Potatoes, eggs from its own poultry farm, Washington creamery butter put up in four separate wrappings of oil paper, whipped cream for coffee, milk in individual bottles, bread, cakes, French pastry, pies, and ice cream from its own bakeries at Seattle and St. Paul. The bread is wrapped in tissue until cut for the table. Bottled Spring Water (bottled at the springs at Detroit, Minnesota) is used exclusively. Our poultry and dairy farm is located near Kent, Washington, is visible from the train and marked by a large sign- board. This farm has an area of over fifty acres and a flock of eleven thousand White Leghorn chickens, producing one hundred and fifty dozen eggs per day. A herd of over three hundred thoroughbred milch cows, supplies milk and cream. The meat and fish served are the choicest afforded by the best markets and all meats are prepared for the dining cars in our own butcher shops at St. Paul and Seattle. No pains are spared to insure the highest quality of edibles, properly cooked and perfectly served. Our chefs and waiters are picked with great care and our dining car conductors are trained in caring for the wants of patrons. A corps of Dining Car Instructors maintains the highest degree of efficiency in the service. There is nothing finer than the N. P. diner. NORTHERN PACIFIC RESTAURANT DE LUXE. 17 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Of Interest to the Tourist, Traveler, Pleasure-Seeker, Homeseeker, Settler and Investor Issued by the Northern Pacific Railway THROUGH WONDERLAND Six Cents The most beautiful book on Yellowstone Park ever issued. It con- tains 72 pages, with 16 full page pictures in colors of the conspicu- ous attractions of the Park and a score of soft one-color halftone views. A book worth having and keeping easily worth one dollar. EASTWARD THROUGH THE STORIED NORTHWEST Two Cents Just from the press. A new illustrated folder telling of the trip from Southern California via the "Shasta-Northern Pacific" Route to Eastern Terminals. A very interesting story. YELLOWSTONE PARK FOLDER Free Contains complete information about the Park tour, the stages, hotels, points of interest, distance tables and maps, list of geysers, etc. Everyone should have a copy. ALONG THE SCENIC HIGHWAY Four Cents An elaborately illustrated publication containing 72 pages descrip- tive of the cities, towns and country along the Northern Pacific. Contains much valuable Information and will serve as a "log book" of your trip. Handsomely illuminated cover and 60 illustrations in colors. MINNESOTA LAKES Free A 52-page book describing the lakes and resorts in Minnesota, giving- a list of same; also the hotels and stopping places and their rates. Contains considerable descriptive matter of the most popular fishing and camping resorts in Minnesota. Several maps; profusely Illustrated. SUMMER TRIPS TO NORTH PACIFIC COAST Free An illustrated folder telling of Northern Pacific service, the trip and points of attraction In the Northwest and on Puget Sound. Has complete list of hotels, with number of rooms and rates by day and week, In all Northern Pacific coast cities of importance, west of and Including Spokane. THE LAND OF GEYSERS Two Cents A booklet that describes, briefly, some of the wonderful and unique phenomena of Yellowstone Park. Splendidly Illustrated In halftone, showing geysers, canyons, stage coaches, Old Faithful Inn, etc. This is far ahead of any previous edition, in every respect. Cover in hand- some colors. "THE MOUNTAIN THAT WAS GOD" Fifty Cents "THE GUARDIANS OF THE COLUMBIA" Handsome booklets containing- numerous beautiful color prints and halftone illustrations, the first describing Mt. Rainier (Tacoma) and vicinity, and the second the beauties of the majestic Columbia and the adjacent mountains. TOURIST SLEEPING CAR PAMPHLET Free An illustrated pamphlet, telling about our Tourist Car Service. "Over the Scenic Highway in a Tourist Sleeping Car." PANORAMIC YELLOWSTONE PARK PICTURE Ten Cents The Northern Pacific has a large Panoramic Picture, 48 inches long by 32 inches wide, and done in fifteen colors, that shows the topography of the Park, the location of the hotels, geyser basins, canyons, roads, lakes, and all features of the Park. Framed, it is ornamental as well as useful. For a limited time this picture will be sent upon receipt of ten cents to cover postage. This offer subject to withdrawal if supply is exhausted. LOG OF THE NORTH COAST LIMITED Free A neat little time table folder of the "Crack Train of the North- west," describing its equipment and a brief description of the coun- try it traverses "between Chicago and the North Pacific Coast. DINING CAR SERVICE LEAFLET Free Showing samples of menus and giving some idea of the good things in store for Northern Pacific dining car patrons. SOUVENIR POST CARDS 25 Cents a Set Set of twelve colored cards, stamped ready for mailing 25 cents. Scenes along the Northern Pacific and in Yellowstone Park. NORTHERN PACIFIC PLAYING CARDS 20 Cents a Pack Brand new and of excellent quality. Smooth and snappy. They carry the great Chinese Monad good luck sign which Is a part of the Northern Pacific trade mark. Encased In a neat box, and with each pack is a Bridge and Five Hundred Score. A. M. CLELAND, General Passenger Agent, ST. PAUL, MINN. What Minnesota Wants to Tell You, No. 84. / Prof. Shaw on North Dakota, No. 86B. I Pocket Size Pamphlets, Gov. Burke on North Dakota, No. 89. Illustrated and Prof. Shaw on Montana, No. 86C. j Very Interestine Apple Growing in the Northwest, No. 88. Minnesota, No. 86. A new booklet dealing more particularly with Northern and Central Minnesota. Well illustrated and valuable. Just what the homeseeker needs. Western North Dakota, No. 72. A booklet describing the lands and conditions in the counties of Western North Dakota. Montana, The Treasure State, No. 85. A 64-page book describing and picturing the great Treasure State. Irrigation in the Yellowstone Valley. A description of the land now being irrigated near Billings. Shields River Valley, Montana, No. 81. A booklet describing one of the most fertile and beautiful valleys In Eastern Montana. Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, No. 74. A booklet de- scriptive of the country and counties of Eastern Washington and the Pan Handle of Idaho. Lewiston-Clarkston and the Clearwater Country, No. 95. A 72- page booklet, describing the Lewiston-Clarkston region of Idaho- Washington, and the Clearwater country; well illustrated. Yakima Irrigation Project Pamphlet. An Illustrated pamphlet de- scriptive of the irrigated lands under this Government project. Yakima Valley, No. 97. A new illustrated, 48 page booklet descrip- tive of this valley so renowned for its irrigated orchards and fields. Kittitas Valley, Washington, No. 91. A well Illustrated folder re- cently issued containing a map of Kittitas county with a full descrip- tion. Very valuable to those interested in a good fruit and farming district where the prices of lands are very reasonable. Southwestern Washington, No. 90. A well Illustrated booklet de- scriptive of the Southwestern counties of Washington. Contains a map of the section and describes in detail the products and the pos- sibilities of this attractive region. Oregon for the Homeseeker, No. 94. A 40-page booklet, well Illustrated, and descriptive of Western Oregon including the Willa- mette and Columbia valleys. This booklet is authority on subjects treated. The King of the Land of Fortune. A beautiful booklet telling about the apple industry in the Northwest. U. S. Government Land Pamphlet No. 79. Contains tabulated list of vacant public land tributary to the Northern Pacific in the various states. Suggestions to the Dry Farmer, No. 80. A most valuable pamphlet, setting forth complete directions for the successful cultivation of soil by tne so-called "dry-farming" system. Prepared by Messrs. Alfred Atkinson, Agronomist, and F. S. Cooley, Supt. of Farmers' Institutes, of the Montana Agricultural College. Gallatin Valley, Montana, No. 96. An Illustrated folder describing this fertile garden spot, of which Bozeman is the center. Gallatin Valley Crop Yields. A folder showing a large number of crop yields in this noted valley; also contains a good map of the valley. Central Oregon, No. 93. A recent pamphlet describing Central Oregon opened to settlement and travel by the construction of the Oregon Trunk Railway, an affiliated line of the Northern Pacific. Opportunities, No. 76. A booklet of valuable Information relative to Business Openings along the Northern Pacific Ry. 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