' ?' 1 ( 'WV ' 'tlr f EVENING PUBliXO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE -H, 1910 -"f PICTURESQUE AND HISTORIC - f SCENES ALONG NORTH SHORE x Vacationist May Find There Rest, Recreation and Romance, and Tread fic Patis Once Followed by Witches pi p Naliant, Mus June 11. Tho North "Bhoro of. Massachusetts Is unmatched r In mnnv TMnAflld liV nntr nttiA,. nn. J u uuuj . vo,v..-u y uuj UUV. , U..U puon land In the uni,tca States, its U crowning characteristic is its stretch wot hij;b rugged rocks which look out : unobstructed upon the open Atlantic It ocean. U Yet this rocky coastal front Is fav ored wiw a series ol ucacucs tnai in clude some of the finest on the whole Atlantic coast; somo of them small, others miles in length. The section known as the "North Bhoro" begins almost on the northern doorstep 6f Boston itself, Nahant, the fjrst important colony being but' n few miles from the city. Nahant is on the extreme end of a narrow isthmus that forms one sido of the Lynn harbor. On the outer Bide is the exclusive col ony which numbers many of the fam ilies whose sons have made the Bay State famous. Senntor Henry Cabot Lodge, tho Guilds, tho Lowells, the Elliots, nnd others as prominent, have made this particular little colony their own. But there is plenty of accommoda tion for the summer visitor who may be transient, nnd much of the beautiful for him to see. Here are some of the most magnificent estates on tho wholo North Shore. There are nttractlvo beaches aud excellent hotch advantageously lo cated. Important among tbeso nre the Relay House, famous for miles for its old-fashioned fih dinners, tho Bock ledge nnd the Tudor. Artists Take Advantage of Scenes As one travels this shore ho en counters -with Brent frequency nrtists who nre taking advantage of natures offeriues. And nmong them are num bered some of the most famous. The same is true of authors, v. ho como to this section in abundance to gain inspi ration. No one need be reminded of the great books nnd poems whose scenes are laid about Gloucester and Capo Ann. Is there nny one who has not rend of "Norman's AVoer Swampscott, a few miles further north, it one o the resorts specially favored by summer guests from various middle Atlantic fctntcM. If one chances to travel by trafn instead of motorcar, he sees no suggestion of the large set tlement close by, in alighting at the station. Summer life is gay at Swamp scott and at Phillips Beach and Beach Bluff, but a short distance up the coast. Utmost geniality exists in these places between the "regular" and the hotel guests. At Swampscott the New Ocean House, a high class establishment ac commodating about COO guests who come from all parts of the country, is a cen ter of social life and activity. This re sort has half a dozen other desirable hostclrics, all hovvcv cA,, considerably smaller than this. At Beach BlufE is another highly desirable hotel, the 1'res ton, which caters to the best. The Tedeaso Golf Club at Swampscott main tain a course of high oraer. "Witch City" an Attraction The old "Witch City." Salem, teems with interest nnd traditions of the early days, and wonderfully preserved types of colonial homes dot the section. Scarce are the visitors to the North Shore who do not visit the Salem Museum. Witch aud Gallows Hills and tho "Willows," half an hour's ride from the city proper. The old city, having struggled to its feet since its recent devastating fire, now boasts un mistakable signs of modernity in the afflicted firms. Old Marblchcad, picturesque and nuaint. with its historic narrow and windlnir streets nnd rocky shore front, holds attractions for many. Set apart from Salem in 1050. some parts of Mnrblehead seem to have stood still Hut more than any other point on the North Shore, this place has become the headquarters for yacntsmen. jlup splen did natural harbor is a haven for hun dreds of craft of evvy type, and during the season scores of noted persons, cruising in their steam yachts, put in to call oh their friends. The New York Yacht Club makes this port its special summer rendezvous. Races held here annually nre of the best. The leading yacht clubs, tho Eastern and Corin thian, are situated at Marblehcad Neck, across the harbor from the town. Cottage Life Luxurious Among Marblehead's largest and best summer hotels are the Hawthorne Inn, tho Moorcland and the Thorwald. These ore all favored with magnificent views, and nppeal to di&criminativo folks, yet like most ot the hotels 01 tno xxortn Shore, have shown their patrons how to Wl pomilnelv "nt home." .Off Marblehead are n number of small islands, their outlook extending to Salem, the Beverly shore, the Manches ter and beyond. At Pride's Crossing cottage life be- ..Mna l..i.(lMia tn n tlotrvon Ai,,n1fwl .., fc n.rA.li. trauma an.) tl.A MfinAhaa. Ulliy Ul JJCVC1I rmiinauuwtviiiuuuiLo- ters. At these places it Is a common thing for a private cottage to lease for $10,000 for the tvyo middle summer months only. The lure of these towns has brought many millionaires, whose estates beggar words. The various coun try clubs, notably the Essex Country Club ot Manchester and tho Myopia Hunt Club nt Hamilton, afford every opportutiUy for golf, tennis and polov Visitors lifid tho temporary membership privilege n hnppy advantage. Marblehead is favord with rare ho4 teis, ana of these the Hotel Uock-Mcro and the New Fountain Inn may well be mentioned ns nmong the most desirable, though thero are other splendid ones there. The Brownland cottages at Manches ter accommodate some of the bebt people who come to this section. Magnolia, with its towering rocks, has been termed tho Newport of Mas sachusetts. The social life there Is specially active throughout the whole season. Thero arc fine links for the golfer nnd the long fine bathing beach has the extra inducement bf n large pavilion. The splendid hotel Ocennsldc, known far and near, with decommoda tion for n thousand guests, is an im portant social center. Important ten nis) tournnments tako plnce nnnually upon its peerless courts, crack plners participating. Norman's Woe is juHt off the coast and Rate's chasm close nt hnnd. Tho Hotel Aborn nud cottages get their share of the more deniable visitors. v Gloucester, on Cape Ann, is the home of fishing fleets famous the world over. 'Eastern Point. Gloucester, hns not alono its fiue hostclrics nnd cottages, but there also is "Old Mother Ann," n majestic cljff, the delight of tourists. ZION NATIONAL MONUMENT 'Aon National Monument comprises j.i.ou acres in Washington county, Utah. It may be reached from the riiil- load station of Lund, n good automobile road leading to the portals of the cau- jon; and beyopd the government hhs added a rond pnssing into the very heait of this wonderland, thus placing a sceuic paradise within easy reach. Tho canyon walls are smooth, verti cal ba'ndstone escarpments, from S00 to 2000 feet high, between which Howh the north fork of tho V irein r ver. Unon the faces of many of these gigantic clills nature has established an nrt cnl- lery of stupendous proportions, for here nre carved figures and remarkable color contrast. Ip ; . . : I IBa. .KsaZ areKKVi. JUMP W'silKBKItmMmMmBSMBSKSKIr'yJTWJmy t23 Y. -13M iMh ' I ,1 Toltec Qorgo Gradually descending nnd dropping across the border into New Mexico again, another gigantic chasm is reached. This is Toltec Gorge. Hero may be seen the granite memorial mark ing the spot where services were held at the time President Garfield was burle v at Cleveland in 1681, The gorge hr' .-Vt'. '- clean cut, ns narrow and as dqcp al$$ y M though an earthquake had split the re ,v slstlng rock, .lust a few scattered nines cling to precarious footholds j 1C00 feet ? i rj down is n stream, huge, icy boulders. imprisoned among -SI M'MMER nr.SnBTfl BUMMKB myon r WAHiiiNnToy, i. r. WASIIINdTOV. II. ('. -1 i t!r " v, - A. UUUtAAMAjUUAUUtUUMUUtMtlMtUtttlUUMAUA i A ----'-----""-"- ---W 1-, xM :&.. MOTEL if Crater Lalto and Wizard Island, Oregon, one of tho many plcturcsqtio spots in the Pncillc northwest NATIONAL FORESTS The national forests of Colorado and Utah offer exceptional inducements for the recreation seeker. Here, amid the Rockies, is a plagroiind of twenty mil lion acres, in which are scenic attrac tions unsurpassed, excellent auto roads leading to nature's beauty spots, streams and lakes well stocked with gamy trout, attractive camp sites and big game. In the national forests ou nre free to come nnd co nt will, to enmn uherp fnnrv strikes jou, and to fish and hunt without restrhtious, except those imposed by the state game laws. Ronds nud trails have beeu built throughout the moun tains by the forest service nud posted with signs for the guidance of Usltors. Camp sites hae been set apart, nnd shelter cnbins and comfort stations have been built. If ou wish a summer home in the mountains, the goiernment will lease jou an attractive site on which you may build jour cnbin. If you do not enic to rough it, there nre numerous hotels nnd resorts within and adjacent to the national forests of the Itockies SEA GIRT HEADQUARTERS FOR JERSEY POLITICIANS Acting Governor Runyon and Other Gubernatorial Candidates Will Plan Their Campaigns There and Militia Goes to Resort for Encampment - T-f- ". WW H MMMV-W. MMwnM The Canadian Northwest Sea Girt, .Tune 11. When Governor nnd Mrs. William N. Runjon, of Plnin- lield, arrive at the "Little White House" here, it will be to find that the entire state enenrapment reservation has been made ready for their coming and for the varied activities which will center there this summer. Their ar rival, also, will usher In a new period of. soclnl brilliancy, making Sea Girt more than ever the summer capital of the state. The military progrnm will not start before the first week in July, because of the failuro of the state Legislature to provide funds available' before that time. The camp of instruction for officers nnd noncommissioned officers will open on July 7, nud will continue for a week. This will be followed by the first of the regular camps. The First Battalion of Atlantic City, the Third of Asbury Park and Red Bank nnd the first separate company of Atlantic City nre tho state militia units designated to attend the opening camp. From July 14 until July 10 the Second nnd Fourth Battalions of Trcn- , ton and Elizabeth and the second scpn rate company of Jersey City will at-( tend. The Fifth nnd Sixth Battalions of Newark and Paterson will arrive July 28, and the Seventh Bnttalion of Jer- sey City the following week. Following tho state militia encamp ments the militia reserve or Homo guard outfits will be permitted to ramp until August 23. Certain field equipment for the latter organizations will be pro vided by the state military department. Developments of the state political activities indicnte that Sea Girt will he the pivotal point for numerous cam-1 paigns this summer. Not only will Governor Ruuyou carry on his cam-' pnign for the gubernatorial honors from here, in the event that he seeks n full term, but efforts of State Comptroller Newton A. K. Bugbee to land the Re publican nomination probably will be' directed from Sea Girt, as Adjutant heie pnr- General Frederick Gilkyson. Mr. bee's campaign manager, will In New Jersey's -tennis whidi wil I tiupato in the national rllle iniiti he at the ( aulucll ranges in August will ho seleited from competitive tcsK to be held here. Brigadier General Bird W. Spencer, tl inspector general of rifle practice, will have charge of the rillc work on the state range. The reorganization of the New Jer sey National Guard is epected to bring many of tho former guardsmen, now veterans of the war, into the state organization. Life in the cottage colony is up al most at midsummer gajet. With the opening of the hotels next vvnk, nmiH'i mis activities will be provided foi the indoor diversion of the summer iolo nists. The Tremont will open under the management of Hornce A. Rounds. The Parker House has been opened bj Mrs, MiA'artcr. Great Salt Lake Cut-Off Just west of Ogden is the famous (ireat Salt Lake Cut-Off, where trains urn across the northern arms of the in land sea on thirty miles of trestle, sav ing fnrtj -three miles of distance over the old line north of the lake, nud a loOI-foot climb over Promontory hill. A MECCA FOR ARTISTS Authors and Knights of Brush Find Inspiration at Gloucester Gloucester, Mass., June 11. Off GlomcMi'i slime are falt Island aud Thatcher's Island, the latter with its twin lights the first sighted bv liners f I om Europe, and the lat seen' ns thej dcpuit for the Old Win Id. Itass Rocks nre not fur distant. Gloucester has in spired uch writers ns Rudvard Kipling, while James B. Connollv's stories nre now classics for those who "go down to the seas in ships." Near the tip of Cape Ann are Rock poit. mecca of artists the world ovei. and Pigeon Cove, equnlly attractive. That section known ns Turk's Head nnd Land's End projects faither into the big ocean than any other point of land on the whole north shore. Wonderfully located, resting literally on the ocean, is tlie Tuik's Head Inn. Among the doieii other desirable hotels in this locality the Strnitsmouth Inn nnd tiie Hotel Ed vviiid are among the important. From Pigeon Hill one c.in see the Waiitir east, north nnd west, the blue hills of Essex directly west am' toward the north. Jhe New Hampshire nnd M'litie coasts and Mount Agamenticus. The boulevards nnd drives over the whole noith shore tiavel through fnirv -lauds of beaut. The willow load to t'inisfiiinm, out of Gloucester, is one of nature's wonders. Ever.vvvheie on the famous north shore, the beauties of the eailier ecu j.iits join hands with the jojs nnd I entities of the new. WASHINGTON, D. C. 14TII. AND L STSm N. W. Rooms $2.00 Upward European Plan A hotel with a homelike atmosphere. Five minutes' walk to the White House, theatres and shopping districts. FRANK P. FENWICK, Owner and Manager. VVVVlVUM1MUUMUlWVU'lVtVVlVttVMMVVVtMMM4 vt a i ii i vr.Ttiv. r. r. wasiiixctov. n. C. The New Oxford Hotel he only hotel property In Washington owned by the United States Government. Hot and cold water in every room. 20 rooms with private bathsi Newly furnished and decorated. Pennsylvania Avenue and Fifteenth Street N. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. Opposite the White House Grounds and United States Treasury. Headquarters for Tourists. AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN Special Attention Given Autoists For Rates and Other Information, Apply J. H. WEAVER, Proprietor SUVIVIMt HESOKTS SLVIVII.lt ltr.soltTS BUMV.rKK ItESOrtTS BUVIMKlt BKSOHTS HirviviKit itnsnnTS inuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Y iOii IIIIIIIIB our Vacation Plan It Now Let These Free Booklets Guide You ' bl Ii. W SPORTING GOODS Base Ball Tennis &Golf Supplies Automobile Accessories and Tires Harness Horse Goods f '' VKftm Quality ia a Guarantee" BK?5fcX '' iTMH .1227 IIHIllllJBMiM iBHIH . nu- i.jl35hAlA v fnMfftMHlTIBIHWllr i in " 1 1 TTia JirriaBfXttVf ilihiV"' r ,' , ';Jhjl OF COURSE, yoa'Ve got to take a vacation It remains only for you to decide where? Visit the seashore, the lakes, the' mduntains, the wood's, vand the many places of historic charm; choose the seclusion of the camp or the enjoyment of social life at the great resorts. Money and time. spent in a well-planned vacation i$j a health investment. Its returns are big in renewed energy and the joy of living. The United States Railroad Administration invites you to travel and has issued the descriptive booklets illustrated above to help you. For further information and booklets (which contain list of hotels) call . at Consolidated Ticket Office, 1539 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, or ' write to the nearest Travel Bureau, stating booklet desired. -UNTIED5hCATEg -Raidxqaj Travel Burtu 143 Liberty Street New York City Travel Bureau MS Trantportatlor UulUnt Chicago , Travel Borean 602 Healey Dulldlat Atlanta (llliltlllllllllllllMHil?IIIIMaiBIIHHIIlHHimMtMlllfllHll frl -'! r SX Jtf ': :& 'VVv " 1 Cww B ? -rr 1 vV t t J rr 'Ur: tBRUISM COLUMBIA TheG( df wASHmcrroN OREGON THE n- ft Tr". ;!&: i -VaWf IW l WSM fli'.3 9 Tf5fi rt )') Wa tm m 'J 5' -fa n m; m m f - ?" ve 2f-3 ;J 'i-tM'- TS Si"S5t &&!&?? Z&tg VP&8CZ 1 x I;ei.c; K j??1iiffgaft !&& &&. m 3ZM-ZZ $J,1 -1&&.. 'Si"- iJ3&Z'' ;&k fSi 'wT Sgs&sj m$ r '. ,(Ji Jl'V -L rt" v:'!-.!!" 'ttte w 1 a cSSSti V.rFj United States and Canada are inviting you to Spend Your Summer Vacation in travel. You may accept the in vitations of both governments In Touring the Pacific Northwest Oregon, Washington and British Columbia The World's Greatest Out of Doors One Thousand miles of inland seas more beautiful than the Mediter ranean, a rugged coast line more wonderful than the fiords of Nor way, enchanting fresh water lakes, more numerous than all the lakes in Europe, snow-capped mountain ranges and individual mountain peaks more extensive than thirty Switzerlands, Fifteen thousand miles of excellent scenic highways, innumerable rivers and mountain streams in which salmon and trout may be caught on the fly, forty evergreen golf courses, all offer you a varied and most enjoyable vaca tion, unequalled in any other part of the world. WIr &ay of oar excellent hotels for reMrv&tiohi, and or aajr further particulars write for free illustrated book, let to any commercial organization in Oregon, Waihlngton or Britiah Columbia, or to Herbert Cutabert, Secretary, Paclflo Northweat TourUt Association, maintained by gov. tirnment fundi to give free information, U. U. BGUtn Uldff, Seattle. sji Mi .$
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