This  route,  wrhich  is  a  distance  of  over  a  thousand
miles,  is  almost  entirely  through  narrow  channels  with
high  mountains  on  either  side,  which  prevent  the  open
ocean  from  reaching  the-mariner  and  is  called  "The  Inland
Voyage."  And  were  it  not  for  an  occasional  glimpse  of
the  main  waters  of  the  Pacific,  as  we  passed  from  the
shelter  of  one  island  behind  the  high  rocky  shores  of
another,  one  would  not  realize  that  he  was  having  an
ocean  voyage  which  is  usually  attended  by  some  discom-
forts of  sea  sickness.
It  is  well  named  "The  Tourist's  Route"  and  is  un-
doubtedly the  most  popular  one  into  the  interior  of
Alaska.
A  couple  of  hours'  sailing  brought  us  to  Tacoma,  a
city  of  forty  thousand  inhabitants  and  second  in  size
and  importance  in  the  State  of  Washington.  From  here
Mt.  Ranier  may  again  be  seen  only  thirty  miles  distant.
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In  Tacoma  I  am  told  it  is  never  referred  to  as  Mt.  Ranier
but  as  Mt.  Tacoma.  From  this  one  can  readily  see  the
rivalry  which  exists  between  the  two  cities  of  Puget
Sound.
Soon  again  we  were  steaming  along  and  the  next
morning  we  reached  Victoria  where  we  stopped  for  an
hour  or  more  and  were  given  an  opportunity  to  see  an
English  City,  as  its  inhabitants  and  buildings  with  their
environments  plainly  stamped  it.
When  we  were  again  under  sail  we  felt  that  we
were  really  started  on  our  journey  to  Alaska.
