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Rh white buildings, trees and flowers. On account of the hotel just burning down, accommodations were limited, but I got a room with a very pleasant family, taking my meals at a restaurant.

My next stop was at Wallace, Idaho, where I spent a very entertaining week. This is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alenes, surrounded by mining towns. The ones of most note are Wardner, Mullan, Burke and Gem, all large producers of lead and silver ore, and Kellogg, an important milling town. On my way back from Wallace I stopped at Harrison, on Coeur d'Alene Lake, where are large sawmills. To change my route, I took a sail on the Steamer Spokane over the lake to Coeur d'Alene City, which I found extensively engaged in lumbering enterprises.