 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1891 - 506 strani
...higher peak of Mount Rainier attracts the eye. During dry summers the forest fires envelop the country in a vast smoke that lasts for two or three months....is frequently impossible to make out the shore at 4 mile distance. The strong westerly winds coming up the strait disperse it for a while, but only to... | |
 | United States. Hydrographic Office - 1916 - 592 strani
...higher peak of Mount Rainier attracts the eye. During dry summers forest fires envelop the country in a vast smoke that lasts for two or three months....is frequently impossible to make out the shore at \ mile distance. At times they have extended from the Strait of Georgia to Portland Inlet, but in recent... | |
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Indians and settlers set fire to the forests in every direction, and the country soon becomes enveloped in a vast smoke that lasts for two or three months. At such times it is frequently impossible to make out the shore at half a mile distance. The strong... 