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1946 PUGET SOUND Green Islands ORCAS ISLAND Article
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ORIGINAL Three-PAGE ARTICLE .... (not a copy) Disbound from Vintage Magazine - 1946 *************************************************** GREEN ISLANDS IN PUGET SOUND *** by William L. Worden This is a beautiful article - beautifully illustrated - filled with facts, details and narratives....all making this a wonderful, rare piece of history on PUGET SOUND - GREEN ISLANDS - ORCAS ISLAND - SAN JUAN ISLANDS.........a ccompanied by four(4) great photo illustrations. *************************************** "..the principal islands are San Juan, Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, Blakely, Cypress and Guemes...San Juan, the largest, is mostly farming country and holds Friday Harbor, the only important insular town...." "....to get to San Juans, your best bet is to take auto or train to Bellingham, Washington, eighty-eight miiles north of Seattle......" "...at seven in the morning you can catch the mail boat, Osage, from the Bellingham downtown dock...The Osage is a chunky vessel, more dependable than pretty, but she's friendly and comfortable....." ".....the Anacortes-San Juan ferry has the advantage of speed and stopover privileges...One stop over definitely should be made at Orcas to ride up Mount Constitution......" "..Armitage Island, totaling seven acres, can be bought for $4500; and you takes your chances on fresh water....Ram Island, ten acres with good beaches and lots of timber, comes at $6000; and a dozen bigger and more improved islands can be had if you want to go above $10,000......." *********** BUYER PAYS $3.50 shipping/handling. SEE MY AUCTIONS more early articles - SAVE ON COMBINED SHIPPING.
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