Life — December 29, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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Travel Contest Weekly Prizes Seattle aatrmeapolis-> , al > For the best answer to each of Kay Vernon's lelters: Portland holoen it Buffalo Boston First Prize - - - $75.00 y pele eveland Ne Xi k Three Second Prizes { SaltLakeCity Yanga: micas? anciemapols New fork of $25.00 each San Francisco Denver St Louis Cincinnati Washington ‘isa Ss re . Richmond ina ran rizes Charles: For those who have the best record | Los Angeles wi ate Dallas Atlanta" throughout the Contest as a whole: 8 New Orl First Prize-~ - - $400.00 San QicZOMe ET El Paso Houston eo Jecksonville Second Prize - $200.00 8a Antonio Tampa i Third Prize - - $100.00 \/ iami THIS IS KAY'S SIXTH LETTER | San Francisco, Carivornia, Troops? Brigham Ye zr, the old dear, had four resi- EAR Eprror: dences in Salt Lake Ci no less!) He and his wife ay what you please—the Pacific Northwest, with lived in each of them for part of each year. He was a its perpetual sunshine, is the place to be in the winter Mormon, but no moron. Salt Lake City has a wonder time! ful baseball team in the Pacific Coast Leagu As you know, my plan was to hop Our next stop was Denver, the n City of the from Seattle and Tacoma straight to Hills, which lies in the shadow of I s Peak. Denver Portland; but my pilot found out is very high—almost 3,000 feet above sea-level. Onc that we must land at Vancouver; so gets a fine view of the Cascade Mountains where the we motored from there to the Rose Comstock Load was discovered. us they call Portland. Well, Leaving carly, we winged our way to Reno, Neb. ournament of Roses was go- , Perhaps you didn’t know that the name “Reno” is from ing on! It was foo attractive! You the Indian and means: Whom-the-Great-Spirit-Has know, Portland was settled by John Joined-Together-Let-No-Man-Put-Asunder. It's a sweet Jacob Astor, and the Columbia place; one sees lots of men, but very few women. It River runs right through it. The \ was here that Jack Johnston won his great twelve-round view one gets of Mt. Hood and the = ~ / battle with Jim Jeffries. Hood River Valley is unsurpassed. / ° Well! You can imagine how glad I am to be Flying south, ‘we passed over f here in San Francisco. I have the duckiest room Salem, where Governor MeNary at the Presidio, overlo the scene of the Pan lives, and saw the main plant of the American Exposition. There'll be more about San Carnation Milk Company and some of the “contented — Francisco next week, and also Los Angeles and Holly cows.” We flew above Crater Lake with its emerald wood—and how! Ever thine, green water and over the Coast Range, until finally, Salt Lake City burst on our view. After we had landed in Salt Lake City, our very first acts were to visit the imposing Mormon Cathedral, built by Joseph Smith, and to drive out to The Great Salt ; We flew over the Golden Gate and saw the Lake, which is awfully cute but not safe for bathers. Gree The atre in Stanford and Deer Island and every- Did you know that Salt Lake City is the only city in thing. San Francisco, like Chicago, has certainly recov- our country to have been attacked by United States ered quickly from its great fire Answer Kay’s letter! Correct her mistakes! comicbooks.com