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July 21. morning when Herty telephoned to my room. we should hurry up. the other clients had arrived and were ready for moter trip. [margin] Seattle [/margin] Took no lunch and jumped in fine six cylinder Winton landaulet driven by a uniformed Japanese chauffeur. Drove us thru magnificent Park system along the lakes Went to old exposition grounds which now will belong to the University. Splendid vegetation everywhere, excellent roads, all well macadamized in parts and asphalted in residence [strike out] part [/strike out] part. Hurried lunch in 
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67 commercial club thence in small steamer which took us thru sound to Pacific Creosoting plant time of [strike out] drying of lumber area [/strike out] treatment of lumber averages 48 to over 50 hours. For smaller pieces is sometimes reduced to 9 hours. Impregnation is never complete except for small blocks. Use creosote [strike out] ?? [/strike out] oil. imported from England shipled via Cape Horn. Use also [[margin]] ZnCl2[[margin]] Zinc chloride which impregnates easier. Excursion on sound. Islands covered with timber. summer cottages along shore also tents and camps all very picturesque [[margin]] Tacoma [[/margin]] Big fires destroying the woods. Went to Tacoma at Fort Defiance, as public park where a 
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