MICROFILMED 1985 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY GENERAL LIBRARY BERKELEY, CA 94720 COOPERATIVE PRESERVATION MICROFILMING PROJECT THE RESEARCH LIBRARIES GROUP, INC. Funded by THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION Reproductions may not be made without permission. THE PRINTING MASTER FROM WHICH THIS REPRODUCTION WAS MADE IS HELD BY THE MAIN LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA 94720 FOR ADDITIONAL REPRODUCTION REQUEST MASTER NEGATIVE NUMBER 5-32.08 AUTHOR: Oregon vailroad and nay a - tion Com pany: TITLE: -.. Swmmer Sauntermngs ‘rs pL ACE : Portland, Ore. DATE: (832 VOLUME cALL F 8%! MASTER 35° NO. 2o6l* NEG. NO. 2208 oe CERT : 1 thea unes 08 Sn | Foal Orepcn reilroad aud navigation company. 8 ) [on CO ee - Summer seunterinszs over the lincs of he OCS 4 ve ; " Cropon rellwsy & nuve co. and Horthorn Peelfice °° . 5 o () “oe - . ) - J Ne B reilroed, Pacific division .e.. Tortluand, Ure, Steem presces of G. MM. Himes, 1882. 35,¢ . | x ° i —OF TITE— ; i i | QF : i i i = wi | | » SZ OO 2 AND 5 X Z M { O - oz F ie = ) z ud < | PACIFIC DIVISION. = 2 | on — — S Routes of River and Rail. £ i Neighborhoods of Note. | : Terms for Tourists. g PORTLAND, OREGON: ! : < STEAM PRESSES oF GEo. H. HIMES, 3 : 2 } < } i i S————RA— } = 3 : ! d | | | | t i | | ENT AE A TT TSS 3 TET I lA I BANCROFT LIRA PREFATORY. OWHERE on the American Continent are there such ample and varied opportunities for tourists and pleasure-seekers as are to be found in the section of the Pacific Northwest reached by the lines of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. Its ocean routes are traversed by the finest steamships in the world. Its elegant and luxurious river steamers ply the waters of the Columbia, ¢ the Hudson of the Pacific,” which, trom its Salmon fisheries to the castern slope of the Cascades, and for a hundred miles up its main tributary, the Willamette, passes through a section ot the country un- rivaled in beauty, fertility and picturesqueness. From Bonneville to Walla Walla, Dayton and the Snake river, we find Pullman Palace cars, with all the conveniences and satisfaction of railroad travel and quick time. One day from Portland will take us to Puget Sound, the sportsman’s paradise, a visit to which must sink into the reaim of the common-place the natural features of Lake Champlain, Lake George and the placid waters of the in- wand seas. As yet but little known to the tourists of the dav, the Sound is fasticoming into notice as the ** Prettiest spot on God’s footstool,” and the number of visitors to its borders is yearly doubling. The following pages will, therefore, be of interest to the stranger seeking a better acquaintance with the topog- raphy of Oregon and Washington, as well as to the over. heated metiopolitan who would “Pluck trom life's thorny path a single rose,” and seck recreation for a day or two among the hills and valleys of his adoption. And where can be found such a delightful pleasure- trip as river, rail and peaceful sea travel agreeably inter- mingled 7 ht Ml DUAR Los il vt pn ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE A NT A SN TY A Portland, Oregon. PASSAGE OF THE DALLES, CorLumBIA RIVER. 1 Davidson, Photo. ATION €¢ NAVIG AND oN RAT. WAY I TY SY SYP PORTLAND TO THE CASCADES, Via O. R. & N. Co’s River Steamers up the Columbia. Dis- tance, 65 miles. Time occupied, two days. Price for round trip, $3.00. + dds : ; : $ HE Columbia river, which out-rivals the dashing St. pr 4 4 & Lawrence or the picturesque Hudson, has its con- \ NL fluence with the Willamette, twelve miles below Portland. Leaving the latter point at 9:30 A. Mm. the Wide West or S. G. Reed carries us swiftly to the junction of the two rivers, where, on the left, we pass Vancusier bar- racks, “Headquarters, Department of the Columbia,” and come forth into plain view of Mount Hood, whose snow-clad summit and shadowy slopes, torty miles distant yet clearly defined against the horizon, has well tempted. the pencil of every artist that has gazed upon it. Far to the north, if the day is favorable, we can see Mounts St. Helen and Rainier striving to overtop Hood. The immediate prospect ‘on either hand is fine, and bespeaks the industry and wealth of the suburban farmer. The impenetrable barriers ot the Cascades soon ap- proaching, merge gradually into a narrow, winding channel, and after we have passed * Rooster Rock,” and noted the eccentric grace of Cape Horn,” we are in the vicinity of Multnomah Ifails, combining, above and below, a descent of one thousand feet, whose simple but powerful grandeur must pale the beauty of the Falls of the Yellowstone or Minnchaha. Castle Rock is the next point of interest— rising abruptly to a height of one thousand five hundred feet. The scenery above and below the Cascades is particu- larly fine; arriving there at noon we will have an oppor- tunity of visiting Gorringe Springs, the portage and the Government locks, a most gigantic piece of engineering; and the curious lhish-wheel which scoops up the unsuspect- } ing Salmon and Sturgeon by the wholesale. A fine repast on board, a delightful evening and first class accommodations for the night, with plenty of fresh air, prepares the saunterer for the return trip on the morrow, when the wonders of the peerless river will be even en- hanced from having been once seen. TRIP 1. PORTLAND 70 THE DALLES. Via O. RE. & N. Co.’s Steamer to Cascades and option of port- age and steamer or cars between Bonneville and Dalles, Dis- tance, 110 miles, Time occupied, two days. Price for round trip, $6.00. HIS excursion will include all of Trip 1., which ; see. The Barracks, Cape Horn, Castle Rock, Mult- nomah Falls, the Cascades, the Locks and all the other striking points of interest, form a delightful prelude to the milder beauties of the middle river. After leaving the Cascades the topography and climate undergo a change. The shores grow less abrupt, the country in general more level and timber thinner. By far the most engaging feature of the ride will be the tracing of the newly laid track on the south bank, which, winding in, through and around the immense boulders, creeping fearlessly over stupendous heights, rattling over miles of bridges and trestles, and anon lost to view behind a clump of trees, has been rightly pronounced the most marvelous piece of railroad engineering in the world. Arriving at Dalles about six o'clock, we may spend the evening in social converse with triends, or, apart trom others of our race, forget mortal cares and perplexities in contemplation of the ever-present and ever-beautiful Mt. Hood, the view of which from this point is magnificent. On returning, the saunterer can, if desired, vary the trip quite pleasantly by taking a Palace car as far as Bonneville, thence by boat to Portland. 884 BEE Ladd asas HH TRIP 111. PORTLAND 70 OREGON CITY. Yia 0. R. & N. Co.'s Steamer. Distance, 12? miles. Time oc- cupied, two days. Fare for round trip, $1.00. HE ride up the Willamette river, delightful at all times, is doubly so when supplementing a trip to the Cascades or Dalles. The ripening wheat fields, the sunny farms, creeping down almost to the water’s edge, with background of thrifty orchards and woodland, and, withal, the peaceful grandeur of the scene, form a happy contrast with the bold, imposing features of the Columbia river. This section comprises the richest lands, and is the most thickly settled district in the state. Thriving cities and towns, with good schools and institutions everywhere abound. Oregon City, where we remain over night, is the oldest settlement in Oregon, and was, until a comparatively recent date, the nucleus of all the wealth and industry of the valley. Thirty years ago Oregon City was the objec- tive point for every settler in search of a hand-basket or paper of tobacco. Just below the city we come upon the Falls of the Wil- lamette, picturesque in the extreme, around which have been built, at a tremendous outlay of capital and skill, the « Oregon City Locks,” which are very interesting, both in their construction and operation, and which practically render the river navigable for nearly two hundred miles above its confluence. While this trip is quite entertaining to the average saunterer, to the admirer of the restful in nature and his- torical in record, it will prove particularly fine. hh kA i, TRIP IV. PORTLAND. TO ILWACO. Via O. R. & N. Co.’s Steamer. Distance, 100 miles, Fare for round trip, $4.00. \ A \ invites the pleasantest anticipations. The fair one x PROSPECTIVE excursion to the Seaside always £-/| ~ : x dons her Leghorn flat and slyly packs up her little box of cold cream ; while the scion of nobility equips him- self with a cork-screw and a toothpick, and the multitude seeks to refresh itself on the borders of Father Neptune. We make a delightful early morning start from the Ainsworth Dock, Portland, glide gently into the Columbia and gaze upon the divine peak of St. Helens ; to the north behold the magnificence of Mt. Rainier, and yet but a quar- ter of a circle farther, snow-veiled Adams and Hood gradu- ally carry the eye on to golden-crested Jefferson, away to PETRA ———- re A rr Er aR 2 EA FT 12 the south. These five fair monuments of the Creator’s handiwork, in plain view on a clear day, form a picture of mountain scenery fully equal to any in the Old World; and it is gratifying to reflect that we have, within our own midst, as grand opportunities for the tourist and artist as are to be found among the heights of Switzerland. The heavy fir timber on either hand is frequently broken by clearing and trading posts, many of them of historic note, and, winding about the numerous islands which dot the stream here and there, we pass Kalama, and a charming sight is before us. Hundreds of motley fish- ing boats are darting hither and thither, and hundreds of brawny arms are tugging at huge nets, waging direful contest with the unfortunate Salmon whose only fault lies in the fact that its flesh is the most palatable in the world. Passing through this busy scene, which is but a mild indication of the activity and wealth of the neighboring canneries, we come presently to Astoria. Touching here, briefly, our course now lies to the northeast, and, cross- ing the bay, we are landed in less than an hour at Ilwaco where good hotel accommodations are afforded, and a stroll of but a quarter of a mile over the hard sand separates us from the surt. Here, then, we sport in the frisky breaker, wander upon the beach, or, burying the prosaic earth behind our dollar aa. TDRSS NT IMEI AREER WL XI WADE TIE i | 5 EE 5 SN, SNA waa SG CHE EPA AOI 13 umbrella, coo and chirp and drink inspiration from the “too utterly poetical sublimity of the eternal far-off.” Old Forts Canby and Stevens stand frowning down from the promontories at each side of the entrance to the bay, the former but a short walk from the hotel. They are mainly interesting for the important part which they may take in enforcing the provisions of an anti- Chinese bill in 1997. Still farther on is the great light-house of Cape Dis- appointment, of which the glass alone cost the Govern- ment not less than ten thousand dollars, and from this point the view is grandly extensive. It commands the entire estuary and takes in the celebrated Columbia River Bar, which has been so thoroughly and exhaustively discussed by the savants of the age and locality. At low tide we can follow the intricacies of the rocks and shoals— more complicated than a lady’s idea of politics—and in the distance, to the right, we may discern the wreck of the Great Republic ; yet, through the certain channel of this mighty highway have come, within a year, more than fifty thousand souls to people this luxuriant garden of the west, while out of it have poured more than three hundred thousand tons of wheat and other cereals to make inde- pendent the sturdy tillers of the soil, and bring weal and wealth to its citizens. y 5 Ses RA OR RL The woodlands just back of the hotel abound with elk, bears and deer. When we have had our fill of salt water, let us don our shooting jackets and spend many a delightful hour in the recesses of the forest, where we may “Lose and neglect the creeping hours of time,” waking the echoes and dodging the rays of sunlight as they PORTLAND TO ASTORIA. drop bewitchingly through the leafy branches. We may be fortunate enough to participate in fearful encounter with an affectionate cub or an affrighted hare, affording matter for Via 0. R. & N. Co’s Steamer. Distance, 110 miles. 4 a : oe : : a thriliing narrative to the fair ones on the return; or, push- youd trip, 82.54, 3 ing farther inland, to any of the numerous creeks within the radius of a mile or so, there is an abundance of fine unpleasant recollections of * Love's trout, hungry and foolish. If the catch is not quite satis- factory, the farmer boys in the cottages hard by, always unpaid hotel bill would render a sojourn at Ilwaco have a good looking string of fish for sale at a reasonable undesirable, we may continue on by boat from Astoria a figure, so we need not reach home empty-handed. few miles, to Seaside Landing, near the mouth of the Lewis and Clarke’s rivers, whence a drive of ten miles brings us top Clatsop beach. The Seaside House at this point, a model of neatness a a 4 A HA 0 8 PE and good management, with accommodations for two hun- dred guests, has each season its full quota of saunterers who dig in the sand, play tag with the breakers, read novels, flirt, compose poetry, bathe and are willing to eat five meals a day. >Hi iii. t)h’dhVnrhAdr LE TRIP VI. PORTLAND TO OLYMPIA AND TACOMA. Via O. R. & N. Co.’s steamer and N. P. R. R. Distance 125 miles. Time occuxied, three days. Fare for round trip, $9.00. ISS Schemerhorn tapped the bell twice, laid the ruler down on her desk and gave utterance to » Nor unmistakable desire to have the Geography class now come forward, take the front seats and recite. « Master George, remove that bent pin from your brother’s chair and desist throwing spitballs at Caroline Snyder. Miss Katie, just put aside that dried herring, till recess, and rise. What is the capital of Washington Territory ?”’ “ Olympia.” « What is the climate of this section of country?” « Rather moist in winter but in the summer months lovely beyond compare.” «Very good. Where is Olympia situated?” ey ———————y resp smn sac— ~ ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE A I NRT AAT OP HINA _e — i x By Br | OC Pf m = ip - oO oO X oO Oo oc oc J je wn Oo oO x {———— Portland, Oregon. Photo. Davidson, ATE.W AY OOreGoN « At the southern extremity of Puget Sound.” « What is Puget Sound?” Katie sat down. «Class: What is Puget Sound?” No answer. «What? Not a scholar in the class knows what Puget Sound is? 1 am afraid the committee will be disgusted.” «If you will permit me, Miss Schemerhorn,” inter- posed the white-haired committee-man sitting near the window, “I have found that a correct description of this beautiful region has bafiled the ablest writers of the day; and, as an adequate idea of it can only be gained by a personal visit, I propose that we organize a little pleasure party, during the vacation which begins to-morrow, and make a short trip over there.” So, a morning or two later, behold a festive few upon the Astoria boat, leaning over the sides, watching the waters parting at the prow or commenting pleasantly on the ever-changing panorama of fields, forests and fairy-like homesteads on the banks. They burst into admiration at the magnificent prospect which greets them as they leave the Willamette and pass into the Columbia river. Ever- lasting white-capped peaks on every side, anear and afar, reflecting divinely the radiance of the summer sunlight and speaking to them in a language more poetical than words, thrill their hearts with deeper thoughts of Him who placed them there at the first dawn to proclaim, by their unscalable heights and impenetrable snows, the mighti- ness of His creative hand and, by the calm and grandeur which clothes their summits, to speak of the heavenly peace which is to follow. In the distance, to the right, Mount Rainier invites" them, and they have scarcely left this delightful contem- plation when Kalama comes in sight, and they step from the boat to the Northern Pacific train in waiting. Miss Schemerhorn’s attention is now mainly occupied in keeping the heads of the frisky ones within the car windows (ergo upon their shoulders), and in didactic chat about the nature and growth of the immense trees through which they are passing. She tells them, too, about the celebrated Tenino Mounds, concerning which there is grave doubt as to whether the hands of the aborigines from the shores of Asia built them, or whether the winds and earthquakes threw them into their present shape. She, perhaps, adds that sometime an enterprising man from Con- necticut will dig into them, extract a wondrous bit of broken pottery or a Cardiff Giant and charge them half a dollar each to go and look at it. At Tenino our saunterers take the Olympia and Tenino train fifteen miles to the capital, a pretty little city of twelve hundred inhabitants, in the midst of a great many natural attractions. From here we can go driving, boating, fishing and hunting in as many different directions. The stately firs at the edge of the city will be sure to attract attention. Our party agreed that the stay here was ‘not too long, but just long enough,” and when they boarded the boat for Tacoma the fatigue of the rail was just suf- ficient to make hugely enjoyable the easy motion of the steamer and the magnificent view down the Sound whose waters, sometimes mirror-like, sometimes glistening with wind-caps, are dotted with hundreds of heavily timbered islands. Mount Rainier, to the right, looms up in its peer- less grandeur; and oh! how the boys wish they were up there to have a grand old battle in the snow! Then over the gang-plank again at Tacoma—next to Seattle the busiest shipping port on the Sound—with its great saw-mill having a capacity of ninety thousand feet daily. After a pleasant stroll about the town and its suburbs, filled to the brim with happiness, the little flock takes the train for home. The white-haired committee-man is now a great favor- ite with the young folks, and the girls are working him an alphabetical “sampler” as a testimonial of their regard. A. ea TRIP VII. PORTLAND TO SEATTLE. Via O. R. & N. Co’s Steamer, N. P. R. R., Pacific Division, and 0. R. & N. Co.'s Sound Steamer. Distance, 167 miles. Time occupied, four days. Fare for round trip, $9.60. F you have friends in Seattle, it will be the best thing in the world for you to drop business for a day or two and make them a little visit. All the pleasurable experiences touched upon in the pages im- mediately preceding will be yours: the charming variety of river, rail and peaceful sea, with familiar faces and cordial greetings awaiting you at the last landing. If you have n't any old acquaintances there, make friends with the sparkling waters, the shining sails, the majestic pines, the crowning glories of the landscapes, the sunny hills, the cool valleys and the exhilarating sea breeze, one bracing sniff of which is worth a dozen idle hours with cigars, lemonade and your feet on the mantel. You can put up at the Arlington where you will find a choice menu and elegant apartments. You can Cross the bay to the fishing grounds and fill your boat with lusty Salmon and your heart with glee, or you can walk a half mile out of town and see the dark red cottage where the famous Prince Poykilus was slain by four kings—and an ace. Here can be frequently seen at one time three large steam colliers, or sailing ships, loading with coal from the extensive mines of the Oregon Improvement Company, in the vicinity of Newcastle, brought down over the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad, a line, owned and operated by the same company. Seattle has well been called “Queen City of the Sound;” and when you have gained six pounds in two days and returned home, you will not be so apt to accuse your wife of idiocy because she does not bring you the cork screw when you ast her for the gimlet to get at the con- tents of a bottle. $333 F333 321 TRIP VIII. PORTLAND 70 VICTORIA. Via 0. R. & N. Co.’s River and Sound Steamers, in connec- tion with N P. R. R., Pacific Division. Distance, 260 miles. Fare for round trip, $15.00. Communion with her visible forms, she speaks A various language.”’— and prolific in verse and song must she become for him who wanders to the extreme northwestern corner of our states to study the beauties of the Puget Sound region. Glance upon the map. The elements of earth and water seem to have struggled for dominion one over the other. he Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia to the south narrow into Admiralty Inlet; the Inlet penetrates the very heart of the territory, cutting the land into most gro- {esque shapes, circling and twisting into a hundred minor inlets into which flow a hundred rivers, fed in their turn by myriads of smaller creeks and bayous—a veritable network of lakes, streams, peninsulas and islands which, with the mountain ranges backing the landscapes on either hand, can not fail to be picturesque in the extreme. But on the Sound proper, the surroundings are enchant- ing. Here, onthe placid bosom of this inland sea, the pleasure-seeker can enjoy all the delights and exhilarating influences of occan travel without its inconveniences. No sea-sickness, no proneness to retlect on “to be or not to be,” but, amid the bracing breezes, the steady, casy glide of the commodious steamer over pleasant waters, takes him through scenes as fair as the poet’s brightest dreams. This ¢ Mediterranean of the Pacific” throughout its length and breadth is adorned with heavily wooded and fantastically-formed islands. The giant firs are the tallest and straightest in the world. Here the “Great Eastern” came for her masts and here thousands of ships obtain their spars yearly. The saunterer from Portland, Victoria-bound, will have the benefit of the two preceding excursions—the views of the Lower Columbia, on the Northern Pacific and at New Tacoma. Between this point and Victoria, the elegant Sound Steamers of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company ply tri-weekly, touching at Seattle and Port Madi. son, thence northerly around Foulweather Bluff, nearly doubling upon their course to Ports Gamble and Ludlow, then northerly again to Townsend, Port of Entry for the Sound. Leaving Port Townsend, the first object to attract atten- tion is the bold shore of San Juan Island, interesting from its having been so long in dispute between Mr. J. Bull and our worthy Uncle Sam, the latter finally obtaining posses- sion of it. Sailing westward, we soon discern the low coast line of Vancouver Island, and anon prominent objects of Victoria City appear—Christ Church Cathedral, the Driard House and the stately residences throughout the town. The harbor at Victoria is small and was originally intenaed to accommodate only the shipping and trade of the Hudson's Bay Company. During the Fraser River excitement in 1858, business concentrated around the pickets of the old fort and it is to be regretted that this opportunity was not seized to divert the harborage for Victoria to the magnifi- cent bay of Esquimalt, situated three miles to the west, where abundant anchorage is to be found for the ships of all nations hither-bound for several generations. At present Esquimalt contains the royal naval dock-yard where stores and munitions of war are dealt out to Her Majesty’s vessels on the Pacific. It is well worth a visit. The flag ship at the outskirts of the haven, standing proud guardian of the forest of masts and yards within, combines with the surroundings to make the Zfout-ensemble superb. Farther up the harbor is the naval powder magazine with its sleepless guard, and if you be fortunate, you may have an opportunity of witnessing some interesting torpedo prac- tice from the ships at the mouth of the bay. The Provincial Government, assisted by the Home and Dominion Governments, have here undertaken the con- struction of an immense dry-dock, to be capable of admit- ting the largest ships of war. Find a prettier little city than Victoria if you can. Ina situation to command a practically unlimited range of vision toward three points of the compass, in a vigorous, healthy atmosphere,with well-laid streets, substantial public buildings and private residences, the complacent and portly mien of its citizens bespeaks an abundance of contentment and good roast beef. The tranquility which seems to characterize the place and its people will possess a peculiar charm for the nervous metropolitan from the States. Fine boulevards diverge in all directions from the city, while the suburbs abound in beautiful grounds and charm- ing prospects. When the sun is shining, drive out to Beacon Hill past the numerous cannon which mark the forts. The old beacon, which has sent out its guiding rays to many an ancient mariner, is now in disuse, yet stands there still a venerable relic of the past. Looking to the south across the strait, there are the snow-capped peaks of the Olympic range stretching as far as the eye can see, while to the eastward Mount Baker, towering above the islands of the San Juan group, crowns the Cascade range: below us a mighty and never-ending fleet of sail dot the waters—great merchant ships with valuable cargoes bound to and from the Sound; huge colliers laden with lumber and coal from the mines of the Oregon Improvement Co. below Seattle; great passenger steamships of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.—and a host of smaller craft combine to form a majestic picture. Opposite the city to the west, across the harbor, the old rancherie looks peaceful enough now, but it is neverthe- less historical ground. Within the recollection of many of the middle-aged inhabitants, the implacable tribe of the Flatheads made these lands the scene of their festivities when periodically the Indians from the north came down to the ¢ potlatch” to eat black molasses with hard biscuit and make “wa-wa” with them. Many of the Victoria ladies can tell you how, years ago, the warning cry “The In- dians!” passed hurriedly from mouth to mouth, made the housewife drop her rolling-pin in the midst of a gooseberry pie and, with pallid cheek, catching up the sleeping babe, rush breathless to the fort for protection. Then Sir James Douglas would mount the battlements, make them a speech on Political Economy, present each warrior with a blanket and bad cigar, and send them back mollified. Then there is the great flash light at Race Rocks, the finest of its kind in the world, the Fisgard Light at the mouth of the bay, the Dungeness Light across on the Washington side, the Smith’s Island. Light, thirty miles distant, and an array of lesser luminaries. Drive also to Cadborough Bay and have a refreshing bath from the smooth beach. The number of excursions which may be made by boat from Victoria is almost without limit. Immediately across the Gulf of Georgia from Nanaimo is Burrard’s Inlet. New Westminster, fifteen miles up the Fraser river, built on a natural slope, is also worthy of a visit. On the lower Fraser, which in the spring is transformed into a veritable mountain torrent, extensive Salmon fisheries have within the last few years sprung up, which now rank second only to those of the Columbia river. For our sporting brethren, this whole section is in “very truth a Paradise. The forests are so filled with deer that it is a common sight to see them swimming from island to island. The very diversified topography of the region will lend an additional charm to the sport. The huntsman has not only a forest, but an archipelago of forests in which to pursue his little game; while, for the angler, from the Salmon and Sturgeon of the larger rivers to the Speckled Trout of the brooks and smaller streams, the piscatorial i a i A Sh Ae. L AAS EIU J ES A AE ST DAB { species are as thick and hungry as the bed-bugs in a two- penny lodging house. In the season, row over from Esquimalt to the Whiting grounds and drop a rock. Attach a hook at each end of a piece of umbrella wire, to the center of which fasten your TRIP IX line. ‘Bait the hooks and go in. It is only a question of the rapidity of your movements and the capacity of your SEATILE TO SEHOME. boat. If you are too ‘ tired” to fish vourself, call on one of the Indians, who are conceded to be the most clever and generous-hearted in the world. You can hire him to fish : Via O. R. & N. Co’s Sound Steamer. Distance, 121 miles all day for you by agreeing to give him half his catch. Fare for round trip, $8.00. BANCROFT LIBRAR qf A UT there is another portion of this wonderful Puget Sound region which will prove attractive to the saunterer. Its deep waters and abundant harbor- age, which will continue to invite the keels of the proudest ships of the world, throughout its length and breadth possess many characteristics in common, yet are divided somewhat as to commerce and navigation by the islands of the San Juan group into eastern and western sections. The eastern section may properly include that portion lying between Whidby’s Island and Snohomish County, Fidalgo Island and the labyrinth of smaller groups reaching up to Whatcom on Bellingham Bay. This section comprises a large stretch of tide lands which are reclaimed by diking at a small expense, and which have proven unusually rich a oe a i I ie : BN LE S and productive to the energetic husbandmen .who have taken them in hand. As a natural result, a strong immi- gration has of late set in here, and the rapid development of the country has insured it a speedy importance as an agricultural and commercial district. On account of the sgreat extent of its arable lands, however, there yet remain many valuable farms to be secured by the settlers of the next few years. The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, realiz- ing the destiny of this important region, has, with its proverbial enterprise, recently established a line of elegant Sound steamers, leaving Seattle twice a week, and touch- ing at the important ports as far north as Sehome. The scenery, passing through the narrow channel east of Whidby’s Island, is very fine. The Tulalip Indian reservation is off to the right. From Coupeville and Oak Harbor, with extensive lumbering interests, the steamer crosses Saratoga Passage to Utsalady, shipping port for the Puget Sound Mill Company, where also the great ships of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company load with export grain from the rich farm lands within, twelve thousand acres of which are yearly sown to oats with the enormous average yield of one hundred bushels to the acre. Continuing, we presently come in sight of the Swin- omish Indian reservation, where it is said that five thousand acres of fertile land are given up to one solitary copper- colored family and allowed to remain idle. This warrior’s refrain may be thus translated: ¢ Having scalped the population, Serene I hold my reservation.” La Conner, at the lower end of Swinomish slough, is situated on rising ground, surrounded by tide lands, and commands a fine prospect—the various well-wooded islands in the neighborhood, with Mt. Baker in the distance, form- ing an attractive scene. A few miles to the south is the mouth of the Skagit river, famous for its great log jams, having ten large lumber camps within thirty miles. De- ception Pass is off to the left, and is one of Nature's in- teresting features. Standing on the rocky shores of Whid- by’s or Fidalgo Island, there at our feet is a mighty rush of waters, surging for hours in one direction, then pouring its torrents back again into Rosario Strait, as the tides flow and ebb. Touching at Fidalgo proper, we glide through Padilla Bay, round Port William and make landing at Samish. Our course is now north through Bellingham Bay, one of the finest harbors in the state. The Chuckanut mountains, reaching precipitously to the shore, contain the finest kind of sand-stone known to the coast. Sehome, the terminus of the trip, is just opposite Whatcom. A few miles to the north is the estuary of the Nooksack river, navigable for forty miles, active in the lumber trade, and draining one of the most promising valleys of the Sound. A few miles to the east is Whatcom Lake, actually alive with the finest trout that ever snapped at a fly, and while you are pulling them in and thinking ¢ What a delightful world after all,” Mount Baker, eleven thousand feet above you, is smiling grandly down seeming to nod his hoary head in approval. b i i i i; A EE rm Se ar a TE vi py 3 .s En -. B FRONT Ev 3 Pe or) A [4 ) - alll ) ) OES Sa ah or CAR ) . AIP [LE Ng aly arly Portland, Oregon. Davidson, I’hoto, : 0 CAPE HORN, CoLuMBIA RIVER. OREGON Ratnway ax Navigation Co. PORTLAND TO ALASKA. 4 Via P. C. 8. 8. Co’s steamship. Time occupied, one month. Fare for round trip, $85.00. + LASKA'! «The region of three hundred living glaciers and ice-fields,” as one of the most celebrated students of glacial action for sixteen years on the Pacific Coast has chosen to call it. But the traveler needs only to study one, thirty miles long, two miles wide and one thousand feet high, fronting the Takou Inlet, slowly moving and dropping its icebergs into the placid waters of ‘this navigable stream, to appreciate the wonderful nature of this territory. Although a possession of the United States, the to- pography and climate of Alaska is but little understood. The northern portion has a climate of extreme severity, but in the neighborhood of the Aleutian mountains and on the southwest coast the temperature rarely reaches below, zero. FE I DRE SO SNE LTRS —— aa eh A AE RN ISH ; 3 § i 4 i § i i A UL A FAA ERIE — iT ES 34 This excursion can scarcely be termed an Ocean trip. Out of a total distance of more ‘than a thousand miles, there are hardly one hundred and twenty miles of open sea voyage. The remainder of the journey, on account of the remarkable formation of the coast, is through a continuous archipelago, serving as a breastwork against the storms and billows, and affording quiet passage-ways through deep, narrow channels and reaches, skirted on either side with well-wooded banks, high rocky shores and towering islands, pushing their glittering summits far above the shadowy region of the cedar, spruce and hemlock. Here are great landslides, in the track of destructive avalanches, and roar- ing cataracts hurling their feathery floods into the depths of the fiords, while over the whole panorama rests the dreamy enchantment peculiar to landscapes yet undisturbed by the handiwork of man. Leaving Portland monthly, the commodious ship of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company sails for Puget Sound, whence her course is northerly from Victoria, touch- ing at the most important trading posts of the North- Western Trading Co., where provisions and supplies are discharged and the furs of the wolf, fox, beaver and otter are taken on for the southern market. A side trip from Fort Wrangel, on one of the river steamers going to the Stickeen mines, will afford many in- teresting sights. Emerging from Wrangel Narrows, a huge glacier is before us, and beyond it Devil’s Thumb, a mys- terious stone on the summit of a lofty elevation. Point Windham, backed by a mountain of the same name two thousand feet high, is quite picturesque at the entrance to Stephen’s passage, to the north of which is the beautiful little harbor of Takou. Passing around the Snowy Moun- tains with their virgin peaks, we approach the Kootznahoo roads, where the foreground and perspectives are grand enough to satisfy the most obdurate critic. Sitka is one of the oldest and most important trading posts, the center of quite a thickly-settled and advanced district. From here it is but a short excursion to Glacier Bay, a most interesting spot, where we may watch the white, thin lines of snow-covered ice cutting deep ravines through the mountain ranges, and mark their moraines covered with dense forests of valuable woods, inviting lum- bermen and commerce. A hundred miles away Mount Elias, towering nineteen thousand {eet above the ocean, is the highest signal station of eternal snow, ice and storms on the continent. The uncounted straits and bays of this region are alive with fish—food for the numberless tribes since first their ancestors came from Asiatic shores. This is another New- foundland with Codfish banks, sounded for a thousand miles, sheltered under the curve of the peninsula and far beyond to the outmost limit of the Aleutians. SR EOI SN SG TS PRU CSOT: | 55 NR SEN EL ls hs A AAA SUMMARY. I.— Portland to The Cascades.—65 miles up Columbia River, occupying two days IL.— Portland to The Dalles.—110 miles up Columbia River, cccupying two days III.— Portland to Oregon City.—12 miles up Willamette River, occupying two days........ ' IV.—Portland to Ilwaco.—100 miles down Columbia River, to Seashore. Ticket good for season V.— Portland to Astoria and the Seaside.—110 miles down Columbia River. Ticket good for season VI.— Portland to Olympia and Tacoma.—i20 miles. Col- umbia River, Northern Pacific Railroad and Puget Sound, occupying threedays.................c.cc0 ea VIL.— Portland to Seattle.—167 miles. Columbia River, North- ern Pacific Railroad and Puget Sound, occupying four VIII.— Portland to Victoria, B.C.—260 miles. Columbia River, Northern Pacific Railroad and Puget Sound. Ticket good for season IX.—Seattle to Sehome.—121 miles down Puget Sound. Ticket good for Season X.—Portland to Alaska.—Columbia River, Northern Pacific Railroad, Puget Sound, Straits and Bays, occupying three weeks or one month.......00v000... Sscacnnesees FARE. 9.00 EE i nua A Tite Ps 0. KLie fins. @ OF CALIFORNIA. 1] Poy TAT TIY 7m 2, Jon MN LE, JLanaoer, or’ FOR Oregon, Washington and Idaho Territories, Office, 102 Fizot St., Dortland, Oe. PORTLAND BOARD. REFERENCES : Chas. Hodge, of Hodge, Davis & C James Steel, Cashier First National Bank. J. A. Strowbridge, Wholesale Leath- er and Findings. C. A. Dolph, of Dolph, Bronaugh, Dolph & Simon. j Col. J. McCraken, of J. McCraken & Co L.C, Henrichsen, of Henrichsen & Greenberg. REFERENCES: G. E. Nottage, M. D., Examiner and Physician. J. K. Gill, of J. K. Gill & Co., Sta- tioners. M. S. Burrell, of Knapp, Burrell & Co. W. W. Spaulding, Packer and Cat- tle Dealer. 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