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46 degrees 10 minutes N. L. and named it Columbia after the name of
his ship. He had communicated the existence of this river to Van
couver and it brought about the sending of Lieutenant Broughton, com
mander of the ship Chatham, one of Vancouver’s fleet, to explore it.
“ In October, 1792, while Lieutenant Broughton was exploring the
Columbia river he saw a fine mountain and on receiving his report,
Vancouver wrote in his Journal as follows: ‘The same remarkable
mountain that had been seen from Belle Vue point, again presented it
self, bearing at this Station S. 67 E.; and though the party were now
nearer to it by seven leagues, yet its lofty summitt was scarcely more
distinct across the intervening land which was more than moderately
elevated. Mr. Broughton honored it with Lord Hood’s name; its ap
pearance was magnificient; and it was clothed in snow from its summit,
as low down as the high land, bv which it was intercepted, rendered it
visible. Mr. Broughton lamented that he could not acquire sufficient
authority to ascertain its positive situation, but imagined it could not
be less than twenty leagues from their then Station.’ The Station re
ferred to is now occupied by the City of Vancouver. ’’—Meany’s Van
couver, etc.
SCENERY ABOUT SALEM
A N A R TIC LE IN LA U D A N I) 1IUSII Q U A R TER L Y
RAVELERS report the wonders of the Selkirk Moun
tains, Yosemite Valley, the Grand Canyon, and the
Yellowstone Park, but we, too, have views that trav
elers might well come to see, all within an horn’s
ride of the Capitol. The roads are dry more than
half of the year. The views are all from the hills
and dry roads are needed for hill climbing in an auto
mobile. The best season to see these views is in the Indian summer
days of October, when there is no dust. Besides dry roads, clear days
are needed for sight seeing, and Oregon has some days the clearness of
which would defy the famed skies and atmosphere of Italy. A day
when one can look to the very top of the vault above and the moun
tains stand out distinctly on the horizon is the day to select to see these
picturesque landscapes.
After passing the Asylum farms, at the top of the hill take the
road to the left. But, while passing over the road through Salem
Prairie, don’t fail to observe on the sky line to one’s right the “ State