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Mr. Clark brought hi design into
coherent form. He gave muni liUral
donation of Innil, wliii h, together with
similar gift from Messrs. Wulker,
Naylor and Stoke, have Incn of most
essential tcrvice lo I lie ochool. Anions
the teacher of those time were Judge
Shnttuck nnI dipt. Kcclcr.both known
by all oM Orcgoninn ami by many new
one.
Twcnty-cvcn yenr ago, the institu
tion Ix-cmiic divided into the two tlc
partmcnls, academical and collegiate,
of which it now consist, and Itecamc
rrjfult ly incorjiorutcd. Rev. S. II.
Marsh wa Inaugurated nt tlmt time a
the first prckiilcnt. Five yenr Inter,
Rev. II. I.ynuin Ikthiiic n professor.
Hi pretence enabled Dr. Mulsh to visit
the Ent for the purpose of raising
fund. Since that time, Pacific Uni
versity hn !een on a (Inn though not
very wide financial basi. Many ex
cellent teacher, among whom we may
particularly mention Prof. Tanner, now
of Illinois, and I'rof. Anderson, now of
Seattle, have 'contributed their noblest
effort to the establishment of a
thorough and a Christian institution.
Though in iunn(ity not great, the
quality of Pacific University's graduate
ha been such a to leave an impress on
this entire Stale. Among it graduate
and student may le mentioned II. W,
Scott, Judge Watson and Stott, Messrs.
Klllin, 1WII and Durham of the Port
land Itar, Messr. Ililyru and Hum-It of
the Oiegon Legislature, beside many
other farther from their Alma Mater,
useful in the medical, pedagogic and
ministerial profession.
The following I the present corjH of
teacher I Dr. Derrick, 1'rcsidcnl ; J.
W. Marsh, J. I). Kobb, W. N. Fcrrin,
V. D. Lyman, Profctsor ; Mis Car
ton, piTtrptres. The military depart
ment U under charge of Cm pi. Wil
kinson. The Wauliful surroundings and pleas
ant MH'icty of Foirst (trove render it
peculiarly adapted to an institution of
thit kind.
Ghanok City contain ix building
used for warehouse purjoes two dwell
ing, two families, one livery and feet)
table, one blacksmith shop, two hotels
two mIooii, ami one ot the finest wat
rr privilege In the Territory. It i
lo cspovtcd that the team finy will
be running brfoiv snow (lie. I.ol art
telling lor $50 each and the in choice
location are held at $1 o,
THE WEST SHORE.
EVENTS OK THE MONTH.
The fut part of the month or rather
the last day of September, brought to
this city some very distinguished visit
or, namely, the President of the
United State with hi family, General
Sherman, Hon. Alex. Ramsay Secre
tary of War, General McCook.thc great
Indian fighter, and others. The recep
tion in thi city was, for n loyal and
wealthy place like Portland, n very
tame affair. The cannons didn't gooff
at the right time, and the procession
proceeded piecemeal, the whole ar
rangement lacked a leader, a Sanborn,
wh ha heretofore made a success of
similar demonstintioiiH here. The
President was everywhere else en
thusiastically received, the city of Walla
Walla with it 5,rxx inhabitants, making
by fur the finest demonstration in honor
of the event, of any city in the North
west, The second important event was the
adjournment of the Legislature. It is
something to be especially thankful
for that if they did no good, they did
but little harm. The Mechanics' Fair
in this city continuing for 15 days was
a grand financial success, and closed on
the evening of the 23d. Oregon Manu
facture were well represented, and the
effort of the management to amuse
ami instruct visitor deserved all the
lilieral patronage bestowed on the in
stitution. The floral department es
pecially was a pleasant place to while
away a leisure hour.
The most important events of the
mouth for resident of this city and sur
rounding country was the beginning of
building the bridge across the Wil
lantctle. Stephen Maj lull's xem will
no longer lie quoted, ami before another
twelve month passes, ferry boats in this
locality will cense to 1 paying pro
pcrly. Fifty men arc now employed
in the preliminary work of pile-driving
and building cribs for the foundation of
thi imMirtaut structure. The pillars
will I constructed of iron and filled
with cement and rock, giving them an
almost everlasting durability. Over
these pillar Morrison street will
continued and merge into X street
on the Fast Portland tide. A draw
Jo feet long having a revolving ving.
ing motion will be constructed in the
center, allowing a passage on each tide
one hundred feel w ide. It is calculated
that the entire time taken up inoiKiiiil"
and closing the diiw will be jutthr
minut.
October, 1880
EAST ME THE CASCAPES.
Persons who have traveled in East
ern Oregon and Washington even as
late as two years ago, would on their
return to the same localities to-day
find remarkable changes. In places
where but unsubdued government lands
existed then, well tilled farms are now to
be seen, and neat villages with their
schools, churches, etc., in close prox
imity. We remember traveling east
of the Cascades five years ago, when
the now famous wheat lands east of
Walla Walla first attracted attention,
and when new comers were cautioned
against settling on them because they
were away from markets. When we
revisited the same locality two years
ago we found the people more neigh
borly. They were glad to have im
migration come in and settle near them,
or from 50 to 150 miles above them, as
best suited the wants of each. To-day
immigration is pouring in there faster
than ever, and yet there is room for
more. Eight years ago we heard com
plnints of the bunch grass being all eat
off from the beef-making hill lands east
of the Cascades. The same cry has been
going on ever since, yet thousands of
dollars are annually realized by the
cattle kings of that favored locality,
and on our recent trip there, traveling
over eight hundred miles by stages and .
wagons, we were pleased to note that
the thousands of cattle and horses we
saw had glossy, well-stretched coats on
them, and were in no immediate danger
from starvation.
In driving across the country from
Pomcroy to Colfax, a distance of about
fifty miles, we measured bunch grass in
many places over three feet in height.
The people of Eastern Oregon and
Washington do not as yet seem to
realize the era of prosperity about to
open to them. At present the country
is being honeycombed by railroads ;
this will create a market for cereals
where none existed before. The year
1SS1 will witness the opening of the
several roads with their feeders, and
this will without a doubt be "the most
prosierous season ever experienced by
Eastern Washington.
The Northern Pacific from Ainsworth
to Spokane Falls will be finished in
time to move the crop of 18S1. The
Oregon Railway & Navigation Co., is
pushing its roads in all directions. The
road from the Cascades to the Dalles !