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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1881)
February, 18 40 THE WEST SHORE. SCENERY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. There will iooo be published by the Conti Mat KUrooeaopio Co., of Now York, an Hint trated work deecriptive of tha upper Paoiflo ooaet, ; entitled ,,l,icturesiue Northwest," by K. Conklin, of tha Frank Italia publishing boose. It la pronounced by a Naw York oritio, who has aaeo tha advance sheets, to ba " su parb Tolu ma." Ily tha oourtesy of the author wa art enabled to give our readers glimee at faw toonae which tha book will present, ohoos log for th it psgs La Touralla falls on tha Colum bia rirar, and in oonnaotinn there with wa ahall quota from an advance sheet tha authort' com rotnlt upon thaaa falls and tha soaiicry lolling thereto, "Tha Columbia rivar draina over 400,. 000 superficial square milaa In It oourae. It riaea in tha llocky mountaina, In British Amarioa, jutt north of tha United States line. It Ukaa a dua southerly oouraa and holilt thii general oourae south, traversing tha eat Urn half of Washington Territory until it reaches Oregon. It than turna diraotly Westward, forming tha boundary lint between Washington Territory on tha north and Oregon on tha aouth. Near the point where It first touches Oregon, it eon Bee It with the Snake river from the east Tha Hnake, a large and navigable stream, rises far to the aouth In Idaho, oomoe north to a point a short distance north of the northtrn boundary of Or egon, and Own turns east to Join its waters with Ins Columbia in its grand march to the era, A aail up the river ia a ooutinuoua revel among na ture's most charming diversinua of foliage, hill creeping forests) level, Verdant plains, stretch ing back on each aide of you, and little bends and ialanda which lend the llnithing euchantineut to tha whole, "At the end of 123 milee, having paaaed the mouth of the Willamette river, you enter the region of the great oasoadre of the Columbia, and what ia known as the Taaoada Itoute.' This is a section which Justly claima a plaoe among the natural wonders and phenomena of tha Uiiitsd Htalee, and what ia laid oieuly and boldly before you, on each aide of lbs river, warrants ibis aaaertion. Iteing comparatively uneiplored, little ia known of tins aeotion but what ia eontiiicuoutly laid open to the eight in the trip on the river but Hit sturdy pioueer, in search of agricultural pursuits has, even at this preeeut writing, found ample to award him, and settlements oau now be seen in D any oases, oc cupying the very brink of the river. "The Casoade trip comprises a distance of 00 milaei and the upper portion or the bit five miles-is the portion where the waters of tha mighty Columbia forose ita way through the I teredo mountain. Hoaxing and eurging, with immense walla and mountaina, S.&UO It kigh, on either aide, to aaaert that thia is one of America's premium eights, and makra the traveler feel there la yet more in this country of ours than waa ever dreamed of.' Hunt mountain I rum 1.000 to J.800 ft. high fret the urroeuding eeuntry to the very water's edge and ever hod their way beneath tins current In such promieraoua and ponderoue massea aa to throw the hue la out of recognition of their "One of the (tret points at interest ia that known aa I ape Horn, a peculiar formation of eonoreto and aandttooe ruck rtalog perpend ion Urly from lbs water's edir to a hiuht of 2J0 ft, and attending along the river U ane-hall mile. The furmaUue) reeemblee Urge pasta, pillar and coneo cemented bye User to form nme immense wall or barricade. The river boa la, la Uieir paaaage, ran within stutw't throw (IV and one get his first aenae of loiurali of the region he iewow paasing throagh. Kut lowiug fur a distance) of eight mile is a region where the nymphe eeea to hre reenrledi ia their greatest eoslacy, to fulfill the delight of their wanton spirits. It would be hard to say how many water-falla there are in this limit. The La Tourelle fall is one of the grandest on tha river, and to those who will stop at the La Tourelle Mountain House, and visit the fall, there will lie at least one lasting reminiscence of a successful tourist The falls are about 400 ft high. Coming from an overhanging wall irojeotiug Irom the land a distance oi aooui uv t. tba water is thrown in rain-bow style, far out from the main land; and coming through mid air with great force, dashes itsell to pieoes in a basin carved from the rocks by its own power, and ornamented with wild llowers and vines in gorgeous profusion, Behiud the falls there ia a distance to the main land of about Soda for Burns. All kinds of burnt, includ ing scalds and sunburnt, are almost immediately relieved by the application of a solution of soda to the burnt surface. It must be remem bered that dry tod a will not do nnJeit it it sur rounded with a cloth moist enough to dissolve it .This method of sprinkling it on and cover ing it with a wet cloth it often the very best, But it it sufficient to wash the wound repeatedly with a strong solution. It would be well to keep a bottle of it always on hand, made to strong that more or leu settles on the bottom. This it what it called a saturated solution, and really tuch a solution at this it formed when the dry toda it sprinkled on and covered with Hi! tegstsrf mem 4.S J- LA TOURELLE FALL9 ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER, 80 ft Thia ia amt.U m..m I... . A. v- tween the fall and tha baok wall. You look OUt UDU& a ImiAil niMn vM..M I -- --, - - mmiH MIU UD Wa epotUs stureekyi and between yon and inlln- .v ...... v.une ueaning oown, in appearance, one ouli.aaal water oolumn from heaveu." To Ci aa a Siu.r 8k.in.-To clean the woo1 on a sheep's skin and to our th .ki v.:i " iietu on a board stretched, wool out, and aoour with g.iod toap su.ls and fuller's earth until properly cleansed. Then rin ik .l.lu 1. ' i? T i. , W0,J Aoma' t"ttl Uut on e ewra, ryo in plenty ol salt, eUnd in warm plaoe, and finally ecrepe off. the kittened inner memlnne with a blunt knife. Then rub in plenty of mout alum powder, and let it stand several d.ys or a week in a dry place. 8o(ton, U dwied, by rubbing with hot flour pasu and the yolk, of f w wiln u a moistened oloth. It it thought by tome that .... h..u i . uurn it oauaed by tbe hardening of the albumen of the flesh which presses on the nerves, and that tha toda dissolved the albumen and relieves the pressure. Otben think that the bum generate an aorid acid, which the toda neutralizes. To rutvMT Clouding, or Mirrors bt Moiti ri.A writer in the Manufacturer ami fleiMer aayt that by coating over the inrfaoo of glass mirrors with glycerine their clouding by the accumulation of condensed water rapor will be prevented for a considerable time. The at traction of the glyoerine ia to great for the water 55.- b!rb ' Utteir as fast as deposited. Thit hint may prove of great nae to dentists, who are frequently troubled by the clouding of mouth mirrors, and it may also be of value to those who are oompeUtd to shave themselves ia chdly apartment