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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1881)
August, 1881 THE WEST SHORE, cleared out and graded and a fair plank EASTERN OREGON SUMMER RESORTS, arrayed in all the colon of nature, road of cedar puncheon, conducted to A. , 7, v. nr vt m,nKcJ wilh lhe ahimmerln water. rU .ummir ThMn ih t,.,t Af y 1 Mi .the waters or Lot of , n,nny tmM , k u1 1, , 7T V 1 hereafter the trade or L,keJn Union county, acquired an ex- creeping brand Ronde river, which the valley, both on the east and west tcn&ive Ioc( repuUtlon for poking (lows all round the margin of the val. aide, was rapidly drawn to Portland. M lhe hcali propcr,!cil of lho h. ley, are sight, which no Swl. glacier Perwns coming from the East to en. mou, . of ,hc oU, wor,a or Italian Etna exhibit to the aW trsr since ,hat J -a in rerreLffr;cK x. the head of .hip navigation; and VilkU ,)y the humlrcdi have testified rinthlan .'muositir. are the word that with.n two yean from the commence- , ,hclr efli , erjKkaljng mnny dcscril its windings. Such crooked ment of the plank road, most of the 0f the jjj, to wh;cn tncy nnve i,, words could describe no other stream. I.I e r . .1 II I flat mnaMilMrtitM mhmmI ih isUft aiUm f,ch wcuny men 01 romana nao h . Pleasure excursionist! and sight- commenced here, empty-handed, to ,re not numerou. who fur J 7 1 n P U . . ?r 1 .u I, wcr ,re not CM numerous wno iur-1 Icttnition. and actually crimes itself. make their start in the world. In the Winter of 1851-1 the .eat of Lf nish wonderfully embellished reports Descending the mountain and going a the treasures of swina unon distance Of about miles to the east- government was practically removed h Uk not forgcUing t0 rcn,;nj ward of the Coye, the traveler reaches from Oregon City to Salem. At the ,, . u' ill.,nuii nr ,ho Nl",n' )' running mountain .m. t,Z u. .,U Aiv. i hearers, by the rehearsal f ,ream, In which the few Covelte. who same time it. trade was diverted to numcroUi riaiculouI of t h, , , spot tell you they catch the roruanu, ana me oia Mistress 01 the lquirminK, of lwimmcr who have speckled trout by the pound. They Pacific gradually retired from the con- tricj Jt tht it not for thc don't seem to think number sullf. test and shrank into the ways and limits cuticje 0 vcn,uro too near the center ccnl "Prcv "n1 they you ofavillaze. r .1,. i.l- -i k. K..1.1.1 1 w,"n' ur ,wo. 1 111 s. 1 1 u iHHVt nnviv w nmvi sm 1 1 - ...ill u 11 a 1. For a few year, afterward., St. p if it actually "me from a boil- (h ,J , tUt.,r ,, Helens, through the interested aid of ing cauldron. The lake is situated on Q(, ',ncr nonif, wJn from (,rly , the officer, and agenU of the then the western side of the valley, about nfty umU ()f rout Tho iVeK0 powerful Pacific Mail Company, kept "V J JiTZtl fi.Z welKht of ,ho h caught will be aout ? ,. Prt,.L L ,L Uniontown. The ropr.ctor has 11 ted hM j T, mM , rou nn ai t rucrrr l tavilM I'nri I nri1 flitr ffhJi 1 t . t I w "f " " - - un convenicni oaminff arranKcmcnis in , ,,. .....i.i... ....1 .1.. mi.... commercial emporium of the country, connection with his hotel. In the nhounA wilh Krou,8 aiu prairie chkk. But with even this ureal ot Ids aorainst soutneastern corner 01 me vancy.aooui .ir..r. her, the position of Portland could not mi.es irom m ihi, in iwo Mbin, h(J, ,, ,,, hef M ,he mre t 1 r .I-. J tepid mineral springs, which are re. .....!.;... fl.."i. .11, oerr.ouMy.cCico,.no.n.,cwyc.r. - j - , ,he 7"-"V ""Y.TundB the company gave up the unprofitable Ung ,.. The water, of these ih contest, and abandoned their wharvc. springs are not so warm a those .(,,.,; fl,i ......i. .m,lui 1,. . . It I . I ,f tUm luLr. tl..l..l il.M IhIHIUI... 1 . . . I ... ami warehouses ai 01. neiens. ' ""J""" Uractlsinif arouml the marvina nr the ture is so much above that oi the -kes , ,he Me n c,,n,rcn f , amuse themselves in catch- .i I - I I . " ... . I IIIUl TTIHI 1 V IHISW 1UHMK UUIRVt caoie wagon roau uimugn me moun- qucnt repetition, i ne tove proper is - fr.n., ,ureWs and other wild tains on the west side of the river. Dv considered the best agricultural and L.,.. r.i. ,1,.. k.i..i...t r,...,..i this means Portland wa. made the fruit growing action in the valley. It , , numUer, , ,)C vicinity of anu "ine .nip 01 me sea .nouiu nrsi foothills, freer Trom wind than any Ol'K PKLKillTrit. CMMATK. mMl nl rhsnore rarcroM. Inikfr twiiiinn nf the vmMfv. It Is set. I " I ."1 . . . ----- 1 , i Thi. commercial .upremacy won tied by a thriving, industrious, he- "egon n occn now .u. vj caused Portland merchant, to do 1 """, P "l, , . wn,w' ' "T7"? . K.-.tn-M . ru ni thm lnnr nom0 In0 m"" ' "i"' yet to hear 01 the very tirsi case 01 sun- thr, ,ng ( hf tr Cascmle mountains, jus, .U,ve Jwk WM ,f , from Hasaiil Jul nnM ftntTBITMl 111 It lflllVirf Jltinn 111. Pauji ail m ill mtrt fT iiwm Mr hi v I r.nir.t w .ttr.rtiKl. rail. Lilc.. rise. Mount Fannie, a lowering ,cnM beat In Eastern ami European "" ' 1 1 1l . " j "i 1 ' .l l " I Ti . road, and .teamship companie. made roc k mat si.no. senunci ujwn innmiw . . -" -v thi. their headquarter, and tolay th h where , . f , , wj h future of thi. city U no longer a matter n t fill of ercllt ln g,,ninK J. " In hi b.rvlt of .peculation. Immense capital is it. summit. Arriving at the pinnacle TI . , 7,or,r,,, ,hf b,,rmt, Vln,.,l .nd .ub.t.nti.1 im. thev will find a tin box which we field do their twelve to fourteen liW lieine continually Put ,hcr l ,h christening ten or a work with ease. One peculiarity of 11 . ooien year. ago. This box i. Uing our climate, which greatly Increase in ami about the city. fi,lcj wih MrJ BIMj ;,hy MyjnJjt ( htlh ami comlort, Is that when even. provemenU are pushed forward Block, of .tore-house wharfs, Qalatial I individuals who from vr.r to yearling come, even after the warmest residences, etc are being added ycarvUit the .pot, and U said to furnish days, the air is cool, ami sleep 1. sound by year, and whiUt riv.I town. maymuch Amusement to those who climb land refreshing. During most part of irom time 10 rime spring up ronnnu lmj re. i ne entire valley can l th montrt 01 August a lire in our sit will alway. remain the Oregon cm- Kcn from the rock. The glistening I ting-room grate every morning and poiiuni. tower, of it five vitlaves, the neatly I evening ha felt rather comfortable '' . I white-painted farm houses, the check-1 This climate, with its immunity from Tin Oregon Ka.lway and Wav.ga- , . of hundreds all extreme of heat and cold, U lion Company give employment toof field of waving grain and grasa, I scarcely equalled on ! fsie of the over tfioomtn. IwWch, at thi season of the year, aielearth.