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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1882)
22 THE WEST SHORE. Feb uary, 1882 of ilvcr cord running down the hide of a great clilT until it i hidden in an uiwlcrgrowth of verdure. Uoo.ter Rock and Cattle Kkk arc familiar land mark, on the Columbia-the for mer bein w near Portland a almo,t lo bo coiuidered in the suburbs. Dif fering omcwhat in shape, there i, nevertheless, a kimilaiity between lliec great ballic pile, fringed with ever green a they wem to shoot up from I he depth of the river like great mon ttcrtof a-by-gonc era. They aic visible fur mileit along the river and ktund out in relief M bold Hut once keen they ure unijeI upon the memory forever. It it Mid that the picture(jueiie of Can tie Kock nude ko great an iiiipicion uii Jay Cooke ul Hie time when he wa Mt the head of the Northern I'ucilic railroad, that he purchased H for the purpose of building uxu or near its kuuiiiiit handsome kuuiiner residence after the kiyle ol those owned by the wealthy New Yoikcuin the vicinity o Wel I'oiut on the Hudson. Our rcjucKiitatioii oi'ilitte h.iihlionio for mation arc taken lioni photographs wild ate Hue in every detail. Trie moot awe-inspiring sjiot on the tulitc Columbia liver, is at the xiint known a C Horn, a very good pic lure of wbiill iticouipaiiiek this isiuc. Like another (jihralur, it ne from the Wilel'k edge, until crested by (beclouds, commanding the river in loihdiiections, sublime in it iiiiniciitity. 1'. veil the wa ter oftbe proud Columbia are huhcd at it base, and kilvuce uud solemnity reign, a if in obeisance to iitmiglit and in rweicik-e to iu majesty. Caj 1 loin it indeed the monarch ol the Columbia, ...I . . .I....I . .1 u ntilivut uuuui UIIV Ul the grandeU work of nature lit the world. Another point outfit Columbia, fraught with iulcrckl to the touiist, i the Old Mock IIjuk and the Upper Cascade. Strategically kiluatcd, it wa here that in tally pioneer of the Pacific North wct made a stand agauitt tlit combined Columbia river tube, of ludiaiik, ami Iter hard fighting and many viciui ludes carried the day," Though fat falling Into decay, the Hlock llju.e Mill sUad a a souvenir of the past and spur to the memory of tho. who would forgtt the hardkhiptof tbr brave pKMwer who camp ahead and nude Oregiw plact for our home. The Jtl.w k ......... I . . - - - .mjxj now, out u no Um Ullod, figuratively, with iucideiit. 07idTi o a it can hold toether it will be an historical nuuu- m..r t be cherished by all. Tne cas cades of the Columbia at this place are not unlike the "Whirlpool "of the Ni agara river.o.ily tlu volume ol water is greater and the UooJ swifter and more tcrriSfc in its angry surging. It is one val field of foam, rocks and roaring waters. It is a grand sight, and no matter how often seen invariably at tracts interest. Not to confine this issue entirely to the beauties of the Columbia river, any more than the beauties of Oregon are confined to that majestic stream, we have prepared two views of the Wil lamette, one ol the locks at Oregon City and the other a view just out of I'ortland on the White House road. As before mentioned, especial care has been taken with the picture ol the Willamette Locks, and a likeness of the steamboat l'aunie I'attou passing through them has been expressly en graved lor the purpose ol showing the workings of that important factor in the inland commerce of Oregon. In the distance rises the spray of the Wil lamette Tails like clouds of steam, and across the way me the famous Hour and woolen mills of Oregon City. The locks arc a canal limit at large expense l.i ill i.l IWn around tne lulls ol tne Willamette so that the old style of unlo.idiii and re- loading at the Oregon City basin could tie obviated. Ihe work is ol solid ktone, the properly of the O. R. Si N. Co., and an ornament to the state. : .Our little White House road picture Ml . .1 . win iive to ine tourist, we hone, a -i, t - -vorable impression of the beautifu i .i . . unve mat surrounu i'ortland. A green sward ruuninir to the wat.-r m ... side, a forest of tirs on the other. one ami mere a glimpse of busy I'ortland in the haze of moke of thrift, while the Willamette stretches out Hashing Iwjfore us iu the luiikhine. and the bacLirrint it n....i.. , ft id Mimic . I I. . . . up oi ine (iistanl Mounts Hood, Rainier and St. Helens, snow clad to the waist, standing out against the sky like the tent of some giunt soldiery. One's L'M rdiiiuit ft.... :.. i . . . v. .iuui iuiii iii an j uirection with out being confronted by some beautiful IMk ! ...u., yi wM.-iiiug to view some avenue Ot lot'llllft-a 1ft iu .. . . r i ,a a tunsiaur. least ol the picturesijue iu this paradise of na-ture-and if our souls are not brought the nearer to the Creator by it, it is not liecauMi I li i i .... In it all Paiuiy visible HOMES FOR MILLIONS. For the benefit of immigrants and es pecially for people, even here at home, who by some means have got possesseu ol the idea that there is but little desir able land left for settlement in the Pa: cific Northwest, we have gathered in- r.vi-m iiion from ihe railroad and diner- eut United States Land Offices, which'' will convince any one that we have" room for millions of families who may. be willing to come here, carve out homes and become independent by in dustry and frugality. Intending im-mi'M-ants must remember that crops never fail here, and that the death-rate is lowtr than in any portion of the world. We have no extremely hot or cold weather, are never troubled with epidemics, and the wealth of the inhab itants per capita is greater than m any other part of the Union. The Bureau of Immigration in this city, located on North Front street between C and 1), . under the management of Paul Schulze, , lwq., makes a magnificent display ot cereals fromdiiTerent portions of Oregon and Washington. Immigrants on ar rival here are invited to cull, inspect and judge for 'themselves what the country is capable of producing. The land grant of the 0. & C. R. R.' is 2,560,000 acres; only about 150,000 acres of this has been sold, and there yet remains more than 2,400,000 acres. 1 hree fourths ot this is good arable land. To actual settlers this land is sold at from $1.25 to $7.00 per .acre', . paying cash a discount of 10 per cent on purchase price is allowed, or if pre ferable, ten years time can be had in which to pay for it. The Oregon Improvement Co. have i5,Sco acres of land in Powder river valley, Baker county, on the projected line of the 0. R. & N. Co.'s ruilroail Their plan is to improve the land and then sell it to settlers. The land grant to the Northern Pi. cilic Railroad, in the Pend d'Oreille ; division, extends from Wallula to a point near Lake Pend d'Oreille, distant from Wallula 225 miles, and covers the odd numbered sections in the district of country for forty miles wide, on each side of their road.which has been exam mcd by commissioners representing the general government, and has been ac cepted. The lands in this division are now being ottered for sale, amounting f originally to 5,760,000 acres of railroad
