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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