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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1883)
126 THE WEST SHORE. June, 1883. 1,000 cant in a day. The filled cans are then taken to the washing midline, where they are rapidly revolved under a spray of warm water, being rublied with a sponge at the tame time, and are afterward dried with piecei of old netting. They then pass through the hands of boys who Kt (he topi on, and are taken to the crimper and soldering furnace. In this machine the edge of the cover is crimped, ami the cans then roll across a brick furnace, the ends pacing through a trough of milled solder, and continue down a wire tram way to the hands of the testers, The capacity of this machine and furnace is from 20,000 to 22,000 per day. The cans are then tested for imperfec tions by elimination ami by immersion in hot water, and all not air tight are taken to the solilcrers. They are then immersed for an hour and twenty minutes in a cauldron of boiling water, after which they are again tested by being , laped on top with a snull wooden mallet, im perfection bsing indicated by the sound. The good ones are then punctured to let the hot air escape and are immediately sealed up again. He ing now placed on little iron cars they ate rolled on a track into an iron retort, and are cooked by team for an hour and fifteen minutes. From the retort they are plunged into a vat of hot lye to remove eR-ry particle of grease, and are then im mcrsed in a tank of cold water until perfectly cool. They again pass through (he hands of two testers, who tap litem on the cover with a large steel nail, their trained ears catching the least inequality of sound. When passed by these ex perts as g.Khl, they arc put upon frames and lowered into a bath of lacquer, composed gener ally of varnish and turpentine, and are then raised and left impended over the vat to drip. Any excess of the lacquer that collects on the lower edge in dripping is removed with a brush, and the cans having now a saffron lint, are taken to a group of little girls, who sj.eed.ly am neatly place upon Ihsm the proper labels handling from a.000 10 4,000 each, per day. Nothing now remaini in be done but to pack them in cases for shipment. This establishment puts up three sites of cms one pound tall, one pound flat, (for the English market), and two pounds no.n'. InaL Two labels are used. " Kinney', Salmon " nd "Astoria Packing CV The systematic thoroughness that marks every detail of the work renders it all most i,po,il,e fot an jmpf tfcc, Mn to leave the house, a fact that has given Kinney's product an enviable reputation among dealers. IUMMKR MOTS. Astoria itseli and the beach on the neighlo,ing coasts are visited inniu ,iy ,hl)UMml wm com. to enjoy the heal.h giving air of the sea and bath. In the surf. The Seaside House, on Clatsop beach, fifteen miles aou.h of the city, has been traded and fitted up at . cost of $75,000, includ Ing grounds hotel cottages bathing flcilities etc, Th. CU.r House that formerly stood a le h:losv, has been moved up .0 this spot am u ru. in connection with the other. Hunting .d fishing abonnd. In the vicinity, .d ,he pci,ure srf boating on a fi, f,ch Wiler Wsrlon. The Crime. Hou stand, near by arul U wJ patronUed. This lch i, the frlle r-ort, and i. reached by ..earner from Astoria l0 Skipanon Landing and conveyance lo the hotel Captain FUvel U now building . hotel ,0d other accoKxllloo. ( vuhor. at . poio, beach near Skipanon. Ilwaco, on Baker's bay, is a favorite resort, where are a number of cot tages that are occupied every summer, as well as camping grounds where many tents are erected during the season. At Stout's, above Cape Dis appointment, aie a hotel, cottages and camping grounds. Many go to Oysterville and other point s on Shoal w ater bay. For all these places Astoria is the general rendezvous. Young's river falls attract many visitors every year. They lie a few miles up Young's, river and in their graceful plunge of seventy feet present a picture that will amply repay the beholder for the trouble of seeking it. Steamers run to all these places and ply on the river, so that passengers find ample transportation facilities. Every three days the 0. R. i. N. Co.'s large ocean steamers arrive from Portland and San Francisco. The company runs a regular mail and passenger boat daily, except Sunday, between Astoria and Portland, and the elegant steamer Wide West makes the round trip every day, except Wednesday. The Fleetwood makes three trips a week, and independent freight boats are passing up and down the river continually. The Ona runs to Tillamook and Yaquina bay from Portland, stopping at thU city. From As toria steamers run to all the surrounding points. The Daisy makes three trips a week to Lewis and Clarke river and Young's river. The Gen eral Custer goes to Deer river and Gray's river once a week, and the Cayote to the same points irregularly. The Lillian makes daily trips to Knappton and goes frequently to John Day and Deer rivers. The Sam makes a daily trip to Skipanon and return. Either the General Miles or General Canby makes a daily round trip to Fort Stevens, Fort Canby and Ilwaco. The General Miles goes to Gray's harbor or Tillamook alwut once in two weeks, and the A. B. Field makes occ isional visits to Tillamook. The steam schooner Kate and Anna makes irregular trips to Gray', harbor, Tillamook and Yaquina bay. The steamer Clara Parker runs independently to any and all points on the river. With these ves l the ocean ships, and the 1,500 fishing boats, one-half of which can always be seen on the water, the harbor presents a busy appearance at all times of day. CLATSOP COUNTY. The county of C!at.op, in which Astoria is seated, occupies the extreme northwest corner of .n aml ha5 an area of , . eadmg reso rces are the fisheries agriculture, 'Keoal,,dpfo,)a!llyiron The Q'f " country chiefly mountainous but many re.m, flow through, along which are large area. "f Rne I" Even back from th treams almost everywhere, the soil i, excellent aa,!:nnrlred0fi.,, ow.h of Lber CUtsnp pl.ms , ,tripof hne five year,, ,. ,he largest body of .gricultural ,Jd "...count,. Thewiislii:n,an(1 and produce, vegetables grain, and small fruits in ,y '"S "e pr.nc.pal ce.eals. Hay is ,he "'"P. dairying the leading feaJe of farm.ng business T.n,k- .,ureor,ne pUin.makeM.rticle soil is well adapted to hop culture, though that industry is not yet carried on here. The same is generally true of the ranches on Nehalera Lewis and Clarke, Young's, Walluski and other rivers in the county. The Nehalem valley i, especially a fine grain region. On these streams and in the mountains are large areas of vacaul land, covered with timber, still open to settlement. It requires persistent effort and hard work to clear them and reduce the land to cultivation, but when this is accomplished the set'.ler has a fine and productive home. Work can always be found by an industrious man to aid in the support of himself and family while he is clearing his land and securing title to a homestead. For vegeta bles, hay and small fruits there is a sure market at high prices. From end to end the county is covered with a dense growth of magnificent timber, and hundred, of men make money by logging into the stream, from the claims of settlers and selling the logs to mill men at Astoria. Much charcoal and cord wood are also taken from the claims. The timber of which there is the greatest abundance is the Douglas fir, generally known as Oregon pine, some varieties of it making finer ship building material than eastern oak. The other valuable woods are tide land spruce, used for boxes, ship lining, boat building and house finishing, hem lock, cedar, larch, alder and maple. In the Nehalem valley is the largest body of the most desirable timber, and here are offered great in ducements for settlers to locate and enjoy the benefits of the railroad soon to be built through that section of the county. Coal of a superior quality has been discovered in the southern portion of the county, and it is probable that this whole region is underlaid with seams of that valuable material. In case no de sirable coal is discovered neat the line of the road, a branch line will undoubtedly be constructed to tap the beds in this locality. Iron ore has been found in several places to the east and it probably exists in Clatsop county as well. North of the river, in Pacific county, the agri cultural and timber resources are similar to those of Clatsop, while the fish and oyster interests of Shoalwater bay are extremely valuable. In conclusion, we will say to him who has capital to invest, or who is possessed of sufficient industry, pluck and energy, Astoria and the sur rounding country offer Splendid inducements. The industrious mechanic, the energetic farmer, the enterprising business man or manufacturer will find here a field for labor 5 but the drone who is too lary to work or the man who expects money to make itself, will find little here to at tract him, and for that matter any where else. A machine has been patented for working the fine gold on the sand bars of Snake river. It i built something like a cabinet, with a wide hop per on top, into which the gravel and sand are shov led. The coarse sand works off while the finer material keeps going down a succession of planes, underlaid with silver sheeting covered with quicksilver. By the time it reaches the bottom nothing is left but black sand and gold, nd as there is no force to cany the gold from the machine it is certain to be caught by the quicksilver. If the machine will do what is claimed for it, (here is wide field open for its use.