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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.