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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1884)
THE WEST SHORE. 127 A trip down the Columbia to Astoria, even if the traveler is headed for San Francisco, should be mnde in .one of the river boats and not by the ocean steamers. The latter leave at midnight, and the scenery is too mag nificent to be lost; besides this the smaller boats make landings at all the little towns and canneries along the route. Arriving at Astoria a visit to the canneries, to look into the mystery of salmon canning, should not be omitted, nor Bhould a climb to the top of the hill, a mat ter of ten minutes' walk, where can be had an entrancing view of the river, bar, cape and ocean. Excursion boats run to Forts Canby and Stevens and Ilwaco, passing through the immense fleet of fishing boats. If one has Beveral days to spare, they could not be spent better than in visits to the summer resorts at Ilwaco, Cape Disap pointment, Ocean Park, even going as far north as Shoal waterJBay and Gray's Harbor, or the Clatsop Beach and Sound. Although a trip down the Sound to Victoria on the regular fast boat is an enjoyable one, to fully appre ciate the beautieB of that great inland sea one should take the smaller local boaU and visit the various ports and hnrlnr. Battle will bo found a BploiuliJ btopjmitf place from which to make little excursions to various points. The hotelB here are really excellent, and the view from the city itself is magnificent, embracing the snowy cones of Rainier on the south and Baker on the north, and on the went overlooking the placid surface of Elliott Bay to the serrated peaks of the snow-capped Olympian Itango. The journey should by all menus be extended through the islands of the lower end of the Sound to Port Townsend, and thence aoross tho historical Straits of Fuca, through which runB the international line, to Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. Here will be found a quiot, beautiful city, somewhat In con- Ik ' fix Si Bid HOltf TUNNEL AND I1UIWIK, N. P. tt. K Tillamook Head. An exceedingly enjoyable trip will be j trnst with those on the American Bido, whore Beveral liuamooK neacu ad , exc J ' ' f the 1 UayH, and even weeks, of enjoyment may be LmL The reached ILjUg f Zt Srr stage across the mounteins. IT bound rlta. ftIl(l even if the journey is taken at the he tourist can board ? .8te however, in order to be certain of Ir?r ! ut- aild pHMmt of the scenery will amply repay one taken the precaution to ZuiLtM hk programme. The return trip, Portland. Otherw.se he can man. v T - cmaAian Pacific is finiHhed from Port fresh start to some other mtereetwg point ; iUUliujr - - - Alaska, througli that magnificeut erie of sheltered bays and inland channels, is one generally provided for in JDU DKUH W ctvaw -f . . t t c i ,;n overlooked by one who is really traveling for pleasure. Sailing upon that Medi terranean of the Pacific," he will experience more abBo- w.ioiioou ui u - ... ,. ftjvance. since it consume aimui iour tow wuu, lute, quiet pleasure than at any other ! w4 ralonWrf upon n jur Taking the boat in the afternoon at Portland, ' 7" he m,j U lMy mlM with hi- choice were be St tV7 prearr ent,ely .nd m.ke
