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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1886)
18 THE WEST SHORE. lion. Tlw higher p irtioua of tlu city nro supplied from bililli ill lilt) lliiU. TllU llUMllll Hyslulli Id UlluallnflUi- tory, both on account of tlio quality of water ami the price at which it in gupplii'd. The water of mouutaiu htn-aiiiH ciiii lie brought in pipfit to the city at a reason able pxm-iih, mill at the recent session of the Legislature th city wim authorized to construct water works of its own, or to purchase the existing works, provided that water hIiuII not he in k i-11 from tho Willamette, and that imt more than $750,(XM) ahull lie exemlcd. It sooms probable that the city will lie supplied soon with the parent of iiioiiiitaiii water at rates about one-fourth those imw charms! liv the water comnanv. Front, First and it portion of Second HtreotH are paved with Htone blocks, ami the other chief thoroughfares are mncAilami.ixl. Experiments with wooden lilock pave ment have not I cc ii HatiMfactory owing to the long wet season. The macadamized Htreetri make line driven, tho favorite being Montgomery, Eleventh and 11. The last lead to the City Park, beautiful tract donated to the Mopln fur n pulilic park. It lien on the hill at the end of 11 htreet, and iH visitiil in Hummer. cHiieciallv on Sun day, liy noire of carriages and hundreds of pedestrians. A nkeU-li of the park in given on page '.Y,. The drive may 1xt prolonged from 11 Htreet through the canyon and across the Hutu in it to the picturesque farms of Washim. trni County. A fine macadamized road also leads into Huh name region through the canyon at tho head of Jef forwui ntreeL From the end of MontiMinerv alrnet i winding road leads to the Huminit of llobiiiKon's HM, whenoe run lie Liu! one of the most pleasing views imag inable. At the haiie of the hill lien the city, wrapped in a mantle or green foliage, all lilondinir liarmonioimlv wive where hero and there a tall Hpire or iinKming struc ture thriiNU iUelf almve the others mid assert its claim Ui nMvial notice. The winding course of tho Willamette aw lie iraoeil for miles, Kat Portlim.! All,;,,,. u.ji "" wood niiJ uunierouH Hiilmrliaii vilhiL'tm nrA iilni'iilv vi'uilkl.. ana miootiviir, six mile distant, on the uorth bank of me uiluiiilnn, can lie distinctly Keen, while the eyo fol iowi mo omit-no of tho great " Itiver of the Went" till it M irnil lietweeu tlio toworiliif walliiof the f , - '"i..i.iW IUUi In the middle ground rise the wooded sIojmih of Mount ..r, wuue hi mo extensive lH,ckgrou. is the lone Mu. ridge of the IWado Mountain, almve which towers the kmgly Mount Hood, iU base resting on tho very crest ... .nB,., , PIwn mm roi or purest white spark ling in the rays of tho noonday nun, or suffused with the w.t iMirata tiuU of cm,,,,,, prpl Rlh g()(i the V """wuin.l the inn To the left apiiear the rouudisl cue of SL Helen,, mid the erets of Itniir and AduiiiH, while to tm riKI,t in t, ,iU, fc,,, f JlIT(ir. -..u. hne .ow ,HakK. M i such beautiful surround- X i-S Tm u ,H; f,r An",1,,,r drive ut While Hiiuho nnuUlong the bank of the Will. -J.I'M ! beautifu. Ki,,r Vi,!W C,melry Uutiful dnveway. U thn.ugh the cemetery, cIi"u J lovely landscapes stretch out before the eye whether looking up or down the liver. Tim uiliot lum given us views from this point on pages 8 and 32. On the east side of the river good roads lead into the 'country back of Mount Tabor -and up the river to Milwaukie. These many beautiful drives, the charming scenery, the splen did boating and yachting on the river, the good hotel accommodations, the facilities for evening amusement, and the fact that all railroad and steamboat routes to points of interest in Western Oregon and Washington centre in Portland, make this the best point for tourists as a base from which to operate in viewing the country. lhore is one view of a city which does much to im press a stranger either favorably or the reverse the social and intellectual aspect Socially and morally Port land differs little from an Eastern city of the same pro jKirtions. It has numerous churches, embracing all the loading denominations. There are no very large or ele gant church edifices, but the services are well attended, and Sunday is a day of rest and cessation of business. Excursions on the Willamette and Columbia are frequent on Sunday, and they are participated in by a large class of our respectable people, who take the opportunity to thus recruit themselves after the cares and labors of the week. In the matter of education Portland has always occupied an advanced position. The school system of this city is modeled upon the best idens of educators, and is equal to that of any city in the Union. The school buildings, of which there are seven, are large, comfort able and well ventilated, and are supplied with the best of seats, desks, npparatus, libraries, etc. An imposing four-story brick high school has just been completed at a cost of $150,000, a large engraving of which, in four colors, accompanies this number of The West Shoue as a HiMt-inl supplement There are a number of academies for kith sexes, some of them denominational, which are well attended. The school census of 1885 showed 6,058 children botween the ages of four and twenty residing in the city, of which 570 attended private schools. There were registered in the public schools 3,978, the average uumW belonging being 3,084, and the average daily attendance 2,971. Considering that many parents do not send their children to school until six years of age, and that a great many are compelled to leave ael,1 A earn a live iIhhhI long before they are twenty, the above figures indicate that there are few children of proper ago not receiving the benefit of a ,i.,i: t5.i i t ---- - w vuuvawuu, X UIV- land has many newspapers and periodical publications, ome of wluch are of a superior character both as to content and appearance. The Ore.jonian and News are morning diulies with weekly editions; the Standar,!, with a week v imoio- tl.a c...;.... .. . . w.i.. ", " "u wreionian, Hyundai ome, an muiu Mcreuru. Wm n t,r,,, Mvocatc, Journal of Commerce, Or, lion ittftmus aud Shu t X,ul,. i ', . Tub u',. o "u weueu weeKiy, ana ml iTv FT Guid' ColM "lurch, man and Y. M. C. A. BuMin appear monthly.