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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1886)
110 THE WEST SHORE. lying in ienm at their base. Along the river's edge runs the railroad, bo tlint theso pictured rocks can 1) seen by everyone passing along thnt portion of the line in the daytime. An artittt would hardly dare rink his reputa tion hy aHompttng to reproduce Red Rock with fidelity of tone to the original, since it is so different from any thing ordinarily seen in nature, that the critics would no douht down the painting tho work of an amateur dauber with no eye for color whatever. It is one of those things which raiiHt Ite seen in the original, or not st alL Tho Willamette SUvira Haw Mills (see pago 12(1) form one of the most iniorUnt iiuliistries of Portland. They aro situated on the west Imnk of the Willamette, in the northern edge of the city, and give employment to altout one hundred and fifty men. IiOgs from the various tributaries of tho Columbia and Willamette are lowed in rafU to tho mill, and large vessels load lum lxir at iU docks for various xirts in California, Mexico, Central America Peru, Chili, Hawaiian Islands, Aus tralia and China. Largo quantities of lumber aro shipHHl eastward, along the line of the Northern Pacific snd Oregon Khort Line. Tho greater portion of the manufacture is for export purisms. The mills wero built in 1K71. They are under tho management of George W. Weidler ami nro suiwrintendod by J. Onlway, mill man of large oxjoriono. These mills wore tho first to ojen markets for Oregon Lumlier east of tho IUky Mountains, thus inaugurating a movement which will doubtless prove of great benefit to this region. The cascades and waterfalls of the Western moun Uins are legion, and each has its charm, its claim to IMHiial notion. Somo are buried in tho heart of denso forests, while others leap ami roar among barren and rugged rocks; but whether their surroundings Iw sylvan or nxky, they charm tho artist's eye ami well repay him for his labor, when, after much exertion, he penetrans their wihl surroundings and goxes uxin their silvory fronts and the fiNim-crested Mm.1h at their fe.t One won ders at the ceaseless energy thus displayed in tho depth of nature's solitudes, so far from tho activities of human life, ami the practical man deprecates the appareut waste of Miwer, the unproductive exenditure of a foroe sufilcient to turn the wheels of (ho world's imlus trie One of the m,t beautiful of these cascades, both in tho general appearance of tho falls themselves, Bd Uieir .urmundings .f rocks, tree. d verduro, is that or tall Creek, Southern Orvgon, presented on jrnge I'M The streams of Uiat n-gion xwses attractions to tho dui.U of the rod as well a. the pupil of the brush, ,d along :tho.r banks tho srtsmsn will not find his gun an idle companion. The rWineute River finds iU source in the littlo rills which flow from the eternal snows of Mount Shasta. It is the main waU.rwsy of California, and with jU tribu Un. drain, the umt half of the great Sacramento Valley and lit adjacent portions of the Coast Range and Sierras. In a similar manner its chief affluent, the San Joaquin, which joins it just above the point of its discharge into Suisun Bay, forms with its tributaries the drainage system of the southern half of the valloy and tho contiguous mountains. Properly speaking, the Sacramento heads in Goose Lake, on the boundary line between Oregon and California, since its largest north ern tributary, Pit River, which rises in Goose Lake, is larger than the main stream above the point of junction. This was in early times known as the "East Fork of the Sacramento," but has long been called " Pit River" from a custom of the natives, who dug pitfalls in the trails for tho puriKwe of catching wild animals or hostile invaders. The scenery of the upper Sacramento, and of Pit River, MeLood River and others of its northern tributaries, is beautiful, as one will readily admit who has ever passed through that region by the stage road, or spent a few days in one of the numerous delightful summer resorts. Tho Siorras and Coast Range unite here to olose in the valley. The gracofully sloping mountains are thickly clad with timber and vines, the brillant colors of the latter combining in Ootobor with the perennial green of tho pines to make a picture of transcendent loveliness. Deep canyons thore are, and high mountains, but the jaggod rocks are covored with a mass of verdure, which reaches to the summit of the mountains. Only here and thore apjear barren rock formations, such as Castle Rock, or Devil's Castle, which occupies the back-ground in our ongraving on page 113. In strong contrast with this universal tint of green, are the white sides and top of Mount Shasta, which rises eleven thousand feet above its baso and reaches an altitude of fourteen thousand four hundred Bnd forty feet above the level of the sea. Another exception is Blnck Butte, a miniature counter part of tho groat mountain, at whose base it stands. As a summer resort the region about the base of Shasta is unexcelled on the Const Cool nights, comfortable days, beautiful scenery, clear, cold mountain water, forests teeming with game and the numerous streams which unite to form the Sacramento inviting thb sports man to whip their shady pools for delicious mountain trout, all urge the seeker for health or pleasure to look for both in that boautiful region. Mit. C. W. Siianb sonds the following notes from To ledo, W. T.: The steam saw mill has passod into the hands of Messrs. Cattermole & Nelson, who are excellent mechanics. As sexm as the machinery is overhauled, , ,u" ""iiumuuui8 maue, mey expect to be awe to furnish everything in their line equal to the best To ledo is a very healthy location, and is backed by a large extent of settled and unsettled land of the first quality, lying, mostly, east of here. Messrs. Patterson Brothers are now building a substantial two-story house. They Will nimn ..11 J I, . . . " uu oorapioie stock or. goods as soon as ..u..,g cm ue completed. We invite families wno desire to locate in a hoalthy place to oome here, where th"v can edunAfo !,:. i.:i.i i e i: uidii uuuurou ana enjoy as nue mato as can be found on the Coast