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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