THE WEST SHORE.
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COFFIN MOUNTAIN.
One of the ninny familiar objects which groet the
eye of the excursionist ou the Columbia is Collin moun
tain, a bold mass of rook, risin from the water to the
height of three hundred feet Ou one Bide it hIojhjs no
ward at an angle of forty-five degrees, but ou the other
three it is almost perpendicular. Its rooky surface is
oovereil with scant vegetation and a few stunted firs,
which relieve the bnrreuness so strongly oontriutting with
the luxuriance of vegetation and forest growth on the
mountains through which the river runs. In former
years Coffin mountain was used by tho Indiana of that
region as a place of sepulture, and the rudu structures
on which lay the bodies of departed braves wero a fa
miliar sight to the early settlers along the Columbia.
The engraving on pago ono hundred and forty-four,
gives a view of the rock as seen from a steiuner ap
proaching it from the oast in its passive down tho
stream. The rock lies near the Washington Territory
side, about midway between Portland and Astoria, mid
is seen by thousands of travelers nnnuully, as every
steamor from San Francisco and every vessel on its way
between Portland and the ocean passes almost within a
stone's throw.
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EVENING.
On page one hundred and forty-throo are giveu the
three prize compositions of tho Portland Art Club on
the subject of " Evening." The organization and ob
jects of the club were explained in the February num.
ber, at which time were given engravings ou the subject
of " Roposo." Other subjects treated have boon Light
and Shadow, Adversity, Morning, Springtimo, Christmas,
Home, Action and Solitude. The walls of tho olub
room are docoratod witli the prize sketches ou these
various themes, and the collection oiubrncei a variety of
idoas and methods of treatmont ot which one who has
not inspected it can have no idea. Of tho skotchiw pre
sented for " Evoning," tho throe roproduood hero wera
golooted by the inomWs as best in conception and treat
ment The nppor one, by C. L Smith, is not only a
carefully executed evening scene in a country villago,
but embraces a still deeper idea iu the figures of the
aged couple, quietly enjoying the evening of life. The
center one, by llonry Epting, is a rural scone, just such
a one as every country lad hat witnessed hundred of
times. The cattle after wandering altout or lying in
shady oornors during the long summer day, are now re
turning leisurely home in the cool of the evening. The
sketch is well executed, ami appeals directly to the heart
of every one who has wandered away from the old home,
stead. The lower skotch is by O. T. Urowu, and is a
bit of river scenery such as is to be found in many
places in the largo basin lying between the Uocky and
Cascade mountains. Over it is cast the'warm glow of
the evening, immediately following one ot those brilliant
unaoU only known in the West, and which, when faith
fully reproduced on canvas, appear absurd exaggera
tions to those who have never witnessed such scenes.
The original was iu oils and strongly colored, making
the effect far moro striking than in the engraving,
though, Uo be Kitiu, not so pltMMiug. The ullieis wuio
also executed iu oils, but iu black and white, a method
of treatment well adapted to the subject and the ideas
of the artiste.
SMELTER FOR OCEUR D A.LENB.
No more significant exponent ot the enterprise and
go ahead spirit of Helena capitalist can lie found than
in the recent organization ot the Helena Concentrating
Company. Article of incorporation have been filed in
the olllce of the territorial secretary for a company,
Ismryig that name, with a capital stock of 1100,000.
Some of the wealthiest and most enterprising of Helena's
capitalists are numbered among the incorporators, whose
standing as successful milling operaUns and judicious
business men hits long bcou established in this territory.
The officers elected for the first throe mouths are : H.
T. Hauser, President; A. M. Esler, Vice-President and
General Manager; A. M. Hotter, Treasurer; V. E. Cox,
Secretary. The object of this new company, as an
nounced in tho articles of incorporation, is the H mining,
concentrating, milling and smelting of gold and silver
ores in Shoshone ooiuity, Idaho," Tho erection of works
will be at once oommonood at Kentucky, a small town
iilxmt twenty-eight miles from Murray, the center of the
Cumr d'Aleue mining region, and ten mile from the
head of navigation ou Cumr d' Alone river. The first of
June next will see the works iu ooratiou, with a dully
capacity of fifty tons. The site for the works is well
chosen, as the country ou all sides is rich in quarts
mines, whose product can bo brought to Kentucky by
easy and practicable routes. The place is also easy ot
access from the outside world by a route from Rath
drum, on the Northern Pacific railroad, involving twen
ty miles of staging and sixty miles of stoaiuhoatiug up
the Cumr d'Aleno lake and river. Thus the works will
be so situated that tliey will lay tributary the wealthy
mines of the Cumr d'Aleno oouutry, and oommand an
easy and always practicable outlet for tho bullion and
concentrates they produce. The new company has al
ready secured a oontract from J. F. Wardner k Co. tor
concentrating 50,000 ton ot ore from tho Cumr d'Aloua
mine -a work that will keep their plant busy for two
years after iU completion. Messr. Hauser ami Hotter,
two prominent memlsirs of the oompauy, are among the
wealthiest of Meutaua's bonanza kings, and the enlist
m'Mit of their capital and enterprise to aid in developing
the great resources of the Cumr d'Aleua country will no
doubt be hailed with acclamation by resident and luiua
owner in that section. This new mining district prom
ises to IsHxime au impmiiant mrt of the ore producing
region of the Northwest, and the building of mills ami
smelters, a contemplated by the Helena oompany, will
operate to hasten it development llttlttna JIurM