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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1886)
360 THE WEST SHORE. Ife'V III H. A. CI.AIIKK. On awlftly In th gnhlm Wxl, Tii end It toil tm ocean' braaftl. The mighty river flowe i lu Roub are gathered far ewaj, What moanlalne rtw Ut bar th lUy Old Willi eternal enowa, O, woedrou river t fould I well Hml U wiaider of Dial epell Which reel Uiy eburea along. And ehow, rep"lv la my lay. Thy nda of ftr and ellfl of gray, Thai wimld Indeed ha m ! Than ahnttld lha Caaoadee' linr refrain Thrill thruaigh ml g. a caala attain, To loll thy legend'a euiry i The aky of hi na end wuodl cliff And etruggllng atraaai ahnuld (I m aa if Thai keew eaneet'e ilnrj. Than ahoald tha children of lha mod IjIx Is mt toat aa earn thaf Mood, And knew thee ahoraa Uiatr ova i Tha India nuud, wit Invar Mar, Rao Id anatar h thy water clear, Aa I tha day Ian Sow. A eewr of year aav paaaad atom w (Hha atlll la awra lha lit U ), With rla an happy lot. Fee Kaiaai keel had marred Ihy tow, With peddle alroka eaad paaaag alow. And n ear rWena-ed epot. Mora naara far tha akr or wav Tha vlewe lhal lov and roath aa gan tlope haaa Uiy wild haake wr Tha aaoeelauie waar lhatr fonaa alway. Tha cataract pour lla Ionia today I kwow Iheea a at anr- Tha grealcat river of Ilia Weet la burn of rangea far and wida ; A liniail and grandly heaving ureal Tha WcUirn lletniaphore'B divide. II hnrvmle all Ilia mountain rilla And all Ilia winding valley etrmme : Thua great Colmnbia'a rliannal till. And, brimming o'ar lu ourrmt glnaina ; Then wimliiiii, widaninf toward Ilia aaa, lu fluoda ara ewept in majnty. Tiraa waa-in eome dim, far-off day Tint ruila aiarraa liar rod Uia war I Fur frowning Caanula rangn aloud, And egee lung hidd back Ilia flood ( Kmra haigliU that tnnwa atarnal crown Impatient atraama cania hurrying down. Thor galliaml I turn Uia fnmin ion, And anulhward marchnl for many lar ! Tlirough diwp dcttloa of Idalio TI117 brought Montana'a waallh of anow 1 And Utah, from her plaina no drear, Kent faithful tribute year br rear. Hut grandlr Arm Uia mnunUina atood. And untold agw held the flood I Than aa tha oountloaa crrlee gan No paanaga to Ilia tienUnp ware. It row and awepl Uia rangea low, To make a highway for lla flow. And here tha Titan fight waa made Hera where wa am Uia grand Caacado, Where all Uieae rapida toaa and quirnr With fum Uiat makaa Uia bowldera ahirer, la Natura'a mlghtieal art diaplared ; Hera haa tha mailer ah ill of Tima Wrought architecture moat eublima, Theee elifla were faahioned bjt Uia war, Tlial atlll. at timea, when Mixxla ara bran, Inacribea iu name uMin Uia land In araltered drifu and hipa of aand. And while Uia turranU (Uh and ghm, NoU wliat huge bowldera ohoke Uia atraam ! Theae once were ailamanUne walla, Uigh cllfla lhat graced a peaoeful Uila, And falling thenoa, they nuule Uieaa falla. And raieed lha watera far and wida 1 Ho high that where onoe foreeU atood Ahore Uia rapiila rolla Uia flood. Filiating above that lucent wave. We aaw thuee forneta in their grave 1 Aa Time from age to age haa flown, The prieuned wood haa changed to etona. Not far above Uia rapidV ruah Tha river Howe with tranquil huah, Like aoma fair lake, embueomad deep, On which tha mounutn ahadowa fall. When apell.bosnd lalanda calmly aleep. While echo hover within call, tale of deep emerald floating there 8how wihlerneaa of leaf and bloom. And eehoaa wait Ihea to declare Their preeaejOF la the atretic gloom. Their light canoe can track the low Prom ena-ap fill Uia eun la low 1 And while yon drift watch well the ehora. Where aeoantaia etreama ooaw winding through ; For tf Umhw openinga yon aiidora. The enowy peaka will come in view Amid the rangea eon th ward. Hood t Moant Ailama, northward, Ui rough Uia wood; Kara frawaa on each in dleUnce gray, Mllr and mile and mllet away. (Iramlly outlined, whiU alway Hince the It ml primeval day. And if my miieo can iioorly t"ll Tlie aylvan grocii and woven I'U Hy wihhI and wave and muunlnin mwle. When grandeal ImigliU in ahndow dwell, And alartling vielaa are diaplayed Almve the cataraota' fearful piny, lluw can it catch the rare aurpriaa That aweepa the lower atream by day. And makea it, 'neath the moon'i full ray, A aoene that will fnraror bo Linked with the Joya of memory ? Now launch we on the lower aUimm, And leava the oaUracU' roar behind. Tli day will reach the ann'a laat beam. And faint will blow the creeling wind, Kra gliding peat each bold rampart And oolonailna unknown to art. Or liatoning lu the tuneful aprny Of watorfalla nut far away, We aee Ul mounUin walla recede. And human dwellinga dot tho ahure, Wher orchanU glad Uie eyo onoe more, Ami flelila grow red with ripening aeett Our aaila we eet to oalch the brecio Our paddlea helped Uie aluggiah wind ; We awept paat ahorea of inland ecae, And left Ui weatern eoa behind. One evening, era the day waa o'or, We atood upon tha oataraot'a ahore. We aaw, where rapida wildly awoep, A rock that bravely atond the flood ; We aaw Uia ealmon paat it leap, While on lu brow a haher Mood Hometimoa arrowy apear lie threw I Hometimea eoouping net h drew, Firm ant amid Uie ditiy awirl, tlraceful puiaed, he threw Uie epnar 1 Or beaiile Uie mad poul'a whirl. Aa he aaw awift Una appear, While Ui wavta hie brown foot wet, He draw the aalraon in hi net. He atood there naked to Ui waiat. And hi hare feet trod the rock No look, no motion, tokened haato, Hav when apringing to Ui ahock. Fierce light glittering in hia ayea, WiUi barb or net he won hia priia. When hi muarlea weary grew, Coming f mm the dripping rock, Down the net and apear he threw, And atood beaid hia waiting flock j Halmon, children, equaw and h Mad a tableau yon ahoald eee 1 I epok him in the Chinook tonga. And eaid to him, " 0, tillionm To roe it haa been aaid and eung That from your fathera Uiere haa com Th legend of th grand Caaoad, And now th rapida II rat were made. " l'v aean yen awing Uw net and atiear. And win great aalmoa from Uie flood, And I hav aaid, ' II know no fear. And la a brave Hiwaah.t and good. And I ahoald like to hear him. well. The Legeod of the Caaoadaa Ult' " FrW. f India.