The west shore., July 01, 1887, Page 499, Image 4

OUR SUMMER RES0RT8. 499
beaches. Here one finds excellent ho- beach is Seaview (sco pago 505), form
tels or good boarding houses, where ho erly known as Stout's. The. property
can have, all the comforts of homo life was originally owned by J. L Stout,
while living as fully in tho atmosphere who laid it off in blocks, and has sold a
of the sens as though at tho beach, great deal of it A number of both
From tho higher portions of tho city large and small cottages haTO been built,
(see page 515) a splendid Tiew of tho making quito a town, which is well pop
bur, cape, lighthouse and open ocean is ulated in tho summer season. Mr. Stout
obtained. From Astoria tho beaches keeps a largo hotel, with cottages adja- .
both north and south of tho river aro cent, and accommodates in this manner
easily reached. A great many people a great number of transient visitors to
mako Astoria their headquarters and tho beach, as well as many moro perma
visit from beach to bench. nent boarders. Tho beach is an excel.
Tho favorito resort south of tho river, lent one, and is always crowded daring
And the ono which enmo first into prom- the bathing hours. There is a large
inence, is tho Seaside (seo pngo 195) or dancing pavilion near tho hotel, and a
Clatsop beach. This is nine miles south splendid camping ground has leen pro
of the river, and is reached by steamer pared by Mr. Stout, where all who de
from Astoria to Young's bay, and thenco sire may camp freo of charge,
by stage. It is very probable that a Two miles above Seaviow is Iwg
rnilrond will soon bo built. Tho ho- Ueach (seo pngc 600), sometimes called
tel accommodations aro amplo and of a Tinker's, or tho Fast Portland camji.
satisfactory character. This is tho fa- Hero has sprung up quite a town of cot
vorito resort of the wealthy and society tages, on ground laid out by H. II. link
people of Portland, and hero is to bo er. Stores, a hotel aud dancing hall aro
seen what littlo thero is of fashionable located here, and many largo tents are
seaside life in this region. Tho scenery spread during tho season. From Se.
is beautiful. The long, curving beach view to Shoalwater bay thero is a beau
terminates on tho south in the rocky tiful drivo of twenty miles on tho hard
hendland of Tillamook, which thrusts sand of tho beach, at tho very edgo of
itself far out into tho ocean. the water. About rol ,way on this drive
North of tho river, separated from tho is located Ocean Park, where tho Meth.
bar by an island of sand and protected odiata hold their annual camprneeting,
from tho sea by Capo Hancock, is Ua- and where many of them camp during
ker's bay, on which lies tho fishing town tho season. Oystervills, on Shoalwater
of Ilwaco. This is tho landing placo of bay, is visited each year by a great many
all visitors to tho beach north of tho oplo, Tho bathing in tho bay ii ex.
cape. Many jeoplo live in tho hotels cellent
and cottages of tho town during tho Tho method of reaching these resort
summer, making daily visits to tho from Portland is by steamer down tho
beach, which is but a railo distant across Columbia. The 0. II & N. Co. runs a
tho neck of land connecting tho capo daily mail boat to Astoria, taking near
with tho mainland. The outer beach ly all day for tho trip, Excursion boats
extends in a long sandy stretch to Shoal, (seo page 555) run during tho summer
water bay, twenty miles north, and ter. season, making tho trip in al ut even
minates on tho south in tho rocky walls hours. Tho 0. II A N. Cos elegant
of Cspe Hancock, curving gracefully steamer Alukan, a sister ship of tho
outward. Near the southern end of tho Oymjtan, which ran on tho rout Jut