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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1887)
m THE WEST SlIORE. year, makes three round trips weekly, fore. There are numerous places along between Portland and Ilwaco, touching the bay where pleasure seekers camp, at Astoria both ways. Tickets are sold though the greater number take up their for the round trip, good during the sea- residence in Newport and vicinity. The son. The most popular excursion boat hotel accommodations at Newport are in the Telephone, Capt U. R. Scott, the good; the bathing is in a safe, sheltered fnitftt lmt on the river. This beauti- place in the bay, on a beautiful beach; fill steamer makes four round trips a fresh fish, oysters and clams are to be week, the fare being $2.50, and the re- had in abundance. South of the bay, turn ticket good until September 30th. there is a magnificent beach drive of ten Tickets for immediate return are S2.0C. miles, reached by ferry from Newport. She leaves Portland at 0:00 o'clock in This drive leads to Seal rock, a huge the morning on Tuesday, Thursday and rock nearly an acre in extent, rising out Saturday, reaching Astoria at 1:00 p. m. of the water near the shore, where thou the firfit two days, and at 12:00 on the sands of seals, or sea lions, may be seen third. She returns Saturday afternoon at any time, basking in the sun or sport and makes another trip down tho river ing about in the water. At this point, on Sunday, leaving at 9:00 a. m. On a town, called Seal Rock, has been laid Monday, Wednesday and Friday she out, by J. W. Rrasfield, of Newport, leaves Astoria for return trips at 0:00 a. which will no doubt become tho favorite m. Captain Scott is one of tho oldest resort of tho Pacific coast It possesses and lest known commanders on the all the attractions of other places, to river, and lth he and his elegant vos- which it adds its great natural aquarium sel aro deservedly popular. The Ilwaco of seals. Purchasers of lota at Newport Steam Navigation Co. has two small, will hava a chanco in the drawing of a Hwift stenmers, tho General Miles and number of cottages, which will bo erect the General Cnnby, one of which makes ed by Mr. Rrasfield and distributed by two daily trips between Astoria, Port lot among purchasers. Stevens, Fort Canby and Ilwaco, con- There are many other summer resorts netting with tho boats from Portland, along the coast, where a few people This Umt offers easy access to both spend tho season. Coos bay, Tillamook baches to people living in Astoria and bay and Gray's harbor require but a tlx we who arrive on tho steamers. It is railroad to render them favorite resorts, always crowded during tho summer sea- as they possess splendid attractions, son. Tho company also has a boat on Olympia, Tacoma, Seattle and other tho (ean route Mween Astoria and places on Puget sound offer attractions Oystervillo, on Shoal water bay. to one seeking a brief residence by the Yaquina bay is gaining yearly in pop- water, though they have no beach and ularity as a summer resort, since the can not offer tho pleasure of surf bath completion of tho Oregon Pacific rail- ing. They can, however, offer splendid road from Corvallis to Yaquina, thus af- hotels, good boating and beautiful scen fording cany accepg from Portland and cry, with fishing and hunting easily the towns of the Willamette valley. Tho reached vi tendon of the road to Albany, thus There are, also, a number of moun oonnecting with tho through linotoCal- tain resorts, both in Oregon and Wash ifornia, has increased these facilities, ington, where many seek bofh health and no doubt Yaquiua will receive a far and pleasure, not the least of which are greater u umber of visitors than ever be- the bases of the snow-crowned mon-