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HOOD RIVER VALLEY.
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cultivation and one hundred and fifty in mer, the wind comes in strong, mild
pasture, with a fine wagon road running breezes up the Columbia, direct from
on three sides of it The whole surface the ocean. Hot, relaxing weather is not
has a gentle slope to the Columbia riv- known here. The country and climate
er, where steamboats, flat boats and seem to be fascinating. Peoplo some
pleasure boats, with Indian canoes, pad- times settle here for a timo, when thoir
died by " Native Americans," after the migratory instincts induco them to go
swimming deer, or who fish for stur- somewhere else; but they almost invari
geon, salmon and trout, all add to the ably return. The Doctor has a largo or
interest of the view. To the north, chard, and will this fall sot out over one
across the Columbia, can be seen White thousand more trees. Ilis placo is sup
Salmon river, heading among the snows plied with numerous springs, two of
of Mt Adams, and winding through tor- which are strong enough to turn a small
tuousways cut through the mountains, turbine wheel all cold, swocfc water,
and lashing itself into foam over huge One spring gushes from tho hillside
boulders, till it enters the Columbia, about eighty rods back of tho house,
Here hundreds of Indians are often having a fall of about eighty feet, and
camped to catch and dry salmon for win- serves, through iron pipes, to supply tho
ter use, while as many as two thousand house with water. It also furnishes
are busy gathering whortleberries at the abundant water for his carp pond and a
foot of Mt. Adams. Besides what they sturgeon pond immediately below it
dry, the squaws visit the white settlers Besides this, there is loft enough for ir
for fifty miles around, selling whortle- rigating purposes, and to supply tho
berries, cranberries, salmon and trout, barn lot and all of tho fifteen buildings
and bear, elk and deer meat On either on the placo. No mineral can bo doted
side of White Salmon riverrunning up ed by the taste, but it turns all wood with
from the Columbia, are mountains ris- which it comes in contact to stono in a
ing from two to three thousand ftet, few years. In front of tho houso is a
with large patches of prairie, dotted with marble fountain, imported from Franco
farms and pastured with stock. The at a cost of $2,500.00. To sum it all up,
scene is grand, and to a poet, simply in- in the words of an intelligent lady artist
describable. At the railroad depot, half just from Australia, "I havo been all
a mile from the Doctor's home, Hood over tho world, and I never saw as beau
river empties into the Columbia. It ris- tif ul a placo as Dr. Adams has in Hood
es in Mt Hood snows, and goes roaring river valley."
over the rocks with a voice that can bo Tho tourist seeking a fow days of rest
heard from the mountains above, till it in a paradise of nature, tho overworked
finally sinks to rest in the bosom of tho business man seeling a relaxation rora
Columbia. Hood river is noted for its mental toil, tho sportsman and tho inva
trout many of which are from twenty to lid, will all find all that heart can desire
twenty-eight inches long. Tho waters in Hood river valley; while tho immi
of Hood river and Whito Salmon river, grant, seeking a placo whero patient toil
fed by the snows of the mountains, aro and intelligent industry may build a
so pure and cold during the whole sum- homo for himself and family, will need
mer, that the fish taken from them are to look no farther for tho golden oppor
hard and delicious. During the sum- tunity.