The west shore., February 01, 1889, Page 63, Image 5

THE WE8T BIIORE.
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Blocks are two hundred feet square, lota fifty by one
hundred feet, avenues eighty feet wide and cross
streets fifty feet Lota sell on easy terms at from
$150.00 to $250.00. The location is high and health
ful and affords a most commanding prospect of river
valley and mountain. Railroad addition, containing
seven blocks, lies near the Portland addition, and is
very desirable property. As residence lots in the
town proper are worth from $100.00 to $1,000.00, and
as these additions lie so near and are ao much pref
erable for residence purposes, the prices now quoted
for them are extremely low, and will not be main
tained very long.
Vancouver is but seven miles distant from Port
land by the line of the Portland & Vancouver rail-
way and the Columbia river ferry. Trains run every
hour, passengers making the entire trip for twenty
five cents, including the two ferries. This road is
one of the improvements of the past year, and is
owned by Portland business men. It will bo one of
j the chief factors in the growth of Vancouver, Uy water
the distance is about eighteen miles, throe lines of
steamers running regularly between the two points,
one twico daily, one three times a week and ono twice
a week. PoBnessing all tho advantages of a beautiful
and healthful site, a tributary country of rich and
rapidly developing resources, gcxxl and increasing fa
cilities for reaching market, and an enterprising peo
ple determined to improve theso advantages to tho
utmost, tho f uturo of tho city is bright with promise.
BEYOND.
I came to tho city in darkncM,
' Mid starlight, In-fore, the iUwn,
Ami weary ami worn with travel,
Woke late on a brilliant morn.
Tlicn I nazed on a vision ol Ix-auty,
A more lovely can m arte lm wen,
Tor I caw Mount Hood in it rj'lemlor,
Ami Willamette rolled broad letwccii.
Tho river, with ferry and aUamer
Ami duriHliiiie, wat all alow,
Ami the mountain towered N-yoml it,
With it erect of eternal unow.
Oh ! mountain, no jcraml ami utately,
Oh! river, with curve ml reach,
Oh', town, with thy wealth am! plewure,
Have ye all no lemton to teai h?
Yen, thi world' the city ; th river
lit death, to U crowed Mween
The height of eternal N-auty,
That torder the land uwwn.
Though rich and nohleour city,
And Hweej'inK and broad the atream.
Have they autfht in Uauty or jrrandeur
To comre it-' H1 "nyw-rhvl drram?
" ,Si ifur o i ai'.m " our motto,
Toilinjf hardujtle hill to fan.,
Not renting or waiting hut rWn,
In life and In death lh aame.
And In future, when thifAin ol l'urtUrvl
And the vision of Uauty It Ifeight,
In thr city, the river an ! mountain,
1 11 nu-euA" the Iefl It Uu.'ht.
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