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TIIH 3I0RMNG OREGOMAX. SATURDAY. JANUARY 1, 1916. Building of Columbia River Highway Greatest 0 Achievement of Kind in Western Hemisphere la Lajin Out th Wonderful DoukTard Carp Wu Taken to Conserve Natural Feature.. MrrUd of Yie of Strikinj; Scenery I'n folded Enterprise Great Monument to State. X . -V- X- i teres fr77 are ! . OWE sa-oa iim great dreea.r mm I Ik Pwitta JCeTthwaal. Aaarm wb a a k- had atad l.. rB Xoi't la Ika at Ladwug IL Mai avar!a King a -a r.4 ack Bteduaaval .t.l4 end eaav.M.4 U lata a great It.aaUaaB city. fjfw In a ami.4.t Ik. cat--f loB ef "' hiskwar a4 hMk .:. lie ' iu.rr 1 1 b t M4 lb RMimn .pint, n.taralea' I fcia Amarwaa kaf Be kqitt a fM4 "Hi af !MlBB.BBall. Ikal aa. fc.a kwa aa -bb intra rally." "ll.r ka' aa" laaakad l ikawgat- "II. kul a. ra ttka rati la U.I tr.r! II U la at. " f -1 .1 af a '! rl.l tataain fiwa. a tr.l kana.e. H'il l .. II fcad It.IT. BaalB aa. I'y r-a-. II k4 .iaJi.4 te .14 IUa. raa. aa-l l Ba.erieg (lit ( tallMfUli Hal M. Kft.atl Ir eee Kl4rf 'i. aoquiM .n. aijuir ri..ra fca ehiBe4- -Tate l.. tn. U.4 " l-.lka.ina? .kout kla atha.e ef Ilk. .pint, ka lK.a.4 ai--tar.a. ceJaeeJ it4a af k4a afar "Lk at tkaaa' fcai kaa tk.r. cemea-4 .wltk aa r..a) ac4 Kaalmttn ka lock kr atarax cerrylaf lk.tr leatalatar. iar a lh m baa. ka wee kallatag al Martkitl a lha r aia. oiaei aul m ka ka4 uil44 aa4 raa4 Ikal ll ka kullL .v. t'a.aar aal4 ar. ail rarca I 4.Hla4 lata l. H't KmI" a4 m..t.ra- kr aa ataMat la.araaoaalakla kai-Tla ml Ika f aaa4. !. '! ia II ... . a.ri It.aaa ral la k.iaM. oaaa al a naa4 aC T.aa f..i. I W ikaa M ol a.kia toa. ktakaa ikaa aar Appalarktaa aa A4iva4--fca. la mtr aalnin aC l.aaar IHiak. .rln M4 laat. a I ! T rrana l-ta Caaa4aa fcar4r la Califoraiaw T I ta raa kraaka Ika Co laaikia ftla.r N II a altkar kaak aaB.la rallraa4a ka4 kawaa al ai aal wt Ika aaii4 rck. kl mo a kiafcwaa lor ama aa kaa.i r Bala. Ta raa.k Raalar i Voa kr ! aaa tiil k4 la rtimk In. a'4 Barlow Trail. klk aaav Mo.il lliall roak Ba4 rucc4 aaatkara rvaak. rraa aaal.4 ta lH Awu am ItMl'a rrWn4a v. a Jallat U M.iar. k aa faikar as 4 Ba(nr ata atoaaar rarflaa4ara. kar Is tkal aalf mb lia.art. Ika art c.ai.r at Oar ataar. s4 la H.ar'a Jm Am ka4 traraiad. krtsciac kak ladaiikla ftc laraa f aaai aakila aiaaka la IHl alaiaat al Ika ink af Ilia Ufa Jaliaa Malar 4rara kla aotaajaMla waal r4 lrk Ika Coaal RaBta ef aiaualaia. ta Ika aaaa. CKtl e4 Ikal naa half B BilUloa 4ir Tot. 4 kr Laaa Hirar raaaiiaa ta aaaka a roa4 ta tka k.arfc k.a-aaaa ka caUa4 B ai I . la bb4 ha II U aaawa4 kla ta4.rrul fkUMB Aaalkar k caaa BB PlnMB Uaa-Mik, kara la Xarwar A I I ka fca4 aaa4 aaaack la Bar kia Baaaaca to .'!, wa.ra ka wrk.4 aa a lectrr la Ika waa4a af UcaB.ia. A dra .fltf ftalf kla Uttia Mtilffa, lllataa H.HMB .aiTl4 acala la tn.os la- t.f car. aa in. l- r t oiamaaa. Tkal w la !:. rr.rrtkia ka raa4 ka rat lata tlaiarlaa4a Ta4r. a ai:lioaaira fkilaatkrapi.i. ka wo.4 ra I u r a ta t . -. ea aoma af Ika vaaltk a k tam4 fr.a. k..- faraa TK Calaatkia Rir HaBlavar4 ak.u!4 ka taa bbbbb. aai4 ma aacra laT -fit al Ikal 4 kaal.rar4." ak J rt4) JiUm L. Mai". ri4al af tka l'laM Rittf Micfcaar A.Mrlaltaa "Tkla ta ta ka bb la4.riaj kKksar frana rarta4-la-ika-aa. -Rlkt. Jallaa." raark4 al rtlli. -Call Ikla Ika Hlrar M akwar tat fraaa IV:UU kal fraaa raa4itaa-ta-lka- a ark la ka aa Bi.aaBi iBIal aa Ika rtr.r It r-.ra-i.ia raa Bat 14 r ka4 Baa Kill lrarl4 aa as4 a tka intl rirar. kr koal. kr traiB BB4 a faal aiaaia tkraa latt ta ia raa. ala tTtas ka-ti kalaark B aula kB. Tka ar.r . I l.wlyl aaa'.r r-l, t.a airaa4r al. ka wa 4 lift lata cr.ai ami krnajr waatar af Ika aalaa-rr II lra.ara.4 ffjBjaal IkaaBl Ka Blka B.a trat aa a.r.r kai'4 a r--.4 nu4 ImU Hk aauu,"- tU1 - v . ; a v Section .Oi-l " --' rNaVV?! '-M ai'C? llia.ra Mra4 "k.a tka dflfc.r of rr4 roB4a " Ialka4 af a Cr.luir.kla turar liiakaajr ""ll nu t ka aid" rt.axoa Itanaoa took a Kxk at Vkall R.l Mo an la In. aKalr. Mftina'. 41a- iBi.craim pal.it af rock. Had aa bo .a road. a tiotmar. Ika noma of oo4 4.? Bimoa Haaaoa kBfl4 uorarnor a a 14 Ta'aat I !- IB afbli.k a cob- Tkt nnt ef -koaor n"" la build aolid road araand lktl Rork. Br "prlnc II doBa. But wltk tka flrat )ar. doa-a fall tka waila oa Ik rallrvad Ira k kalaar. -Il.r.! Mi." crtad tka ol-w. . si X arrwuia. "T1i will aar 4o! No road raa ka koiu skvra aa! All yoar wrt. waitad." -Xa. Clmaa Banaoa dacldad. "IB rn.a.r la Bt waat.4. It baa sarrad B aa4 tarpan. II ifiowi w mul kaa lat.lltcaBI alaarla kill." II aa kPIBa4 fal vara opoa a ttma. aa r.id.fl of Ika Atn.iIMn Hoad kalldara' A.wl.tloa. Ham Mill bad takaa a corn pa ny af aastaaara la Ka rop. ta chaw l&aaa lb land Ikal s.r kuiUlac Mfk.iTl kafora Annlca a dijxo.rod Now asa of tha ipa'tJ -MbhI C. Laacaatar. ef TBBa ka kraarnl ta Oracoa. Tkaa fartlaad baaiaaaa maa aa4 M jllnon.A l"ouaty ofTu-lala took 1Mb ii tka lotumbia to CaaBtt-laar. kaar lb. k.Kkia wfcara Tkor. Iba Tbaadarar. klrla cklaook wlada ns from tka a. -Ak aald a cartata baakar. "I would favor iBcrvaalB tb county tal If ' oalr kd s pra -ileal baaia.. maa. ar lik. Joka B. Twk for roadmsat.r. aw Toa la a rraaenmaa. Bora la Caaada. aba la aarlr bo hood rroaaad tka kordrr lata Ika I a Had atataa aao aaa-aaad aa a o la Ue wooda of IMkia. aartna IX Bioa.r. a l i" raacbad trcon wllb IS la hi pock at Bad aaain mada hi bomo In loaalna raaaaa. Torfar h la anoihar million alra phllanihropl.t. And bad ha not built roada. IokkIdb road, from lb rarr lopa of tha Coaat Vlountalns down lata U CulumblaT Jaba B. Taaa Taak t karta John B. Yaon haard tb bBitkar ra anark. li was Juat flalahlac th 111 -rat akTBcrair la I'ortland bd4 maklnc arTBBmaaU for a r:uropaa tour. But k bad aaaa Sam HUT plclara. "Ml build tha road. I will act aa courur roadmaalar for on ar without alary. But rou couldn't hlra rna for lfcl job tor IKM m month." - Oracon wok up. Th m.n who int oa tha k.lrkta at Chanticlaar han ta blow iaf atouataln. bor tunnola. maka all and build bride for a hlckwar uch a bad narar baaa built ontalda of Karop. Enriar taca t.r laid out tha plana. Hoadmaatar Taoa. in coiorad ablrt and oraralla. lad bla army of bulM.r. Multnomah and Hood Hir.r rounuaa b.caa putting up tha monajr. Two million. should rod drlv out lhar today, frosa Chaatlclaar twar4 tor a halt a mil you ""I ht4 a road hunc round tha far of cliff Ilk th corn lea on a tall bulldlnf. cut from th brow of practrlcaa. protct4 br wall ot rork aa4 cone rata. Ilka tha famou rraaca Coralch from Mint Carlo to Mr. Out and out you will o over a paromaat amooth a th lr( of l aria. to Crown Point, ovcrhancln- th vaM.r and Hooatar Rork. Ljka a rircu rmv tha road run around Crow a Point, surrounded by a uroad concrat walk. protartd by a parapat irom whoa coplnc tall t.t 1 . , v - - - - - ; . . i s. r-a- aaSy S.c,-.- rv.LT JirtiLJ ' ' a - -mr T-V.WB?- r -X f ' V,T "VI " f' ' ' ' ' "vX o. v - (-,. . . ' " - . f - ' hold aloft tha aluminum mount an-1 1 froat.d akibaa of S la-trlc lamp. b.cona on tha mounialn aitla. UithtinK Cro.n Tolnt al nlht. t.r.n hun- drd ft Mtfc. th. Orrion flibraltar . haa baaa callad tha tuprrmt roncrpt of j Mmwl C Lmaatrr. tha srrat n-! in.ar. tHiwn brtow tha rlvrr roll. Vllaa tha ilea vxlartda. over fleMe and or- chard, and lakelike level dotted with, reen lal.nda. wret and waat throush , a break tn th Coaat ltance Into tie I Terr rateo of enn.et. To the at. around rharp luro of rpcnry. be hold ike entrant to tha Miberto Inac ce.ile ColumMa Kiver tiorsa. By loot on loop and naure alffhta firm and arr.ootk lha driveway jrllde onto a tbtearch brld of concrat oppo.lt. I he water of Laatourell tumblln .hear down S2I feet over a black biaaltle bluft. 1 Tourelle. oi tha old r renrh-Indian day, find here hi. monument. And yet a little far ther. Ilka tha esqLlaite car Tin of a Brtlptor'j rhiacl. tha chaam at Shep- perd Iell Is .panned by a iprlnclnit arch of To feet, throuah who. curving trama picture of Oreon' purpl mountain and dark foreata hln like coloaaal palntin. Pbepawrd Ideal Aaaarleaa. Knxln-r Lanra.ter akd Mr. 8hep- patd If L would l th right of way. Tha owner demurred. "Io you lov It Inquired the nlo-r. "Iof It? H. my wlf l dead On Sunday I tak lb children and com out here to think of her and watch th waterfall.' -Will you aot then, for your wife' taka. alva It a a memorial to her? Tear aprana to th Ion man eye. -I ll do IU" od h wrot th deed to 1 I mrmm mm iha Ideal American attended strictly to his own business. Today the Ideal American looks to th welfare, not only of hla own. but of all. But for such mea Iba Columbia Htchway never could bar been built. Thus uont h.onrd an Ideal sheDherd of tna Co lumbia Hiahlands. prave Bhepperd I.1L arreenlnr In It mossy depths yet another caecade tumultuoualy rushiu; In tha Columbia- No wonder Lewis and C:ark adven turing down th trreat river a nunarea rear aao cried -Cascades!" at the con tinuous waterfalls tumblina from upper nrina. and snows, until "Caecades oe- rma tha name not only of th wter- fall, and th rapid In th Korsre. but of the entire ran; lhat mother these eternal tream. Bark of tneaa Csscadean battlements lies Mount Hood, with glaciers clltter ln? on his shoulders, and foothill nurd with Durltna- streams that find here their nearest outlet, eddying yet a moment befor they tk th plunge helnw a mil. east of Shconerd'a Dell, the Bridal Veil shimmers like the 8taub karh. tha Dust-brook of Bwltserland. and three miles mora. Mist Fall leap Ilka Nuiianu slram back of Honolulu. to be dissipated and blown Into space Inns before rearhlna- the waters oeiow. Out f Punchbowl Crater. 1J00 feet deep, sprlnca Wshkesna. full panoplied uk. Minerva sorlnalnr from the head of Jore. win red with foam and bubbles, ruttlna- huae forces on It way to the Columbia, a roaring cataract, tumonns; foamlna. sDoutlnc Icy-cold a the un derground glacier In which It bss Its birth. Hlmon Benson found the cradle of Wahkeena, a natural artlan well onty half a mile from the roadside. He bouaht It. and the land arouna it. pre senting It to the City of Portland for a public playground forever. Wairrfalla Great Aaaet. A half mile further yet. Multnomah take her double leap. 70 feet, with a concrete arch below the falls, and a hundred feet above, a second bridge for foot and pony passeniter on the trail to L.rch Mountain. Klsht snow peak are risible from Larch Mountain be side rv haolls aa mound eanraeeniy Bur lea. Tka frasrB.ats af aa earlier wor.d. How ran we nam them all. II water falls In li miles, as w go aklmmlna; on and on to Bonneville, t.amed for that Boonevlll.. who. long ago, driven out br monopolistic foreign rur-traaers. shook a menacing finger. -I will re turn!" And he did. lo tak charg of the t'nlted Mtatea Government Barrack at Kort Vancouver on the Columbia. At Cascade Locke acroaa tna river mar be seen IU. jutting pier wnn-w Indian tradition say tb "Brldg of th Oods" le.l In. filling the river witn rocks that coat the t'nlted State Gov ernment ft.vvo, to overcome with locks. Beyond caseane ixca is aitunui Point, the old ftorm Crest of tn Indians, approached by tha most dar ing piece ef masonry In the entire hiahwsy. Her, aa at Crown Point. nd la many other piacea. engineer. had to be bung over cliff with ropes li to I fret long to Diast looting enough to make a survey, working like mountain goat tc trace a Beginning. Tounc men did there stunt, a ooy ay th. name of KUIoU. a student Ot th ralrerstty of Wsshlngton. located the tunnel at Mitchell' Point and directed the construction under lienry i. uowi br. the young state Engineer of Ore gon, a Nebrasksn from West Point. Not only Is tbe Storm Croat tunneled, but It ha Ore glgar.tic window orer looklng th Columbia and the moun tain beyond. Nothing U It I known any a here, aav In a certain point In Franca and In th famou Axenstraas along the shore of Lake Lucerne. In Bwltserland. and that nss oniy inreo window., while Mitchells j-oini nas Ave. Fifty thousand dollar It coat to fix up th old Storm Crt castle, with parapet, at tha window and seata for visitors within. What the Axenatra nas aone to make Lake Lucerne famou. what the Crypomarta avenu Is to Japan, the Columbia Highway will ba to Oregon, aa attraction for tourist and a Joy to our own people forever. In that little Switzerland, not larger iK.n some of our stales, there are about 40 hotels. In which traveler spent $1.000 00 In Ills. The ewis government Itself own temhip and railroads and maintains offices In New York and other large cities to arrange Itlaeraries and co-operate with the ho tels, thereby attracting Americana who aratter their money abroad. In like manner hotels are rising ner amid the radlo-actlv fountain, ai- r..dr om chalet are percned in evergreen glens. Already Crown Point la to be rimmed with uaoney t-nna. ro mantic aa an old Rhenish castle, with balconies, terrace and chimes to peal at sunset far over th blua Columbia. To solidify this road miles of artistic dry rock walls were built bk- Italians after the fashion In Italy. Thus alt Kurope baa contributed more or lea to thla American masterpiece. I Association Is Organized to Construct Vista House on Crown Point as Memorial to Pioneers Structure to Be Built of Concrete and Glass, to Be Used as Rest-House for Thousands of Tour ists It Will Provide Inspiring Views of Highway. ...a.-v $? 4 ? x v 1 i . it-j -ft St. a& - a, .j 1 t V By W. E. Caaklia.' ISTA HOUSE 1 to serve two splen did purposes. It alll complete the most pic turesque scenic highway in the world. It Is to perpetuate the heroism aad red-blooded purpose ot the pioneers who were stopped at the east end of the gorge of tha Columbia River and war compelled to float past the har rier that only now ha been opened to wheel travel. It Is to be a beautiful structure of concrete, steel, copper and glass, and a reethouse for the hundreds of thou sands of -tourists who will make use of the Columbia River Highway during the coming Summer. And It will oc cupy the highest point reached by the drive, where for 15 mile la easterly or westerly directions the traveler may drink In views of the wonderful com blnatlon of color and of form. Th plan for Vista House call for an octagonal building, approached by a series of wide steps which completely surround the structure. Wide entrances on four aides admit visitors to an in terior where comfortable seata will en tire a restful hour. Memorial windows and wall panels will tell the story of tn development of Oregon.-from the-days of Indian Inhabitation to the period of history hen a progressive people discovered that th most wonderful scenic district of America was lying nndeveloped at their front door, and immediately ap propriated tl. 250.000 to . secure a glimpse of It. The tablets will provide study In themselves, and to the strsnger will relate some of the splen did Incidents ot th early history of Oregon. Stairways will ascend to a mezzanine floor or gallery In the Interior of the building, from which an outside gsl- ery msy be reached. The promenade i adds dtetanc to the views. From the main floor stairs lesd to a basement, where-comfort stations are to be installed. A tunnel will connect the basement floor with the highway on th lower side of the hill. The total cost of Vista . House la to ' : ' , f-li-isaaaap.'.;. - z ga-m-Kn I iiawfl'Wi ..mijaaagaawwam'vafc .:timmtvmtmHv,' .trWT.y.--. . - . : be $20,000, and It Is proposed to raise a ars-e DroDortion of the money through public subscription. The highway itself was constructed, from money raised through a bond issue. Vista House will be the first opportunity the public has had to help the magnificent scheme and at the same time do something toward a lasting and perpetual rememDrance of the pioneers.- It is a worthy and a splendid me morial. It will be the finishing touch to the. greatest scenic asset ot the Northwest. The officers and original member ship of Vista House Association are: H. U Plttock, president; w. to. t'onn- Iln. vice-president; William J. Piepen brlnk. secretary: Adolphe Wolfe, treas- 1a urer; Julius Tj. Meier, Samuel C. Lan caster, o. M. uiarn, j. c. Ainsworin, Amos- 8. Benson, John B. Teon, C. C. Colt, William F. -Woodward, H. R. Al bee, Frank C. Rigga, George E. Hardy, Charles F. Berg, J. C. English, George U Baker. K. E. Coove'rt, F. E. Taylor, H. C. Campbell, C. C. Ovefmire, F. W. Robinson. Rufus' C. ' Holman, Mark Woodruff, J. H. Dundore, Fred Spoeri, William Whitfield. W. D. Whitcomb, N. O. Pike, Joseph P. Jaeger, R. Blaine Hallock, J. H. Joyce, George H. Himes. W. H. Barton, Ira L. Riggs, Paul Cham berlain, W.- J. Hofmann, Marshall K. Dana, F. B. Norman, William C. Tunks, Aaron Frank. I R. Alderman, D. A. Dinsmoor, J. E. Werlein, Lv A. Spangler, J. W. Brewer and Lee Arnett. Larch Mountain Trail Big Asset Pathway Leads From Colombia River Highway Up to an Elevation of 4000 Feet, Where Sweeping Views Are Obtained. (Copyright. 1913) rriHE LARCH MOCUNTAIX TRAIL Br Hamsrt C. Iancarfee. President af Tha wondered If it would -not be possible Jti-K.;" A 'ZZn tHT1 m.h-;; to reach some lofty point, where all of Through tka ( mcmI. Mmuitaias ta the I the snow-capped mountains ana tne fir-clad forests, might be seen, witn th gleaming river stretching away to ward the sea like a silver thread. An examination showed that Larch Mountain would meet all of these re quirements. Addressing the Prog ressive Business Men's Club early in February and illustrating the talk with pictuhes ot the highway, the speaker said that it seemed to him that, after God had lifted up the Cas cade Range out of the ocean's depths and parted it like a curtain to per mit the Columbia River to pass through, almost at th level of the sea, he said. "Now I am going to make grandstand where the children of the men can come up and see all that I have done In shaping this land," and he lifted up Larch Mountain. . Henry Hyatt arose and proposed that the Progressive Business Men's Club should at once construct a trail to the top of Larch Mountain. His proposi tion was accepted with enthusiasm, a committee was appointed and the For estry Service of the United States Gov ernment agreed, that afternoon, to con tribute 11800 in cash toward tne con struction of the trail and to build an observation tower on the top of Larch Mountain. Long before the snow had melted on the higher levels, tne trail was marked and construction . was started early in the Spring. There are two ways or going, start ing from the Columbia River Highway in Benson Park at either Wahkeena or Multnomah Falls. Tbe two trails unite, at an elevation of 1200 feet or soon will bo aa well known as tne -- Bright Angel Trail In the Grand Canyon or any of the other famous trail In Yosemite, Rainier and Yellow stone National Parks, because in many respects It I more wonderful, and alto gether more beautiful than anything else to be found on tbe American con tinent. Larch Mountain is 4045 feet in eleva tion. Th trail starts from the Colum bia River Highway at an elevation of only 45 feet above sea level, the moun tain lifting 4000 feet In just a little more than three miles of horizontal distance. Th Columbia River Highway is being recognised by the highest authorities In world travel as the most beautiful and altogether attractive mountain road ever built. In reality, it is a boulevard through a great mountain park, where crystal waterfalls sing their never-ending sones of Joy. where aagle soar and build their nests on rock ledges high up among the cloud. Larch Moantala lasplrea. While engaged In fixing the location and directing the construction of this g-eat highway in the gorge of the Columbia, the author was profoundly impressed by the marvelous beauty and the grandeur of the scenes which are ever changing under different lights and shadows. Looking up into the sky, toward the beetling crags ana the rlmrock of the mountain above, he rtLr r TeaMi- - r go.ag sb, "''"" .-a -T- , tur -.1- - ' at 1 .''-, vikw or ' " .. .. v .ur,w iuikt iv 1.1KLU HOIXTAXS TI BiiHUlalVj tUB Iff ValSSia suravsa - Drawing by Routledce. more, and continue to the top of Larch Mountain. . Those who desire a short trip and who do not wish to go to the top of Larch Mountain, may start at Wah keena Falls and climb the mountain on the foot and pony- trail built by Amos Benson and S. Benson. This beautiful trail follows close to this mountain torrent all the way up to where it gushes out of th riven rocic on the side of the mountain. The water is as clear as crystal and almost as cold as ice, the flow being practically the same throughout the year. Still higher up .the trail swings around on the face ot the mountain and from this point a magnificent view of the Gorge of the Columbia Is had in all directions. A little further on the trail is hung on the side of the cliff and looks down into tbe canyon above tha Falls of Multnomah. The Wahkeena trail unites with the trail coming up from Multnomah Falls and continues to the top of Larch Mountain, but those who wish to descend by way of the Falls of Multnomah, pass down through a box canyon, where two beautiful waterfalls are situated within 100 yards of each other, in a canyon which is rugged and wild. From this point the trail follows through a narrow gorge, among beautiful trees, ferns and flowering shrubs, leading past many cataracts to where this crystal stream makes its last great leap over a sheer precipice. 607 feet above the Columbia River Highway. It is broken into a white spray, and falls into a pool, where it is gathered and pours over another vertical wall, 67 feet in height. Park Easily Accessible. The trail descends on the side of tha mountain from above the great falls. commanding a magnificent view of the Gorge of the Columbia and Multnomah Falls at every turn, crossing the beau tiful concrete arch directly above th lower falls of Multnomah, reaching the Columbia River Highway and the beau tiful park dedicated to the people for rest and recreation. This wonderful park can be reached by the Columbia River Highway, the O.-W. R. & N. train or by the river. This short trip can be made in from three to four hours by men, women and children, either afoot or by pony. A trip to the top of Larch Mountain requires an early start if it is to ba made in one day. but it is well wortn the effort, for while roses are bloom ing in Portland it is possible to enjoy the Winter sports snow-balling, ski ing and tobogganing until late in tha Summer. The Trails Club or orecon was or ganized on the summit of Larch Moun tain, on the completion and dedication of Larch Mountain trail. The author has been greatly honored by election to its presidency, ana it is nopea w have a large membership enrolled a early as possible. We must UPl America neiiuy io.u. Seen," and strike while the iron is not. for the great European war is compell ing many of our Eastern brothers to discover America. When the war is ended they will flock like blackbirds to see tne car mra that has been wrought at Louvain and other centers of art and learning. We can attract them now if we bend everv effort and make tneir Biay pieao- ant while they are with us. if we do this they will continue to come, ana hA., will Henosit more KOld in the State of Oregon than was ever mined in California,