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THE LINE
OF THE
THE STJJfDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND,
TILLMO 0I1ILMD
By Rail, Stage and Foot From
Hillsboro to Tillamook Bay
Over the Grade of the Pacific
Railway & Navigation Road
KT ANNA VTNOl l POfKIWJ.
.REOON robins must have heard us
talking about that trip to Tfll-
nook enr th trail bled br th
engineer of th Pacific Railway
Vavlgatioa Company. Tha Tndrfoot
of our party waa somewhat excited
crr ttw fact that wa wer to ba tha
ffmt women folk to traveV tha wo
length, of that trail. Tf I wara a rail
rrsiV I would aay tha iirht-of-way.
A fat responsible robin, tha father of
a Isrxm family, tried to wake u up hi
fpra tha stars had all put out their
lights. -Without watting to amooth
Aown his red vent or mllow a single
bur fca flsw ten to the fir pouch that
hong lowaat over tha sleeping porch,
nit nsustoaj ealla seemed to have llttla
Htm on closed eyelids, ao ha hailed
rda mat, who waa flown In tha gardn
looking for breakfast supplies. She
Pew up beside him and til tin her head
Brat on one aide and tlien on tha other
called. "Too had bettor cat up. Ton
will miaa your connections If yon don't
iniiw nnnettau when apeetal an-
ainaa are to meat traveler at differ
ent points to tha forests of tha Coaat
Ban ire ncani a great deaL Before tha
neighbor were awake wa wera tart
friar on a wonderful Journey Ailed with
rare experience such aa tha million
aire magnate who peed orer finished
rallroada In hla ape-lal ear newer
dreamed of. All tha frUla and flounce
that aaually ocompany feminine travel
to the seashore wera left behind. The
few absolutely nareaeajT artlclea wera
wrapped In a atrip of canvas which waa
rotled gp and bound round with a leath
er strap-
Tha eastern terminus of the V. R.
?. la at Hlllaboro and from there a
train rune regularly to Buxton, a dis
tance of 17 mllee. carrying passengers
and freight, as well aa supplies for the
front It wa the Hlllaboro people who
ftret Interested ITesldent E. E. T.ytle
ta the possibilities of a road from there
to Tillamook. C. K. Henry, who waa at
that time a resident of the town, waa
chief anions- the promoters of the great
steel highway that will soon rt.nnect
the Coast country covered several
layer deep with marvelous products
and resource with the unlimited de
mand of tha world thl side of tha
Oast Rang mountains. They laid this
glgantlo undertaking before the rsllroad
bollder. Just when he was put tins the
finishing touches to the Columbia
Rout horn Railroad and turn Ins; It over
to Herri man. It wss an opportune
moment.
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Knowing tha hand the little town had
Blared In this enterprise, made ua look
wit mora than passing Interest on
Hlllaboro aa wa boarded tha train
thara. rur1nar this first stag of tha
Journey tha party waa nnder th apodal
car of Conductor Dan McLachJan. who
waa for aome time Portland's chief of
polloa. and Engineer Follette. Both
toe men were Inherited by the P. B-
N. from tha Columbia Southern. In
deed tha same la true of most of tha
workers on thla new road from tha
head men down to the laboring gang.
When It became known that Mr. Lytle
would build this road mallsack of ap
plication came in from the men who
had worked for him on the other. One
of tha most Interesting among them
waa signed by every man In a gang of
Japanese who wanted to be taken on
la a body. . . .
Where tha open stretch of road ended
at Buxton a special engine stood wait
ing for the Railroad Lady and her
party, and than began a trip past all
Imagination over the wonderful scenlo
railway af Oregon. Buxton almost fell
a victim to the forest fires that had
been raging around the cluster of
homes and business place, and the vil
lager were still weary from the fierce
fighting that had saved shelr dwelling.
Tha church on tha hillside waa caught
Vr the blase and lay a deaolata heap
of ruins.
Into tha blackened and scorched for
est, where the timber waa still amok-
Ing. the engine sped. It had Just come
fresh from the shops and was making
Its maiden trip; engineer and firemen
proudly showed Its beauty and power.
Multitudes know th pleasure of Bit
ting In a lnxurlou car and looking out
at the window on the scenery along a
Bntehed road. That I commonplace
compared with the pleasure of perch
ing up beside the engineer and ringing
the bell and blowing the whletle In the
dense wood through which a railroad
Is being made that cannot for aome
month be opened to the public. Watch
ing the man who with skilled . hand
command the throbbing engine and
with keen ey earches the track ahead
for boulders or trees that may have
fallen, given a glimpse of transporta
tion activity that touches one with ad
miration for the bravery of the men on
the front of train.
A 10-mlle run brought the town of
Timber into view. Although but a llt
tla bunch of shanties beside th track
In tha mountains. It la yet known to
fame on account of a decoy duck fac
tory located there. Borne IS year ago
a Harvard professor turned hi face
Northwestward In search of health, and
set up the few household gods ha waa
able to transport Into tha mountains
st Timber. After a few year when not
a few sportsmen wera penetrating these
mllils he began to carve wooden decoy
ducks for them. By and by tha llttla
shop where he whittled out these wares
became a factory to meet the demand
or city firms that carry hunting equip
ment. This place was sold out about
a year ago by ita founder for a goodly
turn.
Just beyond Timber the engine car
ried the visitors down a sidetrack to
a lumber mill where they were Invtted
to take the midday meal. Great wera
tha preparations that had been made
at tha cook tent for their coming. The
rallroada timber cruiser and rlght-of-wav
man had angled In a clear moun
tain stream for trout and pulled out
a basketful of shirr beauties. Lee.
the Chinese cook, bad In days gone by
been cook for the Railroad Lady, and
later had presided for eight honorable
years aver th culinary affair In th
hem of th president of the P. R. A
X. Company. Thl catering In tha for
est for old frinds waa one of the great
cessions of hia life and the dinner he
terved waa a masterpiece. It had been
year since he had seen the Railroad
Lady and hla welcoming smile was so
broad and deep that It made hla face
patch of beaming, vibrating wrinkles.
Il-r hendahake and hearty greeting put
the crowning touch on one of the
proudeat moments of his career.
There was po tarrying about the long
table In th cook tnt for after-dinner
sneet-,.... for waiting on me trues i
stood a second engine one belonging
to the p.-ln Engineering Company
malting, with. team up. to take tha
visitors another seven miles Into tha
mountains. But before the party was
aboard Lee came running with a string
of nh he had held In reserve to be
taken to tha supperfng place to tempt
the by no meana frail appetite of hla
friends. As long aa the engine was In
sight the Chinaman's beaming smile
wss focuseed on it.
Every curve of tha way on Into tha
mountains brought Into view new
beauty and Interest of scene. Here and
there. In valleys and on elopea beside
tha track, ware Isolated farms rich In
crops and cattle. No one who aav
these places in their wonderful aettlnga
oould fail to understand in aoma de
gree what the coming of tha railroad
means to dweller In these out-of-the-
way spots. Thla atretch of the road
Includes th blgheat bridge with one
piece supports to be found anywhere in
the world. The track la laid over a
framework of splendid firs, each over
loo feat long For more than a cen
tury they bad been growing In the sol
itude, and when th railroad builder
came these kingly trees yielded up
their clean, beautiful Uvea without
murmur to aid In connecting this lone
ly region vlu tha outside world, know
ing that they were fulfilling a grand
destiny. If. when they fell, their com
rades sighed out their sorrow to the
winds, tha bridge builder neara not.
Kvery forest monarch In the trail
biased for the railroad waa doomed.
and alao those along the way whose
olid timbers wera needed.
There wer few among the Inhabit
ants of that quiet land who did not
hall tha coming of the railroad wltn
delight. When, a year ago last Fourth
of July, there was an excursion over
a 10-mlle stretch that was finished,
there were people In their prima who
traveled bv rail for tha first time In
their Uvea.
At the thirty-four mile post are
tha headquarters and big camp of tha
Sweeney Construction Company, which
la building tha middle aectton of the
road a stretch of it miles through tha
most difficult part of the country.
That camp, with Its great company of
men and horses and mules going out
In gangs to different points along the
grade, seemed to be a little world that
had settled in the great woods. The
engine slopped near a shack that was
labeled "Pay Station.' and that wa
the end of travel by rail on the east
side of the Coast Rarge.
But waiting with a splendid team of
horses that were so intelligent that
they seemed almost to bs human, waa
John AlcNamar. tha oldest stag driver
In Oregon, and one of tha .most Inter
esting men to be found even In thla
land where Individuality of character
and experience) la not at all rare, lie
1 a product of Forest Grove, but a
long time ago ha spent soma year
staring In California In the Shasta
country. There he did not hold the
reins over the horses, but was em
ployed by Wells Fargo to sit beside th
driver with a rifle in hla hands and
pistol tucked aU around him ready
fur Instant action. Hidden In hla vest
pocket la a handsome gold watch that
has been seen only by thoee who by
ration of friendship hold tha sacred
right to know tha honors that fail to
a brave Ufa It bears the Inscription.
"Presented to John McNamer by tha
Wall Fargo Company for bravery in
defending Its treasure.'
Seeing the genial man with hla Se
rena face and kindly eyes, one can
hardly realise that he was a fierce,
powerful fighter, of whom the most
desperate highwaymen were exceeding
wary. Staging now In Oregon la a
tame thing to this man of adventure,
but a Journey through the great for
ests that "cover the mountains Uka
the shadow of God" can never lose Its
charm for ona who la so truly at home
in the heart of tha wooda and hills.
Travelers who hare McXamer for a
guardian know that they can leave all
fears behind. That stage ride was un
alloyed pleasure. Before long the road
trailed along that merry, rollicking
stream, tha falmonberry. Here and
there war gangs, large and small,
working on tha grade, and with them
there waa almost always one of those
faithful railroad aids, a mule, to pull
the dump car. Hundreds of chipmunks
scampered up and down the trees, peep
ing at the travelers, or fearlessly
played in the road almost under the
feet of tha horses.
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Tha lengthening shadow were her
alding tha end of day when Engi
neers' Camp No. 2 came Into view.
Xt was ths headquarters of Walter Inch
and his UtUe band of young engineers
who axe preparing that part of tha
right of way for th construction
worker, and on whom fall th double
duty of satisfying both tha supreme
powers and tha contractors. On one
side of the camp la the stream, and on
the other" steep covered with great
tress rls far as the ay can reach. The
tents were staked down wherever there
was a spaoa wide enough between th
hug fallen logs. It 1 a rarely beautiful
apot.
Tha head engineer gave cordial wel
come to tha stage driver and his
charge, also to tha books and maga
zines w had brought to the camp.
These last had Journeyed thither In re
sponse to a pathetle note from toe
Irishman who la serving time aa camp
cook. The said effectlva missive eent
to headquarters read: Ton t forget
the books. We are reading the old
Testament again." The stage driver
had hardly fed and watered hi horse
before the young engineer began to
come in from work. While the cer
mony of washing up waa going on
back of ths cook tent, a fin stretch of
grade on the slope Just across th
stream waa discovered and admired br
th visitors.
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Ths call to supper was rung on th
Iron triangle that hung beside th door
and soon engineer and their guests
wera gathered about tha long table. It
m-as a wonderful place, that coo a tent,
for interior decoration. Everyone In
camp had lent a hand In fixing up the
waUs and th collection of picture and
other ornaments was unique. Beau'les
of the stage, prise fighters. baseball
celebrities and copies of masterpiece
hung In on grand, medley with the
cooking utensils. But tha apirit of
hospitaUty waa Just as charming and
the supper Just as good aa If the walla
had been hung with Persian rayer
rugs and the dishes had been of Id
and silver lnstesd of Iron and tin. The
rook hovered about guests and family
urging them to "Try a bit of this." or
"Hav a 1UU of that." with, the un.
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conscious wit and warmth that boiong I
m hia race. As ths Railroad LAily re
marked. "It wasn't what he said, but
the Inimitable Irish way In which ha
aald it."
In the doorway etood "Rags" asking
with eloquent eyes for his supper. The
little black curly-haired dog had de
serted his rightful owner somewhere
on the roast and Joined the railroad
ramna. He goo from one to anotnor.
as the spirit moves him. But when lie
happened on Camp a he instantly fell
In love with the cook and seems to
have no thought of moving on. fM
day long he tag the tep of the engi
neers, critically Inspecting their work.
eat or nap In the sunshine. chAsea
chipmunks or tries to catch the Utile
fishes In the stream. The one thing
thut mar his paradise Is the presence
of three other pets a pair of chip
munks and a mouse, all at home In one
box back of the cook tent.
Supper done, a big bonfire was made
and all gathered within range of It
pleasant warmth. Th Salmonberry.
as It flowed over stones and log In Its
bed. was singing a low lullaby to the
ferns and flowers that were going to
deep on Its mossy banks. The danc
ing blase of the wood fire touched with
It glow th densely timbered hills, and
here and there a star peeped Jown
through the treetops. In honor of the
women folk the boy had added a
touch of domesticity to the scene by
spreading a Ladles' Home Journal on
the chopping block for a table cover,
and soon the . stage driver and three
others wer sitting on the woodpil
playing whist. . The rest watched the
game or sat about the fire exchanging
chat and stories. Sometimes the play
ers paused until more sticks were
thrown on the fire for better light. The
"Kid" was telling the trouble of
Skeeters and Red In fixing up the
last touches had Just been given when
a dead tree fell on the corner of the
tent and broke th only mirror In
camp. Tha boy regarded It as a dis
aster, for whoever heard of ladle get
ting along without a mirrorr But Irish,
who Is ever Inclined- to look on the
bright side of things, exclaimed.. "Now
Brass Collar Tent" for the ladles. The
Isn't that luck? There are enough
piece to go round and now everybody
in camp can have a looking glass."
SUm spent a busy evening pouring
tale of bears and cougars Into the ears
of one of the visitors who was fresh
from the East.
When the fire burned low and yawn
got mixed up with the Joke and stor
ies there waa a ' scattering for the
sleeping tents.
Skeeters and . Red had indeed don
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their work welL The most particular , curiosity overcamereUcence, and the
housewife could hardly have made
tent more comfortable. The fresh bed
ding had a woodsy smell about It that
was far more attractive than sacheted
perfume, there was a green cover on
the table and not a speck of dust was
to be found anywhere. The Tenderfoot
looked around for something that
would suggest a brui collar. Finally
auestlon came: "Why do they call -it
the brass collar tent?" A laugh, rang
out that surprised the quiet trees and
sleeping logs that formed the tent's
setting. When it subsided the Rail
road Lady, who is well up on the tech
nical expressions of the road, ex
plained that they meant that tent' was
sacred to JJUa service of tia official
who cam that way.'. One after anoth
er the lights were put out and dark
ness and stillness settled - down on the
camp..--- - ''
. But a. little distance away from, the
brass -collar, quarters - the off lee , teut
was. aglow, with light until after mid-night-had.
passed, for Mr. . Inch, .was
busy with some.of-nls-asslstants getT
ting, the worJc ln-sliapa so that he could
accompany the Visiters over the .sum
mit1 of "the mountains " next , day and
point out what .was bain:, done .on -tha
road. . In;' waking .moment when not
even a star could be-seen through the
open flans of the tent, ther came a
hesitating question from the Tender
foot: '"Are cougars dangerous". Th
low cheering laugh that greeted it cut1
a way. through: the thick darkness scd
was heard by the stage horses in the
stable, tent near by and by the. trees
that were- talking together In hushed
voices, but the rest of tbe camp slept
soundly, on. . - . i .
; .(Concluded Next Sunday..).