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THE OREGON SUNDAY -r JOURNAL PORTLAND,; SUNDAY MORNING, MAY . 21, 1911. iYOSHWITE'S GREAT Nature's Artist Works After a 'Define '" ' ': '-saBBsawlJfli f "!.swiyisl ,,Y" asjr""' in hi "llf iff, -L"-"? k ' v ? ' ' "1 ERS lixerase 1 .tare m APTLYDESCRIBED Mirrored Lake, Towering i ; Rocks and Waterfalls Dash V; Ing From Dizzy Heights, of : Sublime Power and Beauty. ' fiy Rev. Benjamin Young, U P.. Pastor ' ' 'f ' Tailor Street Methodist Church. .' fDr. Youna returned from Yosemlte ;-, Valley and MtripoM Park, Cal., a few '..' days ago.) i ' .This ll a bloomln' wabbly trafn, sir, v-were the words which greeted me . i ateoned from my . berth . Into the. aisle ..of the Pullman a couple of weeks ago. In the dull grey light I aaw a tall, an 'gular fellow trying to break his way .Into what Carlyale eo eloquently ' scorned and which to most of ua Is the onenmltant of the man. He was from New Zealand and was on bis way to the coronation, but wan stopping over "few days "to do. the Yosemlte." Ms ; difficulty and part of mine, arose from the swinging train , as It pushed ita way along the steel ribbon snug ' s gainst the walls of the Merced Can yon. , Just beneath us the tossing. tumbling, Merced fosmod In Ita narrow ' gorge. It was 6:t0 a. nr., and we were v nearlng El Portal, the gateway to the Yosemlte valley. In CO miles we bad risen .to, an altitude -of nearly two thousand feet Take Stage Bide. .; We have an boar and half for break fast and preparation for the stage ride ' at the beautiful and home-like Hotel Del Portal, which nestles in a delight ful nook on the "mountain aide, soma ; SSO feet above the "merry, mad; Mer , ced." You are. loth to leave this- en ' chanted spot, but the call comes. "All aboard' for the Sentinel Hotel.". The entrance to the valley proper is r some U miles distant from Del Portal. The .Yosemlte Is In the heart of the . " Sierra Nevada mountains and baa'aa levaUon In the center of the valley of over 4000 feet ' The valley ,1s closed at Its upper end by a well nigh Inac cessible mountain, range; Its lower and Is opened by the rushing mountain tor rent Its length Is over seven miles, while Jta width la from one-half to one and a quarter miles, it belonged for marly to the state of California, but a . few years ago was receded to the na tional government and la now one of Its system of national parka . It Is ' under,-, the care .of the assistant secre tary of the interior.. .... , The floor f the Yosemlte valley baa an area of about 1000 acres. . It la a ' perfect park upon - which - nature has bestowed a wealth of effort and care. It Is the purpose of the government to preserve . It in all ita . natural beauty. . The river, which is so turbulent and noisy below, baa a fall in the park . proper of only IS feet It is an extent , of meadow and ' pasture, beautiful . groves and miniature parks, which greets you. As he enters it one would : expect to be greeted with a broken and chaotic mass of rock. This la true of the IS mile drive to the natural -en- trance to this wonderland. , From 1 Del , Portal to the valley the stage drive lifts you 111 feet v The drive la one you will long remember. . Not far away Is the arch rocks through -. which the stage finds Its way; the rocks having fallen together In such a man- " ner as to make a tunnel through which .. the. roadway passes. Uka Koodoo Begion. This region la not unlike the Hoodoo "region 'in the' Yellowatona National Park, save that the geological aspects - are altogether different The falls of . the Chlncopln are to your right earnest of a vision to be. The tumbling cataract on your left Js the Cascade. Not far beyond la the Ribbon fans, a little this side of - El Capitan. I beg " pardon, but Ribbon falls Is sometimes called "Old Maid's Tears," because they - are so far from Bridal Yell falls. How , ever, Bridal.. Veil Is not so far away after all; just across the valley and nearer the Sentinel Hotel. It' is one ' of the most beautiful of all the falls of the region. We are especially for tunate for at this time of the year the water Is rushing over the precipice in - areata volume. Over the south wall of r the canyon this volume of river slips smoothly and indifferently over tne lip of rranito to take its great leap of 1 over 000 feet finest wall Wl lie: . - . i r l ' U- 'j , V m I lift f 'xs ( !'i (2 ' ill lljj.: i v ' f2 v : ' 'i ''III once the bighest and the Yosemlte. On ita mighty brow were occasional patches of snow which melted by the sun caused the water to 'trickle Into aver fantastic shapes. At times the reflection from the glist ening wall looked as though it bad been In places sheathed in silver. Across the river Is a rustio bridga Flashing through the pines half a mile away is vernal Falls. The canyon is dark and grim. The liver is 10 feet wide and takes a sudden leap of SS0 feet The green of the foliage Is accentuated by the driving spray from the falls. The sunshine pouring Its , gold into the gorge makes a soone of indescribable beauty. The same stream plungea over the higher falls Nevada for 700 feet; the midway Interruption of sloping rock making a spectacle worth the en tire Journey. . Visions of Beauty. r Turning from the falls, ss you stand on the bridge, a vision of power and splendor bursts upon one. The great rock face Is to your left and Just beyond Is the.Illillouette a musical falls with a poetical name which the Indians lore. In front of you Is the giant gateway through which you have come, but you did not notice It before, you were so Intent on. the climb. The view before you Is one Of the (Treat nature pictures of the world. Yonder is Olacier Point perhaps the most popular objective of the whole Yosemlte . region. Let me quote , here, 'It Is exactly 1214 feet from the top of the Jutting and Insecure-looking rock upon which 'nervy people stand to be photographed, down to the floor of the valley, and a pebble dropped from this point will touch nothing un til It strikes the talus, S000 feet straight down. Most of us' who know what it la to look over Into that gulf are Inclined to let somebody also drop tba pebble. The hotel looks but a hut stately trees are 'mere shrubs, and men are but dots on the valley floor." atOrror Lake. I found Mirror Lake, on ons of the forks of the river and toward the bead of the valley, interesting and delight ful. Tbe time to sea this "splash of lirht" Is in the early morning before the canyon breeses have awakened o drive the ripples across its xair race, -rne re flection from the lake Is entrancing to the beholder. A sign says, "Don't throw anything in the lake, you might break the mirror." There Is more than one point to that sign as you can easily discover. Looklna ud at the head of the val ley Cloud's Rest Is before you; across bis shoulders is inrown a snow wnue mantle which ,1s not taken off until late In summer. On your left 'is tbe Notre Dame looking for all the world like a mighty Inverted Indian basket Its great top U bald and shiny. On the side of this mighty basket whloh Haoes the. valley are a series of wonderful arches rising ons above tbe other. At some time the face of the rock has sliDDed away at various heights, leav ing these magnificent arches as though inviting ths world to triumphal proces- SlOIL... Across from the Basket Dome is the great South Dome or better known as the Half Dona It faces tbe valley, Rome of ecenes vttrced by Rev. Benjamin Young of Portland the cuts show Wowona, tunnel tree. In Mariposa grove, California; over hanging rock. Glacier Point, Yosemlte valley, and comparative sizes ot fallen monarch and Southern Pacific train. lahingly beautiful thing I had ever seen was the' Morning Glory pool In the Up per Geyser Basin of the Yellowstone; I now put beside It the bow which the sunshine kissed for me tbe other day into tbe, spray of the Yosemlte falls. We had planned to go to the Mari posa grove that day so had to leave early that morning for Wawona. We traveled back down the, valley to Bri dal Veil so radiant and glorious in the morning, then on up the canyon walls to ; Inspiration Point where one getji the" best view of the might and glory of the whole Yosemlte valley. It Is said there is not another view comparable to this In all America and perhaps not In all the world. We were at the Big Tree Grove the next day after a stage ride of IB miles. I have not time to describe the won ders of the great trees. yt" looking over tbe Royal Arches. It is nearly 1000 feet above sea level at its summit It la S000 feet above tbe val ley floor. Before you Is a wall rising 3000 feet at such an "angle it is lm possible to climb, and towering above you is .a massive face of rock rising 2000 feet higher. The storms of the centuries have beat upon It and smoothed-and polished it making it fit for the inscription of Diety. In the caoltol rounds of Denver you read on an Iron post "This is a mile high." As you stand In the valley of the Yo semlte there is a rock wan borore you mile high. It. is "A rock piled up to the clouds Conspicuous afar," I should like to dwell upon many another' scene of grandeur and wonder which came to roe In this great gorge. but one scene I must speak of, for It has to do with tbe Yosbmlt falls. You get a good view of the wonderful falls from the Sentinel Hotel. 'Beautiful Waterfall. Away up on yonder edge of preci pice It is IS feet wide and It Is to plunge down into tbe valley .for 1400 feet Its first leap la a sheer 1600 feet then it rages for 000 feet over a wild steep cascade to take Ita final plunge of 400 feet Perhaps centuries ago before the bench making the cas cade was hewn by soma cataclysmic force the waterfall had a drop of 1000 feet The dull grey granite wall, tbe dark green foliage of the stately. pine, the nooks and crevices holding tbe dull shadows, the flying spray which caught by the wind Is flung like a filmy drap ery against the somber face of the mountain, the changing light and moods of the day make for you a picture of "the most wonderful and beautiful waterfall, in all the world." One morn ing I threaded my., way . to the foot of th Yosemlte 'fails. I was on the lee slds of the lower fall, tbe wind driv ing the spray before ma I was getting the meaning now of the expression, "The thunder of many waters." Sud denly as I looked toward the spray I saw a flash of goldlike fire through tbe mist then there was woven before me In all Its wild irvtrtoaoy of beauty "the rainbow In the clouds." I once thought that the' most rav- ; c THERE U a trite put true aaying tW all is not GOM) that ; r Wl glitters. The author of that old aphorism must have been : ; . " ' - reading. modern advertising. The modern Idea' of 'adver-, r', A I V tising seems to be j to .exaggerate, 'to overdraw," to GLITTER.- . : j v; It is true there :'are conservative advertisers who edit UheU V v ; ; advertising as carefully as they, would a contract who consider ..v.: J the representations in their advertising as binding on them as; 7; 7 ' if they were in fact a part of a contract But there are yet too ; ! . ' many who look upon advertising only as a( lure, '' and consider V nothing binding that' is'not' under signature and seaL ' ;, 1 ' .. -In buying real-estate you should exercise care-to : see -that v'--:i the claims advanced in the advertising are founded on FACTS " and not on the imagination of some over-enthusiastic advertise ment builder. We invite your careful consideration of our adver-, ; ''I , tising. If you find in '.it representations that interest you we ; would be glad to have you satisfy yourself as to their conserva - tism, and when you have done so do business with us if wa : have what you want ' s Facts Concerning Anion's Acres I The property is almost. In the small-lot area of Portland ' between the six and sevenmile circles on the Powell Valley 4:. ' , road. Its southern bounaary is approximately half a mile ' north of Gilbert Station, on the .O. W. P. electric line (Cazadero " and G re sham branch). It is as near 'the center of the city (in MINUTES) as some of the de luxe residence additions inside : the city limits, so thaf a man may- lire, at AMON'S. ACRES and still pursue his business, trade or profession to the city. r; . 2 'It is situated in the pathway of Portland's most rapid growth that is, EAST, It is beyond the city limits, where taxes are low, yet is practically inside the bounds so far as the ve rity's advantages, are concerned.- It is Jar enough from an elec tric line so that its development will undoubtedly result fwith other development in the neighborhood) in causing the building of another electric line; and it is reasonably certain that it wifl follow the POWELL VALLEY ROAD. The effect it will pro duce pn realty values in the district is evident; also the effect that will be produced when the expansion of the city' results 1 in a further subdivision of AMON'S ACRES into residence lots. We do not sayvthat you -will buy acres today, and sell lots tomorrow; but we do. say that Portland's close-in acreage is certain to be in demand for lots as Portland grows. 3 AMON'S ACRES is a high class modern acreage addition, embracing 160' acres just about half a mile square. Each, acre lot faces on a graded street The principal avenues, dividing the property into six almost equal blocks, are splendid' thoroughfares 60 feet wide,- inclusive of sidewalk space. Grading of Floyd and Orlena avenues, is now complete. Tbe most famous of all the? grove Is The Grlzsly Giant" It Is 104 feet around five feet from the ground- It Is 824 feet high and more than tyOO feet to ita lowest branch, which la 25 feet In clreumferance. right Thousand Tears Old, X stepped off 10 feet to a Una which might run from the tip of ita outmost branch to the ground. Imagine the same distance on the opposite side of the vast trunk, the diameter of the tree, and then multiply by three for the nranon una or circumxermuce ana you have some food for thought You bava mora, however,' whan you are told by David Starr Jordan that ths tree Is close to 2000 years' old. and yet you may think again whan you are further told that the tree baa In it more than one million feet of lumber. One of the highest trees in the grove Is over 100 feet in girth: The Yeon buUdlng of Portland is 20B feet Jilgb Go to the top of .thls. structure and look across me country or aown lmo'ino street Be low. In this way you can best get some noUon of tbe height of 200 feet Now imagine 10 - more stories on top of the Yeon building ana you can then begin to realise the height of some of these great trees. After this trip to the Yo semlte and to the Big Tree Grove I am mora than ever a believer In the "fie America First'' movement.. "See Europe 11 you wui, out see America first" l::;"l:Tn'SUsambls"-rl4a'"?-Ten.--- "' It is well named, for It is white and tenuous and filmy and when the breeze -weeping up the valley catches its fleecy mist it la like the sweeping .. veil of the bride. As the stage moves 1 tip the valley you find It difficult to , turn from the picture. Tne most oeau fiful view of Bridal Veil is from the path which skirts the wail pack or it ' VP toward Artist's roint. Just beyond Bridal Veil are the Ca thedral Rocks, taking their name from . . the Duomo at Florence, . and reaching an elevation of" 2660 feet above the floor - of tbe valley; one spire of these rocks rises grand and solitary for 700 feet Across the valley is the celebrated T.l Capitan, a majeetlo buttress with a vertical front rising for 8200 feet ' from tbe roadway. Its base Is slightly L thrust out Into the valley like the in step of a giant boot. The superficial area which Is presented to view is more - than 400 acres. Its titanic bulk nosing Itself out Into the valley is one of the . world's wonders. It la said thapf rom '; some parts of the Sierras its great face can be seen from a distance of 60 . miles. Tbe Three Graces. Tbe Three Graces are Just' beyond El . Capitan and as one catches their sym- i metry be wonders ir there is not some- . thing to the theory of Aristotle who - contended, that nature was an artist " working after a definite model. The Indians suggested that these mountains wero like. the beads of three frogs sit ting, up and getting ready to leap. Across is Sentinel Rock, a splintered ' shaft of granite rising about 1600 feet ' from its base and nearly perpendicu lar. Sentinel Dome Is back of the peak 4141 feet above the valley; stern and - storm worn it suggests many questions to tba onlooker; v Tba Sentinel Hotel is In the center of s tbo , valley from which point many of tha aiae trips are laaen. Here 1 got . bold of a fine saddle horse and leis urely Journeyed to tba bead of tba val ley. . X was anxious to see both Vernal . and 'Nevada falla.' I took the trail vp tbe Meroed, past Happy Isles; skirt ' tng the river and beneath towering v eliffa wo climbed, every. moment a. v pocttng . the path to terminate, , but winding our way on and up toward ; panorama Rock. - ' -. c ' The mountain trails of. tba Yosemlte have been built at Immense cost This , , great rock Is 4000, feet above tbe river. U practically perpendicular and ; la at WOMLN IN POLITICS AT SEATTLE, CAUSE. MANY KULAK ORDINANCES Busy Femalo Voter Now Haa Real Club to Fore Reforms Keyport Resident Left in a "Pickle" Western Steel Gets on Its Feet-i-Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce Reach an Armistice. , - : ReatUe. Mav 20. Freak legislation, uch as an ordinance prohibiting smok ing on the street cars, a bill to place tbe position of Jailer under the control of tbe council and a measure to limit tbe number of passengers auowea on itmt para, baa brought Seattle s re form city council unto disrepute with the better business element of the city. Besides the ordinances mentioned other Dronosed legislation of a like nature has been introduced. This tendency on the part of the city fathers -earned for them a timely reOUKe xnis ween wnen a delegation of business men appeared before tbe legislative body and pro tested. These men were J. S. Gold- nth vt v. Rlalna. John B. Aren and F. W.' Baker, representing some of the best business Institutions of the city. Aa sDokesman. Mr. Goldsmith warned the council against foolish and fanatical legislation, reminding it that such laws will Injure business and bring the city into disfavor. He scored in particularly severe terms the anti-smoking on street cars ordinance, stating that smoking on the cars was no more offensive than the cheap perfume with which some women saturate their clothes. The delegation also spoke against the oral nance to take tbe appointment of the city Jailer from the chief of police. They accused a party of women, who have been active in tnis movement ana in behalf of other freak legislation as responsible for present conditions. . At the same meeting, however, the committee voted to recommend for pas sage over the mayor's veto the anti smoking ordinance. Mayor Dilllng Is strongly opposed to this measure and to othars that are freakish. For this rea son, the relations between tbe mayor and the councU are somewhat strained. Tbe election of the present council marked a change from the old system of one councilman from each ward and four at large, a total of 18, to the pres ent system of nine st large. It is sig nificant that bone of the former eoun- cQmen, all of whom were candldatea for reelection, who bad any affiliation wita tbe previous administration was re turned.. Tbe new council was elected as a reform body but It has paid much heed to an aotlve coterie of women who have been trying to ; effect many re forms. These women bava been clamor' lng for two months for the removal of Jailor John Corbetf Who waa accused of cruelty. The mayor - and chief of police refused to remove Corbet t The council committee' failed after a long Investigation to find blm guilty. How. ever, to get at the matter an ordinance waa Introduced removing the appoint ment of this official from the chief of police. Fire Chief John H. Boyle, who was dismissed by Mayor Dilllng several weeks ago, has finally decided to accept the Inevitable. When first dismissed, Boyle announced that he would fight to the bitter end. The mayor gave him opportunity to resign . before filing charges of 'incompetency. Intoxication ana political activity.. Alter tne charges were made public, Boyle's friends- offered to drop-tbe. appeal were the former chief allowed a captaincy in the department Finally Boyle gave up and withdrew bis claims Just-as the board was about to take up bis case. v The citizens of Kitsap county, in which is situated the Puget sound navy yard, are greatly incensed at the man ner in which the government has acted in regard to the proposed establishment of a torpedo station at Keyport . Sev eral months ago. an admiral, a direct representative of the ' secretary of the navy, inspected the. proposed site, ap proved it and authorised the chamber of commerce' of this city to assist the government in ' getting options on "the necessary land, t No little trouble waa Involved before ajnaJTJHty of the own- era turned over their Seeds for exami nation and approval. OpUone were given but as far s 1 known no actual money was, paid. 8bme owners' who refused to sell at a reasonable price were practically lnUmliated by the threat that they coujd not live In tbe vicinity after a torpedo station had oeen estaDiisned. Finally, all the land needed, was tied up and then came the announcement from tne aaaliitant mprm. tary of the navy that the entire project nua Deen aoanaonea. Tne reason given is department economy, but the govern ment baa been Investigating tbe matter for two years and no little money has oeen uui expenaea. , . Lack of harmony between tbe Com mercial Nclub and the chamber of- com merce has long been apparent and now there Is a movement'-on foot to con solidate the two bodies. It la planned hereafter to work In unison In -the de velopment and advertising of the state. Briefly it is planned to have the cham ber of commerce assume Jurisdiction In matters of state and national leaisla tlon, commerce, trade, railway and transportation affairs,' the securing of factories for the city and tbe entertain ment of prominent guests. " The Com mercial dub Is to assume charge In se curing conventions for Seattle, and in matters relating to the exploitation and development of the stale's resources, in cluding ImmlgraUon. N. B.-Coff man, a prominent banker of Chehalls, severely arraigned Seattle in an address In this. city before the credit Men's association. Mr. Coffman declared Seattle is too self centered and does not give sufficient attention to other parts of the state. Mr. Coffman dwelt particularly upon the attitude of iung county's delegation in the last state senate in killing an appropriation for a state highway. This matter brought the southwest counties to arms against Seattle and Mr. Coffman simply related a plain truth when he 'Uttered the above sentiments. "Forget the city of Seattle for a while," he aald. "and cultivate the good mill of every section of the state. When you do that and when you have tbe good will of the state, trade , will : flow a towards this I The property has its own water System;' providing good j A Ll. water under pressure for house, lawn! and GARDEN. ' A Buaic vi w suxa is inciuaca wiui cacn acre lot, so mat ownership of the'-system is held jointly with the land. The cost of maintenance is low compared to what one would have to pay for city water for similar uses, and WATER IS PRACTICAL" CROI INSURANCE. It is more than that water under pres. sure is a protection against fire and a convenience no home can be. without and be considered modern, even in thecountry. See to it that your ACRE LOT HOME has WATER UNDER PRESSURE. . . , 5 The soil at AMON'S ACRES is intermixed with' small t gravel just enough to retain the warmth of the sun through , the chill nights during the growing season, . resulting in bringing crops to early maturity. This means, early vegetables for your own table, and if you want to grow a surplus for the market it means higher prices for all products of a given grade than when market is glutted with the products of the later dis tricts. This light gravel soil is adapted to all vegetables grown in the vicinity of Portland, and is considered exceptionally good lui. ucii ws joi juk auuua, wuiui grow ana yieia luzunanuy. - 6 If you want' to have 4 chicken yard you can scarcely find a better place than AMON'S ACRES. All kinds of poultry does well in this district, and growers are making good money out of their small yards. The drainage id excellent an important consideration in the chicken business and the small gravel is healthy for all fowls. Portland is an unfailing market at all seasons. ,( . ' 7 You will have the right kind of ijei'ghbors at AMON'S ACRES. The buyers are nearly all home-builders the addi tion is such as would naturally appeal to the better class of home-builders families who want to escape the . congestion of the city and at the same time buy where there is a good prospect of their investment growing steadily. It is not neces sary to look far into the future to see the addition a well-built community.1', ..'.:.' - . , 'V:-; 0 We are the OWNERS of AMON'S ACRES, and as such ' q we take a natural interest in our buyers. Our relations with w most of them will extend over a period of years, and it is to our interest to have them succeed. Thus our relation, to our buyers is basically different than that of the AGENT whose financial interest ends with his commission. 9 This land sells for from $750 to $900 an acre lot, and the prices include the water system and graded streets all ' in and paid for. We require only a small payment: down and grant such terms on the balance that anyone who wants to can: buy and pay for one or more, acre lots. Buyers desiring to pay by the year may do "so. Our Contract of Sale contains a- -clause-covering a 90-day grace period, protecting buyers against forfeiture in event of illness. f Of course this property is in active demand at the prices 1 3 an terms we offer. When it is all sold there will be . nothing like it at the figures so close to "Portland's f center. Call at our offices today, or telephone for an appoint ment to go out and see the property. We run automobiles for : the convenience of prospective buyers. r 1 We have plats, with prices marked and showing carefully -selected lots reserved for out of town buyers who cannot see the property for themselves. Also illustrated folders containing full information as to prices and terms and description of the - -property. Sent free on Irequest. . , Howard . S. Amon Company 625-626 YEON B LD G.",PO RTLAND, OREGON. - -Main .1400, A-3213. , ; . vt - - t T OFFICE OPEN AUL DAY SUNDAY :"' 'I -2T -4- I - . v -