The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-10-21

| Astoria, though It varies much as YOU 90 on some
nmes not appearing more than two miles, or less
ne scenery all along Is exceedingly wild, often pre-
! Schting rare and most beautiful landscapes The
\ country ,s very broken and everywhere covered
even TO the top oi the highest hiil.-vh gigantic II,
trees, often running, sra ght an arrow three hs.nA
area tect IN hight! The chanitet is close along the
shore for miles, and perpendicular rocks. like the
raiisades OF the Hudson, skirtine the river and
the ship goes YOU NAV almost iu,up ON shore
pom the other SIDE, # the day be ,ear, the majestic
torms OF the mountains of the Cascate range
Dt'ofe spoken o. may be seen. and from certain points
Mts R',nier and Adams; still further distan, than
iio'id or St. Iecns glsten in the s,, like Jewels IL
hc SKY The river Is still, an1 its waters very clear
winch, With the romantic rocks and woodlands along
its banks, the irregular hills covered III. dark forest
anu the white mountains In the distance give the
pchoider Tii and delightful eueharftment You
may see IN other lands, mountains covered with snow
Ia summer, when all Is verdure around YOU, bu, no.
Wheie can such a scene he found in So temperate q
'hmc' and where t!e waters arc pure like the Co.
hnbia.
The ilttmettc, (prouounced Wil-lam-it,) is the
hrSt considerable tributary the Columi. on the
.'u'i and JOINS tle river a5out hundred miles
iIom Astoria. u is q clear beautiful river nayias-
c ior large vessels steamers Portland eighteen
mics Rom Ms mouth and during the Summer season
when the waters set back from the Columbia Oregon
city, miles further, Is the head of navigation At
hs point are the great falls of the river, perpendcu-
idi ~, ana ABOUT ~ tcrt.
Portland is the largest town in the Territory called
mere city. and contains perhaps 1900 inhabitants
Is picttliy situated he west bank of shc river aor:
has several quite respectable looking blocks Of stores
ifnd orchouses, three neat little churches four hotels
ana about = stores. Two streets running pa,ajIeI
wan The river, are provided with PLANK sidewalks
ana crossings. 80 far as improvements have been
made, strict regard TO regua,fy and neafness pre-
Vaiis. The people cntcrprisne, and to their
eNctohs much drcdt IS due pr opening road. 10 the
interior, and ia estthShing lines of >t( (aners on the
river. Two newspapers are published here, very
crcditahle looking Journals. 4 Female seminary is
llst completed, and te iusttution with able teachers
already engaged bids fl. Ia flourish OtIr.r schools
are established, AMI ihe c;Tse Of education is rccev-
ing much attention here
Seven miles from Portland j. the on,lrvo town of
VI twaukec, certainty misno,uar for Will, t,e ,ocu
oi that inc boyoni The m5Gptans has no parallel for
RAPID growth, thi- is cxIctl, the reverse. Nearly
opposite, upon a heaH;ui ,uj. IS the Government
House, built fof the Superintendent Of Indian Affairs
with its Douc coimna~, ani green binds and around
II the pretty a'sn Presents cheeifai honc-like an
.clrlnce. Altogether is ho pIctticst location and
nuidtaG have yet seen IN Oregon. Seven miles
more, through the windInys ot the river among rocks
ana steep h-sldes, l. Oregon city. The city
or, nIpie proINry, Vi'I;scs built in nn long stree,
parallel with he river, an Immediately f7ack--f,r
there l. only room for strt.t--is II ledge -, rocks
loJ iect high. nearl, pcrpcndicular, booking much
iikc mason-work in i wall. There may be 1000 in
habitants hote aud certainly thee are tenautlcss
houses Tor maay more