The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1864-03-18

ARRIVALS The arrivals from below yester-
day, footed up II passengers. The steamer
Also brought up 26 head of horses.
AN enterprising gentleman has leased the
building at the lower end of Court street,
and will open the same, on this friday even
ing, as "hurdy -gurdy" establishment. n
ACCORDING to present advices, the ocean
steamer for Portland and Victoria, left San
Francisco yesterday, the nth. This steamer
goes to Victoria first, and consequently will
not be due at Portland before Tuesday next.
The OSEoSrA.-We yesterday spent a leis-
ure haf-hour in examining the steamer One
onta, as she appears in her new rig. Passing
10 the upper deck, the first thing that attract
ed attention was the smoking saloon OF ''Tex-
as" which in this boat is highly ornamental
feature. Here the painter, Mr.. o. S. Savage,
had an opportunity to display his skill, and
certainly the graining of the panels and doors
10 the most perfect work of the kind we have
ever seen. Opening from tue "Texas" is tire
Purser's Office, neatly fitted up, and affording
onr friend Knaggs ample room for the tran
saction Of his business Next is the Express
room, also neatly fitted up, and adjoining the
Captain and Engineers staterooms, all neatly
and even elegantly finished. Passing down,
we enter the main saloon, which, like al 9TH
er parts of the boat designed for the use of
passengers, is elaborately furnished. Next is
the Ladies' Saloon, the floor OF which is COW
cred with velvet carpet, and provided with
ottomans, sofas, mirrors, and, in fact, every
thing that can by any possibility contribute
10 the comfort of lady passengers. At
tached to and opening into the saloon, is
two retiring rooms, neatly fitted up with
baths, washstands, and every convenience
usually found in tire most thoroughly furnish
cd sleeping apartment. Passing out, we next
come to the Ladies' toilet, which is fitted up
with marble wash-stands, gilt mirrors &C., in
the arrangement of which excellent taste is
displayed. Leaving the toilet and passing to
the opposite side o: the boat, we have what
may be termed the private parlor, which i;
fitted up in superb style. Here the furniture
10 all plush, and we can scarcely conceive o
aneater or more pleasant apartment for thu
accommodation of q select party Passing
forward, we have the barber shop, sometbin
new in Columbia River boats, and a luxur
which old travellers can appreciate. On th
opposite side, and occupying correspondent
position of the boat, is the pantry, which lik
all other parts Of the boat, is neatly and ar
propriately fitted up. Thus far, our descrir
tion has been exclusively confined to the ur
per deck, aud more especially to that part I
the boat designed exclusively for the use
passengers. On the lower deck are two mag
n!fcent engines which furnish the motiy
power, and huge boilers which would seel
capable Of producing steam enough prop
the "Great Eastern" The first Impression i
looking down the lower deck is shat of Il
vast space devoted to the slowing of freigb
On inquiry, we learned that three hundre
tons of freight can be packed away on tn
deck, without crowdpg, and that FIVE hundre
tons can be carried with all ease. The o.
NJ Company own many boats, bu. in the
whole feet there is not single craft that wi
begin to compare with the OnoOnta, wheth
in the matter Of ornamentaton orin capaci
for carrying freight and passengers. Havir
said thus much of the boat, we can only &C
that she is commanded by Capt. John Menu
tY, with George Knaggs as Purser-two ge
tIemen who are universally popular with Il
'trayeling public.