New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-07

owyhee another steamer built here GEO fceti s32 oo0;
vent up the river TO Wrights Harbor and then re-
turned to Portland For nearly 100 miles we were IN
tight Of Mount Hood-towcring up granoiy win ua,A
base aud snowy scailp40 miles from the river az 'l.S
dearest point Just above Dailes BefS'adt oD'ainou
dis view. 800 =, .,
Above Cello the banks are bare hills OF soft smootn,
sevet grass unrelieyed by leaf or shruo WIlh,n w h
whole range Of vision. Below the river Is pou tar;s
3eep somber forests OF decidu0us trees az TUG 20
edge ana gloomy pines, frs and cedais-,Mi5.n no
branches on the side next to the prevalne r,
the hills and cliffs Here is classic sround' A"''0
"Tbe continuous woods
Where rolls the Oregon and hears no SOUND
60. hi. o,sn deshinrs"
S,t Rrvsn, snng of past era. Now tide Of migra'
lion and commerce pOurs through these remote soi
sudes; and the tourist Is 10 nnu ,IS Soinu
comforts and luxuries of travel which he would ENJOY
between Boston and New-York These are the dis
tauces OF our trip; ca H.
Railroad to Upper Cascsde'................. miles
Upper Cssrsdes to Dales.... miles.
Railroad TO Ceilo miles,
Cello to Wrights miles
Total. .............................l5O miles
The Oregon Steam Navigation Company, an enter.
prisng joint stock organization has done much to de-
yeop the country by establishing this line building an
admirable wharf at Portland, the enormous warehouse
at Cello nineteen miles of railway and twenty steam
boats. Their boats nearly 800 miles above virgins
Harbor, to point where rapids again obstruet the
river And they are opening roads with the view OF
building boats above these highest rapids. Next
year. steamers coming up the Missouri from ST. Lous
and those going up the Columbia from Portland VIII
approach within 600 miles of each other
On Monday morning left Portland by tLe Jonn n, ~
Couch steamed down the clear Willamette ioI - LIE
down the blue Columbia for 81 up the muddy o9~.nH
for @ and landed at Monticello III WasnlHston ,,
tory. Thepce TO this point 20 miles, an opeh ssH.r
wagon brought over the worst roaus anu au,oh .e
grandest woods in the world This Is me torres. pne
val thick with slender fir pine. hemoek spruce, ceaa
and arbor vita the trunks gloyed III moss OF orange
green the branches tufted with long swaylng, mar
ike strands Of brown Spanish moss the ground wnile
yellow and purple with luIuriant flowers. We passed
one or two rough villages; farm houses hye or Ten
miles apart in little grassy openings-sands OF prare
in the vast somber. silent sea OF forests thousands OF
frs not more than inches in diameter at the base yet
rising like masts 80 feet In hight Judge Hewet OF
this Territory. cut one upon his own farm which meas
ored 325 feet in length Last evening we came through
the picturesque little manufacturing hamlet OF lun'
water CALLING water) and half an hour later our wagon
ride Of two days ended at Olympia.
Washington Territory, with population of2ooo'
has no daily newspaper Olympia, the seat OF govern
ment, at the most southern elbow of Pngets Sound.
contains 600 people in Winter, and perhaps hall MS
many at other times II Is village SUI StHris, strug
Cling hard against primeyal nature aud aboriginal
man. Thus far the advantage is rather with the forest
and the red man; but civilization is trcading Sharply
Oh the heels Of barbarism and jostng II rudely ASIDE
behind the squaws light birch canoe,
The steamer rocks aud raves;
And city lots are staked for sale
Above old Indian graves.
al hear the tread Of pioneers
The frs, low wash ofwaves where soon
Shall Ioll human Sea-"
The arteral street begins the level shore OF the
smooth, shining Sound, climbs low. muddy hii and
plunges out Of sight in the deep pine woods The Capt.
tol is lonely white frame building like warehouse
but we found the National flag floating from 1t. aud
from nearly ali the little neat cottages which constitute
the better dwellings; Acting Governor Eiwood Evans,
rude throat Of an old field piece did hoarSey counter
teit the dread thunders Of immortal Joye to give him
welcome Olympia boasts two hotels quarters we're