New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-10-07
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON TERRITORY, I
Wednesday. July 20, 1906. !

With Gov. Gibbs, Gen. Hamilton, judges
Deadly and Strong and other Portlanders We made
an excursion up the Columbia starting upon the fine
steamer New World. She used to run up the North
River. but through debt and il-luck feb into the
clutches OF the New York Sheriff Her captain, having
secretly proysioned her for a long voyage seduced
that funconary into little ride down the harbor car
ried him beyond his Jurisdiction and then offered him
the option OF going ashore or free passage 10 Cai-
fornia. The outwtted sheriff landed the New World
came around the Horn and stayed 10 the hopeess be-
reavement Of her creditors.
The Columbia-formerly called the Oregon-has an
average width Of three quarters Of mile. Clear, blue
CLASSY dotted with little islands ofthe greenest foliage
II is the Hudson Of the Pacific slope the most beautiful
Of all our great rivers. Cape Horn is coumnar wall
Of basaltic rock at points reaching 100 feet in
hight is almost a reproduction Of the Palisades Over
other vast upright rocks little white rills come tum-
bling down, changing completely INTO spray before
and pines is onethrd Of q mile high. Horse all Fal
sofened BY delicate mist hangs like an exquisite strand
of snowy hair broken only once IN descent o. 10
Rock solitary basaltic dome surrounded by water
aud quite isolated from the shore, rises grand and
gloomy Tor 800 feet
passabe for boats and take the railroad for five miles,
Our train passes little log block house, where in 1886.
Indians besieged party OF white men Tor two days.
They were finally routed In dashng charge, BY %
small, modest light-haired young Lieutenant Of the
United States army. whose name was PhiL sheridan
At the outbreak oftbe Rebellion be confdentialy as
sured friend VI his determination 10 win Captains
commission or die In the attempt! lie still owns
furn near the Willamette River. Always favorite
here now that he is recognized one Of the worlds
great Generals the Oregonians regard him Win WaT'
est enthusiasm.
In fifteen minutes we leave the railway for the new
steamer Oneonta. built above the Cascades anu ee-
gantly furnished. Length. l75 feet COST $685. eov,
Steaming up the current for five hours We reached
Dalles. the third town in Oregon; PopuaI,on, syu
Here are the second impossible rapids and anosner
railway On the whartboat we meet inc Sewn from
Wells, Fargo a. Co.'S Express coming ao gsn iroui
Idaho Territory with s9oooo in goa uus';
pany alone has transported s5O0OCo rom laho 10 Gan
Francisco during the present n,onsn worl With ,o,e
graph line accompanying tive are whirea along the
bank for half al hour Here for ten miles are tho
Nv ir,ing Lewis and Clark and all early writers
H., mos, curious feature Of this curious region. The
above and below so broad and CLASSY Is here Of
fathomess depth and compressed into one tenth its
nal width AT one point the channel Is only leo feet
,Je Even this narrow trough is broken by Of
darn brown rocks. Boiling, swelling and kissing, the
torrent rushes madly through its close tortuous
fines flashing the smoth rocks in foamy passion, river
OF eddes and troughs whrpoos and shooting rockets
OF water. beating out its own life against prison
walls. .....L ID,
On the shore are immense drifts of sand, willie ard
movable as New. England snow banks, and much more
serious distractions TO the lJt omoiive. In windy
weather laborers constantly shoyelng them away
On the iat rocks the bark lodges OF Wasccpin
dians; naked children. with stomacns disenuea nAo
bladdera rolling and running in the sand ntny re-
pulsive women, who seem hardly members .. ,ne Nv
race bearing bundles OF faggots upon tne,r nceI
and men AT the waters edge spearirg salmon Inc
fish are abundant, Of excellent flavor oHen weighing
rs pounds each. -, ,os. w.r. "a
At Cello the railway ends beside tue iages Nv waIo
house in the United States, built for containing tne I'M
mense Idaho ffeghts 1t 10 LBS feet in length win
the upper end 40 feet lower than the lower end .as
Irish expression is inteligble-to On o' shs
at different stages Of water We embarked ON 'AS