, 1869-11-12
!" ACROSS the CONTINGENT
BY Railway, Stage, and Steam
er to Oregon.
puxet Souud---Portland to Cali
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Tue Northern Pacific Railway.
cs,,stl~rJtnts " III Fhkrfa 5rlsyns
fuk7tanst. 0tetat, htpt 7.
A sapplsntat N ny tHFfurr tettsfH u II tfGFsf
here ~ pttht mt liza tftt thule ia utefou. fhnsA
n ho hnl's " Hla&s ths Hie Hest pear would In
wtil 10 pfrsrsss ths psbrf roasatolak lhis Atc's.
Tie tUvllat tAtl. VI toufsr, NJ dssnll shf0aks "a
t'sNfhts, khft thHN ~ asAts W sttAh,s1 u tsft.
snit. i1dm Hall FreHrtba. thA Nipv Usosand IA
nss ''sJs, aud tHfan h3 atFsmsk fae danger Of
lAkuR thB FOULS BY EalliufaA ls that most tFate'-
Isft, - during th* ptese9l tessh. viii spsa'i III
thsls lsss tnsls. snd fa., 10 sis Dffkth. Unf al.
vice most dprtas.,ly H. that t0urtsts stop n Ke.
ton, toftuet,y c&ied luitan trRet, oa Inc CsntrAt
l'asdac 1tA lsey, thirty htns falies wrst 81 Prom.
untu,J, aud tstp 10 thht uld Rt1 eAcelient. but
Low snliquased friend nl lbs trats,Isf, ths
sYAGs tsIAra. .....
10 otttef thAt t1s Wh0s Journey may Appear u
she wont u tlst sishit ~ ttaie t'8ht hers that
tho whuls dl'iaDce by stbAs rsaah " VsiAiMsA, W
the CnlunItI4 ihS=r. wtsefs IRe tpufsss ssseS lbe
Ht.e ttssturfs u the Uteaon Htestn Havttssi0a
taas.ty, ia b., n.'lrs. Rn't ttta lime oaf ta,s.
II yt.,la u p.t..iua usItess, wuuil rhs 't'fsct1t
t,lfnL th, it there sf~ atstsr'A Of EFsaa hsthfal
tetdf NJ Il WIT hrr thai th~ tttFtss essIsl"s A1oth
to px+s " Without *lsll. fsf tBa 1fas h'4HfE1a
u.et ppflA aktt ~esl Ut As.. Latn tho 'asnpfsHt
IN, rr. Vi nuunsa.us Will saord pseF'ussaAshf
>lss at x<,Y Hvrat ,utarrat. Thea thr Rh1s4aue
ta,Is vi lhs Lul4a,hla, tho N1aLaFA Of
thr Wvss. shaA|a tn sts!sod
il ou,y rey1a H.Ilaa tEom The
I fN& ht1h1 l.
Fe snLsssd, It 4uspAasa3 Nlashsa Ia th!s JsApoett
AID ehsu ins melting Allows aud spstn4 iAtRs
havc swollen shs river 10 foil bAaks. h ons OF
tho RfaodtAt tAlla on tho lace Vi the eAfth-
fdp VI i4a sn,lra IRON lhlA sut4lmu cataract bsnRt
TIC traveller u B0ata thty. 10 tdAao, mtn'na
town, which, with it, suirD1ndtoxs, will we'll repsJ
= to}oo1p OF several d4yA Two days more, or
noe Of 9os miles through Tho Powder 1aVer and
Grand Ronde va1eIs and rho sptrah'd socoefJ o5
the Blue Mpuntntns bring the tourist 10 UnAta!a-
where, ~ nbove slated, all the fatigue OF The
h,nrney Is etdeo, for nna atesmsra arc wallsg the
sry1ral Of the coach to START aown the Columbia.
TIT ROAD through the mouptaioe, Ns Nere IL
snrcd, nas excellent and tbs Aoe1eEJ snfpasstngsy
s;a1 and beautiful. TO see Il Alone VIII well IT.
p.y III the fAilgues Of the ride. The only regret
Of our sumn er %rlp Ia that ne did not take ihls
route n1l y,sYt CaligornsA-aA We hereby recon-
mend pthtrn TO DON our return. q! course. ID
de7c11bst tho tuute from Kelton to UkuatLla, ne
have used the e3es OF and tue facts furnished b!
otpers; bnt We sse aure lhey viii oe found Sub,
staptia.iy correct. Az to the stage tiue OF $50
m.les, ~e do not recommend It 10 bs takea as >
,uxnry; but the improved health and the deli.ht
Jul memories 1t Will be tute 70 1dotd-especia,!y
that It csn be divided up 10 prtutshtJ-W1i make
It ;!a- of the most enjoyable excursions It s pos
slb.e bow 10 md upon the eonttnent The Canon
OF the ColnMb,a, VIII IT. splendid columns of
basRtt; TIE nEgnt1cent enow.eAd volcanic peaks
OF Washington a.d Oregon, described in foEsuer
letter; the Sapsnoue Fils; The nal1es: the cAs-
caaeB; The great rtef itself, with IL *eve1-
chsnslrg seensrJ; tho stage: tue steamer
AID The raliN ~, io4csnes conbtuc 10 m3Ie The
ueuory OF thus Trip 4 delight tluoagn all the
ycsrt that follow II
While at Portland no tenri.t thcu1d ft1. TO Etsti
FEGErX s0CkD.
The journey occupies OILY tNo days A third o.
more IL mace By steamer 10 Aotticello On the
CoNltlz River, alo the balance bJ sa4e"soach'
The trip over the sound OF hundred n!htS By
tteaIEtl, with Mis-. Baker and Rainier, clad IN q
spbs Of perpetual tpoW, iIeq=enllJ IN sght, tnt
tenseiy wooded thufea here and there dotted
wrt t.su1hu} gem Of tewp, viii white Away
oLe Ut tue no.t delightful Days one can get anY
wht.c. T1ciorz, the capital Of British Columbia
Ii vel worth rblL John BntI, With hs amplt
bttaGst stould the reRttn Of tho wAsso4nd Mic
bis IutAy lace md his 1AsoEite loyal erctan11lon
"1he 1ntt D, God blcss her;r Is here In all BIZ
gloty; hat bets I1ar Jolly, and Will give 5ou
cordial WELCOME. ..
We hope no one "us lesse Oregon by asesneF
| rho has Ict en}oyed
s7AeE RIDE
| soathwari - California The trip sccuples ~
| dxta !rum Portland To- fsFostue, 70 which p;ac'
| tic esss tun f.um Sac5auento- The 3Kst hundFe:
| ard tNenf,-nse mics $1ruuEn the Wallamens
| Valley. Keeps the tourist constantly occupied /:
t1uo t,1E its beauty aud rcsoprces. wnlc tho coas
| RaL &c On the y est aru the tapeAdes on The east
| with Npup,s uocd and j deSson. DiaGoud Peal
and The sirters, III Keep hu emotions Of sablimit.
| In conttstt and act1Fe exercise Al EuGet
CITY where We we're most hospitality ente1tAlDet
| by Captain P1ckard and othe1a, the staSt-rnat
| S<Eds 10 t1a lett anL jollowl ~ \ branch of ih
Nal1auette, AID BY . low pass sextceJ pe5ctptlol'
renrhes the wa,eIs Of the Unauah, thus svo+d,n(
,ts Ca!aposya ieucueoutly called the sesaui
Rapge In = icInlc1 Ietser), a3nDat entirely. FfuH
| the tnmmtts Of thta Esnso wurrst looked down OF
| the BEAUTIES II the WAllarcrsa Valley, tou1 ssr
aau, Following down sbe northwestern tstoufar
| Il TIE UmquAa, for feN houtt, nestled uuder ~
4 YsteaIla Mountain, with q doe. fertile valley Il
| Irpnt, VS. reach tne hoepkAhtc homo Of the Hon
| Jefse Arnltgate. Here Ar. Co!fA1 and hts pasf
| received most tordtAt Welcome. i Sta1etnAn Q
r1ten.svo reading. ripe Judgment, and ster}'nG pA
.osI ~! -. ..,.n.s =. ..4m, ront.nr IN r
/ 1ns'n srr, In hi, feanufui 1.l,ey home anopE II
| ..,,,,.,,. ~ O-.por ,e.-,no h.e ,,rre family II
1 ibo pz1ccsp1ea which be 50 well and 10 Truly u.al
| lyatea, and hlesspg with hls good teetls And KID
| words Ill within his inuucnce. After cntctsatntn
INV nn1r m ,onu \. urr tneSorao!e time. tahl
vnn,,. nrr,ntt c,.r hnst ,r,b hts t,sncnter, who's
| rt,t. a,,.rsrrr vt,ncnt c,rn n. et1nrt nm III
ss, .,nst~ .nanuST oT h,,,nv ~,
r..r, "A n, the tavor 10 ace1u 3auy us to "a,
,,nh me ros1 1or ,pe stt4 moon = ride c1essea
| nigh nnunts,n ppuy hctxecp tNo branches Of tt
| T1r,u.h .nh .rnns.t anmA .na~t,t1td yIews
s.s, w.. .o,,.-.,r,or ~1th .xc+rn atnna 1r a,
ni,at,on for ,htir v.rteI aud wondcr,uI osaut
| y7 ,sc t,ue.tanlc on which ths coaches me- Tal
| ucst OF the wider sri1 uurc cuf4R ated srcttons
| ,hA f;mnn,h ya1ley a-a rasscd IN tho night. !
rn.tM,1ch. din i,.Ie town. which We rracat
.,,ont ,cisce In tho evening cur party teans Il
ha:.l Al several oiker bulla!1E~ most beautiful
,l:nu,ipase.t to wccofne knt! ,}u honor to th" *
| unu visit Of tue rtea PeesidenL III lila coup
. ut,t mn OF all shades CT polite
, cp,u,op uo.t coruial1y unsed- Aflef I
/ ! t1ce.lens sinuev was fully dshenSaed. y
| Goltnx made DEE Of his nnst Appropriate a'
charming et.eecsee, when we le:t with the cheel
aua au,nrrn,,, y ,lA the hearty good viii u1
~he saa l1btened to the renarEs Of ths Vice l'-s
r cent. -.
4 Morning found ia ut CAnoNtlue, little ni
Z: situated Vt tie mouth or north end or Inc U
, o.,h r.ncn In ,ht osr,, history O, the STAG &C
l. ald+sed alross snp.asshle- II auanit tes OF
z passage fos r1ah through the mountains Il
& ! a;s,ue The Cmquan and The Rogue 1s'yex Vail
G or ,he tan t,uts Ioyk4 OF tho Cmauah-.wc j.
u mi kar. h.ch-for long ll.tanc4 e#as and wt
~, ytrtrS Ie, r3,,%<t4 t,t