The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-18

so Of Hood, which is more than II, 600. Con-
sequently they are much grander than moun-
tains of even greater elevation, which rise
from plains six or seven thousand feet in
height, like those of Utah and Colorado.
can see Hood at this moment, while l am
writing. The snow is in strange contrast
with the weather at eighty-six degrees.
On my way to Cape Disappointment, on a
large sand island, 1 saw more than thousand
seals, right in the mouth of the river. AS
the Columbia sometimes sends its fresh water
ten miles out to sea, it is evident that salt
water is not indispensable to these strange
animals. What a splashing they made when
our little steamer blew her whistle! We tried
to surround them and drive them back to
shore, but we found it could not be done
with our feet of only one small boat. One
old fellow wagged his tail waggishly at us as
he dived under the vessel.
The salmon fisheries of the Columbia will
be worthy of letter by themselves when 1
have learned more about them. They sur
pass anything of their kind. Some devote
themselves to canning, others to sailing in
kits and barrels. The fish are of enormous
size, most of them weighing from twenty
five to forty pounds, some as much as seventy
or eighty. The fishermen get about twenty
five cents a head for them In Philadelphia
you would gladly give five or six dollars for
one. To strangers they are great delicacy,
but the old residents do not banker after
them. The number caught every season is
almost incredible.
This little city contains 10000 inhabitants
of all races and compilations. A 0driegdted
bouquet of human pOS5eS could be gathered
here of most diverse tints and fragrance,
from sooty black to pearly white, brown, red,
yellow, copper-colored, and turkey-egg faced.
One morning, as 1 sat at breakfast with
the door open, l saw sight that could not
be witnessed in an Eastern city, while here
tits an everyday occurrence. Directly oppo-
site are barber shop, run by negroes, and
laundry operated by Cinnamon. The Africans
and the Mongolians were airing themselves
outside. Along came an Indian with his
squaw and half-grown female papoose; and
in the opposite direction two Caucasians and
an Irishman. The five races, with their re-
spective grand divisions-Europe, Asia,
Africa, America, and Ireland-were repre-
SeuISu Ou IWSuIy loeI vi oluoWdlh. LIE
Paddy was ragged, but he looked as if he
owned them all. God help them if he did
The laundry business is almost monopolized
by the Chinese. They do their work we'll,
and at half the prices charged by Bridget and
Dinah. These represent that John soon rubs
the garments into rags, but that is not the
experience of those who patronize them. At
every turn you will see tn cir odd names on
signs, Tong Duck Chung, Took Yune, Sing
Kee, Loong Song Kee Wah. Here, as in San
Francisco, they are sober, quiet and indus
trious. have heard no respectable person
speak ill of them. million would need
fewer policemen to keep them in order than
a single precinct of your Fourth ward, If tile
attempt should eUeT be made there.
The rich valley of the Willamette is prairie
eighty miles long and from twenty to forty
wide. 1t is the best portion of the State, and
is fast filling up with thrifty population.
The river, from which it takes its name, flo VS.
from the south, and empties into the Colum-
bia one hundred miles from the ocean.
Portland is twelve miles from the junction:
Salem, the seat of government, forty miles
further up, and Albany, the third town in the
State, sixty miles. Il. d.