The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-06-14

llc valley OF tie willamette is
regarded as tie garden spot Of Ore.
gon. II is notohly noted for the
fertility of its soil, and, during this
season of the year, especially, ad-
mired for tlc delightful latme of
its climate, lut to the lover OF the
picturesque AMI beautiful in nature,
it presents many attractive features.
These are spread out with 10 spar
i,1g hand upon every side. There
are clahis ofmoutains skirting it
upon either side; peaks in the dis
tancecovcred with perpetual SHOWS;
buttcs rising in the foreground like
protecting sentinels; rivers meandel-
ing through it like lines Of silver;
forests Of noble trees, many OF them
ofpcrpctual vcrdure, skirting the
|ahks of the rivers, and shady
groves dottingth p aims al frequent
intervals; farms and farm houses,
and thrift and woductiyeness in
every part, presenting sinsly and in
combination a picture alike worthy
the contemplation Of the poet,
painter, or any one who loves the
use.ul, the sublime, and the beautI-
Ml. While the country about our
city presents from the valley a
most charming picture, the beauty
and lovclneSS of the scene are cn-
harccd in proportion as the obServ-
or aScends. With company of
ti'ierds, aplrcciatorS Of the beauti-
iul in Eaturc, we stood upon the
pinnacle Of retcrson's Butte last
>'aturday. Tie asccLt was very
iatigueilg-t,.r it was hot, and nu-
merous pauscs had 10 to be made |
before tie top was gained-but at
ter the precipitous, though grassy
sides of the Butte lad been scaled. |
and its highest altitude had been
reached. the vision of lovelincss
which lay spread out in every di-
rcction, more tlan compensated for
all the labor and fatigue expended
in tie ascent. Tie prospect was
Indeed enchanting. Never but
once have we looked upon so raw
iShng picture land that but for a
moment, as tile train swept arourd
the mountain side high above the
Yosem.te). To the left, asthc party |
looked out upon tie valley, were
Wards and Saddle Buttes; in the
background the Three Sisters tow
ering in rugged, snowy grandeur
above the intervening mountain
range; to the right the majestic
snow-capped brow of Mount Hood
seemingly but a few miles away.
IN tie foreground, the height and
distance OF OF servation, merged the
inequalities OF the valley into har-
lnonious moothncss. Feds, rich
in their carpctings of green, contrast
cd most beautifully with the blue
skies above, the white farm houses
nestled down among them, the dark
llncs of serpcitinc terceS by which
they were surrounded, ami the ave-
nues of county roads which az
peared like lines of white tape. Be
yond the Buttes to the left could be
seen the village of IIalsey; TO the
right nestled at the foot of the
mountain range wasplainly seen the
town Of Lebanon; in front, a little
to the right, Sholc out with a mild,
yet beautiful lustre, the "Gcm Of
the Valley" 1t was q delightful
vision to gaze upon, and all who
were there enjoyed it. The going
up and coming down from Peter
son, however, is 10 joke to a novice
in the business. 1t exhausts the
breath going up aud the knees COM
ing down. lnspite ofthee draw
backs, however, and others in the
shape of sunburns and SO on, the
visit was pronounced a success by
all who were there.