The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-08-23


VIZ to be placed will be still ninety fec
,r. higher, making the lamps altitud
N. about ITO feet above the lashing, foam
u u lug, seething breakers which das
~ :, among the rocks and caverns at II
r. feet. The lamp Is to be one of tn
n. first order, with lens of the fines
Il French glass, capable of rejecting an
n radiating light for many miles to sea
s. ward. This lamp alone will cost tn
$. Government some S60,0O0-though few
T. persons may be able .sto see 1t In tina
!. light" This is a joke, though /
r. doubtless would be very obscure on,
\ with anything less than $50, 900 illu-
!, mination on the subject.) A fine resi-
/. dence is being built near the tower. tc
|. be occupied by the Lighthouse keepe,
s. and his family. We can't imagine a
more dreary occupation than that OF
beacon-lighter on Cape Foulweather.-
: A bowling wilderness would be In the
I, midst of classic civilization, compared
l to it. When Horace Greeley told his
: worst foe to Ego West and settle" he
didn't intend to send him quite so far
as Cape Foulweather. That would be
: too cruel. Hanging In civilization
would be decided Improvement on
living lighthouse keeper at Foul
weather.
While We were at Yaquina the U. S.
steamer "Shubrick" arrived with iron
and other material for the Lighthouse,
ana anchored few hundred feet off of
the Cape, where she discharged her
cargo In lighters or barges, which were
rowed in to the basesof the rock abound
shore and unloaded at the foot of a
long, sloping tramway, up which the
material was hauled on sleds drawn
by oxen, attached to the end of a long
rope at the head of the tramway or
track. This is the tramway from
winch man was few weeks ago
blown by the ocean zephyrs and hurl-
ed upon the black, jagged rocks some
10 feet below. That he wasn't instant
~ Killed is only accounted for by the
fact that his fall was not sufficiently
severe
After the "Shubrick" had DISCHARGED
her cargo our party were invited to 90
on board of her and ride around into
the Bay, where she was ordere for the
purpose of taking up some channel
buoys and replacing them with others {
The distance being some five miles I
from Newport, where we were stop- I
ping TO the vessels anchorage at Cape q
fouiweather, and our party number u
ing about two dozen ladies and gentle o
men, we were compelled to charter g
every team and saddle-horse on the a
Bay for the purpose of Transporting C
the ladies and Dave Thompson over Il
We of the masculine persuasion were Il
compelled to hoist sail aud go afoot.- o
The party consisted of Rev. ID. X.
>esbitt and wife, of Corvallis; w. w. II
Martin and wife, of Salem; Rev. w. p
(. Butcher and wife, d. NJ. Thomp- p'
on, wife and two children, Miss Susie ii
)eckard, Prof. Sox, B. ". Cundifr al
lr. Ingram and "ourselfn and wife. of ia
Albany; Mrs. a. ". Wright, Mr. and ry
iIss Baldwin and the two Misses ju
'ierce, of Newport We who walked Sc
iere dressed solely i'm our shirt sleeves nj
nd long staff. After a Struggling nc
after the fashion of TO
lie Crusaders return from the HOLY bu
and-over bleak sand hills and the po
eautiful ocean beach, we in good sea- on
ID arrived at the tramway, where. on
irough the care and experienced man. ch
cement of Mr.. Ebright, superintend- In
1t OF construction on the lighthouse pa!
ir ladies were safely sent down the the
'rilous tramway in sleds, while we heI
asculinities sided, crawled, crept and col
lied down as best we could. While
e writer hereof was making that de- IT,.
ent he was undoubtedly preserved m.
'm nightly sensational and beauti-
lly romantic death by the watchfuI loo
re and guiding arm of Mr.. Ebripbt .In
lille in imminent danger of having s,e
form dashed into small plea pi up ma
the frowning rocks beneath we re- in
iVed rapidly through our mind our the
my shortcomings and sins, and we add
glad now to remember that our en- .d ,
isiastic support of Greeley was not hin
lohg The number. Even in that mo- Ton,
mt OF dire peril We rejoiced to feel aw.
u upon this question our conscience vol.
In blaze of refulgent glory. taa
At the foot of the tramway we were ,.,r
crowded into deep boat and row. ros,
out to the steamer, where we had
se sport and excitement getting in ID
he gangway and ascendino 20 a.. debt
sePs deck. The huge ship tossed w.
ut and rolled from side to sida g., -. of p
cry bed like Chinaman with the IN
mach ache, and everv t;,,o - the
party would attempt to step from II.
small boat into the step-ladder of iarg'
ship the huge monster wouId A. grac
: on the other side and ho ont;.aIi. hous
Oh reach, or else would careen to- Char
us US with such violence as to make these
Jacuiate an involuntary prayer for work
ervation from its crusbino foro. Mr.
singular how readily prayers sug- short
themselves to even the most ire r,
~ =, III al emergency like Tyeil
'ie hiost ihVeterate Grant of B.
:, 80 9 oesah 10 thlnk seri- Hous
OF their latter end, and Dave hath
npson went so far as to soIemnly raro ,
Use that If he were only this time bile NJ
= ona "atery grave he on th