The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-11-05
a Letter From Oregon.
PORTLAND, OREGON,
October 18th, 1875.


with new formed acquaintance, we
arc once more aboard the steamer cn
route for Portland, the metropolis of
she State. What all we saw we can
not here enumerate, but for the
most part we saw dense forests Of hr,
balm and cottonwood: the dark
iabvrinth of the moss covered trunks
forming scclusions into which man
does not often wish to penetrate to
break the silence that rclgns amid
those venerable monarchs of the for
est. For some time we saw beautl-
full farms, but they were soon left be-
hinl and little else but forests could
be seen.
II is near noon when we notice the
current suddcnly.b becomes swifter and
We conclude that we are nearing
WILLAMETTE FALLS.
We step ashore above the falls and
proceed on foot to the base and view
with no little interest this. one of
n~umberless instructive works of ma
ture. These falls r about thirty
five miles above the mouth of the
Willamette. The water leaps from
howlder to bowlder. dashes madlv
onward only to be hurled foaming
and Kissing with more violence
against the next projecting rock, or
be hurled over a steep and rocky
precipice wild and frantic into the
foaming abyss below. 1t soon con-
tinues its journey toward the broad
Columbia as calmly as though moth
ing had transpired to mar its
tranquility. Thus this mighty sheet
of wafer continues its monotOnOus
routine year after year. Some TWEEN
ty wears arc a steamboat with its
precious cargo of lives went over
these falls and all OF board persisted.
At s P. NJ, we stepped aboard an ele-
giant coach on the Oregon and Cali
fornia railway and sped away at no
slow speed. 1t occurs to us that
there undoubtedly has been a mark
ed change in this part of what was
once known as the "Wiid West" in
the last half century. The red man
little thought Of losing .shis coveted
hunting grounds so soon. 1t is still
early when we arrive at
PORTLAND,
where we conclude to stop, and cast
our lot among her energetic inhabi-
tants. This is the largest city north
of San Francisco, it being the p%rinci-
pal northern port of the wheat ship
ping trade, many foreign vessels load
here for foreign countries. Besides
having splendid facilities for shipping
20 the high seas by water, there are
two rail roads, and a fair prospect
fora road direct to Salt Lake, con.
Meeting there with the Union Pacific
for the East. 1t has every advantage
to become a city OF Importance. &c
give YOUR readers some idea of its
growth we would state: ain tho
wear 1873, Portland contained a pop
ulation of s, 729, and in 1875, 1902
besides a population of several hun
drcd Chinese" These refuse to give
their names or value of property
thus they avoid taxation which is lac
satisfaction on the part of the tax
PAYERS of our city. In the cause o.
education she has kept pace with civ
i~Iization and public improvement
Splendid churches speak for the re
ligious denominations of the place
while ample provisions have beer
made for the poor, the sick and TIT
afflicted, who are thrown on thu
charities of the world. We will no
prolong our description of our ives,
tern city at present, but hope to b.
able to give something in the future
GOSSIP AND NEWS.
Mr.. Russell l.. Smith left Oh tn
steamer ~. l.. Stephens" for Sal
Francisco. We learn that he ha
stopped at San Jose, Santa Clara Go
Cal. Success Russell.
From a dispatch received in thi
city to-day, intelligence reaches u
that the Indians at the Umatilla res
ervation are threatening war. TIL
u of the trouble seems to be OIL
account of a line of telegraph that i