The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1875-09-17

the pleasant associations [ have en-
joyed, and the memory of refreshing
times spent with the temperance work
ers, fill me with proud satisfaction.
Quite a number of our acquaintances
from Salem and other points up the val
ley were on board, who joined in pleas
ant conversation in cabin or on deck,
the general topics being the Woman
Suffrage movement and the fortheom-
ing election.
AT eight O'Clock in the evening we
halted at Hume's fishery for the pur-
pose of taking on canned salmon.
Feeling the need of rest, sought out
my little regiment of boys and girls and
retired for the night. Awoke at six the
next morning, to find we were far down
the Columbia, about to halt at another
fishery, the name of which 1 have for
gotten. A few miles farther down we
stopped at Hume's fishery No. 2. We
were delighted with an invitation from
Captain Connor to ego ashore" Quite
a number of the ladies availed them
selves of the opportunity.
Here we were somewhat astonished
to meet Charlie Campbell, brother of
our excellent friend and co-worker,
Mrs. McCaslin, of Salem. Charlie has
much improved in health and spirits,
and is engaged in experimenting mat
ters about the fishery generally.
After having seen the sights of a
salmon fishery, we strolled up the out
side and back into the great kitchen,
superintended by an oleaginous knight of
the dish-cloth, and again went on board,
Astoria-bound, arriving there about one
P. NJ. Again we were indebted to Cap
tain COnnor's gallantry for a stroll of
half an hour through the principal
street. Nothing of marked interest
claimed our attention, if we omit those
huge fishes so elOquently described by
Mrs. d. in her correspondence a few
weeks since. The sounding of the gun
reminded us of the necessity of being
"on time" and we hastily retraced our
steps, and with feeling of sadness
shook the dust of Oregon from our feet,
and "trusted our bark to the pillows of
ocean,
From Portland to Astoria our list of
passengers gradually augmented. Most
of them were ladies and gentlemen
from Oakland and San Francisco, seek
ing upon the beach and away from the
close, hot city an exhilarating sense of
emancipation from all sorts of cares and
responsibilities.
We were among the honored guests
at Captain Connor's table and were
waited upon in royal style. We were
favored with many pleasant introduce
tions, among them one to Professor
Townsend, of Boston University, out
on geological tour, and Mrs. Brewer,
of Oakland, CAL, niece of Ex-Governor
Abernethy, of Oregon, who had been
visiting her father, c. S. Abernethy,
near Eureka fishery.
We crossed the bar about 9 o'clock.
The moon shone brightly. The stately
heave and swell of the oceans bosom
presented grand sweep of regular ele-
vations and depressions. To the right
of US one limitless expanse of billowy
ocean, to the left the tall pine trees,
gazing out upon the sea in mute admi-
ration.
Long ere this time many passengers
I
had sought their berths from actual ne
cessity, while not few fingered in the
cabin and on deck. Among these was
our excellent friend and "fellow-travel-
err" Mrs. G. K. Brown, of San Francis.
co, who had been spending some weeks
in Oregon visiting relatives in Eas
Portland and Canemah. This dear ole
lady, known by all her friends and ae
quqintances as "Auntie Brown" is q
most delightful travelling companion; i!
well versed in ancient as well as modern
literature; abounds in quotations anC
native wit; is, in fact, one of those whC
have "kept age as an outward thing
Some one, unmindful of etiquette, inter
rOgated her relative to her age, and wa!
proudly informed that she was 'pas
seventy, and expected to live Ions
enough yet to vote" devoutly hops
that her words, though perhaps spoker
in jest, may be realized, and that sht
may not pass to the inheritance. o
everlasting youth" until the "gooC
time coming" has truly come, and mer
and women will inject upon the Ieve
and part upon the square,"
Hoping that my lengthy letter ha
not trespassed too largely upon you
space, remain,
Yours in hope of freedom,
CARRIE NJ. FOLTZ.
San Jose, Cal, September 6, 1875.