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rir. The h,t prairie presenting som,
very interesting questions for gcologi,t
to solve For quite a large tract o
country, we soc a sol filled with gravel
and small round stones, like those from
"A sea beach. covered with rounded bill
locks. Ike large potator hills, each cmi
ncncc hcng about fifty feet in diameter
and some six feet higlL II looks rs il
for ages this had been the grounding
place for icchrrge floating from the north
and melting here. during the glacial
epoch as described by grologStS. NHy
likely this is the explanation Of The cause
ol these very singular mounds.
The STAGE reaches Trnino nhont nine
\. NJ. leaving ample time to obtain a
good breakfast before the train arrives
from Tacoma, which most passengers
prefer to do, rather than breakfast so
early at olympia, while those who eat
before starting usually find the morning
ride gives them An appetite sufficient to
make another breakfast agreeable. The
distance from Olympia to Tcnino is
some twelve or fifteen miles, present
stage fare $50. Tcnino is very pleas
antIy situated, some very nice farms in
its vicinity. The town presents many
signs of healthy growth.
1t is about three hours run from
Tenino on the cars OF the Northern Pa
ciIic Railroad Co. to Kalamn, distance GG
miles. Railroad fare, five dollars. We
first saw the Columbia river at Carroll's
Landing four miles from Kalama. Du-
ring last springs freshet much OF the
track between CaIroll's Landing and
Kalama was submerged, 81 hat the
Portland steamers called at the Landing,
which for the time being was practically
the terminus of the railroad.
The train arrives between twelve and
one o'clock at Kalama, where the Astoria
boat is usually waiting to carry the
freight and passengers up the Columbia
and Willamette to Portland. Distance
about 4j miles, Portland being some IL
or 10 miles above the mouth
OF the Willamette, which river emp
ties into the Columbia some 80 miles
above Kalama. The town of Vancouver
in Washington Territory, being situate
on the Columbia, just above the mouth
of the Willamette, 50 that the boats from
Astoria and Kalama pass almost in
sight, but do not touch at Vancouver,
either going up or coming down from
Portland The KalNma boat arrives at
Portland between three and four in the
afternoon, fare exclusive Of meals, one
dollar. The willamette is about one
half mile wide up to Portland, which is
the head Of certain deep water naviga-
ton, although large vessels sometimes
60 some distance further up river.
While by going through the locks
around the .falls at Oregon City, ordi-
nary light draft river steamers so the
year round to Salem, by the river some
seventy-fve miles above Portland. At
high stages of the water, steamers go
near one hundred miles farther up the
river.
Tho city OF Portland is beautifully
situated upon the west side of the river,
on tract OF land nearly enCirced by
high bills or mountains which form q
very picturesque back ground to the
scene presented from the river front OF
this active, wealthy little city.-Said to
be the most wealthy city Of ITS size in
the United States.
One OF the most noticeable things, n
stranger secs there are the multiplied
evidences, on every hand of wealth, law
ishly used in public enterprises, where
any hope exists of its ultimate return in
public or private benefits. Heavy fires
have been scourgo to the place. Fresh
cts have swept the lower portions of the
city, doing much damage, yet despite
fires and noods-its fifteen thousand
people are as energetic as ever, and to-
day control the rest of the northwest
coast, in majority of their business and
social relations, despite all the efforts
made by ditfc rent communities to pre-
vent such state Of affairs existing,