The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-08-23

and all who are afflicted with throat
troubles, or debilitated from fevers or
other causes. Hood River affords
everything that can be desired in
mountain retreat, and ere another year
shall PASS away this fact will be uni
versally recognized all over Oregon and
Washington Territory. DR.. Adams
MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
which will be conducted on the German and
French methods of treatment, which COM
bines the good, and reject the bad of all the
schools, and reach chronic diseases of all
kinds when other means fail With the adj
vantages of the Hood River climate, the
cures that will be made there will doubtless
make it popular resort for invalids
THE HOTEL,
which is three stories high, with mansard
roof, and an observatory on top-nine feet
square, with seats for visitors-where Mounts
Hood and Adams, the one to the south and
the other to the north of you, are seen
through the crystal atmosphere to better adj
vantage than they can be seen through the
smoke and fog from any point in the Will
lamette Valley. At your feet one mile away
rolls the majestic Columbia, on whose bosom
floats the finest steamers owned by the .. 5.
| n. Co., and any amount of fiat boats, barges
and sailing crafts All around you are the
foot hills of the Cascade range, denuded of
timber, except in spots, and covered with
grass, where sheep, goats and cattle bask in
the sun and grow fat. South of the hotel
the ground rises in a gentle slope till it
reaches an activity hundred feet higher
than the observatory on the hotel. Down
this declivity pours stream of water from
spring, cold clear, and as sweet and invigo-
rating as the tabled springs of Pagan Muses..
This spring, which is strong enough to run
tive-inch turbine wheel, is to supply the
buildings, water the gardens, and empty
itself through a fountain into fish pond,
where the celebrated Hood River trout are
to be kept, fattened for table use. Trees
loaded with delicious fruits are to the right
of you, to the left of you, in front of you
everywhere; covering acres Peaches, ap-
pies, pears, ounces, plums, cherries, figs,
strawberries, raspberries, blackberries wild
and tame; grapes, chestnuts, and soft-shelled
almonds, equal to those in Southern Califor-
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the mountains their natural home. Beyond
the orchard is a large pasture where twelve
mich cows are to be kept to supply the ia
| bles with cream, milk and butter from an
ice house standing hard by.
The hotel will stand i'll the center of a
court, fanked by rows of dormitories with
nice carpeted rooms and clean beds for the
crowds who come after the hotel is full.
Horses and carriages will be kept for the
| convenience of such as wish to ride over the
smoothe wide roads, to see the scenery in the
valley and angle for trout or shoot game;
! both of which are abundant only few miles
back.
The DR.. has a mineral spring on his farm,
which contains iron, magnesis, soda, and the
chlorides of sodium, with perhaps two or
three other minerals. All the water seems
to lack to make it as good if not the best
mineral spring yet discovered, is carbonic
acid gas; converting it into soda spring.
The DR.. has sent to Boston for generator,
with which he will charge the waters of this
spring with the gas, also a soda fountain in
the hotel, and cider and wine in bottles,
made on the place, converting it into cham
payne. Swings, ball alley and other con-
veniences to amuse and please will be attached
to the grounds-besides piano forte in the
parlor. Three of the buildings are already
up and will be completed in few days.
These, with what We're there before, and
what will soon go up, give the place the ap-
pearance of small village. 1t is intended
to give those who resort there, nice clean
beds and set such delicacies before the guests
as will be relished by the most fastidious and
delicate. No effort to make things gaudy,
tiashy and grand, but a steady eye to neat
ness, sweetness, comfort and real excellence
in everything. The place is estimated to
have nearly three thousand bushels of peaches
on it this season. The DIR. will soon have
twenty thousand bearing peach and almond
trees. By the door runs the great State