The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-01

A stage connects the town with Albany;
another stsge line connects it with
Yaquins Bay. to which place railroad
is soon to be built, the iron for which
is now in Corvallis. A prominent
feature Of the locality 10 the high winds
and clouds OF dust. which continue
from noon to midnight each day. There
are five churches In the town, but they
do not look as IL they were ever used.
About 100 people are said TO live here.
but how they live is mystery. The
.. Il. and N. Co. steamer Occidsnt, on
which the writer returned to Portland.
took on board here 60 tons OF flour and
335 sacks Of wheat.
BY taking steamer Ut Corvallis and
thus descending the river, one has a
better opportunity than the railroad
affords OF viewing the scenery of the
country, some of which is qaits pictu.
RESCUE. The shores are fripged. some
times densely aud sometimes sparsely,
with balm. cottonwood. maple, ash,
alder and willow. mingled with confer
Gus trees. At intervals there are OPEN
ings 10 this screen of forest and brush,
which bring to the view considerable
tracts Of rich farming fand extending
from the base OF Ihe. mountains or hills
to the waters edge. Generally the
soik - seen inthe bluffs ON the river
banks, 10 deep aud fertile; here and
there. however. its depth is but a few
inches. underlaid by a strata of gravel.
| > ALBANY Is the first town of any note
reached on returning from Corvallis,
from which it 10 distant sixteen miles
Its site is well chosen, being on wide
lapd leyel bench at an elevation which
exempts II from the disastrous overtiows
SO common on this river. Its streets
are broad and strait. its dwellings Of q
good style and pleasing to the eye,
while several of its buildings are CON-
manding In appearance. The most
conspicuous OF these 10 the editice erect
ed by the Odd Fellows. which is the
6rst object that catches the eye on near
Ing the town. Il II IN ornament to the
| place and . credit 70 IL Order. hfs. $
Buena Vista 10 email town that is
marked BY semc empty and dilapidated
huildings on the river bank. Beyond
these. some distsnoe from the water, is
seen the town. il such il may be callsa.
Here is made most Of the glazed clay
pipe now % extensively used for
drains. Aues. water conductors. Sc. In
the streets Of Portland large quantities
of this pipel ere now being laid for
drains, and every. stssmer brings down
more or less Of e. Oregon City and
Salem alsni pf0tnoal some Of this pipe,
but not so much - Buena Vista. 50 !
= A. SsismthS st0mers samain for the
night. . detsntiop which 10. often ran
dered secssssrysby the large quantity
Of Hour wi,ieh .isrl,eD shipped Tor Port.
iands Puget Sound and Victoria. This.
the capital OF Oregon. 10 fair city to
iuplHpose N covAfs large ares level
ssIncuSs moor. Tue streets are enc
FtTf(AAsite. e{pIdyjp Of side
wAks. MD re shade6 mainly by locust
tresNs theaptDssomsof vbich are non
falling id showefS like Snn1 Wakes "a a.
IAehsxsouui. aftsn cehpletely covering
M0 With pnow, n1Rsy handsome resi-
Guces in vsriePe 49, of architecture
gracs the city. While several OF its
churches. i,s hotela capitol building
and other large edi6ces will compare
favorAbly with similar structures ia the
most populous and wealthy cities Of our
coantry. Tho most snowy Of these ed.
itices 10 the courthcuse, which occupies
the center OF an entire square OF ground.
d thres et0giss in hight and has . clock
tower snrmounted byl large statue Of
Mercy holding The rseAlse Of. Justice.
Like. ussy sof the cthek -jarfa hDildiac..
y i Of brick covered With mastic. The
business OF tha city il ;eonfned mainly
to one street. which contains many fins
st"res end seems TO enjoy considerable
trade. The GvsllinP with, their pref
ty flower sardrns 6isplay ! tlste plsasL
ant to contemplate Each house and
garden covers from two to four lots. so
tho sh'hsve ample room. The CITY
ffent i' occupied By Apur mills. sAx-,
mills. etc. sls.ska y 60
Champoeg and Butte City are merely
wrecks IT what once were lively towns
On shs Wlla0ssts Beth fssk vioEims
70 the secasisnAl ihordinate sSsliit5p 81
sAe waters at that pspricioes sivsr. and
nov but little remains 70 show that
'soch towns ssssf 61istsla. They wsss
icc4ed between Sslan and Oregon |
Rock Island. -four nilssabevs Ossessd
City. is . mass Of broken rock project ]