The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-05-04
landscapes and Waserecapes-

ultima thuleofgeographers and travellers
where "rolled the Oregon ana heard
no sound save his own dashings, and
the noble Chinook who ate the festive
clam was the sole inhGbitant Of these
moist shores. But that has gone by. !
The Columbia 81 to-day is a busy
stream, and floats TO the ser the pro-
duets Of an inland empire, "hich halt
at Astoria for final clearance ere going
10 those far-off foreign folk who pray |
for daily bread. !
Astoria Is, for its sizs, the busiest
place in the United States. and IS |
unique in several respects. Imagine q |
city with municipal charter, = mayor
and board OF councilman, police force, !
lighted streets. schools and churches,
public halls and ail the rest OF 1t, in
which many OF the dwellings and near
~ all the business portion are buiit on
piles driven into many feet ot water.
! Under the foundations OF the houses,
between these piles, ebbs and iows the
tide; lin 4 sanitary point Il view this
gives great facilities for draiuagc) aad
when it blows great guns from np the
point, when the vessels heave and rock
in the harbor. when ii Is dark and the
wind whistles in the rigging, 1t would
not require much stretch Of the ;mas-
ination, - one sees The twinklin9
lights OF the ships and hears the great
surge Of the Pacific booming in the
| cellar, to fancy himself at sea. To
those, too, who like the harmless
amusement OF fishing, such marine
manner of abode IL Of daily
convenience. rs one can seek the
seclusion of the cib-(nn, the parlor)
grants, and droa 4 line to friend and
the fish outside his window al the
same time. Talking 9f ,ish suggests
such Eow of statistics aud plscatorial
statements as woaia prove uniater5st-
ing 20 you. rpGrteen hhnQced boats,
in all ;he glory of biUe and white
paint, skinmjng oyer the Columbia
aud dotting its broad eXpanse with
| animated paints. present sight that
capnoi ba seen anywhere eIse. These
boats represent "a '.aoatilc' capi-
ia! of 1900. .000, and in them
WAS caught lass year naariy
| 23, 600, 600 worth ii salmon. Zach
boat is manned by :. cfrS vi txo, who
think il hard times ii they don't clear
$100 a month each. They fish from
April to September, and during those
summer months the regular popuiauou
Of 1000 swells to 5000. OF whom more
and more remain every year.
never entirely reaiizsd what lurdiy
0 independence WAS ill I wanted car,
+ pentcr here to do soma wogk. Ii
e takes IS mitch diplomacy aud strate-
a gic movement 10 get one 10 pat I dool
5 in closet as ii Would 10 secure
foreign mission; and weil 1t may, 10
j, the knights Of the saw and plane haY
! building contracts three months ahead
The growth of the city Is only limited
by the facilities of the mills 10 saw u
- the lumber, and such begging ant
praying to rent house, yoH neve
saw. Thai performance general
winds up by the would-be lessee gel
= ting "Rad," and taking steps to hay
to house built for himself. But If
go Oh you'll think I'm getting up
little "boom" for Oregon, So retnr
ot We to orr muttons.
ss Like all sea ports there Is always
Sc motley crowd Of men along the dock
n the hearty English sailor, the keei
ii eyed mariner from "down in Maine
II the swarthy biaek-bearded Spaniart
de the steaithy, cat-like italian, I'll
er snaky kanaka, and the yellow-haire
of sons Of Scandinavia coms and Ga; Z
he animated panorama. This is the gat
way Of q mighty country, the poss
bilities of which cannot BE- exaggerl
DIS ed, and one whose future IS assure
Il 'Tis the heritage OF splendid class
as men, sturdy, bold and enterprisin
@s who are building up great commo
A' wealth in Oregon and that splend
he scope beyond-our youngest sister
rs Washington territory. Commerc
tSS the salmon fishery, lumber, coal, iro
ne fertile soil, never failing crops, and
Nh determined community ot go-ahe
ne people are the great factors in t
oh work of making this portion Of y
OF national domain second 10 none
'he wealth and greatness Statistics il
Ism published officially show that
'he foreign exports for the moth
ih February. 1882, New York sio
ute first; San Francisco, second; a
Al! Astoria. third. More need moi
III said; lezs could not be said. "
reaNE
A Riding throngh Gen. tidwe
IN grounds in 10 and 80 l have seen I
ne skies that aush in crimson splendor
an II .1 moot oro,y ,,di.ut