Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-17
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
AMONGST THE WE BEET.
The City al Portlaad-Trip to Puget
sound II EuH CITY Sites - Wonderful
Mountains and Veritabse Glacier
The Ci;;nee Underground Railroad.
.Lagjai Correspondence Of The EVENING STAR


hal i,r the most part very enjoyao.e weather.
clear. sunny. eXhilaratiug sometimes COOL
pecaIy at nI.ht. hu, dry. and never having
the depressing chllilnrss of cold damp air.
There was ~ occasioa, furry o. SHOW cross
ing the --i.eckir,' that covered the ground
thiniy but soon eyaporatrd. except Oh the
mountain erc-ts. West OF the Casct L. noun
tam W. stru 4 the land of the "W"5f,.et." a.
tn. Orrto1ians ar siylrI b. thr.r am ahlt,
California urtchbprS- IL is the popular theory
fl san Franc ScD that it rams tn rteen months
of the year IN western Or. coa tint the farmers
NJ here do their piou ching in CANOES. AMI that
nat,ir" has prov iai TIE p,npl " tn fully de
yc!opeI webfs.rt to- meet tine ex ~,.acle, Of tne.r
situation Our experiences for the first forty
eight hours altrr reaching Portland gather bore
out the California theory. To an eastern man
the style of rainfall seemed prepo>tcrous Il
ileiird all human Calculation To tell when it
would OF wouldn't come d0wl. Sometimes the
sun would be- shining in one square arI,. smart
shower going on in the mkt. It was never
SAT-. to shut on-'s umbrella Sometimes the
ram would ftlI from :. clear sky. and there was
no end Oi raiiltows- Tie PortlaHdrrS were
scoot'ng arouHd ia hoodcd rubber SUIT that
Uair them looh Ike divers They know
letter titan to waste their lives oDenil..
W IL well as down One had to dodge
thu showers from above. and the muddy
water srGrted up through the cracks in the rot
ten plank sidewalks al every step.
TO SEE PORTLAND
md lis surroundings one climbs Robinsons hill
Reaching the top We got (hetvcen >howtrs) n
pretty far vIew of the city and the willamette
pronounced Wilhdn,-et) valley, though the
clouds were running too low for view of
Mount Hood. which IN Clear weather is seen to
advantage from this point. Looking down
upon tue city and valley there We're numerous
evidences OF the abundant moisture prevailing
here. The roofs of the houses were covered
with thick mat of Green moss the fruit trees Of
ANY age were cncrustcd with gray moses; the
scrs.~S of the lawns ~ the handsome houses of
the Portland mIilOn8ireS was of the brightest
verbal tint. and rank green ferns clothed the
commons. the hillSi,ies and even the cultivated
fields On the eaSt-iOrt land side Of the river
there we're some Level fields that looked as if
covered with fine start of yoiiir wheat but it
turned out that they were uverrun by growth
of ferns. which prolific here as to b,, q
great pest tn the farmers Suspicious looking
spots OF standing wafer and q long slough (Slou)
IN the vicinity 81 tine city showed why Portland
has acquired reputation for ''mIiaria." Port
land cltN oi @OtO people. abound, in marks of
wealth. ami enterprise. with spacious well-bult
business houses. ana fine residences but its
u.rty streets. diiap dated wooden font-wks
second rate hotels aud detective drainage would
di>crett an eastern city Of 5000 inhabitants
However. Portland is handsome busy city,
and. dt-p IL ali the iaIh about rival city OF the
future upon PUGET Sound. size has go; too much
start and has too much capital Invested uer.na-
HeEtiy in her hortiers to allow her tn be eclinSed
She las dra" backs to her NAVIGATION in the
sand bars III the mouth 0I the Columbia but
tHeSr Cha te dealt with doubtless bF dredging
let
there arr Ss-uS OF business activity. Buildings
10 the value ot $50 VIII be erected this
yris. ajid Vel The demand lar exceeds the sup
ply City lots ave away un in price Business
lots. fp3 f"ct deep. sell for Il .OiD front foot
anu residence lots. three four blocks from the
business streets bring SluO 10 SI50 a front foot
The hotels. inferior rs they are. are crowded
and eVtTS hody seems 10 be actively employ ed.
lie y L. X. or IL, Terminal company. j, ey-
pending & good ia! of money in Portland;
among tothfr things having IN pro Gr,Ss ti, con-
stTucfiGn OF a >t.uU 0UU hotel sornrthin" that
VIII te TinTrrat Ytly needed for the proper ac-
c0mmodation "f the rush of travel in this di-
rtctiUn ntNt Year.
\ HINT To TRAVELLERS.
Until this hotel is built. Wis tors TO Portland
viii do we'll 10 se' rooms at some lod.iue-house
(the Holton. if they CAM and take their meals
at Fppin"er's. a wonderful restaurant. where
the fare is equal to that OF the best Washington
this bit of free advertising for the benefit of any
reaiers of The STAR who propose taking the
northern overland trip, and am sure they will
thank NE for the hint.
Living is expensive In Portland and Young
"ashin"tonan who Is in a business establish
neiit here tells NE that tolcTabie board cannot
De got for less than $50 per month.
WHAT SURPRISES AN EASTERN MAN
After what We hear at the east OF the abund-
ant fruit. grain, grass. dairy and vegetable pro-
ducts of Oregon it Is a surprise to find that a
large proportion of the fruit. butter, cheese
vegetables, poultry, eI&s. barley. oats ant, even
tn hav used here is imported from California
Beyond wheat "a ny ami salmon packin. the
state does not seem 10 have any productive in
du~tri's equal to is own needs fer CONSUMPTION
even The farmers have mostly dropped into
WHEAT growing; apparently because there is
E'ss bother and hard work about il
than in raising Tho other products named
r. = true also of Washington Territory; and
In 1,rt fhr characteristics OF OREGON and of that
ferr torV- both in Topography soil climate and
resources are 20 Tuch the same - to MAKE. a
description Of one apply tn the other Both
nave Coast re-riCa' between the Cascade
mountains and TIE ocean. and an finland re-
glon east OF those mounta ns In the coast
r'-s!nn the climate il pretty eGuable the sum
mar temperature averaging 7Ui and the winter
.Su. Ihl- section has well defined wet and
DIV sra'cns-the former particularly 40; though
THIS year II was visited by u drOuth of 40 DAYS
duration. that parched the whole country IN
anu niicd the AIR with fae dust At the same
TINE Great fires raging in the pine forests that
occupy tins region. covered the country with q
d"nsr pail of smoke. that comb ned with the
al p'ryadin" dust. Tatlc the talk about the ex-
c,sSiv- humidity preva,iin" here seem absurd
ihi-. however. u an of YEAR in the climatic
Conditions of this whole region The inland To-
gion. c"nSstn" for the most part of tlN trrel;.ss
pitn- ana ROLLING prairies III the great Columbia
river n;s'in. has sharper extremes oil temperature
IMAM lfie Coast re2.'nn showing an AVERAGE of
SOL 'n Summer and Sol in winter
The ftcf !. there seems to be- sometime In the
ar on the Pacific slope that indIspos.s the p,pl,.
to ploiding labor OF exact business habits The
speculative. happy lucky. gambling habits OF
the tu-h times in California seem TO have
spread through the territory north of that state
away uP 10 TIN. Br tish line II they stopped
Were Even mcthOGical Woodworking New
EuGja1d"rS. who have s.ttl,d in OREGON and
Washington Territory In numbers Instead OF in
cul'dtia@ eastern i'd A. in their new home have
themselves fallen from gracr and adopted the
sii>t"d Unthriiti habits of the land Every
body here wants 10 do business ON a big scale
y" farm X by The thousand or more acres To
ha'ta blG STOCK range. II yobtle up grps! tracts
q! !unh'I land. C"al fields or To speculate IN
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