, 1884-02-23

Fine Buildings Chock.a block with fa,a.
tIai Mansions-.-s hinaiown.--Shirs In
Port with q Lessen In aarinr
Architecture, ftr., Etc.
PORTLAND, Ogn.. Feb. l3, 1884.

Let Wall, Wall. 1880 Tuesday night,
arrived At Wal uls al ont midnight snd after
~ai'inl in that delightful resort q couple OF
hours for the Northern Pacific train. finally
pulled out, broke the ice blockade snd ar
rived here this aft rn"on q: two O'Clock.
The westher WAS bitterly cold all TIE way
down, and although tha stoves were kept 1t
heat at resemS'ed bs lied Is ers the ca
we're d-sg'e ably c ID Ice formei "n the
vi doas IL 81 c to the thickness OF silver
dollar. al d one had 70 accept tie alternative
nf ROASTING at the stove ct freezing on s.de
he radius OF its hea- The river is froz
ov-r for near irs entire lers.h and the vel
uue # water is so gr'al ly dimini n d ta't
the lordly Columbia is now an insi gnlti at
| oking stream.
TIE town" has improved wonde''u'ly
since nv lsst visit four years ago, and much
as We hate the place We may as well sub
NIT TO the inevitable and regard Il ~ the
metro ropolis OF the northeast. The chang )
that have occurred unier our eyes in the iD-
Iipr 'ei me to anticipate great i'm rove
ments, but the r. atty exceeds all aaticipa-
tions, 50 much so that Portland appears %
have concentrated in itself all the ell m .n:s
Of growth that have III the last few years lei
to such y remarkable erpInsion OF develop
ment and civilization in our own d .arly te-
l,yed bunch grass country. They need q
few more fires to wioe ort the mi'erahle cd
shantie, that still eIist and 81 oil appeaIa ce
of it, principal BASIN IS thor'ngh'ares- The
con-r. s, betueen these wretchei hasitst ons
an the sia e'y buildings that tower sEysard
on every hsnd il NAKED enough to si' Ike .
the soul OF one WHO hath an optic for the
heauties Of uniformity in architecture. C1i-
nstoun. on Second street. is in tie heart ot
tie civ and dofs not st ali impress strln
ger with tae bosst.d hdsinesI ssgici'y OF
the W.5feet when they permit TIE hea'heHs
t. mrn,poli5e the best portion OF the city Tor
retail trade. / have heeh ,oo busy Testing
my eyes on tic cnos familiar scenes OF spare
and rigging To do" the city. The sight OF
h tapering mas.s, well proportioned yards
sna delicate tracery Of running and stand NJ
rigging is good for the eyes of an old shsll
back aho Id, been stranded hish ard dry
in the n ountairs of Idaho for the past seven
wears. To man brought up on the high
seas the first glimpse Of royal yard, a'tsT
so long an absence from the brinv, plays
fantastic tricks with memory ard earri-s
o e back to the days hen ne took his su
ar trick at the wheel, and by pecu iaritT
Of the intellect makes him forge. the bi't'r
weath II invariably encountered In doub'ing
C-pe Horn, so that he onlT reuseTb To the
fair weather dsys Of running down the trade
winds when there is nothing mnch TO be
done tu. u make TIE time. relieve she
heel and the lookout. snd listen to the
wash Of the wavts rs the cut Sater oharns
them into spray aad d.shes Il en- against the
uSk Cl Out AJdhi o0'SSs 49,
not .rno, I, sliliag At s.a is plainly TO be
sen Nv the top hamper wreck Of the ships
Charles Co.eacor,h and the Tile z. StayLac..
aos lyirg q. this port. The Starbnce is ois
charging freight at East Portland fos ,h-
Knlau,a transfer boat, and she bears eHi
aenee Of hard weather in the wrecs o. he.
spars. The fore-rop gallant mast is broken
OF ou level with ,he cap Of her fore top
nas., j her raain royal au1 Ky ssil Es'asr
ia czr.ei away st the cap ct sLs ~ s.iant
mat. Thsre il too much spread II a'r
wards for the size of the shiP, and she W
conssG uahtiy overwtishsed alcft. Al,hough
sne new iron ship on her hrst voyage she
is severely strained. but this IL stsribated A.
much 70 defective s:owaze as to the weight
Of her fabric alo.t The loss Of the Una:;lla
Is the standing topic Of conversation here
We Ems of the bun,h grass country are
always welcome rec. becaa,e the Wshfee:
koo~ that we never come down broke"
A. F.P.