The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-22
MT. SHASTA ROUTE.
The Teachers Who Preferred
Rail to Water.
THE INDIAN TRAINING SCHOOL.
Grand Picture-The Summit
MT ehasra-General.

On the evening of July 18th, a small
party of teachers, together with
County Superintendent Stewart, started
from Portland for San Fran
cisco via Mount Shasta route
The evening was thoroughly enjoy
able. a faint breath of air stirred the
leaves of the pines, causing them to
lend their mite to the delightful scene.
The party were just settled and
fairly on their way when burst
admiration from one of The teachers
called the attention of all TO the
windows on the left hand side, where
they beh5ld tho Willamette River rush
ing down over mass of rocks, causing
a most beautiful waterfall. The rocks
over which the river flows arise to 8
great height, and the water sends its
sparkling ripples into the chssm below
Still to the left but further up, like a
silver ribbon cleaned the river through
the pines. Extending for miles along
the banks Of this river is rich farming
land, some of which is planted in
grain, others in hops, which send their
caressing tendri's around tail poles,
while on the other side lies field OF
corn with its waving taSsels. Dotted
here and there were dainty villas inst
showing their white towers among the
| trees. Further on men were at work
III the fields, cutting and binding the
| ye low grain. Across on the other side
cows were peacefully grazing while to
their backs lay the tall pines with the
river like a silVery thread in the dis
tame.
Passing on we come to deep gorge
over which is a bridge. We are now j.
a country which resent les New York,
| but surpasses it in having for its back.
ground the lofty pines, which not only
afford beauty but also wealth 10 the
country In some places are large
fields of buckwheat, in others the ranch
man is clearing place for his tent be-
fore he brings his wife and little ones.
NJ dway between Brooks and Oregon
City we come to On Indian Training
School; the government donated $3.50, 00U
| for this purpose. The school consists If
one large yellow frame building,
together with several smaller ones
Adjoining the houses are farms and
gardens. There are between $50 and
800 male and female children attending
the school. Here they are brougb
from the several reservations and
taught in farming, gardening and other
pursuits. They are also taught music,
the girls learning to play The piano
while the boys play American tunes IN
brass band.
The next point of interest is Salem
the capital Of Oregon. This city cen
tains about 1000 inhabitants. 1t also
contains the government building
which is all finished but the dome; also
the I-.sane Asylum, Penitentiary and
Willamette Univ, rsity. The latter be-
longs to the government and Methodist
Episcopal church. Another point o.
interest is the large Touring mill which
turns out hundreds OF barrels of fioul
daily.
While going through the fores WI
passed a flock of wild turkeys. No
much farther on we came to what is
called Table Rock, it consists of tai
perpendicular pillars arising to heigh
of several hundred feet. These pillars
overlap, forming solid rock, the tor
of which is level. Just after pass ne
Ashland, we come to field of bearded
wheat and large peach orchards. These
orchards consist entirely of acres ard
acres of peach trees. On we 60 until we
come to what is the finest piece of en-
gineering in the west, and what is the
pride Of the road. In order to get to the
summit II Is necessary to wind around
\ the mountain; this has to be done by
means of winding roads, tunnels and
trestle work. The base of the mountain
where We start is thickly woodfd d, with
here and there woodman's cabin dot
ting the mountain side. To get from
one mountain to another we have to
pass over deep gorge. We do this b.
reans of high trestle. After passing
the trestle we curve around the noun
tain, gLing a little higher every
moment, and finally go through tun-
nel blasted out Of the solid rock. W.
again curve, going till higher, and pas!
over the top of the tunnel we have jus
gone thrc ugh. IL this way we wine
about IN and out until, looking dCwI
over the road, we are amazed and cal
not tellfrom whence we have come IN
Til the track is pointed out to US.
When we reach the summit "a heieh
of 1, 1S5 feet) we have passed over lou
| tI0SlISSs Liz A6lSAG VI WA1Cu dl Z GOO lSS'
The high mountain, studded with tree
and the grand works of men, make it
picture never to be forgotten. Comm,
down we make the descent Of 80G'feet il
nine miles.
After passing this scene we@csFch th
first glimpse of the CELL bcated MI
Shasta, which rises to heSta2t OF IA A
feet. The next we see is & bent pole
marking the termination of Orego.
} State. After passing over the Kama,
River the scene changes, and Instead O
4 high mountains, rocky lorges an
beautiful trees, We have levei plains q
/ far as the eye can reach.
4 After passing Sisson, from the back c
! the car we espie small stream whicI
1 is pointed out to US as the Sacrament
River. We follow this river from tn
time it is silver thread until it become
deep stream roaring and rushing owe
/ high rocks. A short way up the rive
side we come upon the Sacrament
. Falls. The water falls over de-
cliff, sending its feathery spray in 4
directions. All along the moun'ain
the wster falls in tiny rivulets into q se
gorees which lead to the main stream
I We curved along with the river, cross
! ing it in all eighteen times. Its bed is
rocky chasm, over which the river rur