Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1891-10-08


of their products being exported TO
foreign countries and to eastern
markets. The population of the city
is $4,000, a stroll in the residence
portion revealed many attractive
features. Grassy lawns and trees
that we're strangers to me, surround
many beautiful homes. The city is
situate on gently sloping ground.
with, on the one side, the river, and
on the other. a range OF hills, which
within easy walking distance rise to
an elevation of q thousand feet from
the river, affording very picturesque
building sites. The snow-capped
peaks OF Hood and St. Helens can
be seen from every part OF the city,
and Adams and Tacoma can also be
seen in a clear atmosphere. A truly
grand view is obtained from the City
Park on the high elevation back OF
the city. I spent part OF an after
noon in viewing the sights from this
high point of observation. 1t is a
sight never to be forgotten. In the
foreground is seen the city with the
valleys of the Columbia and Villa
mette stretching far away, and
bounding the horizon, the Cascade
mountains with their snow-capped
peaks and the gorge OF the Columbia
river. This afternoon I fell in with a
jolly farmer from Iowa who was
making tour OF the Pacific coast.
A city OF this size will naturally
contain many imposing and costly
buildings, but l shall only mention
one, new hotel called The Portland
which is a very elegant building.
Great cities may now be seen very
easily and in a much shorter time
than formerly, by taking advantage
OF the modern means of travel, the
street cars. Portland has both q
cable car and an electric system and
horses are still used on a few lines.
spent the greater part OF a day rid
ing on the street cars.
But in speaking OF Portland must
not forget to mention the Chinese
quarter. Next to San Francisco, no
city in the United States has more
celestials than Portland. 1t was
quite a novelty to traverse street
taken up exclusively by Chinese
booths. The civilization OF the east
has met an kissed the civilization O.
the west ON the Pacific coast
Chinese market gardeners are seer
tripping merily along with two hug
!, market baskets suspended from tn
ends of stick which is carried OF
. the shoulders. Many OF their booths
are meat markets, and strings Q
meat are hung up in the windows
A Chinese barber shop is u curiosity
| l stopped a minute and looked int
one and saw tonsorial artist deftl,
. shaving his victims chin, eyebrows
3 lashes, nose, clean his ears, etc. Blu
= as will see more of the Mongolian
4 at San Francisco, will touch upo
t this subject later on.
g Having determined to extend IN
trip as far as to San Francisco,
went OH board the steamer Oregon
i OF the Oregon River and Navigatio
o Co., at 10 o'clock P. NJ, on the LIT
! day OF August. l was q little chi
e grined that the voyage down tt
Y Columbia had to be made partly
, the night. There is much to interel
! tourist on the way down STREAM
10 After being assigned to my props
10 place in the vessel, retired for I'll
q night. but sleep was very much di
4 turbed by the hideous creaking
the pilot wheel. The course of Il
vessel must have been very tortuou
n Early the next morning / got !
% and strolled up and down the dec
il Our proud ship was steaming doy
" a broad. majestic river with huge
70 trees extending down to the We
" banks. The catching Of Salmon
ha the great industry on the low
n Columbia. The fishing season h
ba Just ended, but along the shores w
seen fishermen's huts, boats, ca
neries and other evidences Of the
IN dustry. The canneries are buildin
81 Of the fimsiest construction, so
ha built on the shore and some on pi
vn In the stream. Chinese are employ
- nearly exclusively in the canneri
8 and in reply to my query why t
,en was so, ] was told that white lab
NO ers were too unsteady and could ]
cd be depended on when needed.
fish must be taken care Of hmm.
ately after being caught, and q
TO- they would probably be of u
an spree. The fish Is bought from
no fishermen by the owners Of the 9
8 neries. In favorable seasons I ,
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