The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-05-15
CORRESPONDENCE.

EDITOR 0A8ETTE:-A COrValllSlte does
not find many familiar faces after he once
boards an overland train bound eastward:
but the strange faces of his fellow. passen-
gers soon become familiar and travelling
after a pleasant nights slumber soon
found myself on agreeable terms with a,
number OF persons, some of whom I found
to be destined to eastern points which my
route includes and accordingly will not be
entirely amongst strangers if in a strange
land.
At Portland found Mr.. O. r. Addition
who kindly escorted ME to the Union depot
Thursday night for the N. P. east bound
10 o'clock train, and, by way of parenthesis..
1 might add that with my usual careless.
ness had missed the Union Pacific train
for The Dalles where would have joined
my cousin, Miss Lizzie Bryan, and one of
her eastern friends, for the trip down the
Columbia on a steamer. As had previ-
ously secured place on Thursday nights,
sleeper 1 found on inquiry that it would
be wise to not miss that train; for Pullman
accommodations to eastern bound passen.
gers at this season are exceedingly scarce.
Occupying the next section to mine I
found Mr.. H. C. Workman, of the Com.
mercial National Bank, Portland, and his
brother who is connected with the firm of
Olds & King, both of whom were going
over nearly the same rouee as myself.
The train ON which I ride has but one
Pullman sleeper, the :'Valencia' The
porter has a mouth which for all the world
looks like a pair of black loot balls together
while closed. and an immense cavern when
open. His feet are in proportion to his
mouth but otherwise he is very good
looking 'darkey." The porter says he
'makes no charge-any thing you please,
sah!" and little judicioua familiarity goes
! long way towards making the long ride
across the continent pleasant. b..
For local scenery the Oregon Pacific Sum.
init of the coast range is considered very
good. If you multiply it by about tive,.
provided your immagination is capable of
loing so, you can form some idea of the
magnifcence of the summit of the Cascades
on the Northern Pacific. The Rocky
mountains are entirely different: Good
farming land is being cultivated almost to
the summit on the western slope, whilst
the picturesque city of Butte is in strong
contrast to the wild mountainous country
in the background.
Through the finland Empire" one gets
taste of what persons with wayward ten
dency may expect to find hereafter if they
mend not their ways. Indeed, number
of the passengers announced their intention
of reforming at once but with the delightful
scenery which we found about Lake Pen d.
Grille and along the Missoula valley the
old spirit came back and I presume one day
will find essentially the same condition of
heart as that which characterized it's pre-.
decessor, amongst the majority of us.
The bad Lanls'' of Dakota! 1 have
read with interest Mr.. Arthur Spauldings
impressiono of sor,e Arizona deserts lands
The same will very aptly apply to the
glimpses of the Bad Lands had from the
passing train, only it is not perhaps so hot
here, and an occasional immigrant jack
RABBIT can survive good season. But jack
must needs be hardy AMI the season plerti-
| full.
The Butte people are enterpr;sing. no.
ticed good many advertisements painted
on bnulders of granite about the Rocky
| mountains summit. Amidst surroundings
of such grandeur the presence of these SEN
timental tendencies and We think of the
quotation ''FooTs rush in where angels fear
to tread" Imagine the effect OH you if you
should be met at the peary gate with:
''This way to the Occidental or Free bus
to the Hemphll House" or words of like
import; and YOU might have an idea of the
effect of these advertisements at the sum-
init. 1t is something like advertising his
tory of the pilgrim fathers on Plymouth
rock. Amen.