Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-09-01


! but upon coming oft u~on the other
side, we ran into oload OF rain and mis-
, whore the tempitnre was quite chilly
1t is rainy and misty nearly Ill tie tim,
on the west side Of the Cascades mount
aims toward the summit, caused by the
moist wind blowing up from the ocean
tbs only q short distance from there
down to Tacoma, which place we reach
cd about nine o'clock in the evening.
did not stop there but Judging from
what we could see from the train it had
the appearance of being very lively
city. From Tacoma to the Columbia
river, we made the run at night and
/ just reached there at five o'clock Ia tue
morning. OF course got up to see
them run the big train across the big
river On ferry. The Columbia river
is too wide and deep there to build 9
/ bridge across, so they have a large
ferry boat, onto which they run the
whole train, and steam her across the
river landing safely on the other side
with but little delay.
THE PEOPLE.
| find the people of Oregon peculiar
easy going, careless, entirely satisfied
sort Of people They are q proper speci-
men Of the typical down east yankee.
Just such people as ''Our jonathan"
might be taken for In the city OF
Portland, I noticed at once the careless
go as you please style OF the people.
They have q citt with more natural re-
sources, than any other city that /
know of in this country An inotAausti-
bic supply of the finest timber in the
world standing all around them, they
are located between the two richest
mineral belts on the coast, they are
fortunate enough to have their city
built in one Of the most beautiful far
ming valleys in tho world, the valley Of
the Willamette river. They are on a
fine water power way with the ocean
vessels coming up to their harbors, and
yet they are twenty-five years behind
other cities Of the same size in the
northwest. No energy: no public inn
provements. no sign whatever of the
push or advancement which is s. char
acteristic OF such places as Duluth, st
Paul and Minneapolis.
They have wealth enough, and
wealthy men enough; but they keep ii
shut mp in vaults, and ii will remain 50
until another class OF men comes onto
their stage Of public affairs. AS we
come along up the valley ] notice thas
the people are AL about the same class.
No mixture at all of any foreigner that
could see, aud . person travelling
could Judge pret5y we'll a. it was the
next day after tne fourth Of July and
there was more than the usual number
getting on ana Of OF train who had
been eel .brating from one town TO al
other along the line. They seem 20 be
a very sociable coatented lot oftarmers.
and are in 40 hurry about amy thing
Even the train men take things easy
and seem to run the train to suit them
selves and stop and talk as long as they
cared 80 al each station. After leaving
Portland the first place | stopped at
was Brownsville small place about a
thousand. The land lady at the hotel
where stopped is a grand daughter Of
John Quincy Adams. She was very
sociahle ana showed ME some silver |
ware that was given her by her dis
tinuushed grand father, proceeded |
next day to Charlottesville where | mot |
nv friend Horace Mckinley ana we inn
modiatoly commenced to prepare for
our trip in the timber.
MY FIRST TRIP INTO THE CASCADES.
Upon my arrival at Crawsfordsviile | |
made no delay in getting started up
into the timber We got everything
ready on the same day on which | az
rived and proceeded on our "trip the
next day. We got our grub" ready |
for ten days trip putting il nothing bat
far, and having the proper
quantity Of each, 80 as to have no sur
plus OF any one article Lett. We relied |
entirely on q statement OF Instructions
given me by my brother Jim (Who bJ
the way is authority on such matters
and OF course dilu2 our stuff IN blanket
and pack straps according to the old
regulation style Of modern lana hunt
ers. My friend Horace Mckinley keeps
a regular bronco pony who, (although
he takes spells" quote often and j.
troubled considerably with fits
in his hind feet proved tob7
a very good companion u carey
ing our packs upon the mountains
There happened to b. another m'n
from Charlottesville going up on his
claim the same day, and he also mao al