The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-08-05
MURMURs FROM THE PACIFIC.
BIG CRREK, Aug. 4, 1892.

SO the Big creek camp may not inap
| propriately be called New Corvallis,
our population being composed large
ly Of Corvalllsites, For picturesque
ness, beauty and natural advantages
the two camping grounds are not to be
compared. For society, we are a little
world of our own. $50 well are we
entertained and SO thoroughly do we
enjoy ourselves that when the day is
! done we wonder where the time has
!! gone. Truly our cares are not unlike
/ the seas foam. We have banlshed
them and are living at the top Of the
pot, with no desire to know how long
before we reach the bottom.
Big creek is splendid trout stream
and our tables are constantly supplied
with the speckled beauties; indeed, we
have had SO many that we now catch
! them for others less fortunate than
ourselves. From the camp it is but
a half mile to "Jump off Joe" where
the perch and kelp may be taken
without limit. The rocks at Cape
Foulweather supply an excellent substi-
tute for deep sea fishing. There we
have Just raked in the cod. Becoming
tired Of fish we have Jared sumptuously
off of wild game. The hills two miles
back OF the camp are alive with quail
and ruff: grouse One of our party was
out Wednesday and succeeded in bag
ging cub bear with his revolver.
There is nc end to the supply of ber-
ries. On account of tlir abundance
and extra large size, it is no difficulty
to gather more than we know what to
do with. Those so afflicted with inertia
or the gout us to be unable to gather
them may purchase all they wish at
25 cents gallon. At the "house" we
are supplied with excellent milk and
butter at the lowest rates. What more
can anyone wish than good thick
cream and berries to top off his meal?
1t is true we have not killed as many
deer as some Others camping in more
inaccessible places than this, but we
have employed child Of the forest to
bring us an elk once each week. For
a slight additional compensation he
brings them alive, when we tie them
to the fence and each takes his turn IN
killing one. This may not be quite
sportsmanslike enough for those more
fatidious than we are but is an abso-
lutely certain method of procuring meat.
Last Sunday all those hailing from
Corvallis took their dinner together,
and a merrier, happier and more jolly
company never assembled about IL festal
board.
Some one in writing from a place
nearer Newport, nearer the Gidtly whirl
of giddy society has pleased to refer to
our tables as being rickety, our. stoves
as being rusty and to make other obser-
vations tending to misIead the unso-
phisticated Such we would resent.
1t cannot be.
The tables are necessarily substantial
to bear up their loads Of grub and with
incessant action how could our stoves
become rusty2 Perhaps that correspon-
dent WAS thoughtless. For this, the
first offence, we forgive him. Our
tents are pitched in a sheltered nook
not far from the shore and the clear
sky has given us the benefit of the
beautiful sunset and sunrise. Moth
ing is so majestic and awe inspiring as
to watch the sun as he sinks to srest in
his liquid bed and rises again from
his dewey couch in The grand old
Pacific. Tie saddest duty we have
yet had to perform was helping two
Corvallis families to pack up to leave.
Now as gather round our camp fire in
the evening, silence reigns that is
awful in its stiffness. The pale
moon now sheds her beams on the
glltterlng beacl: all in vain, since they
have gone. The more to be regretted
that there is no fog. Now there is no
one to walk those sands and cross the
silvsry threads ripping on the beach to
thesea. A gentleman from Portland has
been singularly successful in finding
water-agates this ,year. He learns of
their whereabouts by magic wand
he constantly carries with him. He
also recommends searching for them
with lantern. Having no lantern
We have not tried his scheme
Those who contemplate a visit to the
seaside should come to Big creek
We will be glad to receive you and
welcome you with outstreched arms
and fists full of doughnuts. E.
n. b. The rates are dollar week
payable in advances