The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-08-18
NEWPORT NEWS.
NEWPORT, On. Aug. l6, 1898.

most desirable seaside resort along the
North Pacific coast. The simple fact
that few hours ride by rail AMI |
fifteen minutes longer b. boat brings |
one from the dusty, heated air OF the
valley cities and towns, to this metrop-
oils of the shoreland, is IL drawing
card of great power. So it is no won
der that the train and boat of each
day are we'll loaded with health and
pleasure seekers. 1t is quite probable
that the tremendous money stringency
has affected other seaside resorts far
more proportionately than Newport,
and that is easily explained because
here 1t is that "a person can get the
most of health and the most of pleas
ure for the least money. Besides the
scenery here excels in attractions.
Not only beach Of surprising
beauty, but on this beach are pebbles
of priceless value. Hundreds of the
wondrous water agates have been al
ready picked up this season. Then
the rocks that skirt this coast uncov-
cred at low tide are filled with the
delicate and delicious rock oyster,
| while from these same rocks one Can
| fish with poe and line and catch the
deep sea fish that come and go with
the tide Thus the natural advantages
for a seaside here are unsurpassed.
All kinds of recreations, religious,
semi-religious and secular are furnished
in abundance.
The opera house is often open ed for
social dances and parties of various
kinds are held nightly. Bonfres on
the beach are quite common and in
the gleaminss of the flames may be
seen the glistening spoons just out Of
the factory. The largest invoice of
''oliginal packages" SO to speak, this
week has been from Salem. We were
unable to get the pames and so must
omit their mention.
Of course the Sunday excursion
brought in many from the cities Of
Albany and Corvallis. Merchants,
lawyers, physicians and business men
with their ladies filled the cars, and it
is said here that one or two clergymen,
Il few deacons and now and then a
Presbyteri IN elder got aboard, it being
with them certainly II work of neces-
sity. Some Of them having families
over here and others looking after
some one to get into their family.
The exsursion extended over the bal
and not few played the role of the
the fish in casting up Jonah. 1t was
a very sickly time for while, but all
recovered and got safely to land.
There came to the town several days
ago a sort Of cowboy looking set
with a few poorly trained dogs. After
a few nights in camp they gave a dog
show on the streets which furnished a
little amusement at the time Our
resident dogs have been SO ashamed
ever since that we have had no more
dog fights.
The robbery in few tents and cot
tages the other night has caused some
alarm and everybody is locking his
tent and tying up his cottage. There
is such an amount of money deposited
in these places that things would i'm
mediately suspend if any more rob-
berries occur.
"Lover's Leap has become quite 4
prominent point. 1t is near JumT
Off Joe, and is visited by many &
burdened soul. The Devils Caldror
is not patron1zed much this season
By mistake few have been there, and
in one instance young lady had hel
photograph taken in the act of Jump
ing into the awful abyss.
The bathing continues with un
robed interest, and it Is often that 7s
men and women, boys and girls are
seen sp'ashing, dashing and crawling
and sprawling, tumbling and jumping
in the salt sea at Nye- Creek. Some
fellow with kodak got fine snap Oh
the scene the other day.
A few foggy days and then some
sunny ones have been granted by the
weather regulator. On the whole the
week has been very pleasant and in
many respects delightful. Yesterday
sitting at our cottage window near the
sea we were reminded a little as our