Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-05

semble In many respects tne uoou
River Valley, by being surrounded by
suow-capped mountains. But they are
under higher state vf cultivation and
! the land Is mors valuable. There are,
as In the Wood River and Valley. largo
deposits OF silver. During our stay OF
twenty seven days: in these mountains
and numerous Valleys. We travelled
many miles and slept ia low valleys and
high mountains. Many nights we had
nothing over US but thin quilt and
the starry heavens. Sometimes II
poured down rain and wet our quits
through and through. Many nights
got up and ran the wolves away, ana
when il was moonlight / could see them.
Several times we found bear tracks near
where we slept in the morning.
After spending twenty-seven days
In travelling over this part OF oregon
we again went to the station at Milton,
went down TO Pendleton. stayed over
night at the Golden Rule hotel, and the
next day was informed that we would
have TO 20 to Umatills and take the
boat from there TO Portland, as the
track OF the U. p. was entirely de-
stroyed for $50 miles. As the train
runs along a few miles west OF Pendle-
ton you see far TO the north bench-llke
rocks, which reminds one much OF the
Giant Causway in the north OF ireland.
Arriving at Umati!la we now looked
upon that mighty river and thought OF
the destruction 1t aud its tributaries
had done while we were in the Walla
Walla and Umatils country. 1t was
great stream of water, rushing madly
down its mighty canyon higher than
IL had ever been known In the MEM
ory OF the whites. During this rise, as
if TO add TO the misery OF the already
hard times, 1t, with her tributaries,
had overfown its banks, and several
prosperous villages had been destroyed,
together with hundreds OF farmers
crops apd gardens. We got several
relics Of the food, ana took the boat
at Coyote for Portland at S:45 a. m, on
the steamer Spokane.
Eat Cascade Locks the government
has been engaged for years building
locks, so that large vessels can go up as
far as the Dalls. Here we were COM
PEELED to ferry on account OF shallow
water. Here we again transferred
around where they were building the
locks four miles by wagon and on mar
row gauge railroad owned by the Fish
ers. Here we saw several Sciwash
Indions fishing. In the Cascade Noun
tains below the mouth OF Hood river II
rains or SHOWS nearly every day In the
year. Near this beautiful rock is point
i,r N RQlla1
Horn, the high, solid stone walls OF
which are nearly perpendicular. We
then swept on past Vancouver, WASH,
one of the oldest and most beautiful
towns In TIE State, which has military
post and four companies OF infantry and
calvary.
I'VE arrived at Portland June 2Sth,
stayed over night, travelled over the
city, looking at the town and seeing
the destruction Of the flood, which had
been five streets higher than had ever
been known in the history OF the city.
son June 30th we left for Tacoma.
On our way to Tacoma we passed Mt.
st. Helena, Mt. Baker. Mt. Tacoma
and other high snow-capped peaks; ar
rived at Tacoma on the first Pullman
car since the strike, and looked out upon
the salt water of the noble sound. We
then boarded the steamer Kingston for
Seattle and Victoria. on Vancouvers
Island.
From Victoria to Vancouvers we
went on q steamer. All the way up the
sound we could see the noble head OF
Mt. Bacer, with its snow-capped peak
reared high above the surrounding
coutry. On arriving at Vancouver, we
found the English flag ship. the Royal
Arthur, lying In the harbor."