The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-07-11

"a ship any Of II III the present eendiuOh
of the Union Pacific at that point, and
nobody knows yet when the blockade
will be broken. The wool is of fine
quality, in fact superior to any that has
ever yet been baled in the state, and
the amount Of 1t that has been clipped
this year is surprise to the Oldest
hands in the business.
/ talked to several farmers while in
Wasco county and they all had the
same thing to say of Astoria and her
prospects. One of them is very EN-.
phatic. He is James Seufert, relative
Of the canneryman whose name ap-
peared in one of my former letters. He
said: Astoria must have railroad in
the very near future, and neither Port
lands jealousy nor the greed of Portland
merchants car. keep her out Of it. This
grain of ours that will be ready for
shipment in few months, should never
leave its cars until it reaches your city.
where it ought to be taken aboard the
ships. The moment the first sack of
wheat is hauled overland from here to
Astoria the question Of prosperity will
be settled among you for all time. You
will find yourselves thriving metropo-
lis before you are aware Of it,"
1t is safe to say that the Union Pacific
will not be able to resume its traffic east
Of Bonneville to The Dalles for another
so days.
The oldest inhabitant" at The Dalles
does not remember to have ever en-
countered such fearful windstorms as
blew over the little city down through
the canyons when the flood was at its
height. The force of the wind was so
great at times that heavy men were
blown off their feet, and several people
got badly shaken up by being suddenly
brought in contact with the side of a
house or thrown down onto the side
walks.
Professor Smith, of the United States
fisheries commission, who has lately
been in Astoria, has been winning gold
en- opinions from all the cannerymen on
the upper rvier. His unassuming be-
havior and his evident knowledge of the
business that has brought him to the
coast, have been the means of his being
received pleasantly everywhere, and it
is the opinion of many of the Gamers
that he takes away with him more val
liable information than any other gov
ernment agent who has ever visited the
locality. Mr.. Smith has inquired close
ly into the dam nuisance, and has been
very greatly impressed with the neces-
sity Of keeping the upper streams and
spawning grounds absolutely free from
o1olestation.
Proprietors and foremen of fish wheels
have had great difficulty this year in
hauling their catch to the various can
neries. Several of the tracks through
which they usually transport their loads
have been converted into huge mud
holes through the flood, and now they
have to make from four to five portages
On every trip.
When the flood was at its height the
Columbia just abreast OF The Dalles wasI
very greatly disturbed, and in the centerl
of the river was solid wall of water
q feet high, absolutely precluding a
view of the opposite shore The waves
were smashing over one another with a
roar, and for the first time
in memory great many people of Sher-
man and Wasco counties were. able to
listen to very good imitation of ocean
breakers.
1t is the general impression among
people all over the eastern part of the
state that there is as much snow in the
every year as there was this
season, and that under weather condi-
tons the same as this years, or any
thing approaching this years, other dis
floods would be bound to make
their appearance. These people would
not be surprised If within the next few
days the Willamette at Portland were
to experience a rise of three feet.
On some future occasion l may turn
my attention to the remarks of DR..
though for a common man to take
tilt at such medical windmill as he is,
might be considered Cby him) the most
arrant presumption. To give him his
due, 1 believe he knows as much about
sanitation a she does about smallpox.