The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-08-15
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in luxuriance. Still farther on are the
beautifully wooded hills that form g
pretty background to the place have
tried to describe. The finest place 70,
| saltwater bathing is fonud here and !.
| perfectly safe, as we have never heard
nf a life having been lost in the water.
| here. Oysters, bass, cod and halibul
are numerous. Newport is thrifty
business place. There are TWO large
trst-cla>s hotels, the Ocean House and
Abbey House, several restaurants.
private boarding houses aud lunch
counters. Good board can be obtained
ut 81 per week aud board and lodging
from 81 upward. The tables are well
| supplied, and the food we'll cooked.
We had no trouble il finding all we
wanted to eat, aud hungry: we'll just
take stroll along the beach and if you
do not have an appetite there is some
thing wrong in your makeup. There
are several stores, and one newspaper
published here, The Yaquina Bay
News" had friend who worked
there, so called and was soon intro
duced to the whole force" and was
wal mly welcomed. so much so, that
they gave me "stick" and "rule" and
some copy" and put me to work, and
as the click OF the type went down In
the stick with almost lightning
rapidity) it reminded me of days gone
by, when was really and truly COM
positor. After dinner we were in
vited to stroll up to Nye creek or
brook" walk of little more than a
half mile. There IL quite a settle-
ment there, many cottages, many of
them neat and, attractive for summer
houses, and here and there scattered
through the timber were hundreds of
campers. After calling on several
friends there, we went back around
the beach, las we had gone from New
port to Nye creek on the sidewalk lead
ing there) and as neared the waters
edge, land sometimes in the water tool,
the long, smooth beach Of white,
glistening sand almost as solid rs a
cement walk, and sprinkled as II it
were silver. the foaming and dashing
of the grand old Pacific on one side
and the overhanging rocks on the
other made picture that we will not
soon forget, and a subject indeed
worthy of the artists pencil and the
poets pen. Hundreds of people were
scattered along the beach enjoying
the sea breeze and gathering shells and
the dainty sea MOSES that had been
tossed from their watery bed by the
great waves that chase each other to
the shore, others could be seen chop
ping. On The b s,s<cotaesd=reek ex-s
posing to view the famous rock oyster.
After our stroll and sightseeing on
the beach we wended our way to the
houss, heavily burdened with shells,
pebbles and sea moses, and when
once withi1 our own room, va knew
we were tired, but with little rest |
and good hearty meal, we were again !
ready to see more of this place. In |
the evening when the different colored |
harbor lights were lighted, it was in
Iced beautiful sight. could write
much more. but see this conmunica-
ton will be too lengthy to continue 1t.
Did not see any Dalles people, except
the familiar face of Judge Bennett, but
heard of several just leaving, among
them Miss Beulah Patterson. After
my visit in Albany will leave
for few days visit at McMinnvilie,
and then will start homeward.
OLLIE f. STEPHENS.