The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-08-22

ing the land. The harbor is well shell
tered by the peculiar unprecedented y
or land.locked entrance that also tur-
nisheS a speedy and safe entrance for
vessels 10 quiet water. The entrance
has a great underwater preciptce In
the ocean opposite. sufficient TO serve
for ages as dumping ground for
secured material, II has a great river
furnishing the excess Of outflow over
the tidal inflow that is always essential
to the permanent success OF jetty
system. The harbor although so near
the coast, has fresh water to prevent
the teredo. and to remove barnacles,
The entrance is over 5000 feet broad,
and over 81 feet deep at mean lowest
low water, There is no other harbor in
the world anywhere nearly equal in
advantages TO this harbor,
The local advantages of Astoria as
a seaport are readily seen, The first
advantage is the entrance, This has a
depth OF 81 feet at lowest low water
or Of over Al feet at high water, with
width OF over half mile, The en-
trance is straight and no dangerous
| islands or shoals lie outside The 81 feet
at the entrance deepens outside In a
hundred feet of distance 70 depth Of
from IS to 20 feet. There is no entrance |
in the world OF first class depth where !
vessel 50 safely and quickly passes |
trom the free ocean TO safe sheltered |
water Within the harbor is found
the peninsular formation dn this case
double, Smiths point and Tongue poino
which. by doubling the water line back
upon Itself concentrates great front
age within small area, massing busi-
ness and securing cheap and quick IA
cihties TO such 3 degree that no mere
riverside location can compete with II.
Additional to this there is the almost
equally valuable and somewhat similar
feature Of great penetration Of land
by small waterways, giving invalua-
Bile facilities for transfers from cars
or other conveyanees TO vessel or the
reverse. At all ports where such small
rivers are found. these waterways viii
be found crowded with business.
The business OF the port. as con-
trasted with the railway yards, where
deep water viii permit (at San Fran
cisco 1t would not so permiO will be
found on the peninsula between rivers
convenient OF access from many diff
ferent directions, and not on one OF
the forelands near the ocean. This
keeps business near the larger extent
OF waterfrontage. New York. Boston
and Charleston are so located.
The small difference between high
and low water is Of very great value
to Astoria, being only about seven
feet. Floods, swift currents from them.
and malaria from their deposits on the
flooded areas, are practically un-
known"
Success finally crowned Astoria's ef-
forts. In 1894 arrangements We're COM
pleted with A. B. Hammond, OF Mon
tana, and the contracts signed for the
building Of the fifty miles OF railroad
necessary to make connection with the
Northern Pacific tracks At Goble, on
the Columbia river. As will be seen
by a glance at the map. this gives con-
nection with the east via the Northern
Pacific main line, and at Portland con-
nection is secured with the o. r. and
". giving access to the wheat fields
of eastern Oregon and Washington, as
well as transcontinental routes via Spo-
kane and the Great Northern. and via
Huntington and the Union Pacific. At
Portland also connection Is made with
the Southern Pacific, giving access to
the rich Willamette Valley Of oregon,
and also with California. At the pres
ent writing a large section Of the grad
ing Of Hammond's new road is finished
and large gangs Of men are at work
1t is expected to have the line in op-
Grafton for next seasons wheat crop.
At Astoria will be located the shops,
terminal grounds elevators and big
wharves for interchange Of traffic with
ocean cessels.
The opening Of the railroad will
bring in its wake the establishment
Of many industries for the development
Of the latent resources Of this country.
Already plans have been made for an
immense sawmill. for the manufacture
Of lumber for both Oriental and do
mestic shipment; with the erection Of
the sawmill will follow dry dock ca
pable of handling the largest ocean
vessels, and several elevators and -four
mills The shipment of -four TO China
and Japan is a rapidly growing and
ers between the Columbia and Honk-
kong is now in operation and another is
in contemplation which will probably
be soon established. With the building
Of the Nicaragua canal the possibilities
Of this port as a commercial center are
unlimited. 1t is estimated that the
development Of the great industries al
ready under way will more than dou-
BILE the population OF Astoria within
five years.
Despite hard times and the uncer-
tainty Of money matters pending the
national election, this little city by
the sea is prosperous and her people
are happy and hopeful.
DeWitt's Sarsaparilla is prepared for
cleansing the blood from impurities
and disease. 1t does this and more. 1t
builds up and strengthens constitu-
tions impaired by dIaease. It recon-