Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-08-20
Number "a.


so close to our nations life, that
we extend, in the name of Lincoln
county and the City of Newport, a
most hearty welcome. Welcome to
the renewed health an d vigor that
you receive from our refreshing
breezes, and the cool and sparkling
waters of our springs. Welcome to
the joys of gliding over the smooth
and placid waters of our bay, and
to gather from its shores the rare
and beautiful flowers, or to capture
from its hidden depths the many
varieties of fish that it contains,
that are said to furnish food for
brain as we'll as body. We offer
you an opportunity to enjoy that
"unspeakable thrill" that so often
accompanies voyage on the bill
lowey deep. We bid you ramble
over our hills and through our val
leys, and by our brooks you will
finG, "Spots where the twilight
loves to hide, and places where
fairy echoes glide" AS you come
from your heated cities and their
dusty streets, we welcome you 10
our groves of fragrant pines, moss
cushioned and o'erhung with vines,
where the bright-plumed birds will
charm you with their varied notes.
If you wish to study the grand
uer and force of the waves, you
have but to appropriate what the
skill of engineers, with the expend-
iture of over 5000, 900 have con-
structed, and you can walk with
comparative ease and safety into the
very midst of the seething mass.
Then visit the life-saving station
and become acquainted with the
gentlemanly crew, with their strong
arms and brave hearts, that dare to
battle these mighty forces, risking
their own lives that the lives of
others they may save.
If you call upon your uncle at
his lighthouse at Foulweather you
will find his house-keeper kind and
courteous. They will explain to
you how careful your dear relative
is for his nephew and neices who
travel by sea.
We cannot ask you to view his
toric battle fields, or massive bust
ness blocks. but we can ask you to
enjoy with us in its granduer and
beauty one of the most delightful
resorts it has ever been the lot of
man to visit. At low tide we ask
you to examine our aquarium, that
for interest, extent and variety is
unsurpassed in the known world.
From Seal Rocks, on the south, to
Otter Rock on the north, it is one
vast stretch of intense interest.
Here you may be terror stricken by
the roar of thousand sea lions, or
you may watch the sly sea otter,
whose silken coat of gray is more
valuable than much fine gold. Here
is the play ground for scores of
whales that send up miniature gey-
sers, and stretch their huge forms
on the surface that they may inter-
est to the scene.
If you look into the liquid crys-
tails Of the waters, the most Won
drous entertainments are open to
you, reminding you Of the fairy
tales of childhood's dreams. The
coloring surpasses description; WV
id greens alternate with brown and
yellow; rich tints ranging from pur-
, pie and deepest blue to pale, red
dish brown. Among the coral
moses play little fishes, sparkling
with red or blue metallic glitter or
! cleaning in golden green or bright
= est silver lustre. When day de-
clines, with the shades of night,
this fantastic garden of the gods is
lighted with renewed splendor.
! Millions of microscopic creatures.