The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-07-22

beautiful islands and environments
touched BY civilization until there is a
blending Of the grave sweep of the
Mississippi. the willness Of the Colorado
gorges and the beautiful Hudson are
rolled into one magnificent view simply
Incompatible. Along the sides Of the
mountains next to the track grow the.
beautiful white syringos in. clusters to
I'LL car, with hare and there a silyery
waterfall tumbling down the rocks in
sheer decents Of hundreds of feet AT
two OF the most noted ones the train was
stopped that all might alight and drink
in the beauty of them. The Multuomah
falls are 1926 feet in height and comes
down q gorge IN the side Of the noun
tain that is the most beautiful sight of
the kind the writer has ever seen. The
shades, the lights and colorings Of the
surroundings no painters brush could
picture.
FOrty-five miles above Portland are
the Cascade Locks. put in at the rapids
by the government at a cost Of 81. .O0O, 900.
The work enables vessels to ply rs far up
the river as Dalles, a distance Of about
1873 miles from the mouth.
Before I forget II, might as we'll men
tion here that in Oregon as well as in all
the Pacific coast states, one can get al
most any kind Of climate desired in less
than distance Of fifty miles. For In
stance. the rain fall per annum at Port
land is 45 inches, at the Cascade Locks.
AZ miles up the river, it is u and at
Dallea, 43 miles farther. IA inches. The
rainy season in Portland sets in about
September and continues the greater
part of seven months. During this time
lit rsins almost daily, not down-ponr
but a fine drlzzling mist aud the people
become SO accustomed to 1t that no at
tention is paid to the wet, and Of course
business must go on anyhow. They tell
about old settlers becoming moss-backed
and the Oregonians are known all over
the northwest us Moss backs" The
climate of Portland at this time of year
| is perfect, as near like the rarest of our
eastern June days as could be and con-
tinues SO through the greater part OF
the summer, they tell us "a few hot days
coming in August only. The vegetation,
the foliage and the flowers bear evidence
of this, and it is easy to believe that one
might go Il great ways and find worse
climate than Portland. But of the city
itself, that will have to be left to another
time, though it is perhaps we'll enough
here at this time to mention feature OF
our entertainment, arranged for our edi-
fication as we'll as pleasure that, Il rose
show given in a tent near our head
quarters. That no where tFtWeen the
two oceans do flowers, both wild. native
and cultivated, grow with such beauty,
profusion and magnifeience ns upon the
Pacific coast, is too we'll known to need
EXTENDED mention. But Oregon amid it
aH is famous for her roses and such
roses! 1t was the greatest sht any OF
US ever saw. in the way Of roses, aud you
may well believe it when tell you that
the ladies Of our party, nearly one hun
dred and fifty Of them, were given roses
1 by the bushel almost which would bring
81 to $3.50 each at any florists in Chi
cago or New York-great American
Beauty roses and others nearly as rare
and costly, measuring six and seven
, inches in diameter. / do not oyerstate
it when l say that bouquets of roses by
the dozens were brought into our hotei
by the ladies from the iose show and
others sent 10 them by citizens which IN
the east would be almost too costly tc
, adoln the rooms of a millionaire. So
, say that climate which will produce
such exquisite roses upon the lawns ant
in the gardens Of Portland must be all
right.
In commencing this intended t.
!, write of the salmon and fishing Of thu
I Columbia, but have strung it out to suct
a length as to necessitate leaving this
!. very interesting feature of Oregon unit
!, another letter. This is written on TIL
7th and as tomorrow we leave Portland
fer a visit to Astoria, where the salmon
: are canned, it is perhaps as well to leav
= the subject until it can all be bunche,
: into one article. Just when that will b
y don't know, as from now on until "
! reach home, some two weeks and ovel
: we will be on the constant go and lette
: writing perhaps impossible. Anyhow
: lit is the hardest kind of hard work
! get down to work when you are away o
> one of these trips to get rid Of work
! and newspaper writing is work il an,
= = thing ever was. 1t is like having
- - tooth pulled to forego the pleasures fl
:. even an hour or two and put onstt
i newspaper harness; but knowing so we
a a that articles OF this nature are extremel
! interesting to the readers Of this high
moral sheet, tits my desire to get
y. them as soon as rorsihle and while tt
.. scenes are flesh III ,nemory. But, |
y. said, the story may net be continue,
" until the lapse OF a week or two fl
= =. reasons just stated.
~ The convention closed its sessions t
y day. r. Il. Henry, of Mississippi w
=. elected president, one of the Oldest al
OF best known newspaper men of the sout
u Matt Parrot, Of Waterloo, Iowa, who
~ we'll known to many Kimball peop
y. was elected 1st vice president. The ne
eu meeting is to be in New Orleans
ne February. There were go press associ
'os tions represented, 32l delegates and /
in od;os NTH tbom = n