The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
Enlrnn.s SEASIDE Letter.

about the tenth season We sic tHhihs :
our summer outing on the Bay at Capt.
Olsson's. He has a good many cottages,
furnished and unfprnished, and can
supply you with anything from a camp
ingplace by clear mountain stream to
corner lot in the city Of Newport. II
you want . stock ranch with a church
and school house thrown in, just adj
dress him or call at the big white hodse
at the end Of the long sidewalk up the
bay. AZ soon a. Cal. Balm and his
rustling boys had delivered our cottage
outfit and camp equipment, we were
ready for the luxuries Of existence by
the sosahore in about one-quarter the
house room we have at home, and with
no bathing facilities but a tin baisn and
the Pacific ocean.
About the first job the camper on the
beaches has 10 10 rig up some bedding.
We leave q sup ply Of wire mattresses at
our cottage, 10 all We have 10 take
along is bedding and come ticks that
are filled with aromatic marsh hay,
grows on the salt-wate meadows. IL 10
quite q trick 10 al tick so that IL will
not possess all the smooth qualities Of q
rev plowed field, but experience makes
one skilliul even at upho!stering with
marsh hay. First shake the hay loose,
remove all the rose bushes, bull tbistles
and coarse weeds. Wad IL into the
corners and pack the tick full OF an
even thickness. Next roll IL on yourselfor
lot the children, who are always ready
fora roll-and-tumble; 20 over IL few
times. Then double II and press 1t down
smooth and II il ready 10 put on the
springs. With the perfumed breezes
from the mountains and ths salt breath
Of old ocean, 10 soothe your slumber,
you will declare II is the finest couch
ever tried.
When at the ocean prefer 10 sleep in
q tent. IL gets quite cool toward morn
ing, but Just have an extra comforter 10
pull up over you and with the roaring Of
the ocean suh In your ears, there is
music fit for royal slumber. The ladies
prefer the cottage, but the boys and the
bulldog agree with me and prefer the
semi-open air. A dip in the bay before
breakfast is 40 apetiser superior 10 any
artificial cocktail, especially II you back
II up with half an hours rub with
couple Of coarse towels after you 70 back
10 your tent until your skin is as red as
= lobster. No one realizes how good
coifes tastes for breakfast with that
kind Of an edge on, or what quantities
Of fried potato and bacon one can de-
YOUR.
The day 10 spent in visiting other cot
tagers and campers, in surf bathing,
fishing and strolling about, never for.
getting 10 20 down and see tho boat
come In, This is the cloAing event Of
the day, and unless We so to lecture At
the summer school, some church ser
vice or the Saturday night dance, IL Is
20 home and 20 10 sleep, or read. Some
times party Of neighbors will have q
bon fro ora moonlight dance on the
beach for a change. Camping and
life on tho sea-shore 10 splendid edu-
cation for boys. They learn 10 row and
sail; TO swim aud dsh TO dress aud cook
Ash and CLANS and crabs and oysters. TC
learn how 10 get these things at first
hand from dame nature aud prepare
them for the table, 10 say nothing
about learning 10 eat them, is as Valua
BILE az some things that are taught a
tho schools. You know, there is IN,
land and the sea and the other world
and we had better learn all We car
about the first two, as God Intends VI
should.
The facilities for sun bathing at New
port arc better than ever before, as botl
beaches are In full blAst--the one jus
below the city inside the north ietty
aud the beach at Nye Greek. There
quits an opposition between the ~
crowds, 10 see which can make the gay
eat diAplAy Of costumes, and the mos
nolse and laughter In the water. Their
Aro more on shore than In the water a
rule, but all this week from twenty :
sixty have bean In the surf daily at sac
place. The children enjoy the runs o.
beaches barefoot aud wAding aud rollin
In the sand, quite ~ much ~ bathing
In fact II IL bath for a child here fror
morning until night, composed OF abou
equal parts Of salt air, sunshine, ocea
and mountain breezes, sand and sal
water. A lady who brings her fsmil
here every year says she does not com
for her health or TO save expense, bu
when they come here Tor month or si
weeks In the summer they have no doc
tor bills At all the rest Of the year.
OF course, there are people who com
here 10 take boarders or run summe
school, or make money In other way
bat with little economy any person
ordinary means can come here and on
Joy all the pleasures OF = millionaire 4
month, and | believe II 10 good IA
vestment. Newport is a kind Of oents
Of attractive places In all direction
There is the bay, the ocean, the llgh
house.the life saving station, Seal Rock
0ttsr rock, sileta, and many other litt
sxcarsions and side trips one can TAX
Rsnts are not high aud all supplies Al
cheap and brought 10 the door. The
is the fnesl kind Of sea and salmon tTo'
fishing In the Little Elk At Elk City an
GOOD pigeon shooting all this month an