The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1904-08-03

one half miles across on the larg-
est flat boat in the world, large
enough to carry four long trains
at a time. Our next stop OF any
importance was in the beautiful
railroad city of Sacramento. From
here we travelled northward up
the rich Sacramento valley over
the divide and then down the
beautiful Rogue River valley in
Oregon. Near the northern line Of
California at Vina is the celebrat-
ed Stanford vinyard the largest
in the United States, containing
over 1000 aces Of vine in one field
The proceeds of this vineyard is
said to be used toward the support
Of the Stanford University At
the northern extremity of the
Sacramento Valley is Mt. Shasta
the great sentinel Of the Pacific
coast. It's summit rises to an alti-
tude of 14,45o feet and is covered
with perpetual snow. This noun
tain can be seen all day long as
your train winds rapidly among
the rugged canyons, and around
stony cliffs, looping back and
forth, going every direction
through that magnificent noun
tain scenery. For real beauty and
for delightful scenery this route
is hardly surpassed. We arrived
in Portland, Oregon, on the second
morning, distance of IT'S miles
from San Francisco.
Portland has a population of
about $4,000. 1t is more of a
quiet conservative city. 1t is
beautifully situated on the
Willamette River, twelve miles
from the Columbia. The only
thing of interest to be seen in the
city is the beautiful Park Gene
terry and the view of the ship
yards and wharfs. These wharves
extend three OF four miles along
the city front, where hundreds of
boats, many OF them ocean liners,
others great freight vessels load.
ing wheat for the Orient line the
shore. We made one side trip to
Vancouver Washington to see
the government barracks and fort.
We left Portland by steamer up
the Columbia, The Columbia is
a mighty river peerless in pictur-
esqre beauty, with granduer Of
scenery not often surpassed
From the city and river the great
snow capped mountains covered
with everlasting snow, Mt. Hood
1900 feet high, Mt Adams
$4,000, and Mt. Rainier over
I4,ooo feet high, add greatly to
the scenery. The points of inter
est come so thick and fast il
would be impossible to mention
them. Precipices tower skyware
both sides. moss covered rocks
and walls with streams tumbling
over their sides in their mad rush
to join the Columbia. Cape Horn
with its perpendicular points SOC
feet high, the Multnomah Falls
presenting a beautiful spectacle as
it falls $40 feet, the Pillars o:
Hercules, Gibraltar and Castle
Rock are a few of the principle
points along the route. We land
ed at The Dalles, the center of the
salmon fisheries. We took the
train at the Dalles and arrived a
Pendleton the next morning
We happened to be in Pendletor
the day circus arrived in tow
and that which interested US NOR,
than the parade of animals wa
the parade Of Indians. Nearl,
the entire tribe attracted by tn,
show came in from the reserva
ton Pendleton is the center o
the great wheat district Of Oregol
We visited here a few days witt
relatives and started for Sal
Lake City. The dry desert alon;
this route offered quite contras
to the famous Tourists Paradis
of he Columbia.
We arrived in Salt Lake Cit,
Saturday and remained over Sun
day. This city has a populatio,
! Of about 100000. We took tri
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