Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-08-12
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POPULAR OCEAN BEACH.
Many from the Willamette Valley
to Spend Their Vacation at
the Sea Shore.

Hundreds from the Willamette Valley
spent their vacation at North (Long)
Beach. Washington, last summer, and it
is safe to say that this popular resort OF
the North Pacific Coast will be visited
by n any more this year than evei be
fore ithin its history. The change from
the valley to the sea level opens up an
entirely new realm of scenic charms.
The trip on the Willamette and 20
umbia rivers, out of Portland, is one
long to be remembered, the usual heat { f
summer afternoon being tempered by
gentle breeze freighted with the aroma
of pine trees and seasoned with salt sea
air. The scenery includes much that is
beautiful. Leaving Portland on one "t
the Oregon Railway & Navigation Con-
pany's palatial river steamers, (the T. J.
Potter being queen of river fyers) the
exc Irsionist is carried through its har
Dor where fly the flags of many nations.
The twelve miles on the Willamette
| river are quickly made, and, after salut-
ing the government light house, mark
ing the junction of the two rivers, the
j boat swings into the Columbia for the
| trip down stream. The morning is
clear generally so from June until Sep
tember), and magnificent and inspir-
ing sight meets the eye as the sweep
around the bend is made-five snow
capped peaks, Mount Hood. Mount
Adams, Mount Saint Helen, Mt. Rainier
and Mount Jefferson, looming into view
sight worth travelling thousands OF
miles to see. On down the picturesque
river, past villages, sawmills, fishing
fleets, salmon canneries, perpendicular
basaltic bluffs, and pretty side-hill farms.
the boat pursues its way. The majestic
sweep of the river is awe inspiring
Gradually the shores grow farther
aud farther apart and scarcely realizing
that the FIVE hours have been consumed
in making the trip, the boat steams
along side the wharf at Astoria.
One hour from Astoria, through the
famous fishing waters of the Columbia
past scores of salmon traps and nets ano
as many white-winged fish boats, lands
the passengers at Ilwaco, on Baker:
Bay, where connections for beach points
lis made with trains of the Ilwaco Rail
way & Navigation Company, Whose
cars stand on the wharf awaiting th'
steamer.
North Beach, where the surf bathin,
is unexcelled, at low tide is from 200 t.
400 feet wide, twenty-three miles lon'
and so compact that carriage or wagol
scarcely leaves taace upon it. Scat
tered along the beach are hundreds Q
cottages and hotels in which summe
life IS an unceasing round of pleasur
from the opening until the closing @
season. The much dreaded "Resol
Mosuuito'' is unknown and no vene
tmous snakes or insects are found. Th
Thermometer rarely goes above 80 de
grees in July or August, but light ovel
coats, fires morning and evening an
blankets at night are comfortable durin
: the season.
Rates for accommodations at Mort
b Beach points are reasonable and vary
suit the visitor. European hotels an
lodging houses rooms range from 2
cents 20 one dollar a day; at restau
/ rants, meals run from twenty-five
S fifty ceHts; and at the American-pla
5 hotels range from one dollar day
e two dollars and upward.
1 Dozens of delightful side trips may
;. taken from Il e beach into country {
: wild and pictu' esqre beauty, quiet an
g secluded among hills and forest. wit
hunting and fishing in native haunts
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