Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-06-09
Popular Ocean Beach.
Many of the Interior planning
to spend their vacation
at the Sea Shore.

Hundreds from Eastern Oregon, and
Washington spent their vacation 1T
Nmthsl lOull beaeR, Wash. last sammer
a0d il ls safe 10 say that this popular re.
sort oi the NOrth Pacific C,sAst will be
visited hy many more thls wear than ever
within its history. The change from
high aad dry interior altitude - the sea
levet Is most beneficial,
The trtpoR the Willamette and Colnm.
bia rivers, nut OF Portland, is One long ta
be Remembered, the usual heat ola sanls
ner afternoon being tempered hy gen.
the hrvexr freightei with the aroma M
pine utes Hnd seasoned with salt sea
air, THE scenery includes much that ts
beautiful. Leaving Portland 0u one ai
the Oo'gln Rallroad Il Navigation Com
pany's palatsal river steamers, (the I ].
Potter being the queen Of river hyersl
the excuFslonist Is carried through ITS
waters where tiy the AaES of many ma
tions The twelve mites on the William.
ette river are quickly made, aud, after
salating the government light house
marking the junction of the two rivers,
the boat ewings into the Columbia for
the trip dawn stream. The morning is
clear (generNlly so from June until Sep
temherl. and u magnificent and inspiring
sight meets the eve AS the sweep around
the bend is mais--ive snow capped
peaks, Mount Hood, Mount Adams,
Monnt Saint Helen, Mannt Ran'er amt
| Mnnnt Iaffsss san. l0asning into view--a
sight worth travelling thousands Of miles
10 zee. On down the picturesque river.
past villa s,saw mills, fishing heets, ,sal-
mon canneries, perpendicular hasallic
bl nfTs, and pretty hill side farms, the
boat pursaes its WAY. The majestic
sweep OF the ri or is awe inspiring,
Gradually the shores grow farther apart
and scarcely reshxlng that the i've hours
have been consumed in making the trip,
the h"at steams alongside the wharf At
Astoria.
One hour from Astoria, through the
famous fishing waters Of the Columbia,
past scores OF salmon traps aud nets and
as MANY white winged tish hats, anos
the passengers at IiwRcn,On Bakers Bay
where connection hr beach points is
made with trains of the Ilwar, RSilway
q Navigation Company whose cars stand
on the wharf awaiting the steamer.
North Beach, where the snrf bathing IL
unexcelled, at low tide is from 200 10 400
te-t wife, miles long and sO
compact that carriage or wagon scarce
ly leaves trace upon it. Scattered along
the beach are hundreds of cottages and
hotels in whieh summer life 10 an un.
ceasing round Of pleasure from the open
ing to the closing of the season. The
much dreaded Resort Mnsqnito" is I'M
known and no venemnus snakes Or in
sect are found. The thermometer rarely
goes above so degrees in July or August,
bnt light overcoats. fires morning and
evening and blankets AT night are cnm-
fTtahle during the season.
Rates for aecomm dations at North
Beach points are reasonable and vary /"
suit the visitor. At European hotels and
lodging houses rooms range from twenty
hye cents to one dollar dAv ;at restanr-
ants, meals run from twtntv-tive fo fiftv |
cents; and at the American plan hoisle,
the charges range from one dollar q day |
tn two dollars and upward.
Dozens of delightfnl side trips NAV b., |
taken from the beach into conutry OF |
Wild and pictnr esqp heautv, qniet and |
secluded among hills and forest. with |
hunting and fishing in native haunts ;tn
the United States Life Saving stations /
and light houses, cranberry farms. .oyster
beds, salmon fishing grounds and can
neries.
For particulars about the trip 10 North
beach ask the nearest o. r i n. agent.
or sen' two cents in stamps to A l. Craig
general passenger agent. Portland. for
" RrstiuI Recreation R-snrts." ah ch
tells all ahout the Columbia river sum-
mering places.