The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-09-26
VISIT TO THE OCEAN
laa0CeRCe hakeS 0 Trip 10 The Worlds
Greatest Body Of Water.

foFtlanu, oregon, sept. tit mas
been more than two weeks since we
| landed here and every hour of that
| time, except when we were asleep,
| has been busy. In the first place
| wanted to see all | possibly could
that | might be able 10 write 1t up
so that our readers could form some
idea of this far away northwest
country. and to do that half way in
telligently takes time. Living and
travelling expenses up here are much
cheaper than we expected to find,
therefore ii is not costing much
spondulix to stay here. My last let
ter left off at Astoria. the mouth of
the Columbia river Our boat there
turned across the mouth OF the river,
which Is several miles wide, to
| Ilwaca where we transferred TO a
short line railroad which rams up
! twenty-five miles right along the
beach of the Pacific ocean All along
this road Is one continuous summer
resort. Cottages belonging TO people
all over Oregon and Washington line
the shore and in summer thousands
come here to spend while bathing
/ in the salt water OF the ocean. We
spent the night at Long Beach about
half way up this railroad. The roar
of the Pacific ocean and its white
crested waves which splash upon the
beach make a grander sight than the
| gulf Of Mexico where / spent two and
half months this summer. | had
often read of the grand sunsets of
the Pacific ocean and this | did not
forget to witness. The golden yellow
ish tint of the suns rays as 1t drop
| ped out of sight behind the waters
| WAS grand far beyond the power of
J my pen to describe This together
with an occasional vessel passing and
sea monster heaying in sight once
and a while is alone worth the trip
/ here TO see. and once seen will never
| be effaced from memory. | could
not resist the temptation TO battle
again aud next morning when the
sun rose / was swimming in the great
| Pacific ocean While the salt here
! is not strong enough to hold my body
| mp as the waters of Salt Lake they
| are 30 strongly impregnated with salt
as to make swimming quite easy and
/ delightful Hundreds OF excursion
| lists from all parts of the United
States came on this trip. one of whom
! was Or. ACkiey. d cousin of Mase
/ Ackley The doctor and his family
we're splendid travelling acquaintanc-
/ es. He lives I'm eastern Oregon A
| trip Ike this Is made more pleasant
in meeting so many from different
| sections of the union. and every one
| Is entraneed with the magnificent
| scenery of Oregon and Washington.
| We spent the night on the ocean and
| returned the next day 10 Portland
The trip up the river was enjoyed as
much as the day before when coming
down As we returned the boat stop
ped at salmon canneries and loaded
on tons OF this fish that are shipped
from here all over the world We
eat tons OF Columbia river salmon
In Texas and believe ! have stated
before that the fisheries alone have
brought this year to Oregon $1,000
600, and the lumber sawed from
these big trees brings millions more
to the state. Back 10 Portland We
take in the exposition a couple OF
days. We get tired in body looking
at II but don't tire Of the magnificent
show, pretty buildings and grounds
and you readers know that ! have
not ar yet attempted in these letters
anything like minute description
of the exposition. II takes time and
hard work looking over II for me be
fore I attempt TO go into details
This hir lob I will tackle soon. and
then the thing / think our readers
will be most interested In viii bs
be description Of the country. cities
and towns We returned last nigh
from Tacoma and Seattle. Washing
ton The Northern Pacific railroad
s,trts here az Portland aud runs al
Through this northwest and Canada
| boarding one of its trains early ia
the morning we pass down BY whers
the Willamette empties into the Co
lambla, thence down that stream
distance of forty miles onr train rum
I'm on an immense ferry boat in thres
sections aud it bodily train, engiB'
and all. ferrt.d across the broad Co
Ilnmhta and IN surprisingly shor
time we are rolling through Wash
ington. passing through what va
once dense forest, nov mostly
cleared off. first by the saw mills an'
@ome small part ~ the country pu
linto cultivation There are prosper
ous looking small townA along fh'
route of iae miles 20 Tacoma TIT
lAkt named town has a population g
rs. .oee and Is situated on hiuf
Overlooking Puget sound PHge
sound n an arm IT The Pacific ceeal
aud rmns haek thfomxh Washington
aud ap - far sa Hgftish Columbia. !
has shore lice - MORE shan tw'
thousand miles and is from two q
five miles side tn places its Aepsl
il $50 fAthoHss ll u Ice mlles tFun
TACOMA 10 the Pacific neeam ~ PnEe
SQUAD hus the oeeau cuFrent a. "a
tide Rises and falls ran he aeeu hsr
AlNsfnVsiswiY Thwrv wUtw many atEn
gsnzted em fbe exposition NFoaud,
#WAfTh rAeoma sFuw whssh wa
good Advertisement for tha esty
and mAhY ~ us cent there 10 wee
Rvww several uE the largest maH
msllN Ia th~ woFid are losate9 ther
and mess 80 the lamheF ts ehippe~
ams ta the 0la wuFga by steamers. IN
LARGEST amslteF in the Vest - luea'
ed AZ TacumA ana arp lm shippe
/ ahers. mosaly 81 hnat. from As "A
aorsh as British Columbia Six has