The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-08-25
THE PRESS PARTY.
Beautiful Scenery Enroute- DE-
lightful Visit to San Francisco
The Exposition.

he'd Of the Oregon railroad and Nav
;eation company we are speeding to-
dav through the loveliest scenery OF
the trip so far, the Columbia river
at our left and grassy slopes, or over
hanging cliffs to Our right, with the
most beautiful water falls dashlng
down the gorges, The Multmoman 1alls
showing a stream Of white straight
down the side of the cliff for a dis
tance Of $40 feet. Then the Horse
Tail falls come leaping down 1T
tie further on, the spray rising from
the lodges as they come.
The waters Of the Columbia are
filled with salmon, and all along can
he seen the fish wheels scooplng IN
the fish as the current brings them
down, and they are taken by boat
"a rhe numerous canneries along the
hanks Of the stream. Of course there
is a great deal Of fishing with hook
and line as we'll, and tents are spleo
occasionally, as we are told that 1V-
ing out OF doors is popular with peo-
o1e in this climate in the summer.
The weather this morning was ioggy
and chill, but by noon the sun ap-
peared and now as afternoon ap-
proaches, it is warm again. We were
informed that the 1nidwinter weather
was scarcely colder than today, while
the summer climate is delightful as
as have been the three days at Port
land, pleasant days and cool nights.
Mr.. R. M. Hall, of this 0. r. & N.
Co.. with his wife have been pleasant
companions on the trip thus far over
the road, and have pointed out to US
many points of interest, telling In
dian legends that make the scenery
all the more attractive.
AS we follow the river to its source,
the beautiful rapids are passed, and
it is here that the government mas
already spent S3,ooo,ooo in building
drv docks by which steamers can
pass up the river as far as the Dalles,
where the waters are narrowed into
sheer rocky banks but sixty yards
across, the stream being of unknown
depth. When the SHOWS melt from
the glaciers farther up, all this is a
seething, boiling torrent spreading
over rocky banks and all.
We had hoped that throughout the
remainder of our trip we would have
nothing to remind us Of the alkall
desert Of Arizona and California, but
to our great discomfort we are now
passing through vast beds with
scarcely any growth in sight, and the
motion of the car together with the
stiff breeze whips the sand up and
about SO that it is impossible to keep
the windows open even with screen
protection at times.
All this time, however, there is the
thought that we have at last turned
our faces tomeward, and expect to
reach Chicago, (Which these west
erners call "East') by the night OF
Monday, August est. 1t is really
amusing to have the strangers one
meets here speak of having come
from the East" too, when they find
out where we are from and then on
INQUIRY TO learn they are from Ohio or
possibly Missouri. They are nearly
all from some. other place than they
now live, and many of this party
have found friends and even relatives
in the different cities.
To take up the story OF our trip, " e
must 20 back a week 10 San Francis
co. which we reached on the afternoon
of the 9TH, and where we spent two
very delightful days and nights IN
and around this wealthy city Of many
hundreds OF inhabitants. The first
impression received the night of our
arrival was its handsome business Sec
ton, Market street, and the number
and briiliance OF its electrical signs
and advertisements. The city by day.
LIGHT is beautiful one. its hotels, tall
business buildings, city hall, private