The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-26
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EXCURSIONS
THE UTAH STATE PRESS Asso
CATION EXCURSION TO THE
PORTLAND FAIR.
written for Gray & Jakeman by
Chas V. Anderson.)

party consisted OF the following rep
resentatives OF the Utah Press:
c. w. Penrose and wife, represent
ing the Deseret News.
Mr.. Whitney and wife, the Salt
Lake Herald.
Mrs. Hughes and Daughter, Truth.
Jas. T. Jakeman and wife, Milford
Times.
Miss l.. Cannon and Mrs. Vera Felt,
Woman's Exponent.
ID. p. Felt and wife and Miss Dell
Young, Davis County Argus.
Andrew Jensen and daughter, Biku'
ben.
Mr.. Dahlquist and daughter, Utah
Poster.
l.. H. Gray and wife, West Jordan
Courant.
c. e. Hush and wife, Eureka Re
publican.
Karl Rainier and Miss Dahlqulst,
Beobachter.
p. p. Jensen and sister, Spanish
Fork Press.
c. Anderson and Minnie Anderson,
Stockton Sentinel.
Mr. woodring and wife. Richfeld
Reaper
Misses Ruth Fox and ]. Campbell,
Young Ladies' Journal.
Mesdames l. b Felt and May Ander-
son, Children's Friend.
Grant Van Hose and sister, Mer-
cur Miner.
Mr.. Webb and daughter, Lehi Ban.
ner.
Harold Con and Efie Warwick,
Price Advocate.
.B II. Jones and Mrs. Hicks, Box FL
der Report.
Chas T. stoney and Miss s. Swan
son. American Fork Times.
Mr.. Neyheart and wife, Fremont
Times.
Mrs. w. w. Taylor and daughter.
Plain Dealer.
c. c. and Jay e. Johnson. photogra-
piers.
Miss Holmes.
A. G. Johnson and Miss Zoe Smith,
Springville Independent.
w. Castleton and wife, Box Elder
News.
H. Goddard and wife. Morgan Mir
ror.
The writer has this year travelled
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast.
and consequently over many different
railroads. but the Oregon Short Line
surpasses them all in exactness,
promptness and politeness. The train
arrived and left the various stations
on schedule time, which is source
OF Joy to the long distance traveller, TO
whom several hours late, missed con
nections. forced stop-overs. etc, are
extremely annoying and expensive,
Besides this the oregon Short Line
takes the utmost care of its passen'
gers; sees to It that they are comfort
able, and renders them every needful
assistance.
| Wei, a more jolly and good-hu
mored crowd never boarded train
than the Utah Press Association
After the berths had been located all
turned In" and awoke next morning
feeling like the birds in the forest
singing and full of good humor.
At 1910 a. m. June 20. we arrived
at Pocatello. Idaho, then TO following
stations In beautiful Idaho. Minidoka
shoshone, Glenns Ferry. Mountain
Home, Nampa, Weiser TO Huntington
which is located on the division line
OF Idaho and Oregon. Here every one
(the ladies' especially, was very much
pleased to find that We all suddenly
had grown" one hour younger. II
is here that the time changes from
mountain TO Pacific time, and we had
to set our watches back one hour
From here the train went rapidly on
to Baker City, Hot Lake La Grande
Bingham Springs, Pendleton, and ear
ly on the morning OF the 21st we ar
rived at Umatilla, on the shore OF the
great and extremely beautiful Colum
bia river. of which a poet sings;
See once Columbias scenes. then
roam no more;
No more remains on earth Tor mortal
eyes
Captain Robert Gray discovered This
beautiful. great and mighty river In
May. 1892; and truly, In the Language
OF Milton, II is with SURPRISING glory
crowned" The Columbia has a flow
OF 100000 cubic feet every second
which Is more than the St. Lawrence
or Mississippi ever attains, and II u
fed by everlasting snow fields and gla
ciers.
West OF Umatilla, as the traiI
sweeps around curve, the mrs
lglimpses Of Mount Hood are obtained
A few minutes later We were In thu
town OF Hood River, &C miles from
Portland In the foreground Is th'
Columbia river; across the river, II
Washington. is Mount Adams. 12,47'
feet high; In the opposite direction II
Mount Hood, perpetually covered will
snow, and 1925 feet high. From III
base the Hood river has its source II
the north 100 miles away Is Noun
Rainier, 14,440 feet high, and to thu
west Mount st. Helens, $3.50 fee
high. For miles and miles the glori
Gus Columbia is winding its wa
through productive fields and fertile
valleys. Further on, on the Washing
ton side (the Columbia river divide
Washington and oregon). is the sit
of the old block house where Sheridan
fought his first battle with the In
dlans. Then we come 10 the Cascade
llocks, built by the government at tn