Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-22
Mr.. HERNDoN AT PORTLAND.
Tells of What He Saw at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition.

Tells Of What He Saw at the Lewis
and Clark Exposition.
Correspondence OF the rorkville Enquirer.
PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 13.-I arrived
at this place, the westward end Of my
journey last Monday. and have been
doing the fair ever since, putting In
Monday, Tuesday and today seeing the
sights.
Although not to be compared with
Chicago or st. Louis In size, the fair
Is great 1t is not only good show;
but 1t gets additional interest from the
section of country in which 1t is To-
Gated.
Chicago and Buffalo had their Mid
ways" st. Louis had it's Pike" but
in Portland 1t is the Trail" This Is
the quarter set aside to miscellaneous
shows These shows include every
kind of entertainment conceivable from
the very best that a man could hope
to see to the tom tom 10 cents fakes.
Probably the best exhibit at the fair
is that Of the United States govern
ment: and the best features Of the
government exhibit are the Philippine
and Alaskan buildings, containing al
most everything worth seeing from
those far off possessions.
took In the Igarotte camp and saw
the Philippine dog eaters. / have seen
specimens Of various savage tribes that
are pretty low down I'm the human
scale: but these are about the lowest
that have come under my observation.
The Igarottes are about as near naked
as they could we'll be without being en-
tirely so, and they are Of a very low
order of intelligence. 1t Is fact that
they subsist largely on dog meat, and
when / came upon a party OF them at
dinner, asked If 1t was dog they were
eating. They replied that 1t was "'coo'
(cow) today"
If all the people Of the Philippines
were like the Igarottes. Uncle Sam
would certainly have a knotty problem
to look after them: but Ii Is not so.
There are to be seen here numerous
other specimens that are Of a high or
der of intelligence, and samples OF
their workmanship in iron, gold and
silver establishes their standing on a
parity with progressive people else
where.
The government has a life saving
station on exhibition here which gives
practical demonstrations daily. These
demonstrations are held on lake, and
are quite interesting. There is no ad-
mission charge.
Several of the states have highly
creditable exhibits, those Of California
and Oregon being especially interest
ing.
Several air ships went up yesterday
1t was a beautiful day. without any
wind and the ships were easily con-
trolled.
The population of Portland Is some
where between 125,000 and $50 600.
There are evidences of Yankee push
and energy everywhere, and there Is
no reason to doubt that the city Is
growing. People are coming here by
the thousands from east of the Mis-
sissippi, and other parts Of America
That the city and country are bound
to grow goes without saying; but IL
these same people would only turn
their faces southeast toward old South
Carolina and York county. l doubt not
that they would make things hum at
still more rapid rate.
l am rooming on the heights, which
overlook the entire countryside val
leys of both the Columbia and Will
lamette rivers. and from here we can
plainly see Van Couver, Washington,
also numerous mountain peaks, in
Guiding Mounts Hood, Baker and 9TH
erS.
BY the way, the world famed salmon
steaks are to be had here whenever
wanted for the ordering. l have been
fond of salmon In cans, and l have al
ways had the idea that the fresh SAL
mon would be so much better. 1 was
disappointed The fresh salmon steak
is good; but you can hardly tell 1t from
salmon in cans. 1t Is no better than
the best of the canned fish.
AS l have already suggested more
than once, distances in this country are
something fierce. 1t is not an unusual
thing to travel 1000 miles without
charge of cars.
| have seen about enough / believe
and | am ready to start home. | Will
leave in day or two and be back
pretty soon after you receive this let
ter. / may stop a day or two In Chi
cago and Cincinnati: but will not de-
eide definitely until 1 get to those
cities.
will say before close that although
have enjoyed the exposition 1t Is not
nearly as big a show as the greater
part of the route over the Southern
Pacific. particularly that wonderful
Colorado and southern California coun-
try. R. J. HERNDoN.