The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-07-20

seat of Gillian County. Bic,s -,
junction point between the Oroco.
Railroad & Navigation COMPANY ana
the Columbia Southern Railway :.
the gateway to the large irrigation
sections of Crook County, wa,rr fon
which purposes is furnished ly tbo
Deschutes River, which emptfas int,
the Columbia just west of the own %
Biggs.
Cello Falls.
Twenty miles or more east If tbo
town of The Dalles the CoIur. a no.
gins to narrow. Presently it b.aomeS
unnavigable, caused by basal..c for.
nation. Through and over these
walls the immense body Of watar
rushes and makes a succession Of
falls, the largest and most beautifm
of which is Cello, thirty feet or more
in height. From Cello to The Dalles
the river is filled with interesting for.
nation, and this stretch is a fayorite
spot among the Indians, many Of
whom live near by. During the fish.
ing season they can be seen far ont
on the rocks spearing salmon, which
are dried in the sun and used as food
Just above The Dalles is a salmon
cannery, which receives salmon from
several fish-wheels close by, and this
is one of several canneries on the up.
per river.
Coumbia's MatchIess Scenery.
A short stop is made at The Dalles,
which has a population of 5000 and
the county seat of Wasco County.
where much grain and fruit is raised.
The train now begins its eighty-mile
run to Portland, along the route of
which Nature has strewn a scenic
panorama of valley and hill, mountain
and river, field and forest, great high
and picturesque walls of rock, fern
and moss-covered crags, gorges and
cascades that has no equal, the ex.
IRENE wildness and beauty of the
scenery filling the heart of the tourist,
and visitor with a constant success.
sion of delights.
Emptying into the Columbia from
the Washington side, soon after leav-
ing The Dalles, is the Klckitat River.
Near it's mouth is the town of Lyle,
while up the valley is an historic
blockhouse which for many years
stood guard over the warning Kick
itat Indians. That picturesque spot
in the center of the Columbia is Mem
aloose Island, the Indian City of the
Dead. There "Vic" Trevett, beloved
of the Indian, is buried, his resting
place being marked by a white marble
shaft, which serves as guidepost to
the boats plying the river. For many
years none but Red Men were per-
mitted on the island. but of late relic
hunters have invaded it and carried
away many mementoes. For miles, on
the Washington side. is a great lava
cliff of peculiar formation.
Famous Hood River.
Through Mosier, rapidly becoming
one of the leading fruit centers, thence
into the town of Hood River, the mart
of the famous fruit valley of the same
name Here is found an ideal climate
the year round, the rigOrs Of winter
and the extremes of summer being
unknown, offering the happy combin-
alton of rest and quiet life, with pure
and exhilarating mountain air. For
scenic charms few spots equal it. In
the foreground is the Columbia
across the river, in Washington, IS
Mount Adams, 12,47O feet high; IN
the opposite direction, to the south
twenty-seven miles, is Mount Hood,
perpetually covered with snow, rear
ing it's head heavenward, 11,225 teet'
forming picturesque background 10
the valley; and on the east and west
are the foothills of the Cascades.
Having it's source at the base OIL
Mount Hood, the stream OF Hooo
River, ice cold, winds its way through
the valley, furnishing water for lrr'-
eating purposes the entire distance
and emptying into the Columbia just
above town.
Delightful Mount Hood Trip.
And it is from the town of Hood
River that the trip of all noun LID
trips in this matchless Scenic Wonoer'
land of the Pacific Northwest may be
taken. Proudly does this favorite 20"
its head heavenward, thousand q
feet above every neighbOring OBJ lI'