Cañon City record., 1907-08-29

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and all those toward Golden Gate
Park and the Clin House. which are
not changed very greatly since the
earthquake.
The streets are in q woeful state Of
disorganization and confusion, but the
next ten years will probably see there
a finer city by far than the old one.
There surely will be plenty Of work
at good pay. for builders and me-
chanics, II there are not too many
"Quakes" along. But they are having
them every now and then and vigor-
Gus shake has a terrific effect in dis
couragi6g new building.
1t looked very odd to me to see the
high grade stores nearly all In quite
temporary quarters on Van Ness.
which used to be strictly residence
section.
San Francisco has admirable cour-
age-though burned, they are not
buried, not dead, by whole lot
cast down but not forsaken." seems
to describe their mental attitude.
The trip up here was thoroughly de-
lightful, the scenery on the Shasta
route bearing a strong resemblance
to that on the line of our Colorado
railroads.
We were delayed four hours in the
mountains near Grants Pass. by a
partially derailed freight car in tun-
mel, and this gave me an opportunity
to press lot of leaves. get specimens
OF woods and flowers and have the
engineer show me how they run the
engines here with oil instead OF coal.
Today I have been seeing Portland.
and as many Colorado friends as l
had time to. about half dozen. prob
ably. Was sorry not to have seen
Bishop Moore. former Chancellor OF
the d. u, he being In Montana
The new Women OF Woodcraft build
ing is a wonder. It is the finest thing
OF the sort 1 ever saw. ofYices. printing
plant. hall and all.
Portland is near the junction OF the
Willamette and Columbia rivers. is
the head of deep sea navigation In the
Columbia valley and already a great
city is bound to become far greater.
1t is conservative. old fashioned and
substantial. a city of handsome homes
and magnificent business blocks. They
don't believe in booms here. nor In hot
air. they claiam. but are growing
along very satisfactorily.
AS the Columbia river valley fur
nishes the only place where a railroad
on each bank, to sea level, at a grade
of only two per cent. and as II Is the
chief lumber city in the world, II
seems to me that Portland can well
afford too take things as they come.
The two things that ] have enjoyed
the very most since leaving Los An
geles. II one may specify where nearly
every minute is delightful, were the
long ride along the coast to the roar
of the surf and the rythm of Its waves.
and that through the northern Cali
fornia and Oregon forests.
There are more than a dozen KIN
of pine. the sugar pine, the largest,
with height up to three hundred feet
and diameter of up to twenty feet.
This makes a fine interior finish
The Douglas flr. dark green and
cone-shaped. is beauty. It ranges
from one hundred to three hundred
and fifty feet In height and from three
to fifteen feet In diameter. One OF these
trees would sufiice for house, a
fence for 1t. walk around the yard,
etc, and leave a large and generous
wood pile for winter. II is said. One
sees, also. the larch and the railroad
ties made of it and some fine speci-
mems Of the Pacific red cedar.
But the very largest tree to be seen
is the tide land spruce which grows
on the flats along the coast and is
sometimes thirty feet In diameter.
they say-"a tree. planted by the riv-
ers of water worth thinking about
I'm OFF for Seattle, now and hope to
mail this before the depot master calls
the train. Shall expect to be home next
week after lovely trip. II 1t keeps
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