The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-04

down the Nenalcm river from geWeH
to Nehalem City, Speaking OF their
| trip the boys related the following;
"We left Saturday morning, July
18th, at 6 a. M. for Jewell. We drove
down 10 Dan Rierson's ranch, where
we stayed that night. The next morn.
ing at noon we bought a boat from
Mr.. Rierson and started for Nehalem
| City, some "A miles away. The first
night we camped 10 miles down the
river from Mr.. Rierson's farm. The
rapids in the river from Mr.. Rierson's
farm to this place are something ter
! rible. but nothing ike we found fur
ther down. On the morning OF July
10Th, we once more started down the
river, this time TO make Cronan
Creek which is about two miles above
the Salmonberry. We were told by
many people that it was a next thing
to an impossibility for one to make
the Salmonberry as we would never
get over the falls Of the river Well,
falls or no falls, we decided to stay
by our old boat until she broke to
pieces. We were told by several men
where the most dangerous places
were, and OF the little falls, big falls,
canyons. and pot-holes, that the river
made through the rocks. We were
also told that we could make Cronan
Creek very easily in a day, and then
have a clear passageway TO the Sal
monberry.
$50 it was our intention as we left
the morning OF the 10th to make
Cronan Creek, and camp their that
night. The trip to this place in our
boat was certainly a hair-raising one,
and had not luck been with us, none
of us would be here to tell the tale.
We shot the rapids and the little falls
above Cronan Creek at a terrible rate,
passing by Cronan Creek without no
ticing it. Still travelling along at a
good rate, we kept watching for
Cronan Creek, all the time unaware
of the fact that we had passed At
Twilight soon approached, and being
wet, tired and hungry beings, we de-
cided to camp that night on gravel
spit. The next morning we put
a false bottom on the boat which
by this time we had named the Good
Ship Nehalem.' After doing this, we
again started for Cronan Creek which
we thought could not be very far
away. After shooting a number OF
rapids for mile or more, we unex-
pectedly shot into the canyon OF the
river, which was certainly a treach-
erous one. By this time we were at
our wits end to know where we we're,
and began for while to lose hope,
but as our good old boat was still
solid, and best OF health prevailed
among US, we journeyed on. Shoot
ing some more rapids, we came to a
place whereon was pitched tent
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additional cargo at the Hammond
Lumber Company's dock, will cross
out at the first available moment on
her long voyage.
! The steamship City of Panama en-
tered port early yesterday morning
from Coos Bay, and after a half hours
docking at the O. R. & N. went on
/ to the metropolis.
/ The steamer Yellowstone came
down the river on Sunday morning
early, with big cargo Of lumber for
San Francisco, and went to sea
without delay.
The steamer Johan Poulsen was
among the Sunday arrivals from the
Bay City, and she went on up the
river to load lumber for the return
trip.
/ The schooner James A. Garfield
came down the river on Sunday ev-
ening with big load of lumber for
| the California coast.
The steamship Geo. W. Elder will
arrive in from the California coast
this morning, with plenty of business
and people.
The steamer Homer came in from
San Francisco on Sunday and went
on to the metropolis after brief stay
at the Calender dock.
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