Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1909-04-01
IMPRESSIONS OF 4.
A TRAVELLER

PERSONS an0 nlnXS. sc"
attle IS Activity.
En- Route, March 2e.-San Fran
cisco, Pacific Ocean, Portland, Taco
ma, Seattle Quite an extensive
subject for 10 minute letter, isn't
it? But jogging along, a day at 3
place, is quite long enough to know
how it suits the tourist. Frisco is
generally disliked for a stopping
place. Interesting perhaps for its
magnificent stride to recuperaJion.
Great holes along the main streets
and big gutted buildings show the
disaster, but by the side rise great
structures, whichs hows the optimism
and faith of its business men. The
megaphone man says "l30O buildings
have been erected at cost of one
hundred fifty millions. - Have met
many who suffered loss by the fire
but with all there is a great feeling
Of thankfnlness. Like most of the
Western towns, its streets are a sue
cession Of hills. Their chief show
places seem to be Its hospitals. The
Cliff House was burned but is now
rebuilding. Being the only one of the
jamestown party, who returned on
J the ocean, can't resist telling how
much they missed. Had / seen it be-
fore buying my ticket, might have
travelled by land. I like water but
hardly SO much Of it. However, left
on "Rose City, on Saturday with a
big load of sugar and vegetables, q
steerage load Of negroes, Cinnamon,
q Turk or two. In all 1884 passengers.
To be sure, one is always little sea
sick, but as the steamer went for $50
miles on the quiet Columbia river,
before arriving at Portland, it would
be hard to find anyone to own up,
tho the bright sunshine brought
those out from cabin or state room,
whom we hadn't seen before. The
meals and servfce were exceilent.
One night, I wasn't quite SO happy,
the water piled itself so high. All day
/ had listened to tales Of shipwreck.
l saw the sailors examining the small
boats. Lighthouse after lighthouse
slipped by and I all but felt mvself I
on the rocks but the captain assured
me the next morning that we had
had an unusual run tho the barom-
eter showed living gale, whatever
that was, but it was one Of the most
enjoyable events Of this trip.
Spent Wednesday with former
jamestown friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Conant and Miss Hildreth. The chief
attraction In Portland is Council
Crest, a high elevation around which
the electric cars circle to the top,
from which one may have fine
view of Portland, the rivers and valley
and five distant mountain peaks. We
visited the place of the Portland fair.
The buildings are all standing and
from distance look magnificent but
going nearer one is disappointed to
find the lagoons dry, the fountains
broken, riding school in the Arts
( building, a livery stable in one, a
rooming house in another, ETC., etc.
There is one building that will not
disintegrate soon, the Oregon build
ing for Forestry. 1t is built Of the
mammoth Oregon fir logs. Its roof is
supported by logs, with their bark,
54 feet long, measuring 6 feet In d.
ameter. There were IA along each
side. The house is built, log fashion,
decorated, with pine cones. Inside is
an exhibit of the native woods-one
plank Of feet, inches stood on the
], ground floor They were in no danger
of having it stolen.
Today we saw. .anot her exposition,
or IS to be. Seattle is the busiest
place along the coast. The buildings
/ are In all states Of construction. The
gardeners are at work. There is a
great similarity between al exposi-
tions, but Of course Seattle expects
to out do all others.
In Tacoma, we saw the city from
the auto Of Mr.. andssMrs. Christoph-
erson. He has . new u horse power
Rio, and drives 1t like chauffeur.
1 like all the coast ::cities. Every.
body booms their own. It Is quite
\ foeey, In all three cities. One asks
81 have lots Of ..rain?'' 20 yes''
# they assure. you, "bqt the lain isn't
vet. Glorious country with such
cheerful people but u tQo say to
strangers, on asking me ~ gets g
baloW. 20 yes, but 1t isn't cold 3