What to see in America . a town,and withm a fewmonths a clearing was made and a log cabin built. About ayear later the first store began to do business, and the littlesettlement, which hitherto had been known as the village,or Stumptown, was now dignified with the name of Port-land. This matter of a name was settled by the two partnersin the store enterprise. They were New Englanders. Onewas from Boston, the other from Portland, Maine, and eachwanted the town to bear the name of his home place in theEast. They agreed to let the verdict of a tossed coin decidethe name of the future metropolis —
What to see in America . a town,and withm a fewmonths a clearing was made and a log cabin built. About ayear later the first store began to do business, and the littlesettlement, which hitherto had been known as the village,or Stumptown, was now dignified with the name of Port-land. This matter of a name was settled by the two partnersin the store enterprise. They were New Englanders. Onewas from Boston, the other from Portland, Maine, and eachwanted the town to bear the name of his home place in theEast. They agreed to let the verdict of a tossed coin decidethe name of the future metropolis — Heads for Boston,and tails for Portland — and tails won. The discoveryof gold in California caused such a stampede from Oregonthat Portland at one time contained only three adult late as 1860 it had no more than 2000 people. Now it isthe largest city in Oregon, and one of the greatest in theentire West. Fleets sail from its harbor to all the world,carrying lumber, wheat, wool, and fish. It claims to be a city. 506 What to See in America ^ without a shabby quar-ter, wholly fair, sane,and charming. On theslopes above the busi-ness section are streetsof beautiful homes andschools, and crowningall is the Crest, wherethe braves of old heldtheir councils. AtThird and TaylorStreets a tall steeplededifice stands on thespot where the Metho-dists erected in 1847Portlands plain littlefirst church among theblackened stumps andlogs of a partiallycleared wilderness. One of the citys attractions that hasan unusual individuality is a Forestry Building, fifteenminutes ride from the business center. This log palaceis constructed of timbers from five to six feet in of them weigh thirty-two tons and contain enoughlumber to build a small cottage, fence it in, and lay a walkto its door. The interior of this sylvan palace is a shadowyHall of Giants, where the trees in their rough coats serve aspillars to support the lofty roof. The trees were cut seventy-five miles from Port
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