. The street railway review . ||i^|#|:*:|il^. POWER HOUSE PORTLAND CAMLE RAILWAY. the grand Columbia river, into which the Williametteflows a few miles north of Portland. To the cast,seventy-five miles distant, is seen the snow-capped , which reaches a height of 11,934 feet above thelevel of the sea, and to the northeast, at about the samedistance, Mt. St. Helens, 12,000 feet high, and feet, are plainly visible. Nature affords nomore beautiful or varied picture than can be secured froma view from Portland Heights. It was a happy thought,indeed, of the projectors of the ca
. The street railway review . ||i^|#|:*:|il^. POWER HOUSE PORTLAND CAMLE RAILWAY. the grand Columbia river, into which the Williametteflows a few miles north of Portland. To the cast,seventy-five miles distant, is seen the snow-capped , which reaches a height of 11,934 feet above thelevel of the sea, and to the northeast, at about the samedistance, Mt. St. Helens, 12,000 feet high, and feet, are plainly visible. Nature affords nomore beautiful or varied picture than can be secured froma view from Portland Heights. It was a happy thought,indeed, of the projectors of the cable railway to climbthis commanding eminence with their tracks, and thusmake it easih- accessible to all, and convert it into a mostdesirable residence section of the city. The Heights arenow thickly dotted with handsome houses, and the pro-perty, which was previously considered of little value,has risen wonderfully in price, and has made fortunes for Heights in an open car, which was most beautifully andprofusely decorated with flowers, fla
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