Blazing the way; or, Pioneer experiences in Idaho, and Oregon . line be the line of beauty, this mountainis unsurpassed in this quality. No wonder it islisted with the saints, and that we are inclinedto speak its name with bated breath as we lookupon Saint Helens in her snowy glory, glisten-ing in sunshine, the symbol of purity and other, and more distant, snow-cappedpeaks greet our vision. These silvery pinnaclesin their landscape setting, with the combinationof water, land, city, and forest, all aglow in thesummer glimmer, compel our admiration andthrill us with delight. If anyw
Blazing the way; or, Pioneer experiences in Idaho, and Oregon . line be the line of beauty, this mountainis unsurpassed in this quality. No wonder it islisted with the saints, and that we are inclinedto speak its name with bated breath as we lookupon Saint Helens in her snowy glory, glisten-ing in sunshine, the symbol of purity and other, and more distant, snow-cappedpeaks greet our vision. These silvery pinnaclesin their landscape setting, with the combinationof water, land, city, and forest, all aglow in thesummer glimmer, compel our admiration andthrill us with delight. If anywhere on this wonderful and beautifulearth God has placed a more splendid vision wedo not know where to find it. Possibly it is 5^ Blazing the Way. among the Alps. It may be among the Hima-layas. It is possible this view is surpassed some-where in our own great land,—we do not know;but we are satisfied to think of the view fromPortland Heights as at least approaching per-fection ; for it reminds us of what we are led toexpect in the heavenlies of the CHAPTER VI. The Habitat of the Salmon. It was the good ship Columbia, of Boston,with Captain Gray, which first crossed the bar atthe mouth of the great river now bearing thename of the vessel. This was in 1792. Morethan a century later another vessel, bearing thesame name, but propelled by steam power, makesregular trips from Portland down the river to theocean and far to the south. She always stops atAstoria, the city of salmon, just inside the barof the great liver of the West. We call Astoriathe :city of salmon because of its great fishing in-dustry. Once it was noted as the headquartersof the American Fur Company, having been es-tablished as such in 1811 by the agents of JohnJacob Astor, of New York, after whom the placewas named. At the present time we may see from the deckof our vessel what takes place about four oclock57 58 Blazing the Way. of each summer day. Here are hundreds ofsmall boats putting out, up and dow
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