Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

WESTERN OREGON.
er neighbor, and be recognized no mrore individn,tl
ly. These embowered islands, the distant river,
valley and bluffs of the Wallamet at the south, and
the backed up, heavily wooded mountains to the east,
together with the snowy slopes of Hood and St. Helen, standing majestically, making a view of mingled(
beauty and sublimity. A very pleasant sail from
here to Portland.
The city was in its infancy ordained to be called
Boston, but the Maine man saved it from that fate,
only by the tossing of a copper, which fell head upthat representing the allegiance of the Maine man
to his native hotne.
Portland is yet young and simple-hearted-" feels
its oats," but its dignity mnore —looks as if made for
all the working days of the week, and is also considerably dressed up for Sundays. The streets are
broad and level, tree-lined, with the very best, wide
side-walks, which are almost indispensable here, oi,
account of the excessive mud during the rainy season. The houses are well back from the road atnd
streets; and have beautiful gardens, with lawns of
most lovely, velvety grass. The city never gets out
of the woods. To the west of it stretch very heavy
forests. North of it to the Columbia, are miles of
dense wilderness. East, on the opposite side of the
river, are also mighty woods; while south, along the
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