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.
heavily with great forests, broken by projecting
highlands, making other smaller bays through which
ran streams, whose valleys were far away among the
hills. At the farthest limit of vision to the east,
through a dark ridge Sowed down the wide and deep
majestic river, whose emination and course was as
yet a far away mystery; but it was evident, by the
large quantity of water, that it drained an immense
inland country.
With the foaming brakers behind, and smooth
waters before him, he had nothing to do but to
wonder and admire as he sailed the greatest river
of the West one hundred and forty miles to the
Cascades." If he fully realized the importance of
his discovery to the world, his heart must have dis
tended with generous pride, and he a happy man,
while he glided over the waters of the majestic
river.
The blue Columbia, sired by the eternal hills
And wedded with the sea,
O'er golden sands, tithes from a thousand rills,
Rolled in lone majesty.
Through deep ravine, through burning, barren plain,
Through wild and rocky strait,
Through forest dark and mountain rent in twain
Toward the sunset gate.
While curious eyes, keen with the lust of gold,
Caught not the informing gleam,
These mighty brakers age on age have rolled
To meet this mighty stream.n.
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