THE DALLES OF THE ST. CROIX. 



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The Sentinel. In the Dalles. 



river gorj^e, the bass of the 

 nei<j;-hborino;^ lake or the trout 

 of the tributary brook.s; while 

 the artist revels in the riches 

 set before him, either iu the 

 sparklini»- rapids, the dark 

 depths of the river in the Dal- 

 les, the cra^^'y hills or the fan 

 tastic rock forms, some of 

 which are shown in the ac- 

 companying illustrations. 



The so-called "practical 

 Mian" has also looked upon 

 these cliffs and announced 

 that in connection with con- 

 venient means of transporta- 

 tion they may be profitably 

 attacked with dynamite, and 

 with the aid of the stone crush- 

 er made to serve our daj- and 

 generation in macadamizing 

 city streets. Fortunately this 

 project did uotViuaterialiiie, 



ural amphitheatre, and we 

 note that even the green moss 

 which drapes the sandrock ia 

 gradually disintegrating it 

 and preparing it as an ingred- 

 ient of the soil. 

 The botanist also finds iul- 



resting specimens here for 

 !iis stud J', for we are assured 



hat almost every species of 

 plant known in this latitude 

 may be found among these 

 hills and gorges, while in the 

 moist shade of the ledges rare 

 and striking varieties of ferns 

 are growing, and in the forest 

 fine speciinens of our native 

 trees are seen. As may be ex- 

 pected, the larger pines are 

 mostlj^ removed, but young 

 seedlings, abounding in spots, 

 give promise that their places 

 inay at length be filled again. 

 The naturalist is also afford- 

 ed objects for study, whatever 

 his special field may be; the 

 fisherman may choose from 

 the "chantiel cat-fish " of the 



In the Dalles. 



