Chapter XI: Portland and Its Sea-Beaches

A Picturesque Situation—Five Snow-Peaks in Sight—Portland versus
Los Angeles—Clearings—Chinese Anecdotes—Propitiating the
Gods—Appreciation of Female Beauty—Summer Resorts—Yaquina Bay
and Long Beach—Bathing in the North Pacific—Catching Crabs at
Low Tide—A Sad Accident—Clatsop Beach and Tillamook Head—An
Exposed Lighthouse—In the Virgin Forest—Oregon Mosses, Ferns,
and Trees—Flowers and Berries 162