Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.fadedpage.com _By George Palmer Putnam_ The Southland of North America (_See Announcement at Back of this Volume_) [Illustration: The Columbia River Valley and Mount Adams Copyright, Gifford, Portland, Ore.] In the Oregon Country Out-Doors in Oregon, Washington, and California Together with some Legendary Lore, and Glimpses of the Modern West in The Making By George Palmer Putnam Author of "The Southland of North America" etc. With an Introduction by James Withycombe Governor of Oregon With 52 Illustrations G. P. Putnam's Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press 1915 COPYRIGHT, 1915 BY GEORGE PALMER PUTNAM The Knickerbocker Press, New York * * * * * Dedicated to THE EMBLEM CLUB * * * * * [Illustration] INTRODUCTION When one has lived in Oregon for forty-three years, and when one's enthusiasm for his home increases year after year, naturally all that is said of that home is of the most vital interest. Especially is it acceptable if it is the outgrowth of a similar enthusiasm, and if it is well said. For a considerable span of time I have been reading what others have written about the Pacific Coast. In the general western literature, it has seemed to me, Oregon has never received its merited share of consideration. Just now, with the Expositions in California attracting a worldwide interest westward, and with the Panama Canal giving our development a new impetus, it is especially appropriate that Oregon receive added literary attention. And it is reasonable to suppose that the stranger within our gates will find interest in such literature, provided it be of the right sort, just as Oregonians must welcome a sound addition to the State's bibliography, written by an Oregonian. So, because I like the spirit of the following pages, admire the method of their presentation, and deeply desire to promote the success of all that will tend toward a larger appreciation of Oregon's possibilities, I recommend this book to the consideration of dwellers on the Pacific Coast, and those who desire to form acquaintance with the land it concerns. [Illustration: hand written signature] _Governor of Oregon._ SALEM, OREGON, _January 20th, 1915._ PREFACE Often enough a preface is an outgrowth of disguised pretentiousness or insincere humility. Presumably it is an apology for the authorship, or at least an explanation of the purpose of the pages it introduces. But no one is compelled to write a book; and, in truth, publishers habitually exert a contrary influence. It is a fair supposition, therefore, when a book is produced, that the author has some good reason for his act, whether or not the book itself proves to be of service.