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The fare by railroad and stage averages six cents a mile. The river steamers carry passengers for much less; but, being slower, can not compete with the railway for passenger travel.

The pleasantest months for tourists in Oregon and Washington are June and July. The rivers are then high; vegetation in its glory; the temperature delightful; and the skies blue and clear, affording views of the snowy peaks, which, after the forest fires begin, are often obscured by smoke.

We find the provisions made by the State of Oregon for public schools to be unusually liberal. First, the State donates the sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections in each township, for the use of public schools; then, has the income of 500,000 acres donated by Congress, in 1841, for educational purposes. Seventy-two sections are reserved for a State University, and ninety thousand acres for an Agricultural College. The total amount of land reserved for school purposes is 4,475,966 acres. It is estimated that these lands will realize not less than $15,000,000. The School Fund is under the management of a Board of Commissioners, consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State, and State Treasurer, who loan it at the rate of ten per cent, per annum, secured by mortgage on real estate. The School lands are sold, on making application to the Clerk of the county in which they are situated, on the