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 CHAPTER V.

The Willamette Valley.

At Yaquina Bay, where Newport is situated, the government has expended considerable money for the improvement of the harbor, and though the place is a fine summer resort, there is no extensive shipping done. It is a most beautiful place to while away the hot summer days, with fishing, boating and bathing in the surf. Here is the terminus of the Corvallis & Eastern Railway, at the town of Yaquina, the principal offices being at Albany, where the road connects with and crosses the Southern Pacific Railway. It is picturesque to travel through the Willamette valley at this season of the year and to see the trees with their branches hanging to the ground, laden with delicious