From the [summit] of the Siskiyou Mtns [Mountains] Shasta [towers] [grandly] & clear majestic & imposing even at this distance. After passing thru the tunnel into [Rogue] R [River] Valley there is a marked change in freshness & lushness of vegetation. Extensive planting of [peach] in Rogue R [River] Valley near Ashland With the exception of [divides] of low rolling hills one bed of fertile soil from Ashland to Portland man & beast shall be fed Views from the Portland Heights extend over a great width of green hills & forests to the Cascade Range with the white cones of Hood Adams Helens & the top of Rainier The city in the foreground leafy avenues of Elm & Maple its outgrowing edges fading in loose struggling points among the cultivated f...