Portland, Oregon, March 5, Saturday. Intended to take Rutherford car to see the muse of the Columbia River, but it began to rain before the car started. Then walked to City Library and read a little in Condon's "Fort Island". Packed up at noon, and was transferred to the depot and I P.M. Leave 4 for Seattle. Portland is not beside the great Columbia River, but the Willamette River. It is about ten miles out the latter to the Columbia river. We first go down the Willamette about 25 miles, and then through a long tunnel over low lands and then across the mighty Columbia, a river as large as the Ohio when in flood. Just now it is about as clear as the Ohio a Min. Rivers. We then go north along the east side of the Columbia river and finally leave it, joy through some forests. Finally we emerge on Puget Sound and at near 6 P.M. get to Tacoma. The m in the daylight to Seattle. Staying at the Grand Hotel.