whole works. He tried manfully, says Bob, to get a successful company going, and did produce a surprising number of maps: of Hillsboro, of Washington County, of Sauvie Island. But somehow, for reasons Bob has never quite figured out, he was never really efficient. Maybe, he says, it was a certain laziness inherited from his paternal grandfather, a Minnesota Swede so captivated by the 10,000 lakes that he focused his life on fishing. "One can’t do one thing entirely anyway," Bob says, “unless he’s a sort of automatic producer. The boss cracks the whip at eight o’clock and you just keep on producing until five. You know, I can't do that.” But when he closed down his little pucir.^-- o-v oiup maKing maps. There is a wonderfully precise map of Indian dialects that was selected for the prestigious Oregon Historical Atlas. And there is the elegant multicolored mai gives such p image of the Northwest Maritime Climatic Region: imagine that you are looking south from a point two miles up in the air to the north of Vancouver Island. The island looms huge underneath you in the foreground; the Pacific Coast, with its inlets at the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Columbia River, is a fine curving pen line to tb« right; to the left the line of volcanos, each drawn in as a satisfying little mound, disappear toward California. In the uppci left the following message appears on a huge cloud, written in Bob's neat, straightforward calligraphy: ON A RARE DA v or r^nllAL rcr.vu/vG, CLOUDS SEPARATE TO REVEAL THE MARITIME NORTHWEST. ON THE EAST THE CAR^AOC HHWGE PROTECTS IT FROM THE THIRSTY PLATEAU. ON THE WEST IS THE PACIFIC. To tho HQIH, in the crescent rormed by the Pacific Coast, a second cloud contains this message: SOUTHWARD THESISKIYOUS AND TRINITY ALPS PALISADE THE MARITIME NORTHWEST AGAINST THE BARE BROWN ^ILLS AND BURNING PLAINS OF NORTHWARD THOUGH MAn,TiME CUMA TE PERSISTS, AGRICU- TI/RP CEASES, TURNED BACK Bv MOUNTAINS THAT RISE FROM THE SURF. The Maritime Region map illustrates one facet of Bob’s mind, the ease with which it can get up above and see the lay of the landmhe fascinated by the specific and concrete, a focus perhaps. trated bv -crushing article . -visaed in the Washington County Historical Society Journal) entitled "The Tualatin River, Mile By Mile.” Beginning at the mouth of the river (Mile Zero) he takes his readers on an incredibly detailed journey along its banks, giving one paragraph for each tenth of a mile. For example: 1 .7 Fields Bridge, takes Highway 212 across the river. I remember it as a covered bridge, but the modern replacement is an ordinary concrete span. There used to be tree swallows, an uncommon species, nesting in a bank near the bridge. Perhaps they still do. Just upstream from the bridge is a gauging station. 9 .os riarris Bridge, where Farmington Road (Highway 208) crosses. The dips where wagons gained access to the ferry can be seen a few rods south of the bridge. West of the bridge a furlong or so was Farmington, with a historic church and store. Both imported & domestic wines, beers, meats, cheeses, party trays, luncheon specialties, and gift items east % mi. east of Mt. Tabor 7901 S.E. Stark 253-9436 west % mi. east of Washington Sq. 10120 S.W. Hall 244-9728 SANDERS &DIXON Lawyers routine Legal Services AT FIXED RATES • Debt Consolidation -wage earner plans • Debt Collection Harassment Protection • Consumer Bankruptcy • Uncontested Divorce • Basic Will creativity _ your renewable J /ffldybJU fuel - s FOR FREE QUOTECALL 242-14^ Also concentrating in Consumer Credit Protection, Family Law, Small Business, Real Estate & Personal Injury. Ballow & Wright Bldg. 1727 NW Hoyt St. Portland, Oregon 97209 8:30 am-6:00 pm Mon.-Sat. Convenient to freeways free parking - barrier free access Register Now 297-5544 32 Clinton St. Quarterly
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