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pages 280-281

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Identifier ORU_WTXT_025ek http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,384
Title pages 280-281
Relation The Columbia Unveiled
Date 2004-07-19
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Description were not dangerous, and only required strong rowing to get through them. Box Canon is short, and it was not long before I was out of its confines. The combination of Long Rapids and Box Canon is what is called by Lieutenant Symonds in his report, which I have already quoted, "Kalichen Falls and Whirlpool Rapids." Both the Lieutenant and myself navigated this part of the Columbia when the River was low and it must have presented substantially the same appearance to us both. But try as I may I...

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