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pages 110-111

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Identifier ORU_WTXT_026bz http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,665
Title pages 110-111
Relation Down The Columbia
Date 2004-08-09
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Description came from the submerged rocks which crop up all along between the banks and the deeper water of mid-channel. Pulling her up and releasing her with a hand that reminded me of that of a consummate natural horseman, Blackmore nursed the boat along and managed to avoid most of these obstructions. But every now and then she would wedge between a close-set pair of boulders and resist the force of the current to drive her on. At such times it was up to Andy and me to wade in and try to dislodge her...

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