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pages 92-93

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Identifier ORU_WTXT_026bp http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,690
Title pages 92-93
Relation Down The Columbia
Date 2004-08-05
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Description CHAPTER VI
I. RUNNING THE BEND Through Surprise Rapids WE pushed off from Beavermouth at three o'clock of the afternoon of September twenty-ninth. We had hoped for an early start, but the erratically running local freight, six or eight hours behind time, did not arrive with our boat until noon. The introductory shots had already been made. Made up momentarily as a gentleman—wearing an ankle length polished waterproof and a clean cap, that is,—I jumped the westbound Limited as it...

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