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pages 284-285

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Identifier ORU_WTXT_026fv http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,782
Title pages 284-285
Relation Down The Columbia
Date 2004-08-16
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Description rub. There were locks at the Cascades and the Dalles, but Rock Island, Cabinet, Priest and Umatilla, to say nothing of a number of lesser rapids would have to be run. It was a big gamble, insurance, of course, being out of the question on any terms. The Douglas, half the size of the Bridgeport, had tried it a couple of months ago, and—well, we would see the consequences on the rocks below Cabinet Rapids. Got through Rock Island all right, and then went wrong in Cabinet, which wasn't half as...

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