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pages 338-339

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Identifier ORU_WTXT_026gy http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,811
Title pages 338-339
Relation Down The Columbia
Date 2004-08-23
Rights This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the University of Oregon Libraries as a source is requested.
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Description The river narrowed sharply above Rock Creek, and, standing on a thwart as the skiff drifted down, I saw that the rapid dropped away in a solid stretch of white foam tumbling between black basaltic walls. There was a good, stiff fall, but it was reassuring that I could see right away to the end of the white water, which did not appear to continue around the ninety-degree bend at the foot. It was just the sort of water Imshallah was at her best in running, so I decided it was simply a matter of...

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