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XI--Bar at the Mouth of the Columbia--Entrance to River from the Pacific Ocean

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Title XI--Bar at the Mouth of the Columbia--Entrance to River from the Pacific Ocean
Relation gov serial set 1676
Date 2005-08-16 to 2005-08-23
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 occurred, and those have almost invariably resulted from attempts to sail across it against a strong ebb-tide, either when the winds have not been propitious, or have died away before accomplishing the passage. It is proposed to occasionally send, the hydrographic assistant of the office to verify the soundings on the bar, so that authentic statements, bearing an official character, can be furnished for the information of ship-owners and the masters of vessels. Reliable information will have...
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