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page 2269

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Title page 2269
Relation gov serial set 1955
Date 2005-10-24 to 2005-10-26
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 Under contract with J. L. Hallett, dated April 21, 1874, a dam was begun across Percie's Slough, an arm of the Columbia, through which (during the annual flood of this stream, the Willamette at such times being low) a large volume of water, charged heavily with sediment, flows across the Willamette near its month and out through Coon Island Slough into the Columbia again. This is considered an important agent in the formation of the bar at the mouth of the Willamette. A survey was made of...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,3248

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