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Improvement of Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers, Oregon and Washington Territory

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Title Improvement of Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers, Oregon and Washington Territory
Relation gov serial set 2464
Date 2006-03-23 to 2006-03-31
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 Q Q 4. IMPROVEMENT OF UPPER COLUMBIA AND SNAKE RIVERS, OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERRITORY. The plan of this improvement consists in submerged rock-blasting and bar-scraping to secure a low-water channel of 5 1/2 feet in the Columbia as far as Ainsworth and 4 1/2 feet in the Snake as far as Lewiston. The original estimate of cost is $132,000. Total appropriation on this project, $111,000. The project covers the Columbia River from Celilo, Oreg., to the mouth of the Snake at Ainsworth,...
Identifier http://oregondigital.org/u?/wwdl,3738

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