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1. Salmon-Fishing By Machinery On The Columbia River
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Brief article detailing the use of fishing wheels for catching salmon on the Columbia River. Most of the page is taken up by a drawing of a fishing boat equipped with a fishing wheel. The drawing shows four men on the boat who are pulling the fish from the wheel and stacking them on the deck of the boat. Three people stand watching on the banks of the river. Cliffs and mountains are visible in the background.
2. Salmon-Fishing By Machinery On The Columbia River: Page 1052
Salmon-Fishing By Machinery On The Columbia River: Page 1052
Description
Brief article detailing the use of fishing wheels for catching salmon on the Columbia River. Most of the page is taken up by a drawing of a fishing boat equipped with a fishing wheel. The drawing shows four men on the boat who are pulling the fish from the wheel and stacking them on the deck of the boat. Three people stand watching on the banks of the river. Cliffs and mountains are visible in the background.
3. Annual Reports of the War Department for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1899. Report of the Chief of Engineers Part 4
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78 p. Includes sections of Appendix SS: Report of Capt. William W. Harts, Corps of Engineers; and Appendix TT: Report of Maj. W. L. Fisk, Corps of Engineers. Additional information on these topics can be found by consulting the Indexes to the Chief of Engineers Reports 1866-1912: http://boundless.uoregon.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/wwdl&CISOPTR=1082 and 1913-1917: http://boundless.uoregon.edu/cgi-bin/docviewer.exe?CISOROOT=/wwdl&CISOPTR=1112
4. On the Columbia opposite Umatilla, Oregon
On the Columbia opposite Umatilla, Oregon
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A wickiup made of boards, poles, mats and cloth is located on the flat, rocky shore of the Columbia River. Nearby are two horses. An unidentified object is on the ground by the wickiup.
5. Great Jetty Works at the Mouth of the Columbia River
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1 p. A brief discussion of the jetty and channel work at the mouth of the Columbia River. A quote is taken from the report of T. W. Symons of the United States Engineers, giving technical, contractual, and financial information, estimates, and costs. The entire news brief is cited as being taken originally from the Pacific Lumberman.
6. Longest Jetty in the World
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1 p. The news brief gives a short history of the building of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. It gives some technical details related to construction, and praises the engineers for the fact that though the work was first-rate, the cost was far below the original estimate. The article is cited as being from American Contractor.
7. Selkirk on the Columbia River above Wenatchee
Selkirk on the Columbia River above Wenatchee
Description
A black and white photograph of a steamboat identified as the "Selkirk" on the Columbia River above Wenatchee. The Selkirk was built in Wenatchee in 1899 and was owned by the Columbia & Okanogan Steamboat Co. She was wrecked at Rock Island Rapids in 1906. In the photograph we see her near a bend in the river. On the opposite shore is a low riverbank which quickly gives way to abruptly steep mountains, sparsely treed with conifers. Billowing clouds of smoke emerge from the ship's smokestack, but the reflection in the water and what looks like a line from ship to water on the right of the photo suggests that she is moored, or at least moving slowly.Several male figures are visible on upper and lower decks. It looks as though there is a cabin on the far bank.
8. Longest Jetty in the World: Page 58
Longest Jetty in the World: Page 58
Description
The news brief gives a short history of the building of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. It gives some technical details related to construction, and praises the engineers for the fact that though the work was first-rate, the cost was far below the original estimate. The article is cited as being from American Contractor.
9. Report of The Chief of Engineers 1890
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Item from a collection of images, documents, and maps relating to the Columbia River Basin and other Western U.S. water resources.
10. Lighthouse at junction of the Columbia and the Willamette Rivers.
Lighthouse at junction of the Columbia and the Willamette Rivers.
Description
A tinted photographic postcard. The legend in red at upper left reads "Lighthouse at junction of the Columbia and the Willamette Rivers." The lighthouse, which stands in the middle of the water, is a wooden structure with a metal roof. The wooden pilings and beams supporting the living quarters are built in a square, but the building itself is octagonal. On the lowest level is a fenced deck surrounding the building; the level above that features four tall gable windows, one looking to each of the four directions. At the top is a fenced widow's walk. On the left side of the building can be seen a lantern and a tall pole, perhaps a lightening rod. On the shore beyond the lighthouse are trees. The lighthouse was built near Kelly Point in 1895. In 1935 the lighthouse was electrified and no longer needed keepers to light the lantern or ring the fog bell. It was sold and moved during the 1940s and burned during the 1950s.
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