Riffle on the South Santiam River about 2 1/2 miles below Crabtree Bridge All stones were heavily coated with brownish-green slime and persistent foam piled up in backwaters and floated down the river;Paper mill pollution from Crown-Willamette Paper Co at Lebanon, Oregon; 1940-08-05 From Album 1 page 8
South Santiam River above the mouth of Mark's Slough showing how very little water gets by the lower wooden dam where the Albany power ditch arises The white streak in the background is the sewage from Mark's Slough Below this point there is plenty of water in the river but it is devoid of oxygen and orange-yellow in color, becoming dark grey farther down the river;1940-08-14
South Santiam River near Lebanon, Oregon, above the mouth of Marks Slough, entering in left background, showing how little water gets by the lower wooden dam where the Albany Ditch takes off The white streak in the background is the sewage from Marks Slough Below this point there is plenty of water in the river but it is devoid of oxygen and is orange-yellow in color becoming dark grey farther downstream; 1940-08-14 From Album 1 page 8