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1. Cape Horn, Near Celilo, Columbia River
Cape Horn, Near Celilo, Columbia River
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A black-and-white sterographic photograph with the caption "Cape Horn, near Celilo, Columbia River". Printing on the cardboard mounting indicates it is number 1323 in the set of "Watkin's Pacific Coast" views of the western states. In the center of the photographs are railroad tracks, which stretch straight ahead following the river shore. Close to the left side of the tracks is the river. Only a few feet from the tracks on the right rises the rock formation known as Cape Horn. Between the tracks and the rock are telegraph or telephone poles. In the distance are the river shore, islands, and hills.
2. The Needles, Cape Horn on the Columbia River
The Needles, Cape Horn on the Columbia River
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A black-and-white photographic postcard. The printed caption at upper right reads "The Needles, Cape Horn on the Columbia River". The view is of a rock formation known as The Needles, with a waterfall flowing from the top of a cliff and into the Columbia. At the base of the cliff at the edge of the water are natural stone columns. Some trees are at the top of the cliff and also on the far shore of the river.
3. Cape Horn, Columbia River
Cape Horn, Columbia River
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A black-and-white stereoscopic view published by O.W. Watson Co. of Spokane, Washington. The caption reads "Cape Horn, Columbia River". In the foreground is the river. On the far bank rounded rock columns topped by evergreens dominate the picture. The marks of previous high waters show at the base of this cliff. At the far right of the photo the rocks end and we can see a wider expanse of water.
4. King of Northwestern Waters
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4 p. Article by James B. Pond with photographs by the author and others. The article describes a trip by stern-wheeler on the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon to The Dalles, Oregon. The author also touches on history, myth, and the local industries such as salmon fishing and canning, and logging. The first photo is taken from Crown Point and shows Cape Horn rising above the Columbia. The second photo shows a logging flume in a forest. Page 19 has a set of photos showing a cannery, a fish wheel, a stern wheel packet, and a boat "docked" along a rocky bank of the river. Page 20 shows a fish wheel on the river, with a mountain rising in the background.
5. King of Northwestern Waters: Page 18
King of Northwestern Waters: Page 18
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Page 18 of an article by James P. Bond describing a trip by stern-wheeler on the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon to The Dalles, Oregon.
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