A train of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company steams through the midground of this black and white image, taken from the south side of the Columbia River. There is one locomotive and about 10 cars on the train. In the foreground is a pond, mostly encircled by trees except to the left, where ruts of a dirt road can be seen. The train travels on an embankment. Behind it can be seen the river, with low, sparsely-treed hills rising beyond. There are puffy clouds in the sky.
Black and white image of cascades of the Columbia River. A man is standing on one of two large rocks in the foreground on the right hand side. Trees and mountains are visible in the background. A large rock in the middle of the river is prominent in the forground of the image.
9 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army for 1886. Included are annual reports upon works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette, Columbia and Snake rivers.
6 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1879. Included are annual reports upon works of river improvements for the Willamette and Columbia rivers.