This interior view of Mitchell Point Tunnel gives an idea of some of the physical difficulties met and overcome by the engineers who were responsible for the building of the great, scenic Columbia Highway. The tunnel has five open windows from which the traveler gains a splendid view of the river and the Columbia River Gorge for many miles in either direction. It is the only tunnel in the United States with as many openings and one of the few of the kind in the world.
Typical Central Oregon forest scene. The forests here are remarkably free from underbrush. There are many acres of these pine forests containing billions of feet of excellent lumber.
This picture shows piles of pulp that have been made from wood and which, after passing through a number of processes, will be made into great rolls of paper.
Starting in Portland one would pass many yards and gardens adorned with the famous, beautiful Oregon rose. This scene is one of the city's sightliest rose gardens.