The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . o VI < K < XII O < c i—iMooij I P o THE COLUMBIA RIV&R L/r lose tm^seli in. the cojituruoxxs woods. This wonderful and majestic river whose history is en-hanced with legend, offers the exploring tourist or curious sight-seer unusual opportunities to indulge his unbounded imagina-tion and to satisfy his desire for the spectacular in its banks were enacted events of greatest importance innorthwest history, while interwoven with the incontrovertiblehappenings is many a fascinating Indian story and song. Over-look
The Beauties of the state of Washington : a book for tourists . o VI < K < XII O < c i—iMooij I P o THE COLUMBIA RIV&R L/r lose tm^seli in. the cojituruoxxs woods. This wonderful and majestic river whose history is en-hanced with legend, offers the exploring tourist or curious sight-seer unusual opportunities to indulge his unbounded imagina-tion and to satisfy his desire for the spectacular in its banks were enacted events of greatest importance innorthwest history, while interwoven with the incontrovertiblehappenings is many a fascinating Indian story and song. Over-looking its waters were the first settlements of the Pacific north-west, upon whose sites are now built, within easy hearing of itspersistent dashings, some of the proudest and most prosperouscities of the country. One of the largest rivers on the American continent, withmany important tributaries, it drains a territory equal to fivetimes the area of the state of Washington. By a series ofcataracts, falls, cascades, and bold turns, it flows nearly 1,400miles with a total drop of 2,500 feet, before finally deliveringthe waters gathered from many sources to the great Paci
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