The Columbia River . A Harvest Outtit, Dayton, A Combined Harvester, near Walla , by W. D. Chapman. ?fn i\ Land of Wheat-field, Orchard, and Garden 331 journey down the River. From Wenatchee to thefoot of Priest Rapids, about sixty miles, there is no regu-lar steamboat communication. We can, however, usethe same means of transportation that we have hithertoused so liberally, imagination, and upon that airy andconvenie t ship we can descend the swift and tortuousstream. The fur brigades used to trust themselves tothe skill of their paddles and boldly descend th
The Columbia River . A Harvest Outtit, Dayton, A Combined Harvester, near Walla , by W. D. Chapman. ?fn i\ Land of Wheat-field, Orchard, and Garden 331 journey down the River. From Wenatchee to thefoot of Priest Rapids, about sixty miles, there is no regu-lar steamboat communication. We can, however, usethe same means of transportation that we have hithertoused so liberally, imagination, and upon that airy andconvenie t ship we can descend the swift and tortuousstream. The fur brigades used to trust themselves tothe skill of their paddles and boldly descend the rapids,seldom meeting with disaster. There are three prin-cipal rapids in this section of the River, Rock Island,Cabinet, and Priest. In the first the River is verynarrow and split in sunder by ragged pinnacles ofbasaltic rock. At first observation it looks a recklessthing to push a boat out into the white water whirl-ing through these fantastic points of rock. Yet abateau or canoe skilfully handled will plunge like arace-horse down the foaming stretch, and eme
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