The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone . eauty to the view. Mount Adamscomes in occasionally as an assistant, sometimes with most delightful shore changes in the descent of the river, which is quite rapid, and the The Columbia River. 131 banks are very densely wooded in spots, while in others only bare rock isvisible—in fact, the Columbia in many places reminds one of the HudsonRiver, not alone in size but in scenery. At the upper cascades is areminiscence of the early settlers, namely, the block house shown in Fig. 92built some 40 years ago to protect the settlers from the India
The Yosemite, Alaska, and the Yellowstone . eauty to the view. Mount Adamscomes in occasionally as an assistant, sometimes with most delightful shore changes in the descent of the river, which is quite rapid, and the The Columbia River. 131 banks are very densely wooded in spots, while in others only bare rock isvisible—in fact, the Columbia in many places reminds one of the HudsonRiver, not alone in size but in scenery. At the upper cascades is areminiscence of the early settlers, namely, the block house shown in Fig. 92built some 40 years ago to protect the settlers from the Indians, andgarrisoned by Lieutenant Sheridan, afterwards the famous Phil this point the travellers are carried by a narrow-gauge railroad forsix miles to the lower cascades—for the river is not navigable owing to therapids —and re-embarked for the trip down on another steamer. TheGovernment is engaged in building a canal around these cascades, and eachinhabitant has a different opinion of its value, as well as its cost to the. Fig. 92. Old Block House, Columbia River. present time, for it has been under construction for some years. The bestaverage result the writer could obtain from a conservative Oregonian fixedthe sum expended at 4,000,000 dols., although one man, who vowed itwould be of no use, set this as high as 9,000,000 dols. After passingvarious scenes of great beauty, the travellers attention is drawn to astrange object, which is known as a fish-wheel. These unsightly objectsare moved from point to point, and are usually anchored for a time atsome cascade. The wheel dips into the stream when in action, perhaps toa depth of one half its spokes. The current affects it as it would anundershot waterwheel, and any salmon once in it is gone; there is absolutelyno escape ; he is slowly hoisted out of water by this engine of destruction,and on its downward revolution he is shot into a trough and deposited inthe bottom of the scow with a deliberation and certainty
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