What to see in America . ds fiftyfeet within a half mile at the Cascades. Navigation washalted here by the ledges and bowlders over which the waterfroths until 1896, when the government spent several milliondollars to build a canal and locks. On either side the moun-tains tower into the sky in stony terraces and shatteredcliffs, calm and majestic guardians of the vale. Accordingto an Indian legend, the river formerly was spanned hereby a mighty natural bridge, beneath which the water flowedsmoothly in an unbroken channel. At one time there livedon the Oregon side a young brave whom the gods re
What to see in America . ds fiftyfeet within a half mile at the Cascades. Navigation washalted here by the ledges and bowlders over which the waterfroths until 1896, when the government spent several milliondollars to build a canal and locks. On either side the moun-tains tower into the sky in stony terraces and shatteredcliffs, calm and majestic guardians of the vale. Accordingto an Indian legend, the river formerly was spanned hereby a mighty natural bridge, beneath which the water flowedsmoothly in an unbroken channel. At one time there livedon the Oregon side a young brave whom the gods regardedwith much favor. While hunting on the Washington sidehe met and fell in love with an Indian maiden of a neigh-boring tribe. Presently she agreed to be his wife, and theystarted for his home. Disappointed suitors and others ofthe maidens tribe pursued them, but the two crossed thebridge safely, and then, just as they reached the Oregonside, they were startled by a tremendous crash. They looked What to See in America. On the Way to Mt. Hood back and saw that the great bridge had fallen, carrying theirwrathful pursuers to death and obstructing the river withimpassable rapids. Thus the gods showed their love forthe young brave. Not far above the Cascades the Hood River joins theColumbia, and you can go up the former by rail twenty-twomiles toward the base of Mt. Hood. Thence a road ascendsthrough the Valley of Orchards to Cloud Cap Inn at the snowline 6000 feet above the sea. The heat in the valley maybe intense, but on the upper slopes the air blowing from acresof snow brings refreshment. Another 5000 feet must beclimbed over expanses of rock and snow and glacier trails togain the mountains summit, but the task is not seriouslyarduous. The lower and upper valleys are the veritablehome of the Big Red Oregon Apple. The regiments of sym-metrically pruned trees in the far-famed irrigated orchardssometimes yield as much as $1200 gross per acre. A growers Oregon 511 association, w
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