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Show 162 • Mouth of Utilln, Columbia, A creek, Cnlum bia, John Dav-':s River, De Chutes River, A small crf'e k, W ascopi n Mission, Cascade Fulls, ~ '-. No ,:::: ;;- Al'l'EN DI.];. :m~ covorctl wilh n mo~ t s1tperior kit.tl of gr;ts"l ,. a.1cl the ba uks of tlw strunm ,where the trail crossos it, ur<~ frin rrod wtth various kin.ds of tr~os. Horo tll ore ~ro two ronds, Oil <-' going by the way of Dr. \Vhit1uan's an<.l Fort \'Valnwn.lu, . and the oth er fo llowing down the Utillu. 1'ho / latt er is considered to bo mnch tlw nearest and bes t. 601842 In this distanCEl tho trail fol'ows the nnl'row vall ey r•f tho river wh ich affords !rt'l'lerally an ahunclanco of exc(~ llt~nt grn::;s. In'S uJlJf' vluces wood is scnrcc ,-Trail leaves it u few l'rtilos from the mouth. 14. !856 . Xot mueh grass, nnd no wood. !22 1 1878 G-ood grns:;, nnd somu wood. At SElVera1 pl aens in th e las t distanc e, tire trail comes ncar th r. Col nm hia. 1'2 18901 Some grass, but no wood. 20 1910 In this distance the trail rn as near tho Co'! umbia. At John Days river thore is good grass and a little wood. 141924 Some grn:ss-nowoocl. wood may frequ ently bo Indians. Along the Col nm bia., }JUrchused from tho ]0,1934 Good grass, and plrnty of brl'bh. 5 11939 Tlte Mission is situated near tho Columbin, and in its -v-icinity, thoro is an nbundanco of g:n:ss a11d wood. It is situatod at the eastl•rn base of the Cascade Mountains, aud here the wagon road terminates. Animals may he driven over the mountains, but wag-ons and their contents mnst be taken down the Columbia in bon ts. 50,1989\ This is the dista~ce .by wnt.er. 'I' he river ;s smooth nJJd the nav1gat10n untnterrupt€1d. At the Falls it i.:; necessary to malta u porta~e of 1 three miles--portage on the North side.-Ti~ water. Vancouver, 40 2'029 River smooth unless agitutod by wrnd. Mouth ofWillamrnette, 6 2035 Astoria, 84 1 2119 Mouth of Columbia, 12 2131 NOTB.-·-Mosl of the above distances, are according to the d~ily deecieiona of our compnny, retunJrrtg"from Ore·· gon. We believe the proportion lo be gootl, but the sum is too small. I ' • • .. • |