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Title: The official Northern Pacific Railroad guide : for the use of tourists and travelers over the lines of the Northern Pacific Railroad, its branches and allied lines : containing descriptions of states, territories, cities, towns and places along the routes of these allied systems of transportation : and embracing facts relating to the history, resources, population, products and natural features of the great Northwest
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Northern Pacific Railroad Company Riley, W. C. (William C.)
Subjects: Railroad travel
Publisher: St. Paul : W.C. Riley
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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sometimes taken in a few hours*good run is enormous. Wonderful Scenery.—Soon after leaving Bonneville, astretch of the grandest scenery of the grand river is entered.On the south, mountain summits stand like a wall, grouped attimes like an amphitheatre, at other times assuming romanticshapes, and frequently affording views of falling waters that arevery beautiful. Here is Onconta Fall, 800 feet of sheet silver, aribbon of mist waving in the wind. Multnomah Fallis double.The water plunges several hundred feet, gathers itself together,and plunges again, about 800 feet in all. There are severalother cascades of less note that never fail, and in early springthe face of the cliffs is threaded with them. A few miles west-ward are the Pillars of Hercules^ two columns of rock severalhundred feet in height, between which the train passes, asthrough a colossal portal, to the more open lands beyond. Nearby is Rooster Rock^ rising out of the river, and pointing upwardlike a mighty index finger.
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Pillars of Hercules and Rooster Rock, on the- Colombia River, Along tJic Columbia River. 30/ On the north side, a few miles below Lower (ascades, isCastle Roek^ which rises by itself, no mountain adjoining, athousand feet high. Castle Rock is a favorite view, and iswell worthy of its reputation. Below, on the north side, isCape Horn, a precipice over two hundred feet high, that risesabruptly from the water. This is another view that is muchadmired. Every moment the tourist sees something to interest andattract. Attention is demanded in every direction, as newobjects unfold. There are terraced heights, abrupt cliffs, cragsin curious shapes, and mountain upon mountain to chain theeye. The unceasing panorama, with all its wonderful variety,is almost wearying, and a sense of relief is likely to be feltwhen the shores grow lower and the stream expands. Herethe regions of western Oregon and Washington are reached.Islands are in the river, grassed heavily, and pastured by cattle.The shores,

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