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Oregon Historical Society

VOLUME XVI JUNE, 1915 NUMBER 2

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CONTENTS Pages MARSHALL N. DANA-The Celebration of the Open Columbia 107-108 MARSHALL N. DANA-The Celilo Canal-Its Origin-Its Building andMeaning -109-124 JOSEPH N. TEAL-Address at Formal Opening of The Dalles-Celilo Canal, May 5, 1915 -125-131 T. C. ELLIOTT-The Dalles-Celilo Portage; Its History and Influence 133-174 WILLIAM D. LYMAN-Address ofWelcome at The Dalles Celilo Celebration, Wallula, May 4, 1915 - - - 175-180 HENRY L. TALKINGTON-Story of the River-Its Place inNorthwest History -181-195 JOSEPH N. TEAL-Address at Dedicatory Exercises on the Formal Opening of the City Locks and Canal at Oregon City,May 6, 1915 197-203 PRICE: FIFTY CENTS PER NUMBER, TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR Entered at thepost officeat , Oregon, as second-class matter ILLUSTRATIONS

FRONTISPIECE- of the (theMain Fall) Celilo Falls and Upper End of Dalles-Celilo Canal (unfinished) Facing Page 108 The Dalles of the Columbia River (lookingWest fromnear Five-Mile Rapid Facing Page 124 The Dalles of the Columbia (Part of the Five-Mile Rapid at medium stage of water, and showing uncompleted portion of The Dalles Celilo Canal on left) Facing Page 136 The Dalles of the Columbia River (Looking West into Five-Mile Rapid at season of flood) - - - - Facing Page 146 Celilo Falls of the Columbia River (The smaller or southerly fall) Facing Page 174