Name/Title
StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0410Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is of two people and a dog sitting on a large hill overlooking a body of water, train tracks and a forest run alongside the left bank of the water. Above the image "73" is printed, below the image "18558 - A Glimpse of the Picturesque Grandeur of the Columbia River, Oregon, U. S. A." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company COPYRIGHTED Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
13558
PICTUREQUE GRANDEU OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON
The track of the Oregon Railraod and Navigation Company's line is with difficulty kept in position at the gorge of the Columbia. A moving mountain of basalt, extending six miles along the river and rising 2,000 feet above it, is imperceptibly but certainly slipping into the river. This unstable mass of basalt is believed to have been the result of volcanic action in comparatively recent times. The region is still slightly volcanic ; St. Helen frequently flares up, notwithstanding her saintly name, and Mount Hood was reported as active in 1846. The Indians had a legend concerning the formation of the Cascades of the Columbia. mount Hood and Mount Adams, which is in Washington, had a quarrel, and in their wrath threw firestones at each other. Their rage and struggling so shook the earth that a bridge of rock was torn from its fastenings in the mountains and scattered in fragments in the river.
"A beautiful picture is spread out on every side. The river seems a lake dotted with islands, with low shores, surrounded by mountain walks.
No other river in the world excepting the Congon cuts so completely through high mountain ranges. The famed Columbia River Highway now permits the tourists to see all of its beauties with the greatest speed and ease. This drive extends from the mouth of the Columbia, through Portland, and on beyond the Cascade Range. The entire distance of more than two hundred miles is over a hard surface with easy grades and curves protected by railings of stone and concrete. THe road is a marvelous engineering feat and the vertical cliffs and deep canyons along the way make it a perpetual delight to the tourist.
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