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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1890)
WEST HIOME. imirtihle current and whirling, unavoidable vortcin were more than pilot could hope to overmatch; cati-ht hy a trnnrii'!ouii eddy, the boat waa thrown aj:.air;t the did will of the gorge at one jwint, demolishing her cut-water ami carrying away her jack-ftafT. bulkhead forward prevented her linking, however, arid Captain Miller lurceeded in extricating the iteatner from the dangeroui eddy, and pursued the thrilling ra. There were still, lake-like reached, too, wh'-re the jlt found time to rct, and where the weather utainl blufli echoed luck the pant and chum of pip and wheel itrangeljr. Hut thew aerved only to warn the wary mauler of deeper fall U'Vond where more r . I1 v';'' ' " ' ? v-; . Wfc V 4:::'; ;:-r', 't A'-. r?rr. Krv j '' ','. v -f ill-. -'.'' t-'ih-, ' - vCVV iUt-.( V-.i' :Vt i i i ' ;-; vi'tV; ;l. ': ft V''!-: ;. r. - :. - . . - -r-- , -.v. P--" riiui tf tin rtM'itit vf tub ctittunii at tin ;' ' " wa.f 4faaM M4V M. 1U x " - ... " ' " f . " eriouM.l.tru ti.n held the t!d in rhwk. Hut, at lat, after more than oncf eivaping almoft certain h S ,hr Mtw "'f,,w 'fil- which Wa.h-' wre, k, the Shtt,on, nurttn fam the nK,ndar h 1- 9 owi of the (irand canyon with torn guard and dam ajrl wlee!, darted down the long rapil to IrwUton ari l roundel in to the J.w, gravelly landing, to the ama" nent of the many who aw her. Yran aAer, ow dark, rainy night, on the Tpjr Willamette, the Uat met h'f fate, enwhing in her weakene-1 timlr ar. 1 r-ihjjd .wn, tlte ame handi holding the wheel that r!ajd the j.kfi when ihe ran the wild grge of the .wnike. Tlte frrr changing condition of trade continual t make it hrroury, fft,m time to time, to tranr t amera, at ronddrfalle rik, from the t'lr to th' Millie vt I.wer Colutulia. The rtccnt run of t! iUmi ffj.irl ard afWward aw ciid'-rahle HX' U t'U th I'W'f firf. A yf ('t vt('jaii Aitorth turf fully fit) !,e trk' "ilh th mfmfifienl id,-wherlef f . fi. f I !W he hroughl dwn the tern m),tti l.fJ. . t l ,Vi I'irft Ckuf. Tle ShAin wt Uati 4i lh -r-r hike ritrr, rtar the .int whfe iK p;rr.ffi rfir on tVir wr ry j'urney to ),0 nt Mi fild It frie ) j tf((na;r,eijM-d, til th frf didl tn tl'l hr d-jwn through the ffi I unj .n i lil'f a i't dangfnu undf-r lalif'g. Tbecanyin a it wonderful page cut ly th nur thf'Ugh the hanltie $xrt of the Hlue In itf, in Att'Oja,M drn!. i "4 m.ff than thifty janl wide. UfT raadr and npidi uc cd f h t tl.rr alm.t jh..ut ii.tf f ruj ti.n " It w)?h Sfrt J.flinilty that Captain Um Miller fiamitl the -ut fchfg ) fn.tii UwUtoti up H the Lat, Uta hrg them gnut.d, t 1 the way, otef which tU't fahiUhirg mm trugglr well rijh hl-ly, f.Ay ltfw Uf fr Tie r aj laif, ,-ijr4 ly aJtrjtl,t th ti p tod whtu the Ut ai rrady UM1 d wn with hf N'n U:i.U.j trt male trtt dar.gtrvua rtv. ajre, jih Ul, t,f UIt. In ken ty Udr j 'dhft" iiu the (fumldirig alK re hutdftli c.f fe attr the t j t 1 u nja ihanttfl, Tie ahrpt tarti, )