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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY : MORNING, NOVEMBER 28, 1920.
WHERE RISES THE COLUMBIA
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necessary to row continually Freeman
explained. "In tbe. alack water I had
to row to get anrwnere ana in xne
rapids the boat had to be kept in motion
in order to steer clear of the rocks.
I was able to row on an average of 40
miles a day."
Freeman ia a traveter of renown and
has made trips on most of the principal
rivers of the world. During; the war he
served as a correspondent and later
gained a commission in the Royal Vol
unteer Naval Reserve of the British
navy. In this capacity he was attached
to the Allied Naval commission and took
part in the surrender of the German
fleet. '
Tuesday Freeman left for his ranch
near Pasadena, where he will work on
his book.
$2500 Tax Is Voted
For Improvement of
Dee School Grounds
Dee, Nov. 27. At a special school
meeting; a tax of about $2500 was voted
and a movement started to clear off land
for a playground, build a shed, dlgr a
well and otherwise add to the comfort
and convenience of pupils.
. Mr. and Mrs. George Ledford have
moved to Seattle. Ledford has been a
grader of lumber here in the county for
a dosen years. ,
Short Haul Drag'
Will Be Target in
Amendment Asked
(By United Nawa.)
Washington. Nov. 27. Among legisla
tion to be pushed at the forthcoming
short session of congress will be an
amendment to the interstate commerce
act, to be Introduced by Senator Key
Pittman, Democrat of Nevada. Pitt-
man aims to strike out the clause in the
act. which he says, gives the railroads
the right to . charge 'more for a short
haul than a long haul on the same line.
Such an amendment was incorporated
in;; the Ksch-Cummins railroad act while
that measure was still ii) the bill stage ;
late last winter, but was struck out by
the senate and house conferees. Pitt
man fought the omission, but was fin
ally persuaded to let the bill go on the
understanding that he would have an
other chance to amend the interstate
commerce act. This, he says, he now
proposes to do.
According to the Nevada senator, one
can haul coal from Illinois to San Fran
cisco cheaper than one can haul It over
the same line from Illinois to Nevada,
for example. Similarly, he points out
that it is cheaper to send a consign
ment from Chcago right through to
Galveston than it is to drop it off at
Fort Worth, Texas. The blame he at
tributes to the coast terminals.
R. H. Parsons Chosen
Mayor of Sherwood
, Sherwood,. Or.; Nov. 27. R. H. Par
sons has been elected mayor of Sher
wood. Other city orflcials chosen were :
Councllmen, E. G. Hagey, C. L Calkins,
E. Lawernxr G. M. Hall s recorder, Ben
F. Tooze; treasurer, J. S. Anderson;
marshal, H. B. Nicholson, a Civil war
, veteran.
Back to Old Basis,
Says' Bartholomew
E, I. Bartholomew of the Bartholo '
mew company, returned from New York
the middle of the week. "The readjust
ment in the business world, has taken
place," said Bortholomew. "after a very
poor fall season. Business is being es
tablished on the conservative buylnff
and selling basis- as In prewar days.
The period of reckless spending is over.
The factories are ot trying-to put the
price of labor down, but rather to in
crease production with it at the present
scale, and so far they are succeeding."
OfRTTLAW
OR E G O tV
Unconventional photographs of the Columbia taken by Lewis It.
Freeman who reached Portland last week after traversing the river
from its source in an open boat. Aoove -The Colufnbia, one quarter
' mile from its source in British Colombia and first place where a
. canoe, can be lannched. Center Driving down Kinpasket rapids. Be
low Map showing course of the Columbia.
KLAMATH COUNTY DARING TRAVELER
BUSINESS FOUND GOES LENGTH OF
FORGING AHEAD
Mills Running Full Tilt; Citizens
Anxious to Have Rail Connec
tions to Foster Portland Trade.
Business conditions in Klamath
..county are in excellent shape, ac
cording to J. W. Brewer, field secre
tary of the State Chamber of Com
merce, who returned last week from
Klamath Falls, where he was chair
man of the special committee to hear
the Investigation of the California
Oregon Power company construction
.plans in that district.
- "Mills of Klamath Falls are running
at full capacity and there seems to be
a continuous demand for white pine
lumber and lumber products. Outside
of Portland, Klamath Falls has a
larger freight shipment than any point
In the state," said Brewer.
An oil well is being drilled about
eight miles from the city, '. with excel
lent prospects, ' according to Brewer,
who saw samples of the oil taken from
the well in the office of Captain J. W.
Siemens, . prominent banker of the city.
"About- 25 acres of mint has been
planted on the marshes of upper Klam
ath lake," said Brewer, "and companies
are being organized at the present time
for the planting of nearly 500 acres
additional. This promises to be a very
important Industry of that terrltorv.
The mint will yield about 40 pounds of
u w ins mere, voica sens mV Xrom 5
to a per. pouna.
"rracucaiiy all of the business of
Klamath Falls is going to California
points at the present time, owing to
acK or rauroaa connection with Oregon
points. Klamath Falls people are very
nn&iuus 10 ne up in a Dusuiess way with
me city or .foruana and are endeavor
ing so far as possible to secure the con
strucuon or we Jiatron cutoff of the
Southern Pacific or a direct north and
south line to Bend. With the immense
amount of business coming from that
territory and the prospects for greater
aeveiopmeni, it wouia mean very much
to roruana ana the state of Oregon if
a roaa or roads could be constructed,
"Houta or Klamath Falls about 35
miles is the Malln district, a very im
portant grain-producing section. ; Owing
o in a laca or . rauroaa transportation,
a great deal of this grain was lost this
season on account of the lack of trans
portation facilities." -
Co-eds Give Dance
To Raise, Fund for
Dormitory Piano
Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash.,
Nov. 27 To raise a piano fund, eo-eds
of Xjangdoa House, women's dorm, held
open house Thanksgiving day, entertain
ing with aa informal dance on the "free
silver" plan, each dancer paying what
ne wished.
A literary society has been organized
here with Margaret Sayre of Tacoma
president; Gywneth Lewis, Almira, vice
president, and Joulse Simpson, Kenne
wlck, secretary-treasurer., The society
succeeds three others of its type which
died out, , , ' J
OH
RIVER
Lewis R. Freeman Starts From
Where He "Could Scoop
Stream Up in rtis Hands." ,
From the glacial sources of the
Columbia in a 28-foot boat, Lewis
R. Freeman, author and globe trot
ter arrived in Portland last Sunday.
The trip, one of 1250 miles, took
two and one half months.
The source of the river is partly in
the Yellowstone country, partly near the
Teton peaks and partly in the pine-clad
mountains of British Columbia. The
head of the river is generally taken to
be in British Columbia about 80 miles
north of the American line. From this
point it runs gome 150 miles northwest
to the Big Bend and there in a great
curve southward crosses JOie interna
tional boundary -where it is Joined by
the Pend Oreille river (Clark Fork).
About 106 miles farther south the Co
lumbia is joined by the Spokane river.
Next comes the Okanogan from the
mouth of which to Priest Bapids the
Columbia traverses a superb canyon.
Near the Oregon boundary occurs the
junction with the Snake river. Shortly
thereafter the great river turns west
ward through the Cascades to the sea.
Freeman's trlD was Drimarilv to make
a complete film record of the Columbia
river from its source and to furnish ma
terial for a book of travel and ad
venture he Is now .working: on. The
working of the movie machine was done
By Len Boos of New York,
"The Columbia is- different from any
otner river," Freeman said, for the
whole course is one of irrandeur : and
beauty, t started from the very source.
where I could scoop the whole river up
in my hands and drink It Farther down
the river widened enough to put a boat
in the water. After embarking the trip
never grew monotonous for there was
action all the way down. Sometimes it
was necessary to portage around the
rapids but unless the run was too dan
gerous we took them in the boat
BAPIDS NEARLY GOT THEM
"At Surprise rapids the river nearly
bui us dui we came in rough after
tussie. The boat came near being
swum pea out we managed to ret her to
the bank. Surprise rapids are the worst
in the entire course for the river takes
a drop of 100 feet in two miles. The
only way to make it is to alternately
pack around the worst and take chances
on me rest arioat.
xne peoole on th rnnwr iir,
it and fall to appreciate the scenic beau-
iney were always telling of the
ties.
dangers of the next rapids and warning
us to guard against the trickery of the
stream. - v -
"Unlike most rivers I have? seen, the
Columbia does not have a sluggish flow
m the lower reaches and the beauty of
the stream is not marred by vast regions
of swamp land. ? From its source to the
sea it flows between great mountains,
through the grandest of scenery. In the
Canadian Selkirk it has mountain
ranges from five to six thousand feet
high on each side, while in the lower
part it is surrounded by cliffs that can
where!" Dlatched tor grandeur ny
TSAYELER OF RE50W3T
The cameraman left Freeman at
Pasco, for the days were getting too
short and the light too bad to do the
work. The film will be completed next
year.
From Pasco down to Portland Free
man rowed the boat alone.
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