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81.	Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Fifty-Third Congress. Volume II. Part 1.		22 p. Includes selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1893.

82.	Columbia River Jetties	Rivers; Jetties; Channels; Engineering & construction; Engineers;	1 p. A letter from W. H. Ballou to the editor of Scientific American discussing statements made by J. F. McIndoe about the south jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. The letter discusses discrepancies...

83.	Cascade Locks	Shipping; Locks (Hydraulic engineering); Channels; Navigation; Mountains;	1 p. Article describing the construction of the Cascade Locks on the Columbia River, providing details of the engineering.

84.	Columbia River Centennial	Rivers; Discovery & exploration; Commerce; Indians of North America; Navigation;	2 p. Article detailing the discovery and early exploration of the Columbia River. There is also some focus on the placement and expected future greatness of Astoria.

85.	Salmon-Fishing By Machinery On The Columbia River	Salmon; Fishing; Fishing & hunting gear; Fishing industry; Fishing boats; Rivers; Cliffs; Mountains;	Brief article detailing the use of fishing wheels for catching salmon on the Columbia River. Most of the page is taken up by a drawing of a fishing boat equipped with a fishing wheel. The drawing shows...

86.	Pulling the Columbia's Teeth	Channels; Rivers; Engineering & construction; Civil engineering; Jetties;	1 p. This essay by Walter V. Woehlke describes the history of the decision to build the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, and details some of the difficulties faced by engineers due to the forces...

87.	Lumber Rafts on the Columbia River	Rafts; Lumber; Lumber industry; Rivers; Transportation; Shipping;	1 p. Article describing the construction and use of rafts designed to transport lumber on the Columbia River. Also included on the page is the completion of an unrelated article, as well as a summary of...

88.	Great Jetty Works at the Mouth of the Columbia River	Jetties; Rivers; Engineering & construction; Channels; Civil engineering;	1 p. A brief discussion of the jetty and channel work at the mouth of the Columbia River. A quote is taken from the report of T. W. Symons of the United States Engineers, giving technical, contractual,...

89.	Scenes on the Columbia River, Oregon	Rivers; Riverbanks;	1 p. A brief column and two photographs by H. H. Shank describing the scenic beauties of the Columbia River and its shores, which according to him compare advantageously in picturesque attraction with...

90.	Columbia River Highway: A State Road That Is a Model of Artistic Engineering	Scenic overlooks; Rivers; Passes (Landforms); Mountains; Tourism; Automobile travel; Bridges; Tunnels; Roads; Civil Engineering;	4 p. Article describing the building of the Columbia River Highway, including construction details. The article also contains six photographs: one full-page photograph depicting a picturesque curve around...

91.	Columbia Basin Compact Issues Review	Conservation of natural resources; Reservoirs; Rivers; Lakes & ponds; Fish; Water power; Water use;	73 p. A report submitted to the Pacific Northwest Regional Commission detailing issues of importance to interstate water compact negotiations. Addressed are subjects identified as being related to interstate...

92.	Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Forty-Seventh Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 3.	Rivers; Channels; Harbors;	59 p. Includes sections of Appendix OO: 1882 annual report of Capt. Charles F. Powell, Corps of Engineers, detailing construction, surveys and other works of improvement for the Willamette and Columbia...

93.	Longest Jetty in the World	Jetties; Channels; Rivers; Engineering & construction; Engineers; Railroads; Civil engineering;	1 p. The news brief gives a short history of the building of the jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River. It gives some technical details related to construction, and praises the engineers for the fact...

94.	Beautiful Link in Our Highway System	Scenic overlooks; Rivers; Passes (Landforms); Mountains; Tourism; Automobile travel; Bridges; Tunnels; Roads;	1 p. article describing the building of the Columbia River Highway, including construction details. The article also contains four photographs: one depicting the bridge at Shepperd's Dell, one depicting...

95.	Columbia River Salmon Fisheries	Salmon; Fishing; Fishing industry; Fishing & hunting gear; Fishermen; Rivers; Stern wheelers; Piers & wharves; Commerce;	2 p. Article detailing the salmon fishing industry on the Columbia River, including providing details on salmon spawning and the use of fish wheels. The use of Chinese, Scandinavian, and Russian immigrants...

96.	Great Training Jetty at the Mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon	Jetties; Rivers; Channels; Civil engineering; Engineering & construction; Railroads; Railroad bridges; Pile bridges; Pile drivers;	2 p. A journal article giving some history and financial information, as well as a great deal of construction detail, for the jetty built at the mouth of the Columbia River. The work of the pile-driver...

97.	Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Fifty-Second Congress. Volume II. Part 1.		20 p. Includes selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1892.

98.	Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the First Session of the Forty-Eighth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 1.	Rivers; Channels; Harbors;	9 p. Selected pages from the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army for 1883. Included are annual reports upon works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette and Columbia...

99.	Report of the Secretary of War, being part of the Message and Documents Communicated to the Two Houses of Congress at the Beginning of the Second Session of the Forty-Ninth Congress. In Four Volumes. Volume II. Part 1.	Rivers; Channels; Harbors;	9 p. Selected pages of the Report of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army for 1886. Included are annual reports upon works of river and harbor improvements for the Willamette, Columbia and Snake...

100.	Klamath Falls, Oregon : the new Eldorado of the west : always health, wealth and happiness : 1906's year's additions : railroad and steamer connections, and the best U. S. government irrigation-reclamation project on record	Valleys; Riverbanks; Rivers; Mountains; Lakes & ponds; Waterfronts; Public Schools; Fishing; Hunting; Springs; Cattle; Harvesting; Harvesting machinery;	32 p. This pamphlet, produced by the Klamath Falls Chamber of Commerce, promotes their locale to new settlers, investors, business and manufacturing. Covering Klamath Falls and Klamath County, the booklet...