ILLUSTRATIONS
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Mt. Sir Donald, which drains from all sides to the Columbia Frontispiece
FACING PAGE
Mt. Assiniboine, near the headwaters of the Columbia 10
Twin Falls, Takakaw Falls, two great cataracts of the Columbia watershed 11
The “turning-in” scene shot in silhouette38
"Reverse" of the "going-to-bed" shot38
On the Horse Thief Trail39
A dead-fall on the trail39
Looking toward the entrance of the ice cave 52
Where the Hanging Glacier is about to fall 53
My shower bath in an ice cave58
Warming up after my glacial shower bath58
Ross and Harmon. Dragon moraine in distance59
The horses in the mouth of the ice cave 59
Looking across the Lake of the Hanging Glaciers 66
The Lake of the Hanging Glaciers, taken from the ice walls, looking north67
The face of the Hanging Glacier 72
Where my party foregathered with Harmon’s on the shore of the Lake of the Hanging Glacier 73
Old Hudson Bay cart at Beavermouth 80
My first push-off at the head of canoe navigation on the Columbia 80
Opening scene of the “Farmer” picture 81
Old stern wheelers at Golden 81
A quiet stretch of the Columbia near Golden 81
Arrival of our boat at Beavermouth 96
Our first camp at Beavermouth96
The remains of a sunken forest96
Trapper’s cabin where we found shelter for the night97
Where we landed above Surprise Rapids 97
Where we tied up at “Eight mile” 97
“Shooting” the first bit of lining at Surprise Rapids122
The camp where the roar of the rapids deafened us 122
Where Steinhof was drowned 122
Where Andy just missed drowning in Surprise Rapids 123
Looking through the pines at Surprise Rapids 123
Head of second fall of Surprise Rapids 123
Blackmore and the ling that refused to “register” 142
The winter, with pike-pole just before lining Death Rapids 142
Andy and I pulling down Kinbasket Lake 143
Our wettest camp, at Kinbasket Lake 156
The old ferry tower above Canoe River 156
Where we tied up at Kinbasket Lake 157
The bridge which the Columbia carried a hundred miles and placed across another stream157
Lining down to the head of Death Rapids 157
Trapper’s cabin being undermined by stream 168
The camp above Twelve-Mile168
Landing at sunset above Canoe River 169
Andy and Blackmore swinging the boat into the head of Rock Slide Rapids 169
The big rollers, from 15 to 20 feet from hollow to crest, at head of Death Rapids169
Looking across to Boat Encampment180
“Wood smoke at twilight” above Twelve-Mile180
Lining down Rock Slide Rapids181
When the Columbia took half of my riding breeches181
Bonnington Falls of the Kootenay198
Plastered log cabin in the Doukhobor village198
Trucking the skiff through Kettle Falls199
Twilight in the gorge at Kettle Falls199
Waiting for the fog to lift above Bishop’s Rapids 210
Ross and Armstrong registering “gloom”210
The “intake” at the Little Dalles211
Where we started to line the Little Dalles 211
Map of the Upper Columbia 236
A “close-up” of Ike building his raft 237
My fifty pound salmon 237
Ike riding a log 256
Ike on the mooring line of the raft 256
Raft in tow of launch near mouth of San Poil257
Ike at the sweep below Hell Gate 257
The suspension bridge at Chelan Falls 270
Old River veterans on the landing at Potaris. (Capt. McDermid on left, Ike Emerson on right) 270
Night was falling as we headed into Box Canyon 271
The Columbia above Box Canyon 271
A rocky cliff near head of Lake Chelan 288
Rainbow Falls, 350 feet high, above head of Lake Chelan 288
Wenatchee under the dust cloud of its speeding autos 289
Head of Rock Island Rapids 289
The picture that cost me a wetting 310
The wreck of the “Douglas” 310
We cooked our breakfast in the galley of the wreck of the "Douglas" 311
A rocky cliff above Beverly 311
Lifted drawbridge on Celilo Canal 354
Tumwater Gorge of the Grand Dalles 354
“Imshallah” in the lock at Five-Mile 355
“Imshallah” half way through the Celilo Canal355
Palisade Rock, lower Columbia River 362
Multnomah Falls, Columbia River Highway, near Portland363
City of Portland with Mt. Hood in the distance 370
Bridge on Columbia Highway near Portland, Oregon 371
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