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Ross's Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

Note 33 — {121} CHAPTER VIII

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The river which Ross calls “Lowhum,” had several designations among early travellers. Lewis and Clark call it “Towarnahiooks.” All evidently endeavored to give it the Indian name, which was an imitation of the sound made by the falls at its mouth. It is at present known as Des Chutes River.—Ed.

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