The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1905-08-26

Washington side is seen the north
abutment of The Bridge of the Gods"
Indian legend tells Of time when the
great Columbia river was spanned by
mighty bridge at this point. How
the bridge came TO fall is told as fol
lows: On the oregon side Of the river
lived an Indian brave. upon whom the
gods looked with much favor. While
hunting on the Washington side he
met and fell in love with an Indian
maiden. He married her and started
for his home on the Oregon side.
When Just about to cross the bridge,
disappointed suitors and tribeBmen
appeared from ambush. Seeing their
wrath. and taking the advice OF his
young wife, the two fastened across
the bridge. No sooner had they
! reached the Oregon SIDE than there
was a loud noise. and, looking around,
| they saw that the bridge had fallen,
carrying the angry pursuers to wat
cry grave, the gods thus showing their
love for the chleftain's son. When the
bridge fell, the formation caused rap
ids in the river, which interrupted
navigation until the canal was built.
Next we came to Castle Rock"
monster circular formation near the
Washington side. Il is 1,146 feet
high. Just below Warrendale Is
large salmon cannery, where fish
wheels also may be seen In operation.
A few minutes later, to the left, is
seen st. Peters Dome, a huge rock
pinnacle of curious formation, mount
ed on a monster pile of basalt. Next
comes Horse Tails, then the wonder
full $50 feet high Multnomah Falls;
then follow in quick succession Cor
don Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and La
tourelle Falls, each different and fas-
cinating. Next is seen Lone Rock,
and further on Capce Horn, which is
huge promontory with a vertical
face of 400 feet high. Then we come
to Rooster Rock. which marks the
western end OF the Columbia river.
Here the train left the shores OF the
river, and took an inland course
straight for beautiful Portland, where
we arrived at 0 a. m. Wednesday
morning, June 81. We Immediately
left the train and went to the exposi-
ton. where we all registered at the
great hotel on the fair grounds called
the American Inn"
| As stated, we arrived Wednesday
/
tiful Portland We went at once to
the exposition and registered at the
| american Inn" which is built on the
fair grounds. This hotel is three
stories high, and has over 600 rooms.
II is lighted on the inside by 1.S44 cleo
trio lamps. and on the outside IL Is
decorated with 3,110 lights. The cost
OF these lights for the hotel amount
to more than $4,000 for the time OF
the exposition. The fair grounds are
lighted by over 100000 lamps outside
of those used In the various build
ings.
We will explain, before we go any
farther. why the fair is being called
Lewis and Clark Centennial EXPOSE
tion." and why It is being held
The Lewis and Clark Centennial Elk.
position celebrates the one hundredth
anniversary of the exploration OF the
Oregon country by an expedition un-
der command of Captains Meriwether
Lewis and William Clark, OF the
United States army. Thomas Jeffer.
son. president of the United States,
sent to congress In 1903 a message
recommending this expedition. his OBJ
ject being to explore the then un-
known region lying between the head.
waters of the Missouri river and the
Pacific ocean. The presidents mes.
sage resulted In the appropriation OF
a small sum ($2.500) for the expenses
OF the expedition, and jefferson ap-
pointed his private secretary, Captain
Lewis, to command the party. Lewis
chose his friend. Captain Clark. to &C
company him as joint commander
! Lewis and Clark QUILTED for their
long journey at St Louis, gathering
about thirty trusted men for the expe
dition. The start was made from Camp
Dubois. Illinois, a few miles above st
; Louis. May IL. 1904. The party ascen
assembled the Missouri river and spent
the following winter amongst the Man
dan Indians in what is now North
, Dakota. On April T. 1905, the expedi
ton resumed the voyage up the Mis-
, souri to a point near the headwaters
OF that stream. and travelled by land
through the mountains. They went
! down the Columbia river to its mouth
reaching the Pacific ocean November
9TH. having travelled more than 1000
miles. Spending the winter in a log
stockade which they built on the
south side OF the Columbia, in what Is
now Clatsop county, Oregon, they
started upon the return journey March
: %, 1906, reaching st. Louis Septem.
; Der 20, after an absence of two years
and four months, They were the first
Americans who crossed the continent
The success of the Lewis and Clara
expedition enabled the United States
to acquire all the territory now EN-
braced IN Oregon. Washington and
Idaho and the western parts of Mon,
tana and Wyoming.
! To give a detailed description of the
} exposition would I'LL several numbers
OF this paper, and still II would be i'm.
: possible TO do II justice-it Is so ex.
, tremely grand. The Worlds Fair in
} Paris, Chicago and ST. Louis were per.
! haps more than ten times as large as
the fair In Portland; but none OF them
surpassed II in natural beauty and
l grandeur. IL Is built upon the shore
/ OF Guilds lake. but rises about 100
feet up towards the city, and from
} the top level one has most magnif.
! cent view. Behind are the enormous
a mountains CLOSELY ovorgrown with