V < o ,'--'■ -i - i A. M. P"°"^'j^uLTNOMAH "falls' FROM THE HIGHWAY. ic -EHN REGIONAL UBHABV FACILITY Oregon's Famous ColumbiaRiver tliGW A descriptive VIEW BOOK in COLORS, reproducing from Actual PHOTOGRAPHS the most prominent VIEWS of AMERICA'S now most FAMOUS and FEATURED HIGHWAY. REFLECTION OF MT. HOOD IN LOST LAKE, OREGON PUBLISHED AND COPYRIGHTED BY LIPSCHUETZ and KATZ, PORTLAND. -■- OREGON. PORTLAND. PORTLAND, the gateway to the most famous highway in the country — the Columbia River Highway. A city of 350,000 inhabitants, situated at the confluence of the beautiful Willamette and the mighty Columbia Rivers. The all year round tourist city and known as the "Rose City" for the profusion of roses that bloom into the countless millions. Its guardian sentinel stands in the background, Mt. Hood, with its snow-capped peak looking down upon the metropolis of Oregon's chief thriving commer- cial city. BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF PORTLAND, OREGON, MT. HOOD IN THE DISTANCE VISTA HOUSE AT CROWN POINT. APPROACHING Vista House at Crown Point which stands as a monument to the hardy pioneers of Oregon who braved the torrent waters of the Co- lumbia River and the rocky trails of the mountains that rise from the river banks. This was the route that the pioneers of "Forty-Nine" took that enabled them to reach the metropolis of Oregon, the surround- ing towns of the Willamette Valley and to the Hudson Bay trading stations at the mouth of the Columbia River. TALBOT BRIDGE NEAR LATOURELLE FALLS. CIVIC pride has prompted the owner to connect his property cut in twain by the Columbia River Highway, with a foot bridge, constructed in Japanese design. Near here is Latourelle Falls, whose spark- ling waters fall two-hundred and twenty-four feet in- to a pool at the base of an overhanging cliff. Talbot Bridge was built to harmonize with the existing scene- ry surrounding the splendid grounds of the owner. A COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE SUNSET. STANDING at Crown Point, more than 800 feet above the level of the river, one views the magnificent sunset in the distant horizon of the west. A radiant glow of fire shining through the silver clouds blended with the color of nature's surroundings gives one a picture that lingers in the memory as one of the choicest scenic gems of the Highway and the Columbia River. A COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE SUNSET. THE GORGE OF THE COLUMBIA. ¥ISTA HOUSE at Crown Point in the distance. The snow covered mountains of the State of Washington on the North Bank, or opposite the Columbia River Highway. Rooster Rock in the fore- ground, a monolith of basalt, so named for its semblance in form to that of a rooster. THE GORGE OF THE COLUMBIA FROM CROWN POINT. \NE can look to the east or to the west for a distance of more than thirty miles in either direction. Multitudes have from this point gazed on the wonderful beauty of nature and felt their souls expand and their vision enlarge under the spell of this enchanting spot. This view-point must ever give the keenest delight to those who appreciate the beautiful, and remain among the choicest memories of the Highway. THE GORGE OF THE COLUMBIA FROM CROWN POINT. VISTA HOUSE-THE MEMORIAL TO THE PIONEERS. /A\ ^ Crown Point, overlooking the majestic river, stands this memorial to the pioneers. It is a beautiful structure of concrete, steel, copper and glass, and used as a rest-house for the hundreds of thou- sands of tourists who make use of the Columbia River Highway. It occupies the highest point reached by the drive and it provides inspiring views of the High- way. -j.Tr--)- ^'-:fpr ^:-- -^~L ^An^elus S^udio 3STA HOUSE — THE MEMORIAL TO THE PIONEERS. ^AH-KEE-NA FALLS. 'AH-KEE-NA Falls is without doubt in some ways the most beautiful of the many falls along the Highway. The falls is a series of alter- nating vertical drops and rushing cascades, in total height, 242 feet. As much as the nature of the falls itself, is character and charm given to the place by the towering rock clifTs from high up between which in a niche of its own making, the whitened stream suddenly leaps into view. LATOURELLE FALLS. A miniature Niagara pouring over a steep bluff, ■^"^ as viewed from the artistically designed bridge that spans the highway from cliff to cliff. WAH-KEE-NA FALLS LATOURELLE FALLS. VIEW FROM SHEPPERD'S DELL DOME. 'nr'HE Columbia River Highway unfolds in all its "^ beauty as one views the gorgeous scenery to the west with the sun beginning to set. In the fore- ground Shepperds Dell Bridge, crossing the stream that issues fro m the cliffs, and in the distance the waters of the broad Columbia, the great river of the west, preparing after its long journey of nearly six hundred miles for its wedding with the mighty ocean. SHEPPERD'S DELL AND BRIDGE. 'np'HE rendezvous of the fairies. Four basalt domes ^ stand to the east, beautiful in their gigantic proportions. The concrete bridge spans a chasm of 150 feet across and 140 feet high. Around the bend is beautiful Bridal Veil, the falls rich in the legendary lore of the Indians. APPROACHING MULTNOMAH FALLS. ^M^ HERE rail, road and river meet. A monster ^ ^ concrete viaduct built upon a solid base of rock, with retaining walls constructed by old-world Italians. The walls of dry masonry, of which there are about two miles, have been built to conform with their scenic environments. The Highway's archi- tectural beauty is a scenic asset in itself. ^ MT. HOOD FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY. iPHE eternal snow-capped mountain of the great ■^ State of Oregon. Irregular in outline, fantastic in shape, and always spectacular, it raises its snow- capped peak 1 1 ,225 feet above the level of the sea. Its lure is as elusive as it is fascinating; never does one see it twice the same. ■■ifU^fUt'.^ .\1T. HOOD FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY. MULTNOMAH FALLS FROM THE HIGHWAY THE queen of all American cataracts; the second largest falls in America; the highest and grand- est of the numerous falls along the Columbia River Highway. There is a sheer fall of six hundred feet into a rock basin, and this is always a boiling, seething cauldron. With its dense growth of ferns and shrubbery, it is nature's symphony in water, rock and foliage. BENSON BRIDGE AT MULTNOMAH FALLS span of architectural beauty, clinging from chasm to chasm, permitting one to observe the beautiful Falls of Multnomah plunging into the "Devils Punch Bowl." A miniature rainbow re- freshes the memory of the observer as the far-flung mist sparkles in the sunlight. SENSON BRIDGE AT MULTNOMAH FALLS. McCORD CREEK FALLS. 'nr'HESE beautiful falls, having their source in Larch ■^ Mountain in McCord and Pierce Creeks, were but little known until the Columbia River Highway with its A7 miles of hard surface, gentle curves and easy grades brought this delightful spot within two hours ride from the heart of Portland. THE HIGHWAY'S COURSE. p)OUNDING the curve where the mountain was ■^^ carved to permit the roadway to pass along the majestic Columbia River. On the opposite side of the river is the State of Washington with its awe-inspir- ing color of rock formations and its dotted, jet-green timbers of the giant forests. '^^M. Y"*^* — t^^lt* ^w P^ Q^ d(^ W^ m K-;^. 1 . ONEONTA GORGE. narrow, steep gorge leading back into the hills for a mile: the sides imbedded with ferns and wild flowers. Along its course runs a silvery stream, fed from the beautiful water-falls. ONEONTA BLUFF AND TUNNEL. "npHE bluff is of solid basalt rock, which was tun- ^ neled to permit the roadway to parallel the railroad in continuing the Columbia River Highway without bridging the railroad or climbing the steep grades. The bluff gives the impression of the one- time rivers that washed over the mountains in the geological period. ONEONTA BLUFF AND TUNNEL. COLUMBIA GORGE AT WIND MOUNTAIN. 'np'HE peaceful waters of the Columbia, moving " silently toward the Pacific Ocean. The scenic beauty of the river is never exhausted. Each trip along the Highway reveals some new beauty spot unknown before. Travelers of wide experience who know the beautiful rivers of the old countries awake to fresh enthusiasm when they make a journey over the Columbia River Highway. HORSETAIL FALLS. ^0 designated from its resemblance to the tail of ^ a horse. One hundred and eighty feet high, it crashes into a pool at its base, which is within a few feet of the highway proper. Its beauty is distinctive and unlike any other falls along the entire highway. SALMON WHEEL ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER. "^ ^HE Salmon Wheel in operation, as seen from the ^ Columbia River Highway, where the famous Royal Chinook Salmon is trapped for the canneries that operate nearby. The Oregon salmon industry is valued annually at eight and a half million dollars. The Columbia River is famed for its salmon and the fish wheel is one of the methods used in fishing for this valuable industry. CASTLE ROCK. majestic scenic landmark on the Washington side of the river, seen for miles from the Columbia River Highway. It was formerly a look- out for the Indians and until 1901 its summit had never been scaled by white men. Covering at its base but 1 7 acres, it stands above the river, a lonely spire, eleven hundred feet high. HIGHWAY AT MOUNT WAUNA. HTH I S is another magnificent view from the "^ Highway looking west from Eagle Creek at Mount Wauna, and showing "Bridge of the Gods" in the distance. The construction of this wonderful Highway, leading from Portland, Oregon, to the heart of the Cascade Mountains, is a noteworthy feat of high class engineering that compares favorably with any in the world. HIGHWAY AT MOUNT WAUNA. EAST APPROACH TO EAGLE CREEK. ^ P'HE engineering features, approaching Eagle Creek ^ are the most artistic of any engineering project found along the highways of the country. There are no two bridges of like construction or design on the entire length of the Columbia River Highway. Eagle Creek Bridge is constructed of rock, blasted from the mountains that previously obstructed the roadway. EAGLE CREEK AND HIGH'WAY BRIDGE. JP'AGLE Creek is a splendid fishing stream, the most beautiful mountain stream tributary to the Columbia River. It is the fisherman's delight and haven. Eagle Creek is a short distance east from the state fish hatchery, located at Bonneville. THE PUNCH BOWL AT EAGLE CREEK. ^T^NE of the beauty spots of Eagle Creek Park, a surging and seething bowl of clear, cold waters, fed by miniature falls from the glacial snows of the Cascades. ( 1 -»« THE PUNCH BOWL AT EAGLE CREEK. APPROACH TO MITCHELL'S POINT. |I=|TERE the mountain was blasted away to enable ^ ^ a road to be constructed on a five per cent grade for continuation of the Columbia River High- way, a part of the scenic roadway system of Oregon. From this point the Highway leads into the counties of Hood River and Wasco, and thence eastward to Pendleton. ^PPROACH TO MITCHELL'S POINT. MITCHELL'S POINT FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER. A N engineering feat more difficult than the Axen- ■^^ strasse. Europe's noted highway, was the tunneling of Mitchell's Point, part of the Columbia River Highway. It has superseded the fame of all other highway engineering feats in the world. A solid mountain was tunneled in order to keep the highway within a five percent grade. MITCHELL'S POINT FROM THE COLUMBIA RIVER. MITCHELL'S POINT TUNNEL. IJ^ OTHING like it is known anywhere save in a cer- ^ ^ tain point in France and in the famous Axen- strasse along the shore of Lake Lucerne in Switzer- land, and that has only three windows, while Mitchell's Point has five gigantic windows overlooking the Columbia and the mountains beyond. It also has parapets at the windows and seats for visitors within. COLUMBIA RIVER FROM THE HIGHWAY. np HE Columbia River, ranking second in size in the ■^ United States, furnishes the only water grade access from the interior to the shores of the Pacific. Here and there are gigantic reefs of rocks creating rapids where the river boils and surges. Transpor- tation was first afforded in the pioneer days by boats and portages; later came the railroads. Within the last quarter century Cascade Locks and The Dalles- Celilo Canal have circumvented the rapids and falls. There is now excellent boat and train service the length of the river and entirely through the gorge. COLUMBIA RIVER FROM THE HIGHWAY. THE DALLES OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. npHE private fishing grounds of the Columbia Riv- er Indians who are permitted by government regulations to fish here with the spearhook. The Dalles is a succession of swift rapids, rushing toward the mouth of the Columbia River, over the cooled lava areas raised by the early eruptions of the earth. NEAR LITTLE JACK FALLS, LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY. 'TT'HE Highway leading toward the Pacific Ocean, ^ is of equal attraction in its scenic environments. Engineering difficulties here were as great as on the upper highway where mountains were blasted to make way for modern roadways and modern travel. • PRESCOTT POINT. MjlDWAY between Portland and Astoria. The ^^^ lower Columbia River, as seen from the west portion of the Columbia River Highway. The river at this point is commercially used by the great timber rafts and the numerous salmon fleets. The lower highway penetrates the great timbered areas of the state. *