370 WILLAMETTE VALLEY. 



one hundred. Those fish which are unable to get up, remain some 

 time at the falls, very much exhausted, and finally resort to the 

 smaller streams below. Mr. Drayton's sketch of the scene is given 

 in the vignette. 



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tfLLljAUST T E FALLS 



The rocks here change their character within a few miles. Much 

 volcanic scoria, vesicular lava, and pudding-stone, intermingled with 

 blocks of trap, and many crystals of quartz, occur. My attention 

 was called to this particularly by old Mr. Moore, who had set up his 

 claims to the west side of the falls, communicating to me in con- 

 fidence that he intended to erect furnaces for smelting iron, &c. 

 Although I saw the old man some time afterwards, and told him of 

 his mistake, he would not believe that he had been in error. On the 

 rocks are to be seen large knots of lamprey eels, worming themselves 

 up, which make them look at a little distance as if alive with snakes. 



After spending some time at the falls, we returned to the house, and 

 thence passed over to the west side of the river in a boat. Plumon- 

 don informed us that all our baggage had been transported over the 

 portage, which is about a third of a mile in length. 



On landing, we passed through an Indian village, which was 

 absolutely swarming with fleas ; a filthier place cannot be found in 

 Oregon. Before we reached our boat, a heavy shower of rain 

 overtook us, and gave us a good drenching ; we, however, embarked 



