In a message dated 7/22/2005 7:03:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Re: the 1852 Pioneers.... > There really has been some interesting discussion about getting over or > "around the Willamette Falls", but some of you are missing the point, as I did > initially. > The statement was the following (real below), and the question should be > "from Astoria or The Dalles?" I opt for The Dalles, unless the pioneer took a > ship from the East around Cape Horn up to Astoria, and then a steamboat to > Portland??? The key word here is the Columbia River (per the DLC), not the > Willamette River. LYLETH WINTHER > > "came down the Columbia River on the steamboat "Multnomah" reaching > Portland 22 Oct 1852 > Well, barring mis-statement, from Astoria would be "Up" the Columbia river. From The Dalles would be "Down" the Columbia river. Julie