The Dalles Chronicle January 25, 2004 [Text Only] “Last week’s photo showed early bridges on lower Mill Creek, where it entered the Columbia [river], long before the mouth was sealed in and the freeway birm constructed. The bridge closer to the camera was the older one for wagons. Beyond it, the Bridge with the super-structure crossed the stream at Sixth street. The white building just to the right of the center was the Robert Pentland Woolen mill which opened in the 1890s, when as much as 8,000,000 pounds of Wool came through The Dalles annually, making this the largest primary market For the commodity in the nation." Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Rethink your business approach for the new year with the helpful tips here. http://special.msn.com/bcentral/prep04.armx