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 Indians proved to be the friends of the white men; for as was afterwards learned the route was too rugged for travel. At present, the gorge here described may be approached either from Homestead by a difficult wagon road and horse trail, or from Levriston by a high-power launch which ascends the one hundred miles of whirl pools, swirls, and rapids in two or three days and returns in four hours. No craft has passed up through the gorge, although sturdy mountaineers by creeping *neatli overhanging walls, crossing a dangerous crevass, pursuing narrow trails along steep ledges, and surmounting countless other obstacles, accomplish the joum<^. Such has been the lot of the explorers of the gorge rosral of the Snake River. But when Oregon and Idaho increase sufficiently in wealth and population th^ doubtless will unite in providing some practical route^ of travel to and through Snake River Canyon which will be extensively patronized by American and foreign wonder seekers.—G. £. Goodspeed, Dept. of Geology, Oregon Agri. College.

"Billy" Sunday. Rev. William Ashley Sunday, commonly known as "Billy" Sunday, is the Premier of American Evangelists. During the year 1896 he received from 1,000 to 3,000 conversions a month. In late years he has heea engaged continuously in evangelistic service, meeting with remarkable success in many of the largest cities of the United States. It is probable that he has preached to more people than any other man since the days of John the A preliminary survey for a railroad through Snake Kiver Canyon conaeetliig Homestead with Lewlston has been made; but on account of the enormous expense involved, the project has been

temporarily abandoned. Should the railroad be eventually constructed, it would convey sitrlitsf okors throuph a gorge of unique scenery, also afford water grade transportation from tho intermountain region immediately west of the Rocky Mountains to Portland and the Pacific Ocean. Digitized by Coo^