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Washington. The traffic crossing this magnificent structure has grown immensely and the income from the tolls already much more than pays the interest on the bonds which provided for its building. It will prove a great influence in increasing the commercial and social life between these two great commonwealths. Copyright, WeiHter, Portland, Oregon. TRUNKS OF TREES IN THE COLUMBIA AT LOW WATER They are submerged during the high water season.—Wind Mountain in the background.—Photo 1893. Columbia River Natural Bridge. While the Columbia is spanned by the Interstate Wagon Bridge and by railway bridges, many believe that there was at one time a natural bridge connecting what are now Oregon and Washington. This belief has existed among the whites for a century. It probably arose from the Indian legend concerning the "Bridge of the Gods." Overton Johnson