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Natural Products of

The conchologist is equally disappointed in finding a variety of Mullusca.  At the river itself there are but three marine shells found, though in the bays neighboring there are twenty or more, and the numbers rapidly increase both towards the south and north.  And up the river there is no deficiency of fresh water and land shells, considering the high latitude - and cool climate.

[[strikethrough]] Before entering the river we may take a short reconnaisance of the coast northward in regard to its natural features and productions. [[\strikethrough]]  To P.2

For 60 miles north it is formed of a sandy beach the deposit of this river and of the others emptying into Shoalwater Bay and Grays Harbor, presenting a similar Fauna, varied only by the greater penetration of sea water and the different temperature of the rivers emptying into it.  The large Bay first mentioned affords Oysters and many other edible shellfish, which form a very important article of export and of home consumption.  
  Gray's Harbor has no oysters but a [[Cardnian?]] is abundant showing a greater degree of saltiness than in the Columbia.  A small river the Quinault empties just at the north of this and thence to Cape Classet the coast is rocky and precipitous, having no doubt a very different class of animals which are unknown to me mostly.
  South of the Columbia the coast is alternately rocky and sandy with few small bays and rivers till we reach nearly to the California line - and its animal productions do not probably vary much from the rest of the Columbian Coast Region. - A to P6 [[drawing of hand with index finger pointing east]]

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the Shore line

The Sea Otter so interesting to Zoologists frequents the rocky portions of this coast but never ventures into bays or near a sandy beach.
  Seals however abound at all seasons even 100 miles up the Columbia where cool waters probably attract them as well as the abundance of their favorite fish the Salmon.  To P.16

[[strikethrough]]  (Having now glanced at the chief features of the shoreline and its Fauna, we may go as far as [[?]] River and examine more closely the rich vegetable wealth which is the most interesting & important product of the whole country.)  At the same time we may meet with mangroves also which offer subject of study and [[pleasure?]] to one inclined to pursue such subjects rightly. [[\strikethrough]]

(A  The two prominent heads formed by Cape Disappointment and Chinook Point are strikingly conspicuous for many miles, from being bare of trees on their S.W. face.  This seems to be in consequence of their exposure to violent winds at almost all seasons, and other less apparent causes.
Excepting these the trees [[strikethrough]] seem to [[\strikethrough]] grow down to the waters edge) [[strikethrough]] and this is the fact all along the river west of the [[Dalles?]] - [[\strikethrough]]  (But the coast both north & south presents a narrow strip of sandy prairie [[strikethrough]] which may best be described here as it is [[\strikethrough]] very different in vegetation from the neighboring hills and somewhat analogous to the Californian plains).
  (Here insert descriptions of some of the principal trees along the coast from page 5-9 of App. also those shrubs peculiar to the coastline)