"Of all newspapers in the Pacific Northwest, the Portland Oregonian devotes most space to articles of historical value. Among many others, two recent ones deserve mention here. In the issue of November 14, 1926, Leon Byrne has an illustrated article entitled 'Romance and Danger of Early River Navigation'... The other, entitled 'Old Indian Bridge Dramatized,' appeared in the issue of December 5, 1926. It is by Ruth Elizabeth Sheldon of The Dalles. In telling of a proposed new steel bridge across the Columbia she recites the Indian Legend of the 'Bridge of the Gods' which was used as the title of an Oregon classic by Frederick Homer Balch."