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Itinerary for Columbia River Historical Expedition, late 19th century - early 20th century

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[1] COLUMBIA RIVER HISTORICAL EXPEDITION   ITINERARY OF COLUMBIA RIVER SPECIAL via GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY   Thursday, July 15 Columbia River Special leaves Chicago Union Station via Great Northern Railway .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .  . .6:00 P.M.    Friday, July 16 St. Paul, Minnesota   Special Train Leaves St. Paul .  .  .  .  .   .  .  .   .   .   .8:00 A.M.   via St. Cloud, Alexandria, Barnesville, Moor- head, and Fargo (The Red River Ox Cart Route)   Grand Forks, North Dakota   Special Train Arrives University of North Dakota.  .   5:30 P.M.    INDUSTRAIL ARTS DEMONSTRATION AND INDIAN ARTS EXHIBIT  BANQUET   Special Train Leaves University .  .   .   .  .   .   .   .   .   10:30 P.M.   Saturday, July 17 Fort Union, North Dakota   Special Train Arrives Fort Union.  .  .   .   .   .   .   .   . 8:00 A.M.   INDIAN CONGRESS Tribes which formerly traded there                                  Mandana                      Gros Ventres                                Hidatsas                        Crows                                Arikaras                        Blackfeet                                Chippewas                    Bloods                                Sioux                               Piegans                                Assiniboines   Special Train Leaves Fort Union.  .  .  .   .   .   .   .   .10:30 P.M.   Sunday, July 18 Glacier Park, Montana   Special Train Arrives Glacier Park.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .12:30 P.M.                           LUNCHEON GLACIER PARK. TRIP TO TWO MEDICINE LAKE AND DINNER THERE, RETURNING TO TRAIN AFTER DINNER   Special Train leaves Glacier Park .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .   .11:00 P.M.   Monday, July 19 Bonners Ferry, Idaho   Special Train Arrives Bonners Ferry.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .8:30 A.M.    -2- DEDICATION OF MONUMENT TO EARLY PATHFINDERS WHO ESTABLISHED THE FIRST ROUTE OF TRAVEL AND TRADE THROUGH WHAT IS NOW THE STATE OF IDAHO   Special Train leaves Bonners Ferry.   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .  .10:30 A.M.    Spokane, Washington   Special Train Arrives Spokane .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .2:00 P.M.          VISIT TO SPOKANE HOUSE AND FATHER DESMET’S            MISSION. BANQUET DAVENPORT HOTEL.    Special Train Leaves Spokane .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .  .  . 11:00 P.M.    via Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway   Tuesday, July 20 Wishram, Washington   Special Train Arrives Wishram .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .8:30 A.M.             DEDICATION OF MONUMENT TO EARLY EXPLORES AND           PIONEERS WHO FOLLOWED THE COLUMBIA AT THAT PLACE   Special Train Leaves Wishram .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .10:30 A.M.   Special Train Arrives Fort Vancouver.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1:30 P.M.          VISIT TO FORT VANCOUVER AND TRIP OVER COLUMBIA           RIVER HIGHWAY.             BANQUET PORTLAND   Special Train Leaves Portland .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .   .   .   .   .  .11:00 P.M.    Wednesday, July 21 Clatsop Beach   Special Train Arrives Clatsop Beach .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4:00 A.M.   VISIT TO SALT MAKERS’ CAMP 10:00 A.M. BALANCE OF DAY AT PACIFIC BEACHES   Thursday, July 22 Astoria, Oregon                           DEDICATION OF MONUMENT TO ROBERT GRAY, LEWIS                         AND CLARK, AND JOHN JACOB ASTOR ON COXCOMB HILL.                         LUNCHEON 12:30 P.M. AT SITE OF OLD FORT CLATSOP   Special Train Leaves Astoria .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .3:00 P.M.   Friday, July 23 Special Train Leaves Spokane .  .   .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .7:00 P.M. Special Train Arrives Glacier Park.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .5:30 P.M.    Sunday, July 25 Special Train Leaves Glacier Park .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .10:20 P.M.   Tuesday, July 27 Special Train Arrives St. Paul .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .8:30 A.M.  Special Train Arrives Chicago .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . .8:30 P.M.   

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