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Show m Ono of tho uotablo visitord at tho fl Lowla and Clark Expouitiou last wool: M mis V. R. Shannon of Fowlor, Oal., B who is tho son of Goorpo Shannon M tho youugost motnbor of tho Lowifl M and Clark exploring party of u Inin- m ifrod years ngo. Qoorgo Shannon, m was known as "tho boy Shannon," H on account of his youth. Aftor tbo H expedition lio becaujo a lawyor nnd H was a distinguished jurist in Mis H Hourl. His son, thoxpoaition visitor, H is now 80 years of ago. Ho romom H bore bearing bis fathor toll thrilling H talcs about bis oxporlencoa on tho H long jouruy from St. Louis to tho H mouth of tho Columbia which tbo M " fair ftt Portland is icommcmoratlng. H X-EOXUItESON IRRIGATION. . 4 BBBBp 't"yir'1 W'- 1 Durfuff the "Lowl-i and Clark E.v- H position Ibo public has an opportnnl- H ty to loarn a great deal concerning B tho government's gigantic irrigation H projects n tbo west. At tbo oxpoal m tlnn there is ono entire building B dovoted to this subject. Modola and B pbotograpbs of Bomo of tho grent m lnnd-reolnrnatlon projects upon which H mora than 30,000,000 will bo H expended witbintho next few years M aro shown nnd locturos on this subject m are delivered by Edmund T. Perkins, M 11 Bkillful civil engineer in tho H Kovrino of the government. This is H tho flrst time that Irrigation ban H received inich attention at any on- H poitiou. |