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Summary

They came from every corner of the State of Oregon and from adjoining states, rough people and refined, all eager to share in a new prospect of comfort and prosperity.  Yet, the cause of this boom was a mere rumor, an unsubstantiated report that the government was going to dam a river in distant hills and construct major canals to irrigate the desert.  It could be a land rush, as had happened in the past, or something worse if the rumor really proved false.

Duration: 38 minutes (00:37:49)
Publishing date: 2009-01-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 1996. Copyright Statment: —

• Young Readers