A group of islands near the mouth of the Multnomah hides it from the view of the passing voyager.

The stream is now more generally known as the Willamette, or Wallamet.

The large city of Portland, Oregon, is built on the river, about twelve miles from its junction with the Columbia.

The Indian tribes along the banks of the Multnomah, or Willamette, subsisted largely on the wappatoo, an eatable root, about the size of a hen's egg and closely resembling a potato.

This root is much sought after by the Indians and is eagerly bought by tribes living in regions where it is not to be found.