The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., September 5, 1902, page 3

ILLUSTRATED EDITION "BRIDGE OF THE GODS"

     Mrs. Gertrude Ingalls has been notified by A.C. McClurg & Co., of Chicago, publishers of Herbert Balch's now famous "Bridge of the Gods," that a illustrated edition of this book is to be brought out early in the fall. The new addition will be somewhat larger in form and will contain six full-page drawings by L. Maynard Dixon, a well known Pacific coast artist. Herbert Balch, the author of the "Bridge of the Gods," a brother to Mrs. Gertrude Ingalls, was for many years a resident of Hood River. Much of his time was spent among the Columbia river Indians, whose various languages he was thoroughly familiar with. He gathered far and wide Indian tales and legends, and from these wove the beautiful story and romance told in the "Bridge of the Gods." His early death, shortly after the completion of this his first literary production, cut short a life that promised much. This Oregon legend and romance is meeting with a steady sale in all parts of the United States, but should have a particular interest to all people of the Pacific Northwest. A new illustrated edition will be ready for the holiday trade, and with Hood River people it would make a most acceptable gift to Eastern friends.

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