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Transcontinental voyage by 18 foot boat reaches Montreal
John Edwin Hoag and Frank Wilton departed Los Angeles May 20 in the 18 foot Transcontinental with dog Spy-Wapato. They traveled by water across the continent except a 400 mile portage, from Celilo Falls to Fort Benton, ending in Montreal at CP Pier No. 8 before turning toward New York.
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Los Angeles
New York
John Edwin Hoag
Frank
Wilton
Spy-Wapato
Montreal
Celilo Falls
Washington
Fort Benton
Ontana
Astoria
Oregon
Columbia River
Missouri River
Mississippi
St. Louis
Illinois River
Ottawa
Illinois
Ilinois and
Michigan Canal
Joliet
Ilinois
Chicago Drainage Canal
Lake Michigan
Canadian Pacific
Bismarck
North Dakota