McCauley v. Steamship

The waters of the Willamette Biver before emptying into the Columbia Biver divide, and the main body goes to the right and the remnant to the left of an island. The branch going to the left is known as Willamette Slough. 'The plant of the Columbia County Lumber Company, since destroyed by fire, was located at a point on Willamette Slough. The dock was about 700 feet long and about 400 feet wide. The dock was constructed of heavy flooring placed upon piling driven into the earth. At the outer edge of the dock the floor was between 35 and 50 feet above the bottom of the slough. The piles were…