“my, May 30. 1940
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Proves Very Interesting
Deaf Ralph: 1
You asked for it—-—here it is!
At the appointed hour of 5 a m.,
Kay (That’s Mrs. Maupin) and I
sat on the from steps waiting for
our host to appear. Punctual man
that he is. John Neuman drove up in
a m few minutes with Leona, and
.150 John and Dorothy Vibber. This
afl’ail' all started when John No. 1
(M's John Neuman) suggested 9.
mp down the Columbia River with
the Mount Adams Ice caves as the
daunation, with a ‘lot of river in-
Mon thrown in. This river in
median is in preparation for a
mg mp John No. 1 intends to make
on; summer from Kennewick to
“land, but that will be another
story.
Without delay, we settled com
foflgbl] in the V-8. and without
breakfast cruised easily along thru
the “my morning haze, opposed by
”tilt breeze from the southwest as
W]. River transportation being
reasonfibly important on this par-
WY trip, we watched the river
more closely for unusual features
that might affect a successful boat
mp. It is surprismg how much you
mar about a stream lived on for
my years, but so commonplace
cut its true significance and bean
” m easily overlooked.
Seven o'clock brought us down in
to the pretty valley holding Arling
ton, and we hoped, some rfilling food.
With customary feminine precision
Dorothy, Leona and Kay polished
the dust from the silverware in the
hotel breakfast shop, and we mas
taxed in a leisurely manner some
generous helpings of ham and eggs,
vlth a side of' hots, variations to
suit the mdividuals. The first ex
cm-slon to the river bank proper
followed breakfast and Johns 1 and
2 (2 is for John Vibber) and myself
are the bank and potential facili
tls a cm'sory glance or two. Some
3107 driving over six miles of con
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struction followed by some of Ore
gon’s best highway, brought us to
John Day rapids.
Just before reaching the rapids,
we sighted a tug ' and barge going
down stream, and since-river men
had warned John No. 1 about the
possible danger of these rapids, we
stopped along the brow of a hill and
watched the tug and barge navigate
the rapids. It was a convincing pic--
ture, illustrating that a fellow must
really love the river to figure out
the safe way to meet these potential
hazards.
Beyond John Day rapids our next
stop was the upstream entrance to
Celilo canal, 'where the numerous
tribes of Indians of the northwest
do their salmon fishing. Fishing
was extremely poor, and we saw
only one fish sold, not to us. At
tendants at the canal entrance were
extremely courteous and helpful in.
suggestions about bringing a small
boat through, and explained the de
tails of operating the locks. Appar
ently the years of idleness of the
locks allowed them to become obso
lete, and the newest thing in river
transportation that developed when
Kirk Thompson’s Mary Gail was
launched, found them with some
locks that are operated by hand in
this day of electricity_ The first
glance at the stream and its com
parative size with the canal scare
the liver out of a person, wondering
what would happen if a pilot missed
‘the canal. The attendant enlight
ened us by telling of a wheat barge
I that had missed the canal two
weeks before. The tug pilot was able
to cut loose from the barge and
save his boat, but the barge went
over Celilo Falls with two men. They
both jumped and were drowned,
but the shoes of one man that he
had removed before jumping re
mained where he placed them on
the barge. Had they stayed with
the barge, they would undoubtedly
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Maybe not with hammer and saw, but
we are at work with the builders,
nevertheless building a finer,
stronger, more modern community.
You’d be surprised how many indi
viduals and businesses we have made
new loans to during the past year—
big loans and little losses—to hel
improve individual situatioms and)
build the business of this community.
You’ll find us glad always to consider'
your needs.
have survived, according to our
story teller. To console the 2 Johns
and myself, he then related other
less-hair-raising experiences. and
explained that by hugging the bank
closely going either up stream or
down, the danger was negligible; _
And so off to the ice caves. But
our driver slams on his hydraulics,
and with a satisfied and eager ex
clamation, points to the extreme
lower end of the canal, and we see
Mary Gail just pushing a barge up
stream from the lowest lock. With
out vote or explanation, the fem
inine half of the party agrees that
we should watch the tug and barge
navigate the lower canal and the‘
next lock. In the lowest passing ba
sin, another barge was being re-l
paired and had swung crosswise so‘
that Mary Gail and her barge were
blocked. Lines were tossed aboard
the crippled barge, and it was re
turned to its proper position, allow
ing the tug to move its cargo safe
ly Iby. The barge being pushed was
loaded to capacity, and apparently
only showed about 1% to 2 feet
above water except the front, which
was built up to take care of swells
and waves. The lock attendants
were in a terrific sweat because the‘
last craft thru had gone up stream
and the locks were against this!
craft. It meant double operating,‘
and by the time we had loaded into}
the V-8 again and driven upstreaml
a mile, the two men had manned the {
capstans and were slowly opening;
the lower gates, having released the;
water from the lock thru special;
slide gates. The Mary Gail nudged‘
her barge carefully into the lock,‘
and the two men started their tread;
mill job again in closing the gates
they had just opened, all the while}
listening to the stale and oft re
peated comments on how hard the\
work was. and how little they would
like to do all this work for a small
run-about such as John the First in
tended to take thru.- Good-natured
ly, they assured him that it would
be all in a day's work, as they aver-,
aged this performance three times
each shift of 8 hours, and had put
thru as many as six in one shift.
Just an.casy government job!
, During all this performance Le
ona had properly photographed
much of the important proceedings,
and Dorothy had asked a question
or two, while Kay caught up with
some sleep in the car. The water
was released into the lock, and in a
few minutes the upper gates were
opened in the same manner and the
Mary Gail and her barge moved
; slowly up the canal.
‘ Driving on from the canal, we
; enjoyed the Columbia Gorge scen
ery until we reached the Hood River
1 toll «bridge, which reminded us
‘Maupin Story—
greatly of the years we coughed up
to get across the bridge to Pasco. Up
the beautiful rWhite Salmon river
valley the road climbs for twenty
eight miles to the Ice Caves forrest
camp, where Johns 1 and 2 and my
.self tackled the gas stove and the
lesser job of preparing the meal was
left to those of more experience.
With the inner man more than sat
isfied, rather stuffed, we devoted
the next fifteen minutes to explor
ing the ice caves Standard 011
should investigate before they label
their maps thus, as the average
tourist has acted according to repu
tation and removed all of the ice,
piece by piece. Fifteen minutes is
all you need, but 'the scenery along
the roadway is beautiful and well
worth the trip.
Sam Hill, the globe trotter, who
hobnobbed with European royalty,
has passed on, but the castle, dub
bed ‘Hill’s Folly,’ and which he did
not wish to be a monument to him
self, is now a reality as a Fine Arts
Museum. Returning to the river, we
soon pulled up in the crowded park
ing area by this museum which Mr.
Hill had declined to finish and open
to the public until it was served by
a good road. The road is really there
now, as much a masterpiece as the
castle, and the people were show
ing their appreciation by appearing
in great numbers. As Kay and I
stepped up to the entrance, the girl
THE KENNEWICK. (WASE) comma-mm
selling tickets was telling a visitor
that 1220 had registered up to that
time, about a quarter of six. Soon
we were scattered. each pursuing
his or her own inclinations. The
description must be left to the
connoisseur of art.
Outstanding were gifts of the
Spreckels collection. Queen Eliza
beth of Greece and the late Queen
Marie of Roumania. the only per
son of royalty to actually visit the
castle. Our hour and fifteen min
utes were proof that the fact that
the average visit of an interested
person is three hours, which of
course, means another visit is nec
essary.
Satus Pass is beautiful by light of
a full moon, even to married people.
and the V 4! slipped into Kenne
wick at 10:30 and unloaded six com
fortably tired people. leaving be
hind some beautiful and interesting
things, but full with the remem
brance and inspiration of what we
pass frequently, but do not see.
When John and Leona do this by
boat—that’s another story.
Sincerely.
FRANK MAUPIN
County Work Begins
at Gravel Pit Here
WESTERN HORSE HEAVEN—
The county rock crusher recently
moved from the county well to the
gravel pit on the Nels Burkhart
place. The pit will be blasted this
week and will be ready then for
busines§. Barney Schmidt is night
watchman on the job.
Helen Fouch is absent from
school with an attack of measles.
Mr. and Mrs. James Belan enter
tained at a birthday dinner last
Sunday in honor or their daugh
ter, Carol Jean’s 13th birthday. Ten
guests were present. In the eve
ning the young folks had a marsh
mallow roast.
Geese Feed on Wheat
It was rather and unusual spec
tacle at this time of year to see a
large flock of geese go across coun-
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