The Hood River glacier., June 22, 1889, Image 2

About The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933

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HOOD RIVER, OR., JUNE 22, 1889.
LET US JtEA VTIFY AND IMPROVE
Our little town needs but one thing to
make it superlatively beautiful, and that
ia water for irrigating purposes. Our
supply of drinking water is large enough
when properly cared for to supply a city
of three or four thousand, and by utiliz
ing some of the other springs along the
hill, the supply could be increased three
or four fold, but for beautifying our
lawns and making the town what it
should be a flower garden we should
have a large supply of cheap water.
Naturally enough, Indian creek suggests
itself, as its water could be brought in
cheaper than any other. The distance
is not more than a mile, and the source
is high enough to allow of bringing the
water in well up on the bill, making it
available for all.
The right to take the water would
have to be secured from the property
owners of Parkhurst, but as the dam
would be just, the place for them to put
in their hydraulic rams, wo do not think
any objection would be raised. How
ever, should this plan not be successful,
the water can be brought in from Hood
river at ho very great cost, and in un
limited quantity.
With plenty of water, this can be
made the, most beautiful piace in the
northwest. The soil is rich, the location
perfect, the big oaks a : never-ceasing
delight to the eye. The Blowers block,
with its green sward and bright flowers,
shows what the . application of a little
water will do, and there is no reason
why every block in the city should not
be as beautiful. Our town can be made
bo beautiful as to excite the admiration
of all, and we are so situated that this
should be our chiefest desire.
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imatever our utilitarian resources
may be, we Bhould not forget that we
have a place where people will come;
not to make money, but to regain health
and to rest; to spend money, not to
make it. Every charm we add, every
attraction in the shape of verdure and
flowers, assists in deciding visitors to
come, and having seen and realized the
beauties and healthfulness of the place,
to return every summer to remain with
ns. .The water must be brought in, and
the sooner we take hold of it, the better
for all.
WHITE SALMON.
The White Salmon country is perhaps
the least known of any region along the
Columbia, and yet it has vast resources,
which in the near future will bring it
into prominence. The AVhite "Sahnn
" river which rises near Mt. Adams
empties into the Columbia directly oppo
site here, and makes this the most
available railroad point.' A good wagon
road is built to the Trout lake section
and many settlements have been made
for a distance of forty miles 1 back from
the Columbia. . Near the head of this
river is perhaps the finest body of white
pine on the coast, and it will be but a
short time until the lumber shipments
from this section will be large. Mr. R.
D. Cameron, some time since, under
took to drive logs down the river, but a
disastrous jam in a narrow canyon
caused him, temporarily at least, to
abandon the project. He is a man of
untiring energy, thoroughly understands
the logging and river driving business,
and we predict will yet find a way to
put this fine timber on the market. The
country also abounds in coal, a fine vein
having been opened about.twenty miles
from Trout lake by Wm. Chatfield, and
others, of Goldendale. This vein is situ
ated near the line of the proposed rail
road from Vancouver to Pasco, and will
be a valuable property. The country
near the Columbia is well' adapted for
raising Ifruit, the celebrated Jewett
nursery beiug situated near the mouth
of the river. Outside of its business
possibilities this section contains many
attractions for parties desirous of spend
ing a few weeks in the mountains.
Trout lake is a justly famous fishing
place, and the ice caves are a great at
traction. For the mountain climber,
Aaams is full of opportunities,' and pre
eents many difficulties not encountered
on Uood. Upon the completion of the
Vancouver and Tasco railroad it will be
but a short days drive from it to the
0. R. &, N. here, and no doubt many
tourists will follow this route. Taken
altogether the future of this whole sec
tion is of a roseate hue.
, AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
The suit of the government against
Borthwick A Fraine to recover the sum
of $90,000, the alleged value of timber
cut from government lands by them
came up on demurrer before Justice
Allyn, of the second district of "Washing
ton territory, recently, and the demurrer
was sustained. The points decided are
that the grant to the Northern Pacific, of
lands along the river, was a present
grant, and the ti tie is therefore in the
railroad company until such time as the
government takes sieps to forfeit it.
That the "government cannot therefore
maintain an action for trespass on said
lands. This decision will no doubt be
appealed from and will eventually go to
the United States Supreme court. Its
immediate effect is to allow the indis
criminate cutting of timber on railroad
lands, without being responsible to any
one. The government oan't nrnspentA
bf cause the title is in the company, and
the Northern cannot bring an action be
cause the right of property is not yet
theirs, nor are they in possession. Nor
can a suit be brought by the government
for timber cut now, even should the
grant revert. All this, provided Judge
Allyn's decision is not overruled.
THE GAME LA WS.
The citizens of this section of the
county are law-abiding in every respect,
and they propose seeing that those who
come here obey the laws. Last year
parties from The Dalles camped at
points in the valley, and committed
flagrant violations of the game laws by
shooting grouse and pheasants long
before the law permitted it. In conse-'
quence, when it became lawful to shoot
them, the few that had escaped were so
wild they could not be approached.
This year the same thing has been com
menced again, the offenders being Dalles
people. We now give them and all
others notice, that they will be watched.' !
and each and every violation of the law
will bring swift prosecution. We don't
want to see our visitors get into trouble,
and hence give this warning. We have
respected the law, and we propose to see
that all others do the same.
WE WILL II A VE MILLS.
From present indications it is fair to
presume that a dam will bo put in the
river above the county bridge in the
very near future. Several parties are
interested in the scheme, end there i3 no
doubt but that it will be done. The vast
quantity of timber adjacent to the tribu
taries of the river must find a market
and the river is the natural route for it
to find its way to the mills. Hood river
is an easy stream to drive, the only diffi
culty being in holding the logs, as the
current is so swift that no boom will
hold them. The construction of ad am
will do away with this. When this is
done a large mill will bo put in here,
giving employment to a large number of
men. There is strong talk of building a
flume also, and 1891 will see both the
river and the flume at work hauling the
wealth of timber from the mountains to
this point.
Tve splendid yield of grain this sum
mer will stimulate our. farmers, and
next year the acreage will probably be
doubled, The fact that the grain had tn
be threshed with a flail or tramped out
with horses, heretofore, deterred arm
ers from sowing any large area, but now
that a good threshing outfit has been
Drought Here this difficulty is removed.
It takes some time to increase the Acre
age as all the land requires some clear
ing, and some of it is pretty heavily tim
bered, but the increase in all agricultural
products will be steady and rapid, until
the whole valley ig under cultivation.
The supreme court Thursday decided
the case of W. II. Biggs, railroad com
mission, appointed by Governor Pen
neyor, against Secretary. McBride, sus
taining the latter in his refusal to draw
a warrant for Biggs' salary. The court
decided very properly, that the Gover
nor had no right to appoint, and that
the law went into effect as soon as it
was passed over the Governor's yeto.
From present, indications Hood river
will have a rush of visitors aS SOOn A9 iha
hotel at the glaciers is finished. Many
letters of inquiry, are received by the
postmaster, and Mr. Rand informs us
two families from the southern states
who camped there last summer will re
turn soon, bringing with them a whole
host of acquaintances. This summer
will advertise the Hood river country
and next year it will be flooded with
tourists. Wasco Sun.
Questions for Farmers.
New York Times : The Reform Club
is working even harder now than it did
last fall, and is spreading the doctrine
of tariff reform broadcast. The farmers
are coming a for the greater part of the
club's attention; for when they are led
to think, the effects of the tariff upon
themselves are made clear and their
sympathy is gained for the causo of re
form. The club has devised a plan that
will set the farmers to thinking. They
are interviewing agriculturalists in all
parts of the country by means of printed
slips, asking a number of pertinent ques
tions to the matter. The experiment
has been tried far enough to proye that
a very large number of the farmers will
send their opinions. When a sufficient
ly large number of these are received
the club will have them condensed, tab
ulated and published. They will prove
very instructive reform literature. A
copy of the questions is ap pended :
1. Are the farmers in your community
as prosperous as they have ever been ?
2. If SO. to what ln t.hev -nliieflv own
tneir prosperity ( n not, what has been
the chief reason of the chatne? (T.e.avn
out of consideiation such temporary
causes as a Dad crop year and consider
me snciai ana political causes.)
3. Do the farmers takn less or more
interest than lormeny m economic dis
cussionsr
4.. What effect does the tariff have mi
tneir condition ?
5. 'Will a bushel of who it nr a barrel
of corn buy as many necessaries of life
as ltaiu inirty years ago . ;
6. Have thev trained or Inst anna r1io
nity, as compared with other classes
such as merchants anrl mwhanlna'?
7. Do farmers' sons shew any less
wiiiHiirneHH. man former v tA. hiuwmo
larinersr irso.wnyr ,
If you will write a fuller answer to
these inquiries than this blank will hold,
it will be highly appreciated. ; '
Please address your answers by mail
to the Reform Club, 12 East Thirty
third street, New York Citv, and a sum
mary of the answers received from every
part of the country will be sent to you.
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A Fishing Party.
Union Falls, June 18, 1889.
Editor Glacier:
Messrs. O. D.Taylor, of The Dalles.
and P. G. Conklin, of Portland, made a
flying business trip to Union Falls,
where they met W. R. Winans and
others. Arriving an hour before dinner
they, repaired to the famous fishing
giounds, whrolrr. Taylor first declined
to manipulate the rod, saying he
uouiuu msu mucn anyway. .But when
he Saw the success of others he took a
hand, when the fun began, and the way
ijb iuuk. uie scaips oi the tinny tribe was
a caution. Two men stood in readiness
to take the tish off his hook as he stood
too far out in the stream to handle them
himself. lie caught fish, and while Mr.
Conklin did fairly well, Mr. Taylor
broke the record. He was not heard to
swear any during thei day, and that
accounts for. his wonderful success,
although he no doubt would be willing
to affirm that he had rare sport. We
will not mention the number he caught,
as it might exceed the belief of those
who were not there, but will simply say
that several of the best ones measured
22 inches. When the party left for The
Dalles they were well pleased with what
they saw, and it was generally thought
that unless The Dalles had got another
boom since Mr. Taylor left, he would
hardly stop off there, as the old town
wouldn't be big enough to hold him.
The party were taken out and back by
one of Ohnger & Bone's livery rigs, 0.
R. Bone at the ribbons Itbllyou.
Yesterday's Qrcgonian says : Work is
well under way at the foot of B street on
the repairs of the steamer Wasco, which
was successfully brought over the Cas
cades recently by Port Captain J. W.
nuupe. ii is me intention to taue the
Wasco around to the sound, and the
present repairs are mainly for the pur
pose of having the vessel in a thoroughly
seaworthy condition when she crosses
the Columbia bar outward bound. She
will be entirely stripped of her guards,
as the ill-fated Alaskan should have
been ; to save the seas the trouble of so
doing. A false house will also be built
outside of the old one to protect it from
the waves.
The body has been recovered of the
man who made the Paul Revere ride
down theConenifinuh vallum tnu I
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of the flood, warning the people of the
approaching danger. It was badlv dis
figured. The features were almost un
recognizable. The name of the rider
was Daniel Peyton, son of the million
aire, J okn W. Peyton. Ho knew when
he started that the dam was about to
burst, was. pursued by a wall of water
down the valley, overtaken and des
troyed at the bridge. .
. From present inoications the Colum
bia will be lower this eeason than ever
before. It is a nitv there ia r.
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available for prosecuting the work at
the Cascades, as the opportunity 53 one
not often afforded. Maior Tinnih.ir,, .;n
use the remainder of the appropriation
11 yu-'us me cus etone, and as the
lower end of the canal ia nnon tn it f.,11
depth, this nart will
pleted by winter.
Colfax and other Wmshi
h - - -"&vvy ivniin.
aving contributed generously to Seattle,
are now raisins rnonev for a Vnnrth n
Julv celebration. C.nHav raieA i enn
in one day. j
- w. .ma 't .(Mill
1 11 in 11 11 u 1 111
Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
fcs and
Flour and Feed,
A
General Assortment of such
is usually found in a
country store.
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