The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-02-02
Correspondence and County Notes

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LAKE CUSHMAN, JAN. IA. 1894
The Skokomish reached its highes
notch at Lake Cushman on Saturda,
the 18th inst. The water rose slowl,
for two days and then took a sudder
jump Friday night, going up nearly
feetin II hours. At daylight Saturda a,
it stood 4 feet, 10 inches deep on the
floor of the Cushman house. The en-
tire Putnam ranch was under water ex
cept few feet around the Homestead
and farm buildings. The hotel kitchen
was washed away and is now hung ur
across the lake with three other build
lngs which have gone out on the tide
AT the Hanson ranch the water rose
within two inches OF the floor and the
! garden covered with debris.
Capt. Tom Hays has secured diving
suit and is gathering few late apples
in his orchard.
1t is impossible to get to Mr.. Lakes
house, but the river appears to have
cut away the bank almost to the door.
No news has come from up the river
| what was left of the Mason Co.'S min
ing camp has undoubtedly gone down
the f1ume but no anxiety is felt for
Tue new Du1lQ1ngS put TIP.
On Mr.. Honan'S place a small creek
cut new channel for itself under the
house and the foundation of his chin
ney was for a while in a great deal of
danger.
The road to Hoodsport has not been
damaged to any great extent except in
the canyon just outside of Hoodsport.
Supervisor Finch tells us there is a
deep washout there, This piece of
road has been in constant use since
'91 and has been washed out regularly
each winter and this season no less
than three times So
Capt Hays expects to 60 back to
Hoodsport tomorrow to repair the
water works works which have been
thrown out of repair by the, high water
January 21st.
The Lake has been frozen over since
the 18th and no mail has now left the
Lake since the 5th. The snow is about
two feet deep at the lake and about
three feet at the mining camp.
The ice today is strong enough to
bear man, and boat was hauled ac-
cross it to the lower end of the lake and
launched in the open water there and
the remaining eight miles to Hoods
port VIII be made on snow shes. Every
BODY IN the bottom has been busy
Tor the past few days making snow
shoes without which to travel is impos
s1ble. Mr. Butler was down from his
ranch on Friday, he reports the Mason
Cos. old mining camp washed away
but no damage done to the new build
ings.
Just before the storm Mr.. Putnam
killed beef for parties in Hoodsport
and he is now unable to get it out.
Well he wont Starve for a while vet. G.
HOODS CANAL. Jan. 80, 1894.
Died, at the Skokomish reservation,
January 24th, Susan, wife of David
Charley, aged about twenty-seven.
VIM. Watson has closed his school
at Harrison, having finished his term.
Miss Griswold, of Seattle, began
teaching school at Hoodsport about
two weeks ago.
On account of high water and snow
travel has been suspended between
Lake Cushnan and Hoodsport, togeth-
er with the rest of the outer world.
during the past three weeks, no mail
even having been carried for this time
The water at the Lake during the last
freshet was higher than ever it was
known to before. w. Putnam re
ports that he had blankets enough to
cover all the ground he had on his
ranch during the freshet, which was
not covered by water. F. c. Purdy
also says that the water was higher
than it has been since he has been on
his ranch, twenty years. Considera-
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the Purdy place and about twenty on
webb farm, though it was not all
total loss, as considerable was fed out
before being ruined.
At Holly, 10 Harmon bay, last
Sabbath afternoon, after church ser
vices, at the school house, about Is per-
sons adjourned to the house of r
Wyatt to spend some time in singing
sacred songs. This is a custom which
they have there after their regular
Sabbath Schools, as they have the as
sistance of Mr.. WAITS organ. Sin
gularly there was singing in nine
different languages: German, Swe-
dish, Norwegian, Chinook, Cla11am,
N1squally, Skokomish, Spokane and
English. Two guitars as we'll as the
organ accompanied the singing.
Key. w. E. Young has lately held
two series of meetings, one at Lille
waup and the other at Bangor, About
thirty professed to come out for Christ
the number deing nearly equally divi
ded betweed the two places.
Miss Luella Thomas, of Holly, who
had her leg badly broken about a
month ago, by falling over bluff, is
recovering as fast as could be reason
ably expected, having been able to sit
up some during the past week. It will
probably be two months more before.
she will be able to use it freely, as it
was broken in several places. S.