The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-04

or three following days showing but COM
paratlvelY few axh. This can be under
stood when 30 In considered that the river
az some points Is over 100 feet wide, and
even IL tire 1s1 are ascending In plentiful
numbers II is By mere chance that they
take ths shore 50 closely as 70 be caught
by q wheel built on the bank and having
lead that extends out some twenty-five
feet towards tne center ~ tke stream
$50 far as the committee YVES able 70
observe. the wheel appurteBances are not
temporary structures cheAply built, but
rather coutr4vances made costly by the
character OF TIRE stream which AT hl~h
stages sweeps many o. them away. One
rev wheel inspected by the committee
represented an outlay of nearly 8 go. and
81 many other places the force - the cur
rent ard the character % tire annual
foods have rscessftafe6 he outlay % large
Sums 20 insure ANYTHING Ike pgrrnauence
20 the wheels leads and their supporting
structures.
The committee vas careful 20 make
observations with a view OF asraTta i1fn z
as 70 how seriously these Fsh wheels
ruar ohs-rucf O. act a. a -1eraee % river
m Ttga-f0n ard "a unanimously % the
opinion that those who have regarded the
wheels - such a Heuace have been gross
Is ruts8-fo~rnsG. - hRs been stated shove
the wheels and fes6s are ~ the present
time almost Ehcaty out az water. while
the Columbia river g row some eIThr 20
ten feet above Tow wafer level. II no ln-
stance vaR = wheel CT saaf observed
wt{ch could N any wsv Ae regarded as
IN Obstruction 20 navigation. ths FISH a -
uitances a. nearly al po88ts occupying
sn& b~{nx almost entirely 0tlt % water
during THE greater part % the year.
Ia keeping ~tth these Observations
an1 n aecorin re Win fhs hsst tnfSrrns-
ton that could - gathered from inter-
ests3 end dlssnteTestei parties the COM
rai1tee seels warranted Ia saying.
'+Ffrst-Thzt fhe fan wheels On The Co
lurnhla river between Vancouver and the
Cascade locks 81 10 sense are and az
present constructed ar1 operated never
ear Sc regarded - Il any way interfering
with navigation or that stream.
'Ssesnc--That thsy are owned ~ c!ti-
Sens ard taIps US - ne state. thar thei-
co.'s truetlon represents the outlay q
much capital n ths aEg--e gate. ard as le-
Eitiu8te Industries giving srzrt oyr7ent -
many laScrsrs a. good wages they Should
receive si dae ercoara EeE9ent-
Inlr.i--laat tee salmon fgken by v.ae@!
coatrivancss are now bet = per ceat q
ire entire c4tcA Ga Tire Columbia river.
q ad khaf thts Chit percentage 81 nut a
ssaaai 0roor tsonnfeFt e9aS i8e-taE the caps
- oss ar5 destruction growing eel of an
u1aI foods.
-Fogrlh-TAsg 3ase-roch as e. = ra-
EaTsssd &c fact ans roe s1sarr rhat Ene
Krraf aglk e assessing sasHasr rev@~ ra-
tara 20 ire sea- she ta&luE - Fserti1n
g tae Earue ~ wnse.< s. 20 n1Beh as-a.
Ftsta~lh4t tae commercial vAiGe =
taa sw77 na% cA4E1t bT weets
aeaaants - tNeuea~-s 81 dollars al Il
vateg ~ ~ aho1,Eian - % Aeels W71la -
throwH arav 70 m a9ve 1taTe. 5rsfeHd -
citizens e this stata vto aFe permanent
residents sd 5f.eetissa1 ~sta tsa aslslsa-
iaE - tse common ea}f1
-szxtA-Teas while thousands % saluson
seaess fra ve sersta {s degree rs Interfere
wtta taorsaHts Attending go streams uuo1
atesfeF sta Aa-afaa. aod t-ar
vtaeet From q c9-1 77s1-s 81 s,asfs ro4rt 8 g
d q s q