The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-28
Investigation of Stuck River
Landslide Ordered.
ms REMOVAL is RESISTED.
whfte River Farmers CIasm the Nat
ussI Dan, Il Thesr salvstt0n From
uestrucfiye FlsoAs-Pferee Coun-
n Axricaiturfsis ssy II In Their
C>ne Out and Ii InvestIgasing.

Uncle Sam mas been called upon to ar
msrate the long-Ganding quarrel between
~ farmers o. the Whit. river valley
I'D their brelhS.n WHO til. the lands along
S.aek river II. Pierce county, growing cat
- .ne alleged dls.nclsEaiion OF the latter
20 accept aitE proper grace their rfgntsui
sssr. OF It's spring foods coming down
waite river ~ sae paint where the two
xsr-ams GivHgs and seek Puget sound
ssca b. IT. ewn channel.
A. tsid n sne posl-Ifiie,.igencey several
~oeks ago fle Stuck valley farmers, who
I'VE fl Pierre county. have Recently been
threatening 10 remove d huge landslide
rhteh last winter came down and damned
ne ehanre, OF White river 50 as 10 divert
m sreaer part OF its waters info the
s.aeE. The White river farmers siec.are
saat to- landslide Was tine work OF the
hana Of Providence, and have called upon
he kig county commissioners to see that
Il Is y1t disturbed. To break the re-
suItins deadlock IN. PIERCE county farm
ssy aa,ea!sd 10 Secretary OF the interior
RIBS Tor permission tn remove the dam
JAMS Hart Of Auburn. on behalf of
hifnslf and othsf White river farmers
proteted. and now "a special agen, OF the
intssor department. Is in Seattle on a
icaa Of investigation
TIE agent has been over the ground and
Seo for himself the condition o. a1airs
4, the meeting Of the Chamber OF Conn
NICE this afiernooa the citizens OF Seat
III will be called upon TO aid the King
eGnty farmers In presenting their case
b the special agent. Mr.. Hart declares
int the White river farmers will consent
take an equitable share Of the water
ri VIII fight against an unconditional re-
soyAl OF the landslide 10 the last ditch.
Agent Comes Incox.
Yesterday the special agent. who arrived
on tie Sound strictly incog. spen; a por-
ton OF the afternoon IN consultation with
Comfy Commissioner Ryan and Mr.. Hart
at he formers office in the courthouse.
Nf. Hart explained how for six years
hnc lying along the White. Black and
DuMmish rivers had been annually In
undted by the foods resulting from the
ehsfuetion Of the channel Of the Stuck
in. the swift descent OF the landslide had
bfoEht relief. He showed that thou
sans OF acres of valuable bottom lands
hadbeen rendered almost WORTHLESS and
sxpsned how the farmers had been anx-
ionsy awaiting the relief expected from
the digging OF the north canal and the
eofeQuent lowering OF Lake Washington.
Commissioner Ryan backed up Mr.. Har,.s
aSrt!ons, and told the specia. agent of
uaormer appeal of the White river farm
"a Tor proteetlon to the natural dam
he agent, Of course. made no com
unis but asked the cooperation oe al! con-
ensa In gathering data for his repor, Ia
p Department, To this end Commissioner
Van Instructed County Surveyor Hamlin
prepare for use before the Chamber of
-emnerce statement showing the area of
hnd and number of persons affected in
Nd nns county by the White river floods.
ID. shan6er WIN meet at $3.50 O'Clock. 1t
> expected that Il large delegation from
tas n'er valleys viii be present.
Hart Proposes to Fight.
Mr.. Hart has entered into the crusade
ga!nss the White river floods with heart
ma SOUL He claims that the floods which
Drought financial misfortune and even ruin
70 himself and other King county farm
efs, were the direct result Of the artificial
Gssreion OF the waters OF White river from
lie Stuck. This commenced twelve years
ago and continued unit. 1892 when nearly
NE whole flow was carried on to tide water
ey the former stream. Who were the per-
sons who fe!led trees across the Stuck from
year 10 year until a permanent jam was
0Tmed' Mr.. Hart says he does not know
~. in,imates strongly that the Stuck river
isrmers had a hand IN u. He says that
DC Aas personally assisted III removing logs
% placed In the Stuck
TIE Increased volume OF water continu-
ms down White river, Mr.. Hart alleges
undermined The high biuff where the rivers
separate and brought down the landslide
1has, MI. Hart says, the people VINO dam
m1 Tue stuck wer5 hoist by the.r Ssn
pe'ard" Since the slide Mr. Hart has ex-
e'cised quasi protectorate over the new
usm and selemnly AYERS that even violence
msht result from an attempt 20 remove II
WITHOUT some provision for the future pro-
lection of the White river farmers.
A. Iresen, White river below the dam IL
. stream about eight feet wide and four
deep. A little further Down II IL augment
ca hy NE water Of Green river. The floods
On Stuck river since the landslide have been
very destructive.
Tie strange natural phenomenon of
'Ner dividing many miles from the sea is
exhibited a Suck Junction. 1t is one of the
sa'arai wonders OF Western Washington.