The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1902-08-08


the Dakotas out TO Oregon in search of
health and found it on his little claim
up in the foothills Of Mount Defiance.
The Glacier man continued his tripI
up the mountain road as far as the
new mill being built by the Davenport
Bros Lumber Co. The mill Is located
about half mile above the old Parker
house. Fred Hertz had about com
pleted setting up the machinery and
the mill was about ready to start up.
The force of men at work on the mill
and building roads and tlume are
boarded at the Parker house, which is
managed by Mrs. r. Il. Newly. There
are hundreds Of acres here owned by
the Davenports, which are being de-
nuded Of timber, that will some day in
the near future be wanted for orchard
land. The old Berger ranch, now
owned by some one in California, is in
bad shape. The fences are down, and
bands of cattle have destroyed the once
fine orchard William Froebe of Sher-
man county has about l50 fat cattle
ranging on Davenport's lands that are
herded by J. N, Spencer.
Going south from Crapper school
house the good farms of Ida Crapper,
E. f. Lyons, j. R. Kinsey, T. j. Cum
ming, Henry Hackett and John Jakku
were passed. On the slope towards
Hood river are the places of John Kel.
ley, j. Wickham, John Hakel, Van
Johnson, Charles Reed, and T. j. Cum
ning's homestead. The latter is known
as Edgem0nt, so named because the
biggest part stands on edge. Starting
from the river, its limits on the moui-
tain side reach an elevation of some
thing less than 1000 feet. 1t has good
deal of land to the acre. Van john
son has one of the best improved farms
in the neghborhood He has good
meadow land, bearing orchards and
strawberry fields. He recently rented
his place for term of years to Frank
Barnhart. Van will take well-earhed
vacation while he grubs more land to
improve his place. John Hakel has
carved out a good home on the bank
of Hood River, where he has good or
chards, clover and strawberry fields.
His father, John Hakel, and cousin,
Miss Fiina Niva, recently arrived from
Finland. The old gentleman will
make his home with bis son. Mr.
Hakel has invented and had patented
an implement to trim strawberry
vines that is operated by band and will
prove great labor saver. John Kel-
| ley has good farm and home. His
orchards are looking well, and the
apple trees will produce "A good lot of
fruit this year, John Kelley's place
has been well known for years as pro-
ductive in fruit and especially early
strawberries. The same can be said of
j. Wickham's place adjoining. Mr..
Wickham has big orchard of bearing
apple trees and other fruit. He is
clearing more land TO set to strawber-
ries and was engaged in setting plants
when visited by the Glacier man.
| II. G. Hengst and son Joseph have
one of the best places fronting on
Hood river. They have 1000 apple
trees, 500 of them bearing, all good
winter varieties. They thin the fruit
and allow no trees to overbear. They
have excellent clover land, and last
year harvested six tons of hay off / /
acres, first crop. From II acres they
have gathered 400 crates of. stsawber-
ries. Everything about the Hengst
farm gives evidence of thrift and com
fort. Mr.. and Mrs. Hengst are getting
{ we'll along in years and desire to sell
the farm and build and live upon Their
place in town. They offer the farm,
, l20 acres, for sale at $50 an acre. We
: know of no cheaper place in the val
ley. Some of the best places in the
Crapper district we failed to visit on
i, this trim