The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-09

most deplorable accident happened that
cast gloom over our little neighbor-
hood, and resulted in the drowning OF
William Jenkins and his 10 year-old son,
Walter, and James Laughlin, son of
Judge Laughlin OF The Dalles. James,
who was schoolmate and warm per-
sonal friend of mine, was returning to
The Dalles after having made me a visit.
1t was high water and the landing at
Benson's, near the Lost Lake Lumber
| company's saw mill, was reached by a
small boat. A. G. Phelps, Mr.. Jenkins,
and his boy we're also of the party. The
boat, which was a large one and loaded
with empty kegs was using sail, which
jbbed Unexpectedly and struck the boy
Walter on the head, knocking him over.
board. Mr.. Jenkins at once jumped in
after him, and James, thinking he could
be of assistance grasped an empty keg
and jnmped in also, but the wind was
too strong and the keg carried him
away from those he was trying to reach,
so he let it go and tried to reach shore,
which was only short distance away.
Bnt when within few feet of the land
he sank to rise no more This left Phelps
alone in the unwieldy boat, but doing
the best he could, he made tack out
in the river and back towards Jenkins,
who was still holding the boy and work
ing towards shore. But just as the
boat was within few rods of him he
also sank with the boy. James Laugh
lin was most estimable young man,
upright, honest, honorable and had
hpg of dc HA oi
his untimely taking off After jenkins
death, his widow married steamboat
engineer, named Burt, and soon after
they sold the farm TO DR.. b. W.Mitchell
and his father-in-law, M. G. Nye.
BALDWIN AND TIRMAN ARRIVE.
In the fall of 1854 S. M. Baldwin and
Harry Tieman located on a place near
the Sears farm, where they remained
three years, when they moved to the
upper Hood River valley, where they
found superior advantages. for stock
raising, having unlimited range and an
abundance of wild hay. BY dint OF
hard work and frugality they soon had
the wilderness turned into blooming
orchards and billowy meadows, sur
rounded by all the comforts that the
ground could produce. These jolly old
bachelors lived care free Of the world
and its troubles. Full many a merry
party from the lower valley found a
hearty welcome to the hospitable homes
of these kind-hearted men. Henry Tie
man for many years sailed under the
pennant OF Commodore Brazee OF the
United States navy, and his tales of the
sea were as interesting as they were
varied. A few years ago he made his
last voyage, furied his sails and dropped
anchor on the other shore. Mr.. Bald
win still lives, not on, but near the old
home, not now an old bachelor with
his sour dough and bacon. But the
latch string is out just the same and the
welcome just as hearty as Of old.
have now brought my record down
to modern times, 50 to speak. The ad-
vent Of the Parkhurst colony from Penn
sylvania in November, 1875, was a long
step in the development Of the valley.
The building Of the railroad, the open
ing Of the locks at the Cascades, the de-
velopment Of the fruit industry
have in the half century passed
turned this little valley, once lovely in
its wildness, into 3 valley Of gardens
now lovely in its cultivation.
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