The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-05-31
CORRESPONDENCE.
BARRETT.

On Saturday last it was the writer's
privilege, in company with E. A
Watts, to drive out to the Green
Point lumber mill and logging camp.
We passed by the q. A. McCurdy
ranch with bright new wire fence
and everything in good shape. We
next observed the j. ]. Millerl place,
the enterprising merchant and rustl-
ing farmer. j. l. has very nice
place and no doubt in little time
will be in very easy circumstances.
At the foot of the big hill, nesting
among the shady trees, we find }.
Binns. whn--wa not asleep but up and
doing justice to the soil, just like an
old Englishman does do. After sev-
eral steep hills are climbed we reach
the lumber camp. The mill IS just
fine, with II very large capacity and
is run almost night and day because
of many orders. A large pond at the
mill contains many hundred of logs
of all sizes. BY the ingenuity of Mark
Davenport large flume has been CON
structed to carry the logs to the mill.
Large food gates are 80 constructed
that they can be raised every ID min
utes and let out the logs. Timber is
falling, steam engines blowing and
snorting, the toot of the whistle can
be heard, houses and tents are thickly
dotted around and something like go
men are employed. large store IL
OH the ground where most everything
can be purchased. We returned home
leaving Green Point at o'clock and
arrived at the Rockford at 6, and we
tbouoht va made good time
We are informed that Rev. W. M.
Bell, d. d., bishop of the United
Brethren church, will preach in the
U. Is. church next Sunday morning
and evening. Having myself heard
the bishop, will say 1t is quite treat
to listen to such forceful and most
eloquent divine. Hood River does
not often get the privilege to see OF
hear bishop, so every one that can
go should make it point to hear
him.
The StranG han boys have Eeen haul.
ing large number of berry crates out
to their ranches. 1t looks as though
they we're to have good crop.
Mrs. l.. Goddard, Of Cosy Cove
farm, has hired man at work on her
ranch, while she is out instructinR
her pupils on the piano.
We feel like congratulating b. II.
Eadleman, the road supervisor, fol
the good work done on the roads,
and with little more fixing Ben will
have the best Of roads, according tC
the material which they have to work
with.
1t is very pleasant to hear the sweet
birds whispering their sweet songs,
but 1t is not very pleasant to hear II
whispered that the ditch question Ii
brewing up again and waxing hotter
and hotter. II Is better for all par
ties to settle this business In friend
ly way.
We we're privileged to attend the
service on Sunday last In the Operi
House. Rev. Rigby delivered the dis
course for the q. A. X. II caused my
mind to reflect back to the past days
when the old veterans filed in, as
looked upon their gray hairs anc
bodies stopping towards mother earth
but what hope inspires the old veter
ans of the Gross that some day the!
will cross over the river and CAM
on bue ObneT bluo. IHe lhul6b Vi III
Relief Corps we're present In comman'
of Mrs. b. h. Shoemaker. By tn
way, this lady makes an excellent com
mandeT.
We have been at sea over tn
stranger who has been around making
inquiries about the Hood River Irri
cation ditch and the Hood Rive
Water Supply ditch. What Is In tn
windP Something is going to happen
1t was our privilege to attend tn
services on Sunday evening last at th
Belmont M. h. church. The service
are being conducted by Miss Grow
who is very forceful and earnes
speaker, taking for her text, 'WhG
shall ID profit man II he gain th
whole world and lose his soul at last.
The subject was well handled an
made good impression, and we hop
that lasting good may be the result {
her labors.
l.. W. Angus has been on the sic
list the last few days being laid u
with the lagrippe. Suppose 1t had