The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-12-07
WENATCHEE LAKE NEWS

The late floods played havoc in gen.
eral through the upper country. Start
ing at White River forks, those who
we're driven out of their beds and
houses by the rise were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Langdon, whose house had about
ten inches of water above the floor.
Mr. Jacques family were compelled to
climb into the upper story Of their
house, while the water rose about four
feet above the floor. Mrs. D. W. Fow
Ter woke up to find her carpets being
washed with about twelve inches of
water Mr.. Fowler was not at home
to see the fun. Mr.. Lawrence, living
in Oliver Bates old house at the head
of Wenatchee Lake, moved out to give
place to two feet of water above his
floor. Billy Burns, residing on Mason
creek, was driven out early in the
morning and had to carry his provi-
sions, etc, through four feet of water to
high ground. John Beligna also took
foot bath. There was terrible roar
ing and crashing in the mountains,
caused by the heavy rainfall. The
small reservoirs filed to their utmost
capacity then gave away and the way
water, rocks and timber came tearing
down the hillsides was something terri
BILE. All high water records were brok-
en-, White river raised about eighteen
feet above its normal flow and inundat-
ed the valley from one mountain to the
other, making a sheet of water with an
average of mile wide and fourteen
miles long, counting the lake, about
four feet deep, but this was at the
highest moment. The rise and fall on
ly lasted about two hours. D. w. Fow-
Ter and and Oliver Bates were caught
away from home. and had to walk
around the Chumstick way as the Ma
son Creek bridge went down stream in
the freshet.
Mr.. Davey made business trip to
Seattle and Everett last week.
Oliver Bates went out to Leaven-
worth with his son William last Fri
day. William has been in DR.. Hox.
sey's care since.
William and David Nelson and D. W.
Fowler went to Leavenworth last Fri
day. Nelson Brothers will erect a
house for George Heating on his ranch
near Leavenworth. Mr.. Fowler and
Mr.. Woldenberg, the painter of Leav-
enworth, will do the painting.
Mrs. W. P. Sears has been on the
sick list, but is now convalescent.
A. J. Duncan has been having hard
time finding some of his cattle that
we're lost in the hills but succeeded one
day last week.
]. J. Henry butchered fine porker
last week.
Some of the farmers up river are
kicking themselves for not having had
more slashing done before the flood as
it proved a cheap way to clear land.
There is no great loss without some
small gain.
Mr.. Spencer Blankenship, the forest
rider, will spend the winter on his
ranch near the lake.
The deep snow is rather late this
year and some are of the opinion that
we are to have comparatively open
winter as the water that usually comes
in snow, came in the late heavy rains.
The work on the dam at the foot Of
Wenatchee lake has been abandoned,
Mr.. Daley and his men being called to
Leavenworth to repair the dam there.
Harry Blankenship and his dog sue
ceeded in killing bear few days ago.
Harry feels rather proud over the spoils
OF war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell left their
lake side home recently for a month or
two in Seattle.
George Siverly and George Brown
went to Leavenworth Monday on bust
ness