The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-11-22
NOT MUCH dam.
AGE BY FLOOD
RAIN AND WIND MAKE TROUBLE
Washouts on Railroads Delay Trains
and Leave Hood River without
Communication "a Hours.

While the storm and food was not
as disastrous at Hood River as it was
in some othe- portions of Oregon con-
siderable damage was done here and
much Inconvenience and expense
caused to the light plant and saw
mills.
For several days the water in the
Hood river was at dangerous height
and kept the big mill at dee from be-
ing operated on account of log jam.
The Mount Hood railroad was also in
terfered with some and kept the track
gangs busy repairing it at various
places. Hundreds Of tons of earth
came down In the big cut between the
power plant and the dam which had
to be removed and for several days
the water washing over the track at
the dam caused some damage.
During the high water the light
company weie unable to make repairs
that wear necessary to their new, plant
and In order to give better light
ing service put their old plant In use
at considerable expense and furnished
the city with as good service as was
possible under the circumstances un-
til the repairs could be made. Com
pared with other cities Hood River
Jared we'll, as The Dalles and towns in
Eastern Oregon we're without lights
entirely.
During the storm Thursday night
the wind caused no little damage to
the fiume of the Stanley. Smith Lum-
ber company by blowing down trees
that fell across 1t and rendered 1t un-
fit for use. As consequence the mill
bad to be shut down, but 1t lie expect
cd that 1t will be started up as soon
as the hume 10 repaired, although II is
coming the time of the year when 1t
cannot be run much longer, on ac-
count of scarcity of.logs.
The Menominee Lumber company
had 2, 500, 900 feet of logs In the White
Salmon river, which IL was feared
they would lose on account Of the fact
that they had not placed their boom
for the winter run, but fortunately
the water did not reach point high
enough to carry them out Of the riv-
er. Local iumbermen captured good
many thousand feet Of logs during the
flood that came down the Columbia
by the use OF tugs and O cable.
Some injury was caused to irrigat-
ing bitches, but no serious damage.
Ranohers who had not been able to
get their apples picked had good
many Of them blown from the trees
during the wind storm, but as the
ground was In a very soft condition
very little damage was done to the
fruit. The continued mild weather
has also been In their favor and 1t ID
not expected that much loss will en-
sue.
The food is said to have been se-
we're one at Trout Lake and flooded
out many who had to leave their
homes and take refuge Jon higher
ground. No loss Of life, however, is
reported and the food has subsided.
The continued heavy rains have
been most damaging to the 0. r.. Il
N. railroad which has had to contend
with bad washout at Viento during
the past week.
Trains have been delayed for sever
al days and the road between here
and Portland is being carefully
watched. The trouble at Viento was
caused by the water settling between
the hillside and a 9ll and washing oni
the roadbed. took some time to
make the necessary repairs and trains
each way have been several hours late
10 going and coming from Portland.
The trains are running more regular
ly now, however, and 1t is expected
that the worst of the trouble is past.