The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-28
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en- aboard at Brewster. Captain B.
A. Griggs, general manager of the
Columbia & Okanogan Steamboat
Company, and B. c. Collier, official
photographer Of Wenatchee, met the
/ boat there. James 3. Valentine, the
Well-knoWn citizen of Douglas coun-
ty, joined the steamer at Bridgeport
Wednesday evening the boat left
Bridgeport and stopped that night at
! Foster Creek rapids. The next
morning she got over these with but
slight delay, and proceeded at once
into the series of rapids below Box
Canyon. Here, and a short distance
above the head of Box Canyon, were
found some of the worst rapids en-
countered on the entire voyage.
Long lines were strung in several
places during the height of a snow
storm, which greatly added to the
natural difficulties of a perilous ma
vigation, but the steamer was work
ed through safely.
Three Days Storms
The snow storm continued for
! three days. The steamers wood sup
ply got low, and long stops were oc-
casioned while the crew hunted up
drift pill ard ferreted out timber
for fuel. Meantime, the engineers
( engaged in measu ing rocks that
! lined the narrow passages in the
worst places, and in making esti-
mates.
| Sunday afternoon, January 10,
! Peach at The mouth of Hawk Creek
in Lincoln county was reached.
There the boat stopped for the rest
of the day while wood was hauled by
Obliging settlers from nearby wood
yards The next day the rapids at
the mouth of the Spokane River
were surmounted. These had been
looked forward to as among the
hardest to get over on the upper
river, but the present stage of wa
ter were not so troublesome as a
number of other places.
Band on Board.
Monday night was spent five miles
above the Spokane at the foot of
rapid which was easily passed over
in daylight Chords, a settlement
at the mouth of Stranger Creek, was
! reached Tuesday night. At that
point wood was obtained from the
slab pile of sawmill. From Gift
ford northward the banks of the riv-
er are quite thickly settled. Daisy
and Harvey are two communities
which inaugurated a great interest
| in the advent of the steamer. AZ
the Daisy ferry the crew discovered
a hail, and upon landing, were great
ly surprised to be boarded by the
members of a complete and fully
equipped band, who discoursed mu-
sic from Daisy to Rickey's Landing,
Just below Kettle Falls. 1t was an
evidence of the interest of the peo-
pie, and highly appreciated by the
/ government officials and the steam
boat men.
Just between Rickey's Landing
and the city of Kettle Falls are the
Grand Rapids, which are really a
/ part of the series of the celebrated
Kettle Falls. II was not deemed
necessary to attempt to go beyond
these.
Kettle Falls Delegation.
Scarcely had the Enterprise been
tied up when delegation arrived
| from Kettle Falls with teams and
| sleighs to invite the steamboat men
and engineers to a banquet at that
/ town. All who could go availe1
themselves of the opportunity. A
( special commercial club and citizen
meeting was held at which Mayor
/ Fish and several other gentlemen
prominent in northern Washington
made speeches. to which Engineer
/ kantz and Captain Hansen, for the
I government. and Captain McDarmott
for the open river movement, re-
sponded.
thursday morning. the Enterprise
LEFT Kettle Falls on the return voy-i
age She should have gotten through
to Wenatchee in two days, but much
time was taken up in stops for the
engineers to make examinations AMI
suryeys Over one day for this pur.
pose was spent at Hellgate and con
siderable time at Foster Greek and
other places. The engineers reports
upon the result of the examinations
it is said, will be very favorable
The advantages of making surve,
at the present low stage of water
and of the successful passage of {