The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-10-21

1IQttls we nave NuNNCllAl elAOh'
ti0n here. Where else will you find
such grandeur so accessible to large
city! Portland is not more tLan so
miles away from the snowline Of
Mount HOOD. Finished automobile roads
will soon lead directly from the city
payemeuts TO the mountain retreats.
The construction of the proposed loop
road around the east base of Mount
Hood will do more toward bringing
about realization Of this great scenic
asset than anything else. | don't be-
lieve Portland now has 100 men who
begin to comprehend the grandeur of
Mount Hoods scenery. And the Hood
River valley has a less number. ! have
spent weeks in the district, and | be.
come more enthusiastic every time |
see some new wonder place.
Before | settled in the Upper Hood
River Valley ! contemplated a location
in the Bitter Root valley But the
scenery there is not so good as that of
Mount Hood. The possibilities of ac-
feasibility cannot be compared with
that of this community. | am dream
ing Of the day when the government
Will establish Mount Hood national
park, when we can hope to have some
| fine roads, constructed by federal aid.
We have scores of national forests, and
the government expends money only
for utilitarian roads. While the loop
highway around Mount Hood will be a
wonderful thing for the traveller, II
will be an aid to the forest ranger in
controlling ares.
Mr.. Rogers, who is a member of the
American Alpine club, the Sierra clut
and Of the Mazamas. has established
bis lodge in the Upper Valley at 1
point of $500 feet elevation overlooking
the entire Upper and Lower Valleys
From the lookout over the lodge one
can see the snow peaks of Rainier, st
Helens and Mount Adams, while white
fields of Hood loom above him.
Mountaineering is an obsession will
the young Yale graduate. His ambition
in life is to make the visitor to tn,
Upper Valley see the wonders of Thu
district as he has seen them. Mex
summer MIR. Rogers will conduct
unique party of sightseers from hi
place down the Cascades to Crate
Lake.
I'VE will travel on ponies, he says
carrying our provisions on packhorses
Supplies will be packed from William
ette valley towns. The trip will TAX
month. There are 800 clear mountain
lakes on the route We will pass a
the base of Mount jefferson, the Thre
Sisters and Three Fingered Jack Th'
route we will take will really be a sky
line road.
, In the development of the past fiv
, years the roads of the Upper Vale
community have been greatly i'm
proved. From winding trails, full o
: chockhoes, they have changed 10 we
= laid out, well drained highways. Tn
. county has supplied rock cTusher an
much macadam is found. The rancher
are eager TO cooperate in the construC
, tion of highways, and The county
= made the offer that if it will furnis
. Inc crushed stone, the ranehers wi
haul and spread the material free Q
o charge. BY next summer il is tn
1 dream of the Upper Valley resident
n to have wagon road constructed
. the suowline on the northwest side G
the mountain near the foot of Cooper
n spur 1t is now possible to reach th
= snowline on horseback. but with tn
tortuous trails one has to travel over
n the undertaking is hazardous.
a After the gorgesides and hills hav
: been touched with frosts in the autum
= months, the Upper Valley becomes
a veritabIe fairyland. A human artiE
y might approach, but never attain, tn
: wonderful scheme of colors made b
. the scarlet of dogwo0d leaves, the golc
= and crimsons of naples, the greens {
II willows. hemlocks. pines and frs, ar
% the browns aud grays of moss covert
. rocky crags.
n The Upper Valley people are unset
,s ish; they are hospitable; and 1t is the
10 most longed for wish to have numeToI
~ highways leading their way that the
m may share their beauties with the Ou
fs side world.
,. Among the Upper Valley orchards
u ranChers who are now engaged IN ma
70 ing improvements or who are plannir
/ new barns or houses are the following
a. T.. N. Shahan is erecting lart
in barn for Coulter and Hickman.
is G. NJ, Uptegrove plans on building
is the near future a house and barn.
# C. G. Polk and Clyde Perkins ha'
jo constructed a new apple eVaporatir
IN plant Just south of parkdale.
= Dr.. E. l.. Scobee, who recently pu
ts chased the Spencer place, plans {
), numerous improvements.
- A. MillaTd has just completed ne
L. apple house end barn.
De c. j. Gordon is building a $40
m modern home.
sd A. c. Sallenbach plans the co
:, struct0n of handsome new residenc
q, One of the most unique structures
1n the district will be that of B. I. Co
m no who is building a hewn log house. I
rs new building will be 40 feet squar
rs Because of the special care taken
- the preparation of the logs, the hon
Il has been under construction all su
o meT.
yn j. F. Thompson and Paul Aubt
~ have each built new houses on t
ay Thompson addition to Parkdale.
~ G. +. Johannsen, who has complet
Ii. new barn and twin silos, has dc
nd much to swell the volume of impro'
NE ment in the district.
,ts The larger portion Of Upper Val
.ho buildings have been erected by |
net @ Baldwin, who for several years
al. been operating in this district.
'ad Many of the new homes are bel
IT, built by young bachelors, and autben
10 reports indicate the early ringing
cd wedding bells.
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