The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-09-09
DIRECT ROUTE TO
YAKIMA PROPOSED


ing the construction of a proposed road
to lead northeast in a straight line
from the latter town on the Washing
ton bank to North Yakima. Several
parties have made pilgrimsges to the
district through which the proposed
road will pass. Ii is declared that
highway may be constructed across the
gorge of the Elickitat river northeast
of GlenwoOd with no grade to exceed
five per cent
road along this proposed route is
already open except for stretch lying
between the terminus Of road leading
out from GlenwoUd aud the end of a
road passing down through the Yakima
Indian reservation from North Yakima
to old homesteads of this remote dis
trict. The reservation road ends at
what is known as the ParTOtt place a
few miles north of the Klickitat river
A pine covered plateau is found at the
top of either side of the gorge, and
road construction will amount to no
more than simple grading and ditching,
the land lying very level.
A large number of local business
men and orchardists own property in
the Camas Prairie section around Glen
wood and Laurel, and naturally they
have become boosters for the proposed
route.
BY the completion OF this stretch of
proposed highway, one of the most
scenic feeders of the Columbia river
highway will be made possible. The
distance of journey from Hood River
to North Yakima will be shortened by
more than so miles. and instead of
making it necessary for the tourist,
driving in this direction, to pass over
the arid, sandy stretches encountered
between Goldendale and Mabton, he
will be afforded a way through dense
pine and fir forests for the most part.
The region around the scenic head
waters of the Klickitat will be pene-
trated. The way will pass within a
few miles of the base of Mount Adams.
From White Salmon to Glenwood, the
mOtOrist at the present time is offered
the choice of three excellent routes.
He may go by way of Snowden and
Fulda, by Husum and Gilmer or by
Husum and Trout Lake, the latter way
leading up the west bank of the White
Salmon on an easy grade. From Trout
Lake to GlenwOod is one of the most
delightful drives in the mountains of
the northwest. One passes along the
level roads of the fertile, level valley,
through fields of excellent grain or
meadow land. where many herds of
dairy and beef cattle may be seen
grazing. The road then passes over a
grade that penetrates the national for
est reserve at the top of the plateau.
The view from the grade gives one a
birds eye view of the pastoral scenes
Of the valley.
Similar rural scenes of thrift and
abundance greet the eye as soon as the
Camas Prairie region is reached. Here
is found land of enormous barns and
fat cattle.
The residents of the Glenwood and
Trout Lake districts each summer push
their roads further and further toward
Mount Adams. At the present time
one can drive an automobile to a point
within three miles of the snowline. BY
next summer this highway will have
been completed two and a half more
miles. The forests around the south
and east base of Mount Adams appear
like enormous parks. In the early
spring a luXuriant growth of wild grass
springs up. Droves of sheep, thou
sands and thousands of them, are
driven in from the communities further
east to Craze on the reserve. One
never takes a journey through this
district in summertime without en-
countering a herder, his dogs and his
sheep. Or he may pass several trains
of provisioners, men with packhorses,
the leader wearing tinkling bell, who
pass from camp to camp leaving a sup
ply of foodstuff and tobacco; for the
weed is the Solace of the sheepherders
life, and out of the plug or the bowl of
a glowing pipe he seems to draw much
to philOsOphize about during the lonely
days, when his domestic animals and
the beasts of the wild are his only
companions.
This cutoff road from White Salmon
to Yakima will also afford an early
passage for those who desire to travel
through from eastern Washington to
the coast, Because of heavy SHOWS the
SnoquaImie pass is not open until after
the heat of early summer sunshine.
The agitation for hasty completion
of such road is the direct result of
the opening of the Columbia river
highway. Like their neighbors of other
scenic districts, the residents of White
Salmon and Glenwood have awakened
to the asset of beautiful scenery, and
they are vieing with those other neigh
bors to make accessible this treasure.