The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1922-08-10
HIGHWAY PARTY
BACK ENTHUSIASTIC

No good roads party has ever ex
pressed greater enthusiasm than die
SIX Hood River citizens, who with
John B. Yeon, Oregon State Highway
Commissioner, returned Tuesday night
from days inspection of portions OF
the new Mount Adams Highway, now
being pushed north from GleEwood,
Wash, across the gorges of the Klick.
itat and Muddy rivers to connect Yaki-
ma with the Columbia River Highway
by route only 100 miles long.
The trip to me-" said Mr.. Yeon,
"was a revelation. 1t demonstrated
to me that we of Oregon haven't a
monopoly on scenery. The views up
and down the mighty canyons, carved
in the rugged depths of the northeast
base of Mount Adams by the Kliekitat
and Muddy rivers. were inspiring. But
to me it seems that the new highway
will be decidedly utilitarian. It will
draw Yakima so miles closer to Port
land, and the Columbia River High.
way will be available to the motorists
of that great horticultural and agri-
cultural district.
The local men journeyed to Glen
wood for the purpose of rendering to
the Mt. Adams Highway Association a
check for a fund of 1855 subscribed re-
Gently by local people for completing
the road some three miles from Muddy
river south toward Glenwood.
I'VE gave the work a thorough in
spection," says Truman Butler, "and
we were very glad to leave the money
with the north Klickitat county road
boosters. The people of Yakima have
agreed to take up the road work north
of Muddy river and make a passabIe
road on across the Simcoe Indian res
ervatIon by way of White Swan to
their fruit district metropolis. The
development is going to mean much
for Yakima, we think, and it will
stimulate a new interest in the devel-
opment of the landed area about Mount
Adams. The distance, on the opening
Of the new route. from Yakima to
Hood River will be cut So miles by the
shortest route at present available.
This route, however, is exceedingly
rough. and the distance, as compared
by the route most frequently travelled.
will be cut rs miles.
1t had been anticipated that motor |
caravan of several hundred Yakima |
citizens would tour into Portland over
The North Bank Highway, after having
travelled down to White Salmon by the
new route. and return home by way of
he Columbia River Highway this fall.
t is likely, however, that the new
quite will not permit of such an ambi-
ious schedule this year. The road, 1t
s anticipated, will be opened by Sep
ember l. as Yakima citizens are rush
ng their part of the understanding.
,ut it will probably remain SO rough
his year that travel over it will be
discouraged. The local road boosters
eturned to White Salmon by way of l
'rOut Lake. 1t was the first time Mr..
icon had ever glimpsed this section,
nd he declared it scenic paradise,
)ther local men in the party we're
AMOS Benson, C. c. Anderson, Mark
G. A. Bell, o. c. Hughes
nd Z. A. Webster.
The party left Hood River at 6
clock Tuesday morning, eating break .
asst at the Coburn Hotel, White Salm-
n. After a three-mlle hike over the
ewly constructed grade, they re-
lrned to the Glenwood Hotel for din
er at 2 p. m. Although most of the
AilhSbCIb are HSu VINO are uSeQ TO
edentary lives, they ate with the ap.
cities of harvest hands. The invig-
rating atmosphere of the region
round the Klickitat county hotels,
ccording to bonifaces of the section, i
lways produces a good appetite, and
he hostelries, as the boosters attest,
now how to appease it. Mr.. Bell and
lr. Yeon are said to have specialized
n apple sauce, both for breakfast and 9
inner. Their fellow travellers declare
lose two men consumed several heap
lg dishes of toothsome sauce. The I
ther.men played no favorites, but left !
are huge platters Of fried beefsteak,
Otatoes vegetables and fritters. Mr..
ell and MIR. Benson declare they
ould have to revise their culinary {
apartments if all their guests at c
Icked their meals with the voracious
ppetites that characterized their own o
zeal time hours of Tuesday. \