White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-02-07

VI .eiesl u every one IN the up
river district and to friends and &C.
quaintances elsewhere is the following
letter written to Mr.. and Mrs. l.. N.
Fry by Henry Allard descriptive of
the Allards' new home at Joseph, Ore:
Just few lines to let you know
that we are still alive. We are located
up here in the mountains, about 5000
feet high and in the tall timber. It is
sure change from the sage brush
after having lived in it for SO many
years. This is a very pretty place. Our
mouse is located on the shore of Lake
Wallowa, sure lovely lake. 1t is
SIX miles long and a mile wide and
is 800 feet deep in some places. We
are about S miles from the town of
Joseph, which has population of 1000.
Nice little town, shows and everything.
so we get to town quite often.
I'VE have nice five-room bungalow
with bnilt-in breakfast nook and also
bath and showers The house is all
hooked up with hot and cold water.
We get the water from spring up in
the hills. Sure good water, quite a
change after drinking river water for
so many years.
Il have a nice operating job and g
nice plant to work in go to work at {
am. and am off at Q in the afternoon
which gives me plenty of time to 20
hs1ing which ! do about every day
Also have day off week, SO we get
to La Grande, Oregon, quite often.
Lucy likes it very well up here ane
has picked up about IS pounds in tn,
time that we have been here. Sammy
and little Edna are also feeling fine
Sammy has two boys to play with
about his own age SO he has the tim,
OF his life. Edna is walking now ane
she keeps Lucy and me on the 20 t,
watch her.
We have had a spell Of cold weathe,
but it is warming up now. We ar,
protected quite lot from the cold
by the timber around us. 1t got /!
below one night but that is not so bad
We have about foot of snow at pre-
sent. Last year they had over thre,
feet at this time so we have been luck,
so far not to be showed in.
I'VE have quite lot of wild gam,
here, such as deer and elk and saw
a bear last week and had shot at il
but missed. Guess I had buck fever 81
didn't try to follow it. Enclosed vol
will find a picture of some Of the ell
that Lucy took short time ago. Sh,
IS getting brave now. She went RICH
up to the elk to get this picture. Their,
are 80 OF them that hang around here
we have lots of mink and some ret
fox. Tell Jack he should be down her,
with his traps to get them.
Il must tell you you little abou
the plant here. We get the water up TIN
hill through "a inch steel pipe. I
is 1000 feet long and in that distance
there is drop of 1850 feet with
pressure of $50 pounds at the waite,
turbine so you can see we have SOM
pressure. We generate about 1900 K
w. at full load. The generate,
generates at $500 volts and it i.
stepped up to 11,0C0 volts through
a bank of air-cooled transformers. w,
make juice for the whole valley. TIL.
high line is about IS miles long. w
have neat power system-never hav
much trouble-plant only shut dow
once in the time have been here.
This is quite stock and cattl
country. also lots of milking as vel
They irrigate most all of it here from
the lake and have fine water system
Our next town from Joseph is Enter
] prise, which has about 1000 pop.
ulation and is is miles from here. w
go there often for our grub. 1t is tn
county seat of Wallowa county so
is very busy place. Lots of mic
stores to spend money in-things ar
very cheap so it all helps out in living.
4
| A baby girl was born to Mr.. an
Mrs Bernhard Mathewson of Vei
nita, last Friday, January 81.
DR.. Mcintosh of Yakima was
Cold Creek this week, looking afte
his sheep.
Mrs. A. r. Knaub is cementing he
we'll preparatory to the irrigation sea
son.