The vanishing ferry of Kiona
A high-water accident at the Kiona ferry leaves the community wondering if their only link across the river has been swept to the sea.
The story, cleaned up
A cleaned-up reading of the newspaper page: spelling and layout repaired, one story lifted off a crowded page. It follows the original closely but it is not a transcription. The original page is below; read it if a detail matters.
Where the county ferry that was located at Kiona now is no one seems to know. Sunday, while Charlie Richie and a man employed by him were trying to cross the river with some horses, the boat careened, the cable parted and the men had a trying time in reaching the shore. The mishap is due largely to the excessive high water and swift current, and whether the boat has been carried to the sea, or is beached somewhere, is the mystery that is at present unsolved. Perhaps it would be a good time now for the county to build a bridge for that rapidly settling locality.
“Whether the boat has been carried to the sea, or is beached somewhere, is the mystery that is at present unsolved.”
The struggle for infrastructure in frontier communities—like a ferry versus a bridge—reflects the perpetual challenge of regional connectivity in Yakima and surrounding areas, a debate that persists in modern transportation funding.
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