Canoe Mishap on the Wynoochee
A hunting party’s expedition to the Olympics hit a snag when a swollen river claimed their gear.
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The hunting party that went up the Wynoochee last week met with a slight mishap that necessitated the return of part of the group. While passing over a riffle, the canoe took on water, which spoiled some of their provisions and ammunition. Harry Van Tassel and E. E. Schofield were deputized to return for new supplies, while the rest of the party pushed on to the Weatherwax claim. The Wynoochee River is swollen from melting snows and is running like a torrent; the boys say they came down the fifteen miles in forty-five minutes. Harry Van Tassel, E. E. Schofield, and Robert Kein left yesterday with fresh supplies to join the party and continue their trip into the Olympics.
“The Wynoochee is swollen from the melting snows and is running almost a torrent.”
The Wynoochee River remains a rugged, treacherous waterway. This story captures the grit of 1890s recreationists who treated the Olympics as a vast, untamed wilderness, contrasting with modern managed tourism.
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