The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Wednesday, May 31, 1893, front page Found Drowned An Unknown Man Drifting Down the Columbia Saturday evening as Turner Leavens was standing on his fish-wheel above the upper Cascades he saw the body of a man drifting past. At this juncture Louis Iman and James Shepherd, who were in a boat going to George H. Stevenson’s, were hailed and immediately went and secured the body, towing it to Powder island where it was made fast. Sunday morning Mr. Stevenson came down to Cascades on a hand car after County Clerk Carr to hold an inquest. Mr. Carr being the only officer at home, he accompanied Mr. Stevenson to where the remains were and an inquest held. The witnesses were Louis Iman, James Shepherd and Turner Leavens. There is no clue whatever to his identity, but the body is supposed to be that of a man who fell in the river at the rapids of Celilo. As there was nothing on his person whatever to identify him, his name will undoubtedly never be known. There was no evidence whatever of foul play and his drowning was undoubtedly an accident. He was buried on Powder island. –Skamania County Pioneer Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program