Death Notice of Robert Combs, Dark Canyon, Union, OR 1900

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The Morning Democrat, Baker City, OR; 11 May 1900

ROBERT COMBS DROWNED

Roberts Combs the 16-year-old son of E. M. Combs, was drowned in the Dark
canyon yesterday afternoon. Mr. Combs has a logging camp in Dark canyon and
has an extensive contract for logs and ties with Grande Ronde Lumber company.
The waters of the creek that flow down the canyon are of small volume and a
dam wasbuilt across the stream to confine the water, and accumulate a
sufficient quantity of water to float the logs and ties into the Grande Ronde
river, and yesteday while young Combs and another boy by the name of Harry
Wells were playing on a log in the water above the dam they in some manner
slipped from the log into the water and young Combs who could not swim was
drowned, young Wells barely escaping the same fate. Dark canyon is some 22
miles up Grande Ronde river and the above news was gleaned from a party who
arrived here from up the river this morning. - La Grande Chronicle.