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The Hood River Glacier, Hood River, OR., March 30, 1905, page 3

PROSPEROUS TROUT LAKE REGION

A writer in the Goldendale Sentinel writes as follows about the Trout Lake country:
Much has been said about our prosperous and fertile valley, but the half has never been told, nor shall we at this time attempt to magnify. R.A. Byrkett claims the honor of being the first person in the country to experiment with red clover, the great cattle feed; irrigation was applied and the result is well known by those who have been fortunate enough to be in our valley in the summertime to behold the large fields of clover under the system of irrigation; dairying is engaged in an almost exclusively.
Trout Lake has become a famous summer resort. Many who have toured Europe and resorts of high reputation compliment our town as being almost equal to that of foreign countries, -- natural scenery and ideal climate; we are situated about twelve miles from Mount Adams.
Our valley has made a steady growth in population as well as large fields of grass; we boast of daily mail, one of the best schools in the county, two the general merchandise stores, blacksmith shop, butcher shop, two post offices -- Trout Lake and Guler, religious and secret societies, among the latter a Masonic lodge, and an I.O.O.F. will be instituted in the near future; co-operative butter and cheese factory, a telephone system connected with long distance phone and a large hotel. We are informed Mr. Guler intends making some extensive additions to this place in the spring.
The ranchers as a rule are prosperous; a great many of the settlers are from the east, and have prospered in their adopted state in a way that would have been impossible in the eastern state. We can also boast that our fellow rancher and neighbor, Wm. Coate, has been twice chosen by the people of this county to represent them in the legislature. We expect to see many eastern people in our valley next summer who will attend the fair at Portland and take a side trip to Trout Lake.