More choice excerpts from the four volume set of books
Proceedings: McCleary Community Study, McCleary, Washington, 1955-1956:
In 1944 the City's water supply came from the Simpson Logging Co. dam on Wild Cat Creek. The water was stored in an open reservoir on the hill east of town. Most of the town was served by small pipes 1 inch and smaller. Customers in many localities had to alternate their use or they would not get any water. The pond at the creek from which water and the reservoir were hard to keep sanitary. Large amounts of chlorine had to be put in the water to make it safe for domestic use and weekly samples had to be sent to the state board of health to be tested for harmful bacteria. The discovery of a part of fish, frog, or salamander coming out of a sink facet was not uncommon.
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Water Analysis April 17, 1952
Water Classification - Medium Hard
McCleary WA Water history
In the 1980s, when I lived on Mommsen St., a live frog covered in gross human hair crawled out of my bathtub drain.
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