[78-L] Klickitat

[Bob Rice]

  I THOUGH I saw a klickitat! I know that's bad! Just testing.

      Bob
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Fial" <ron at fial.com>
To: <78-L at 78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 05, 2008 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Klickitat


> FYI,  The computer servers at our company are named after snow-capped 
> Northwest mountains (see below), using the original native-american indian 
> names.  Klickitat is the name for Mt. Adams (Cascade range in Washington 
> state), as per the local Klickitat Indian tribe.  There is also a 
> Klickitat river, etc. These names are not unique, Klickitat was also 
> called Pahto.
>
> Mt. St. Helens = Loowit,    Mt Hood = Wyeast,   Crater Lake = Mazama    Mt 
> Ranier = Takhoma or Tahoma,   Mt. Baker = Kulshan,   Mt. Adams = Klickitat 
> or Pahto,   Mt. Jefferson = (maybe) Seekseekqua
>
> Now I will be seaching my for  'Black Ball Ferry Line'.   ....Oops, 
> should have been cataloging instead of sitting with the computer!
>
>    Regards,
>    Ron Fial
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>>From: fnarf at comcast.net
>
>>The Black Ball Line used to run ferries all over the Pacific Northwest. 
>>Kilickitat is a river and an Indian tribe here in Washington, but it's 
>>also a ferry in the state ferry system (which toook over many of the old 
>>Black Ball lines), MV Klickitat. I think the Port Angeles-Victoria ferry 
>>still uses an old Black Ball ship.
> --
>>Steve.
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>
>> Since David Brenerman did't post this over here, I thought I would bring
>> this over from ARSCList
>>
>> David Breneman wrote:
>> > --- On Sat, 10/4/08, Michael Biel <mbiel at MBIEL.COM> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >> *It's ALIVE!!!"   The 78-L was reborn at 8:44 PM
>> >> Eastern.  It has a new address:
>> >> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com
>> >>
>> >
>> > Ob78:  The Klickitat is one of the ferries mentioned in
>> > Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters' "Black Ball Ferry
>> > Line."
>> >
>> > http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/your_wsf/our_fleet/index.cfm?vessel_id=52
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> I had to check the from line to make sure it was not a pun from Julian
>> Vein!  But this boat doesn't have WiFi nor handicap access, so what good
>> is it???
>>
>> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>>
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