The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., June 25, 1910, page 9
"Klickitat Intelligence"

     Coroner Bert Sanders went to Lyle the last of the week to hold an inquest over the body of Galen James found dead. The verdict of the jury was that deceased died from exposure. The full details are given in our Lyle correspondence, on page 10. Coroner Sanders says that Galen F. James was born in West Bridge Water, Mass., April 13, 1834. He was the oldest of a family of nine children. In his early youth he followed the sea as a sailor, and in the early 50's he landed in California and engaged in mining for some time. Upon the death of his father he returned to Massachusetts and again followed the sea. In 1863 he joined the U.S. Navy as an able bodied seaman, and served until after the completion of the war, taking part in the battle of Fort Fisher, in which he was wounded. He came to Olympia, Wash., in 1875, to settle the estate of an uncle. In the early 80's he went to Alaska and remained up in that country for 14 years engaged in prospecting and mining. For the last 10 years his home has been at Telma, Wash., in Wenatchee country, on his homestead. He leaves the following brothers and sisters living: Melvin James, Brockton, Mass.; Mrs. Sarah Wyers Holdenness, New Hampshire; Nathan Juenis, Telma, Wash.; Mrs. Esther Hewett, Lyle, Wash. Mr. James was not a member of the G.A.R., but often spoke of joining, and was intending to go to Seattle and with E.B. Hewett join a post.

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