From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904 Scanned by Susan Dechant (sdechant@newgs.org) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HENRY LAUNDRY Henry Laundry is one of the industrious and substantial citizens of the Colville valley; and by hard work, skillful management and close attention to business he has gained for himself a fine holding of property. His estate lies one-half mile west from Colville and is productive of bounteous crops annually; in addition to this, Mr. Laundry has considerable stock. Henry Laundry was born in Canada, on January 12, 1838, the son of John and Sophie (Aichie) Laundry, natives of Canada where they remained until their death. The ancestors came from France. Henry received but scanty opportunity to get an education which, however, he improved to the very best advantage. At the age of eighteen he stepped forth from the parental roof and commenced operations on the field of life's battles for himself. His first journey was to New York where he remained until 1865 in which year he came to the Pacific coast via Panama. Of the intervening fifteen years until 1880, we have no record. At the date last mentioned, he made his way to the Colville valley and settled upon his present estate. The country was very wild and Mr. Laundry gave himself up to improving his ranch and freighting from Spokane to Colville. Between the trips he remained on the ranch and continued this life until the railroads came to Colville. Mr. Laundry has three brothers and two sisters, the brothers being John, Peter, and Nelson. Mr. Laundry has never seen fit to embark upon the uncertain seas of matrimony, but is one of the jolly bachelors of the Colville valley.