, 1883-03-03
FROM YAKIMA.
Extreme Cold Wezther-stock Losses Com.
parattvely LSht--Reai Estate ana Build
ing Boom--.Etc.
occAs.aNAt. cnsgEsrrNn

YAKIMA CRY, W. T. feh, ~, 's3.
EnrroE Sr,TESuiN The iirst two weeks
OF this month has been the hardest freezing
ever know q here since our hrst settlement.
About II inches Of snow fell on the inst Il AZ
Of February, and then TUNED extremely coli
the mex, day, AMI continued from 10 to 30
below Zero Tor about two weeks during the
mit!dle OF the day, however, the sun warmed
up things tD about zero, but slne- the rirst
two weeks the weather has moderated very
much, So that the snow has mostly disap.
pea-ei from the bunch grass hiis, and sock
Is BOW doiHg very well agaIu. The loss OF
stccS vii not be very heavy. for the II sson
that the fore part Of the winter was quite
open and favorable up 70 the first part of
this month, and stock VAS IN good order aa.d
have stood the storm extremely well. Our
farmers anticipate god crop tSis season as
the soil WAS thoroughly We, with ram and
melting snyS IL the fore part Q: the winter,
anl d good harve-t generally follows hard
winter
This place and surrounding country has
maie more permanent start for improy.-
ment and development generally. within the
past yea- tran ever before Capitalists have
a, LAST
FOUND THEIR WAY ~ HERE
AMI have started boom in real estate
matters, both IN town and surrounding coun-
Try; cur sage PLAINS aTe beginning 10 settle
ap. and general spirit of improvement. IS
now manifest among the older settlers. We
now have daily mali here from Th- Dalles,
and need one from Waila Waila. We have
a money order office here, an Institution Of
very great convenience, also have a land
office ami National hank, and onr stores
and general business houses lave increased
in Numbers aud likewise IN business very
much within the past year. We ais" have
4 spl,nGid academy, two churches, and a
new court house. with prospect II i g,r0d
inning al"n the coming sea-oa to settle mp
our vacant lands, Of which We have an ahund
arce, and if the present obnoxious Indian
reser, alton system was abolished. ami The
lands opened up tor settlement, We would
then have one 0; the best farming countries
IN the Territory. our people have made an
effort to agitate and TO bring hat ques'inn
before Congress this winter, but as yet have
met with but little encouragement. IL 5
ROW coacec ID by all western pcopl- that the
p,esent
INDIAN Foley i MEoN'.,
And obuOxiOGs to both Iudians and WHITES,
and useless expense TO the government
and the people have ii to pay. Then, if
that be true, abolish the whole business, pay
of the employees, let them retire to first
principles, lay of tLe reservations in'o town
SHIPS and sections, and quarter Sc ,tIOns.
divide each reserve up into schoo. districts
and road districts, turn the Indians loose,
give them a homestead to each head OF a
family, give them the benefit of the school
fund, build school house i'll every school
district. and force them t. send their end
dIen to school at least SIX mOaths 4 year,
and what land IS not taken up by the Indians
let i. be syttlsd by the whites; extend our
evil laws owe: the reservation; subject the
Indians TO the same penalties as that OF our
own people. and Ekew'se g've them the
same protection OF their rights as We have,
make them know that they are free and have
a ho.ne Tor themselves aad children 10 their
own individual night forever, aud by the