The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-12-19

The LOST TENT MNE.-Twenty-two
years ago Geo. Goodwin and bis uncles,
Bent and Tom, John Stevenson, E. P.
Boyles and Jown W. Beck. while pros
pecting the upper Natcheez found upon
one Of that streams numerous tributaries
mine Of surprising and most gratifying
richness. There they camped and erected
their tent and for several days prospected
and gloated over their buried fortunes.
The ledge was 100 feet deep, 80 feet wide
and could be traced for q distance Of three
miles. One day they suddenly stam-
peded, left their claim and struck of for
Yakima. The cause Of their sudden de-
parture Is not known. Perhaps IL was
Indians, a. that was about the time
Of the Indian trouble. Anyway they
left suddenly while the pot Of beans
was on the FIRE boiling, not even taking
the time to pack up their tent and tx.
lures, but left everything excepting q
much Of the quartz from the ledge a
they could conveniently carry and not b
hampered in their flight. They reached
Yakima and expressed the rock to DR..
Veach, the noted assayer and minerolo'
gist, Of Portland. The returns were mar
velouSly rich, and DR.. Veach was enthu'
siastic, offering TO come up in the spring
and develop and operate the mine for an
interest. That winter the doctor died, and
for several succeeding years the trouble
with the Indians deferred the prospectOrl
fBOm again visiting their claim. When
peace was patched up. members Of the
party again struck out; but, although
the search was continued through several
seasons, the mine could not again be
located. Mr.. Goodwin IL Of the opinion
that the ledge Is the mother Of ell Of thu
Natcheez gold and when speaking Of Id
richness be bubbles over with enthuSiasm
It's known to the party % the Lost Tent
mine and they feel confident that one d
these days 1t will yield up fabulous for
tunes.
MISS CoUTHoUI's ENrRRTAINMENF.-Oi
Miss COuthoui, the elOcutionist who will
entertain the citizens Of Yakima, at
Mason's opera house on the 9th inst,
under tie auspices Of the pupils Of the
high school, the Spokane Falls RcVie'I
says: "A very intelligent audience wa
present and Miss Couthoui made favor
able impression. She has . trim, well
rounded figure, face with much expires,
sion 10 Il and q voice capable Of consider
able meditation and variation. Her best
efforts were in Darius Green and hii
flying machine and In Bayard Taylor'l
Give Us q song, the soldier CRIED in
answer 10 an encore. In the latter she
gave . touch Of her singing qualities
which are so good that she ought not to
DO % sparing Of them before her audi
enceS. In Darius Green Miss Couth'
oui showed that she has real dramatic
power. She showed Q mastery Of broad
aud unctious power and an apprecietivt
sense Of the ridiculous. She was hardly
lesS successful In the pathetic % illus
trated BY 'Surly Tim.'"
A VEAY HEAVY TRANsAcTIoN.-Messrs'
Fechter 4 Law have purchased the third
interest Of Frank and Byron Young in
the selah Valley Ditch Co., the consider
alton being 10000. Mr.. Fechter informl
the HERALD that the work will be pushed
tocompletion and that by spring water
will cover 5000 acres Of which the com
nanv ovna a O0O acrea. .s..s.....l-a ...