The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-06-26
THURSDAY.


The CRoPS OF YAKIMA COUNTY.-THE
HERALD has been taking some pains this
week to interview the farmers, census
enumerators and well informed persons
generally regarding the increase Of the
cultivated area and the prospects for
crnps. All aerounts tend to show that
about forty per cent. Of new ground has
been put under cultivation, and that the
increase has been largely devoted to
fruits, vegetables and alfalfa. The crops,
while somewhat backward, owing to the
unusually cool season, never promised
better. There has been plenty Of water
In the irrigating bitches and an unusual
amount OF rain in addition. The hop
yield will be greater than for years past,
and there has been some increase In acre
age. In vegetables and small fruits the
area has about doubled, but the increase
in demand largely exceeds the supply.
About five hundred acres Of new ground
have been devoted to alfalfa. This area
could be proftably increased ten fold. In
grains and grasses, other than alfalfa, the
additional area is about % per cent.
Somewhere in the neighborhood Of twenty
thousand fruit trees have been planted
this spring, and the bearing trees are 90
loaded down that many Of them have to
be propped up to prevent breaking. Sixty
to seventy acres have been devoted to
tobacco, aud the growing plants are in
splendid condition. On account Of the
cool weather the watermelon and peanut
vines are backward, but with sunshine
will soon make the usual excellent show
ing. There has been q slightly increased
acreage Of broom cora and sorghum, but
not sufficient to induce manufacturers to
locate here. All grape vines are loaded
down with fruit, and every indication
points 10 this becoming one Of Yakima's
most prolific and profitable crops.
THE ZoKEsEYE MNE FoUND.-It will be
remembered by old-timers the excitement
engendered in 1855 by the silver bearing
rock brought to Fort simcoe by an old
Indian named Zokeseye. During that
summer H,or'ner i"oiPe' Nn"i,eS a,
Splawn and others put in their undivided
time looking for the mine. Aman named
Walker gained the confidence Of Jokes
eye, who promised to reveal the location
Of the treasure; but Walker, after visiting
San Francisco and getting an assay Of the
rock (which showed up marvelously rich),
died before again reaching this place, and
Zokeseye dying soon afterward the secret
was lost. Since then there have been
many searching parties for the ledge, and
probably no one has been more persistent
in the hunt than Captain ]. 7. Simmons
Of Yakima, who on Wednesday returned
from the mountains with q flour sack full
Of specimens, and, with some pardonable
mystery, claims he has found the long
sought Zokeseye mine. He says it is no
wonder the location has not before been
rediscovered, as the place is so inacressi-
BILE that even his shepherd dog couldn't
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TRUSTEES OF THE CoNoREGAroNAL Col
LEaE.-There was Il meeting OF the friends
Of the Ahtanum Congreg rational college
at the office Of Mayor X. K. Nichols on
Tuesday, when articles Of Incorporation
were adopted and the following trustees
appointed: r. B. woodca,ck, r. K. Nichols,
J. II. Thomas, D. W. Stair, Daniel Mel.
son, John Cowen, Rev. Frank Nc
Conauyhy, Rev. s. H. Cheadle and Rev.
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DEATH OF WV. TRAYNER.-Wm. Z.
Trayner died from peritonitis ut bis resi-
dence in this city about midnight on Sat-
urday, June 2lst. Mr.. Trayner was an
industrious and we'll respected young man
and his untimely end was great shock
to this community, he having been sick