, 1890-10-02
WESTERN WHITE CAPS
They Visit Mr.. Haupt's Home
Near Chewelah.
BUT He BLUFFED THEM OFF
VIII Sail Around the world-An
Indian Outbreak in Olym-
pia-Coal Discovery.

Haupt, living three miles south Of
Chewelah, was visited by three men
dressed in white and wearing masks
one night last week, who demanded
admlttance. Not liking the looks
Of the gang, Mr.. Haupt went for his
Winchester, when the maskers took
to their heels.
1t seems that shortly after Mr..
Haupts arrival I'm this county, about
two years ago, he was unfortunate
In accidentally burning considerable
hay belonging to some of his neigh
bors while burning brush, which goJ
the best of him. Fred Sherwood was
the loser to tho amount of eighty
tons, but finding that 1t was acoi-
dental, he completely exonerated
Mr.. Haupt from all blame. Not SO
with some Of the Others, one man In
particular, who swore vengeance ut
the time, but who quietly sat on his
porch watching the fire approach
without offering TO lend n helping
hand to put 1t out. This man Is
suspected of being at the bottom of
all the trouble. At one time, 1t is'
alleged, they disabled Haupt's mow-
Ing machine by carrying Oft q num-
Der of the attachments, which wero
never found. At another time they
took pair OF double harness; that
was found hid In some bushes some
months later completely ruined.
What they were after the other,
night the Lord only knows. A coat
of tar and feathers would be too
good for II gang of this sort, If
caught, and then drive them out OF
the country.
1t seems Us though tho inhabi-
tants of the "City of Destiny" are
becoming infatuated with the idea
of travelling around the world. Soon
after Nelly Bly, accom- plished tho
feat in such short period of time,
the Tacomaites were laboring under
the impression that the record could
be easily broken and decided to send
George Francis Train on the same
journey. Now that he has returned
another idea has sprung into exist
ence which will be most decidedly
hard feat to accomplish. 1t will re-
quire one who is skillful aud cour-
ageous to perform this task. Cap
tain Burns, Of Tacoma, Is now hav-
ing a handsome two-masted schoon-
or constructed ut Big Harbor, which
when completed will undoubtedly
surpass any vessel Of her size for
speed. Hiram Duncaster, one Of
the most skillful boatbuliders on
Puget sound, IL constructing her.
The Seattle Times thus describes the
boat: She Is about 100 feet long, 25
foot beam aud draws nine feet of
water. Captain Burns, accom-
panied by his family and q fow in
vited guests, intend making a
voyage around the world In this
craft When they will start on
their perilous journey has not yet
been stated, but Ii will probably be
not before next spring. The hull
of the vessel IL already completed,
and the men are now putting the
has not yet been launched, but will
The vessel il constructed of fir and
10 INV tllo
craft of her size that ever sailed the
waters of Puget sound.
A trip by boat down the Snake, and
watching the fruit shipments
made from the limited amount of
ground under cultivation, gives one
an idea of what the possibilities are
for the future of the Snake river
valley. That there are millions of
dollars to be realized Is just as GER
tain as that millions will soon flow
to the Sound country for the hop
crop alone. The Asotin Sentinel
thinks IL strange that more effort il
not made In that county to redeem
from nature river bars and creek
lands, just as good as any yet culti-
waited, and prepare the way to pro-
duce fruits that already have given
the valley Il name abroad and de-
mand far in excess of the supply.
True, capital must be employed, but
where has IL been lacking for any
great length of time when such sure
returns are promised. TO this
business must Asotin look for bet
ter support than the farming lands
will ever give her.
George Thrasher, who has Just re-
turned from the upper Kettle river
country, informs the Pioneer that
an eight-foot vein of coal supposed
to he anthracite, was discovered by
Peter Haley last week on the north
fork of the Kettle river In British
Columbia. From samples shown
us we would pronounce II an excel
lent quality OF coal.
The Asotin Sentinel publishes the
following, under the head "Give Us
Our Rocks" That there Is some
worthless rock in our county none
will deny, but when kind of value
is discovered we object to having it
claimed and located In an adjoining
county and state. When freights in
sight are the strongest inducements
for building railroads we don't want
to lose single stone that would in
any way encourage their coming.
The Inagnesia rock so far discovered
in this region Is all in Asotin coun-
ty. We care not who makes the
money by development, but the road
to carry away to market we need for
this and other reasons. There are
other kinds Of building stone re-
Gently discovered that when proved