, 1890-10-30
A FREIGHTER MISSING.
Supposed to Have Been
Killed by Indians.
SOME new NORTHERN MINES
An Immense Log Jam In the Sno-
homish River Set Free by
Dynamite.

Cole, freighter, by Indians on the Col
vile reservation, Tho Okanogan Out
look contains the following in regard &c
,na ,,o,,ar,
'"r 'n"..oI' A.. - ,,,,.,
iuesuay evening tho s'ase
brought in the report that man nau
been murdered ON the reservation FOL
two days previous he had noticed
freightcr's wagon beside the road few
miles ON tbe other side of the station on
~ .sa.,,.,io,, Th.,o w,s po ons
Wv tIi,, a.
ABOUT, out US horses were ieeo'ns IA ."e
vicinity, 1t was naturally supposed .he
trim past. no one showing.u he decided
IN invos,,gato Tbere was blood about
,na ,,,,,,,,, and .yidanco. ofa dssnersto
~ ""s'I "',. ~.
"'uRsie na'i"s 'aNe" p'"oe' ou, "o
hgn OF human being, dead or aiiVe'
;ould be found.
A large party was sent out to hunt for
.ho man. hut nj last accounts his BODY
,.. 80, -, r,,,d Ua 90. froi,h,o
'"u "0s 80" 80, "a'
~ the name Oh oole, ana was Kho 70
lave about 500 In his possession. It's
believed that he was murdered for his
money by a couple of Indians, who
we're present ana saw Pard Cummings
rive the man $75 check. In corrobora-
ion of this theory, the man who keeps
he way station on the reservation re-
ports that he saw two Indians pass
.lone the road shortly after this
reighter the same evening. Should this
prove to be the case, and the wretches
are found, there is sure to be a necktie
,arty.
Ths wnbpr Register saws of thu case
The mystery of The Sudden disap.
,earance of Mr.. q. \ Cole ia os far from
solntion as a was Tan davs AGO
,ron, accounts r.ceived from narties
hnt he left Cumminv's ferry ON sat
,rdav october III ~, his reiurn 10
Vilhnr and campsd that evenjno nerr
ome smaii lakes few miies from the
errv. since that time nothing has
,ee1 .een or heard of him ana t6ough
he freighters nassina bv the camp,sy
,rornd noticed the wagon and tho bohoe
,ied horsos grnzing in The imnediote
,icinitv no alarm 1as feit for dav or
wo, II being surmised that he had re-
nrned to the ferry ON aome imnortant
'rs;nsss
His copt,pusd absencs bowevar
au.sd an invastigat,on 10 hs mada and
wa. fonnd thai the and gate Of ths
vsgon and also tha waoon sssct and n
oat were badly smeared with blood.
ro,I nIay vas M once su.noc,ed anj
ssrchins nar,ies oraaniyed Wr IT
sobcrtson and ~ Bement reiatiyes Of
he missing man leaving town on Tues
ipop closer examination traces of blood
rere found on the ground as we'll rs in
ications that something had been
raggea Aong tne t,oau some distance
owavar .itSnn,h a y tb,rouah .sernt
,as made for Ten miles Around the
ragged with like results. The sheriff
oknnogan county Is assisting In the
nueaVot o o'enr up Tue mys'ery,
nrobahIa th., sorne orras,s w,,, Nv
,aIe a call for the Surrender of two
indians who are suspected of being con
ected with the crime having been made
u MAJOR Coie, the agent
~. - ., o. So,u .., n,a Io's.uerap'e ,,s % inohey
,rrv and IL i. s,nposed thai sn,,,sn ns
,e Indians who were Iootinr around
hen Mr.. Cumming gave Cole the
lonev murdered him while irving To
btain the money. What gives color To
ne theory is the fact that for some time
asst drunken Indians have been very
umerous on the other side of the river.
nd A few days prior to tile disappear,
nee of Mr.. Cole. another freiehter
AIMED Rogers. was held up by them and
,mpellsd TO give them three dollars
efore they would let him pass.
TIT. nr;ro ,hor tho I,,Lu r,,,,
..e y'"' "a'
'soo'eic"' a'ou' h'e 'niies nor'n Vi tue
aisy nine and ABOUT hiteen miles
,uth of Kettle Falls, in the Summit
inning district, there was no mining
aims within A radius of three miles
,ro. thar .a,,. ,ha Ea,,ia EaII. p;o,,.a-
80 e"' soy 80 'o"eo'
ith location notices and now fairly
risties with mining stakes.
The ledge that was struck by the dis
,verers of thu Luckv lin h,s bssn
.n.,, ,on a.. ro,,,,,.i. -
~ wv WV
mes ana well dehneu iead OF galena
as been opened up every l,5OO feet.
here has been little actual develop
.ent work done on any of the claims
,e parties having been busy prosnect.
ace to commence active work.
nrlgnt gaieha can De louhu al over
,o aven 10 aSnnrianoad ,n;nar. W Hn-
,e best vantage point for shaft or
innel. 1t has been the opinion OF ali
rperienced mining men who have ex.
mined the Lucky Jim and surround
ig claims that IL will require but little
ork to develop one OF the largest
lines in this county.
William Davis, who owns the fifth ex-
fnsion south of Lucky jim is enthus-
Istic over the original strike. He has
Iu ,in.rai mas 'Iund gn ;, iarge quantity OF