, 1890-10-16
A Tribe of Civilized and In
dustrious Indians.
THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAIN RANGE
Rich Gold Mines on the Swauk.
Yakima Coal Fields-Re-
gained His Speech.


Lyle, Of this city, which was selec-
tlon of rock from the mine, but not
by any means the best. In gold,
Mr.. Lyle reports $780, 80; in silver,
S2l20S, making total S7.552.4S to
the ton. This shows that our mines
near home, on the Swauk, are
growing better as the years roll by.
Some of the gold shown us from
bottle taken from its native dust
was beautiful. We have seen placer
gold that looked we'll, but this is
beautiful leaf or scale gold. 1t
almost looks like IL was manu-
iactured into the shapes that 1t is
found in. 1t Is decidedly the best
showing that we have seen from the
Swauk district.
The trade of the Cnur d'Alene
Indians in Earmington now is some
thigg which would surprise those
who have never seen n tutored "red
man of the forest" says the Farm
ington newspaper, In Boston
clothes the members of the Cnur
d'Alene tribe come driving into
tow n from their farms, perched on
tho high spring seats of the best
wagons made aud often with their
four.in-hand or light hacks and
good teams. The wagons are usual
ly loaded down with oats, their
principal crop, and the ladies sit
beside the gents with their bright
eyed children as proudly us do their
sisters with the fuirer skins. If
they would only obscure the road
and punch the drivers eye out with
an aboninable parasol they would
be truly civilized. They are now
bringing into town daily oats to the
value OF about 500. This grain sells
in the market here ut 81. 10 per hun
dred pounds, or about 40 cents per
bushel, at that price IL is n profit
able crop and they enjoy the benc-
fits. The Cpur d'Alenes are one of
the most civilized and industrious
tribes of America and are reaping
the benefits Of the judicious teach
ings they have received.
The Yakima Herald says: "a
company is being organized in this
city for the purpose of boring for
coal on the land between the Nat
chez and the Wenas. Several sec
tions of land have been secured by
local syndicate, and recently coal
experts, in the employ of railroad
companies who are closely watch
ing this country, have made exam
nations aud favor the belief that
coal will be found in paying guam
tity. There are coal groupings in
plenty, and the formation of the
land shows the required slate and
sand stone. III the coal Ia there II
will be of an unbroken character, AS
the land Ia just as the recedlng
waters left 1t. 1t is proposed to ad-
vertise at once for proposals for bor-
ing to u depth of 200 feet, II the
vein Is not encountered sooner. DIR.
w. +. Morrison, who Is an enthusi-
asst on this subject, IL of the belief
that this entire Yakima country is
underlaid with coal, and his theory
Is not without foundation, as coal
groupings are found in the Selah,
Ahtanum, Mckee and at several
points on the reservation.
Lieutenant O'Neil, recently re-
turned from an exploring tour in
the Olympic mountains, gave the
following account of the ascent of
Mount Olympus to the Post-Intelll-
gencer:
sent n party of three up Mount
Olympus. 1t has been reported as
about 1900 feet high, but this figure
is too large. The height is about
100 feet. The party that went up
did not discover trace of any hu-
man being who may have been
there before. I've heard of several
people attempting the ascent, but
never before have | known of its
accomplishment. My party depos-
tied ON the summit a tin box con-
tanning records, as IL the custom of
the Oregon Alpine Club.
Captain James Anderson, head
light keeper at Fort Candy, was in
the city yesterday, says the AS
torian, and exhibited letter that
had been returned to him through
the dead letter office after twenty
one years. The missive was yellow
with age, and where it has been all
the long years since it was deposited
in the postoiiice in this city, is a
mystery which will probably never
be solved.
The letter was addressed to Nils
Anderson, n brother llghtkeeper, in
care of the Danish consul in New
York city. Nils was, way back in
1860, preparing to join his brother
here, and the letter contained direc-
tons for tho brother to reach this
coast Whether the immigrant
ever went to the consulate tor tho
letter is not known, as Mr.. Ander-
son has not seen him since the mis-
sivo returned.
The brothers are now both resi-
dents of Pacific county, Nils living
at Oysterville and the other at the
light station at Fort Candy. The
latter has married twice since writ
Ing the letter and has grown up
children. The brother, for whom
the letter was intended, has also
married twice and raised two
families, and all during the time the
letter was lying away in some mys-
terlous place.
Tho postmark on the envelope
bears date Of April 4, 1860, and 1t
was returned here May 20 last.
A singular case is reported to the