The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-31

sce IL the executor Of the estate of his deceased
brother, who owned the largest fruit farm in
oregon. 1t has 300 acres, on which are planted
5000 fruit trees. principally pears. prunes and
cherries. there being 1900 Bartlett pear trees
alone on the tract "The fruit crop
his year." said he, sis poor, ow-
ing to the frost in the spring. We
VIII have a few pears, but there are no prunes.
This orchard has been planted and cultivated
now Tor six years and has cost about 5000
gear, aud next year or the year after we ought
TO harvest five bushels of pears to the tree, or
5000 bushels. At present the lowest price paid
Tor the fruit on the ground is l cent pound, or
about 50 cents bushsl so, while it takes lot
q: money to get an orchard in good shape for
earring, one years crop will pay for ali the out
lay, aud after that it is ali profit"
c. H. Ballard. of Swansea, Okanogan county.
is stopping at the Diiler on his way home from
the Democratic state convention. Mr.. Ballard
said: "More development has been done in the
0kanogan mines this summer than during tho
entire Eve years preceding. 100000 concen.
traitor has been erected in Ruby district and q
fve-stamp mill has cleaned up $4,000 in
years run on the gold quartz ores of Mount
Powell district When the Great Northern Is
extended to the wenatchee supplies for the
okanogan country will go up the Columbia and
Okanogan rivers to Conconnuy and other
camps The ores far uncovered are
having netted $500 and 500 per ton. At present
it costs $50 ton to put the ores On the cars, and
about $50 ton more to the coast But sventu-
ally this will be greatly ehea opened, the North
ern Pacific will probably extend its line from
Coulee City on to and up the Okanogan river,
and the Canadian Pacific will build to a connec-
ton with the lakes on the northern border. Ia
coma, Spokane and other places talking
about smelling the Okanogan ores, but the fact
is that those ores will bs smelted up there. We
have the fuxes, lead and lime; we have the best
coking coal in Eastern Washington, and what
other fuxes are needed will either be found or
can be shipped In cheaper than the ores can be
shipped out"
There was cholera symposium at the Airing
ton hotel last evening. when DR.. Fred II. Spar
ling. DR.. Alfred Raymond and Judge j. K.
Lewis contributed "reminiscences OF the cpl
demic. Judge Lewis told how the dreaded
disease had swept through the country from
coast to coast in 1852 At that time he himself
was attacked with all the symptoms OF the
malady. He remembers taking dose OF medi-
cine administered by doctor, aud for the next
twenty-fOur hours he was unconscious. Then he
awoke to find himself in bed at the home of his
sister, ten miles away DIR. Sparkling said: "Ihe
first case of cholera had was at Nashville in
1868 ! was attending the theater, when the
low comedian of the play was stricken behind
the scenes. was called out to attend him. and
lind at once was champagne. So | filled him up
with that and got him to sleep. He pulled
through all right"
H. S. Conner, of La Conner, is at tho Airing
ton. Mr.. Conner says that the crops upon tho
skagit will be better this year than last and will
average nnety-fve bushels OF oats and four
tons OF hay to the acre. GAS to clearing off
land for agricultural purposes an invest
ment," said Mr. Conner, 81 don't think IL would
nav ia al vary ell tn lint
ence often disproves the best theories / am
renting fine agricultural land at 10 per cent.
on valuation OF $50 an acre, and it would
cost more than that to clear most of the heavy
timber land OF the stumps and roots. But
many people living on their land can very
proftably put In their time clearing their land"
Among the guests at the Northern hotel yes
terday were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred r. Reed, OF
North Yakima Mr.. Reed, who is one OF the
great irrigators of Eastern Washington, came to
the city ON business with some of the Seattle
men who are interested in his projects Last
night in speaking of politics he said: ''There is
no doubt in my mind that the Republicans will
muster votes enough to carry the state by good
majority for Mr.. McGraw. In our part OF the
country we are losing no sleep over the ques-
ton OF the Lake Washington canal" Mr.. Reed
is accompanied by his charming young wife.
who Is one OF the most accomplished horse
women in Yakima county.
Glenn Coffin, Miss L Goodspeed and Miss
Annie A. Coffin have just returned from q de-
lightful trip to the Goat lake mining district,
snohomsh county. Whilo there they fshed,
picked berries and prospeoted Miss Coffin and
Miss Goodspeed located one NINE They were
the first white women who were ever In that
district DR.. McCulloch entertained them at
dinner one evening. Mr.. Cofin will return to
the mines this week to remain until October
The ladies are teachers in the South school and
will enter upon their duties next week.
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Baskey and Attorney D. A.
sawdey, OF Erie, Pa, spent yesterday in Seattle.
on their return from the Knights Templar con.
clave at Denver. They leave for the East this
morning. Their fellow-townsman, John Ar
thur, showed them the city, with which they
are delighted.
County Auditor Frank A. Twichell and Ma.
than Beman have Just returned from fishing
trip up the Cedar river. Mr.. Twichsll has been
looking up the title to some land, but he map.
aged to combine business with pleasure 30 sue
cessfully that he brought home . basket OF fne
trout
D. NJ. Simonson, of Kline q Rosenberg, who
with Mrs. 6imonson. has just returned from his
ranch in Clallam county, brought with him a
fine bear skin. He chased the bear with bounds
for several miles. freed it and killed it at the
first shot 1t tipped the scales at 7s5 pounds.
Mrs. c. J. Noyes aud Miss Grace Noyes and
Miss Stella c ampbeli, OF Mount Vernon, are at
the Diiler. Mrs. Noyes brings her daughter and
Miss Campbell to place them at school in this
city.