The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1893-03-30

The local land officers have received in
strrctions regarding the new government
park, embracing Mount Tacoma, which
has been christened the Pacific Forestry
Reserve. Over a million acres are set
aside, half OF which being in this land
district the boundary line reaching the
summit of Mount Tacoma. The reserved
land in this district has never been sur
veyed, but it includes the Bumping river
and Gold Hill mining districts, and the
coal land district, where SO many oil
Yakima's citizens have taken claims. II
1 is believed that these coal and gold land
claimants, some Of whom have been do
ing assessment work for five and ten
years, will have grounds for damages
against the government. and Mrs. Emily
Knight, who created quite sensation
by her mining operations at Gold Hill,
has already commenced proceedings to
recover $500, 900, which, she maintains,
she is damaged by the action of the gov
eminent.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Colonel w. F.
Prosser, OF North Yakima, is in the city
and talks confidently Of the outlook for
considerable extension of the irrigation
works in the Yakima country this year.
"a great deal of boring of artesian wells
is going on" he said yesterday. MANY
of those who put down wells last year
are buying new machinery, and we ex.
pect that numb Der Of new wells will be
bored this year. We expect to handle
considerable fruit and to ship it both east
and west, to the Sound and to the mining
districts to the east of us, which consume
large quantities. The experience OF the
last two or three years has been very val.
liable to the fruit growers, as they are
now learning how to pack and handle
their product and how to ship it. They
get their boxes mostly from the Sound,
believe from Tacoma, and find that spruc,
and cottonwood make fine boxes"
The series OF dramatic entertainments
at Ellensburgh, under the direction Of
Edward b. Kelly, was inaugurated or
Friday OF last week, when ''The Tramp's
Daughter" was presented before large
audience, the receipts from which amount
ed to over three hundred dollars. TIL,
various parts were we'll taken, and te
particularize would require naming thu
entire cast, for it is seldom that SO much
talent is found among amateurs. DIR
Scott, H. W. Thielson, F. w. Agatz, A
L. Stemmons, Mrs. Thielson and Mrs
Agate were particularly good, and, o
course, Mr.. Kelly acquitted himself to th,
satisfaction and pleasure OF everybody
The orchestra, too, although just organ
lied, showed that it was made up Of mu
sicians of high order and qualified tt
reflect much credit on the town.
Kittitas county is preparing to make 8
trial of hop growing this year. The grea
success attained by Yakima with this
crop has stimulated our neighbors, ano
several small yards will be planted. The
luxuriant growth of the vine in dool
yards is pointed to as favorable indica
ton of success. A number OF years age
E. r. Leaning tried growing hops in the
valley to the south of Ellensburgh and
made failure, but it is claimed that the
reason for this was that bis location was
an exceptionally cold one and subject to
early rains.
The funeral seavices of James Hamp-
! son were conducted at the home OF the
deceased on Sunday last by the Rev. R.
Warner. Mr.. Hampson was 40 years oil
age and born in the state Of New York
He had been a resident of Yakima for
about year, and leaves wife and one
child.
E. N. CASTILLO and Sid Stutevant, two
prominent young men OF Tacoma, were
Yakima visitors early this week. They
included the Sunnyside country in their
trip.
Mrs. Shannon, of the Hotel Yakima,
has been seriously ill for week past, but
her condition is now reported as greatly
improved.
w. G. Simpson has gone to Prosser to
take possession of the Ward hotel, which
he proposes to conduct in manner that
will meet the appreciation OF the public
A note in favor of James A. Beam fol
$l25 is held at this Office awaiting the
owner. 1t was picked up by Officer
Yeates, and may or may not be of value
George H. Watt, professor Of chemistry
in the agricultural colleee, arrived from
Pullman Sunday to spend few days oil
the spring vacation with friends.
Mrs. o. V. Carpenter, wife of the pop
ular assessor, will be home from the East
next week.