Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-06


valuable mining and other property.
ne Is now looking for a location some
where ON the Sound, being anxious, a.
ne says, To get Whit of salt air occa-
slOhally. The recent rich strike of cold
bearing ore on Palmer mountain. "A few
miles from Ruby, has greatly stimu-
lated mining and prospecting, and ac-
cording To Mr.. Stanton the discovery il
one of the greatest in mining history.
lump of rock weighing some seventy
Ive pounds was held together by wire
gold. 1t is now proposed 10 tan the
various mines on Palmer mountain by
Il tunnel similar to the Sutro, and a
company is now being organized for
that purpose. Speaking of the Ruby
creek traili Mr.. Stanton said there was
very little talk Of it in Okanogan coun-
~. The people were not interested in
II To any considerable extent. "The
county" said Mr. Stanton, "has now
gone beyond the limit Of its indebted
ness, ana our people are averse to sub
scrlDlhg the amount from their own
pockets. We expect to have connec-
ton with the Great Northern railroad
ana Ihat viii answer our purposes and
the Sound will get the greater part of
our business anyway. OF course a trail
from Bellingham bay to Okanogan
would be Ol much benefit to prospecturs
ana cattlemen, but the situation is rs |
nave mentioned, and our people are alb
solutely Indifferent. That the truth
Of the mattern
The opening games of base ball on
saturday and Sunday did not result
lavorably to the home team. The lat
ter were again beaten on Sunday after
noon 10y score Of II to 5. The game
was not good one, and while Seattle
TOOK the persimmon, their play a. IA
Whole was not exceedingly brilliant.
Some of the individual members of the
home team made some really good
plays, but the team as "A whole was not
IN it. They lack practice in team
work. With a little reorganization
and good deal of hard practice, the
Bellingham Bays may win some
honors for themselves before the sea-
son is over. But they will have to get
IN and drill.
The street car service to the lake on
Sunday was excellent, and although
pacity, not hitch nor delay occurred
and excellent time was made This Is
in marked contrast To last year. Prob
ably fully 400 people visited Lake
WhatcOm Sunday Afternoon, aud all
must have noticed the excellent man
ugement. Edmund Cosgruve, who il
now acting as manager of the street
railway, gave the Lake Whatcom
branch his personal supervision, and 20
this perhaps, may be attributed the
smOOthness Of the service aud the
satisfaction it gave to the public.
y German woman with young
child was among the passengers who
arrived on the State Of Washington
from Seattle yesterday morning. The
Nat &. Goodwin theatrical company
was also on board the steamer Shortly
after leaving Seattle two Of the ladies
belonging 10 the troup ascertained from
the woman, who could not speak
word Of English, that she and her child
were near the point of starvation, all
her money having been stolen from her
on the train between Clackamas and Ia
coma. The kind 1hespians attended
10 the poor woman's wants and those
Of her child, and raised purse Of
money for her besides, amounting To
Slj. The woman's husband lives near
Park, and she was on her way to join
him. The child, yesterday, was very
i'll, owing to having eaten too much
after it, long fast.
Whatcom Creek falls are favoute
resort for picnic parties. The falls and
their surroundings are romantic enough
10 suit any pair Of lovers, while the
student of nature may rest i'm content
beneath the fir trees shade. At the
upper falls is the cabin Of the water
works watchman, philosopher in his
way, as well as "a student, aud his
abode contains many choice ancient
aud modern literary works. lie dis
courses fluently and interestingly on
Thucydides, or Darwin, on Esculapius
or Huxley.
The kicker is already beginning 10
kick over road petitions, although none
have been considered by the buard Of
county commissioners and will not be
until June ID or thereabOuts. Petitions
are now being circulated and the kicker
L. losing no time in registering. lie
goes on the principle that il II better to
have kicked and lost than never to have
kicked at all. 1t seems to be- the desire
Of each kicker, 80 far as heard from, 10
have the proposed roads to run by his
door or not 10 run Mt all. At least, this
idea was gathered yesterday from few
kicks made before the commissioners.
Dcnnison's crepe tissue paper In al col
or-. aud Sanford's library paste FOR sale
by Allerton, the stationer