The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-04-16
AKIMA. WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, April. 16 1896

0. q. Labaree. who brought the first
lot of Polled Angus and Heriord cattle to
Yakima, in 1885, and who afterwards
went to EIlensburg where he dropped
$4,000 in the stock business, is now
largely interested In the Josie mine, stu
ated between the LeRoi and the War
Eagle in the Trail Creek country. La
baree was a Canadian and he has
wealthy brother-in-law named Pope, who
is minister in the Canadian cabinet.
When Labaree settled in Kitttas county
be took out citizens papers. When he
got broke he went back home and secur.
ed another stake OF 5000. With this
be bought a heavy interest in the Josie
| mine, which being across the border,
makes Labaree scratch his head and won
der how he can again-without getting
the horse laugh-become subject Of the
queen. 1t is said that Labaree has re-
Gently been offered 1870, 900 for his min
ing interests and, after telegraphic COM
munication with Mr.. Pope, was called
back east without giving any definite an
! swer.
]. L. Banks, clerk of the Yakima res
ervation, and one of the best fellows in
the world, left on Monday for the Col.
vile country for months vacation.
"Chimmy," as his close friends are privi-
legged to speak Of him, has something
aside from pleasure in his trip and it is to
be hoped that he will strike it rich, for
good and true boys are always entitled to
the best that nature can provide and Mr..
Banks covers this category.
Judge /. A. Navarro. formerly of Yaki-
caught the prevailing mining fever and
has purchased half interest in a very
promising claim on Squaw Creek and
| will at once begin work, running one
hundred foot drift in development of the
property. The Judges many friends in
Yakima will wish him the greatest of
success in his undertaking.
Big Bend Empire: Sheriff Valentine
has been called to Lewiston to bring back
Eugene Helm and fellow conspirators
who are charged with driving off 200
head of horses from the range in the Grab
Creek country. The party was overhaul.
ed by the Idaho officers. The stolen
horses belong principally to Senator G. I.
Helm, OF Ellensburg, brother OF Eugene.
Chas. Pond passed through the city
Monday on his return to Elensburg from
Rossland, B. G. He says the rock in
that section is the richest he has ever
seen, and that Father Zeigler, of Spokane,
is interested in "grubstake" claim that
assays $1,000 to the ton. Mr.. Pond ex-
poets to return to the Trail Creek coun-
try and build up his fortunes.
Nicholas Mccoy, JEFF McDaniels and
U. F. Diteman expect to leave in few
days for the Colville country where Mr..
Mccoy has some mineral grounds in view !
which appealed to his Judgment rs he
passed over that rich section in the early
days when the Indians were jealous of
every encroachment of the whites.
Marsh Atkisson, special agent OF the
Interior department, was Yakima visi-
tor on Monday. lie is another of those
who are severely afflicted with the min
ing fever and talks iearnedly regarding
his claims in the ColvilIe country
which are TO place him on the list OF
money kings OF the country.
The Establishment OF wool securing
plant at Prosser will be delayed until fall
by the death OF the partner Of Melville
Stone, the Michigan man, who had ar
ranged to engage in the business. Mr..
Stone was on his way west when he was
recalled by dispatch informing him of
the deplorable event.
Prosser american: Letters received
during the week from Fred r. Reed at
Cripple Creek state that he ia prospecting
and on the way to success again. In one
of the letters he states that he is conf
dent of clearing up 100000 in the next
IL months.
The delegates to the republican nation
al convention from Oregon are John w.
Mildrum, Charles Hinton, X. A. Booth,
Chas. H. Dodd, T. T. Greer, Jno. +.
Caples, S. Yoran and E. l.. Smith, They
are all favorable TO the single gold stand
ard.
f. r. WEIGH, having leased his Ahtan-
um ranch to one of the colony of Hol-
landers, left on Saturday g train for visit
OF couple of months with his daughter
at Bonner's Ferry, Idaho.
Mrs. Guy Sterling and child leave this
week for Utah where Mr.. Sterling is max
ing a success of his patent barrel tave
fiume pipe for irrigation and mining pur-
poses.
The quarantine for diptheria has been
ordered off at Ellensburg, and the public
schools were reopened on Monday last.
There were four deaths from this disease.
The names Of Bender and Barnes, two
stations on the line of the Northern Pa
ciic, below prosser. have been changed
respectively to Gibbon and Chandler.
The Oregon democrats have nominated
Jeffaysnn MYERS of Linn countv and A