The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-03-11
SESSION FULL OF meat
The Commercial Club Governing Board
Council Replete With Interest.
The WENAS OIL WELL INSPECTED
The Committee Relieves There IL PEE
treieum In that yicinity-TheC club
Challenged 10 Play lBasc Bail
The visiting Hallway Mail clerks.

The Commercial club governing board
held an interesting session on Saturday
evening last with President Whitson in
the chair.
A proposition was received from J. T.
llarsell for printing the constitution, by
laws and list OF members, to be paid
for in membership fees and dues. The
offer was accepted and committee con-
ssting of q. A. Graham, Alex. Miller,
and Phil Otter was appointed to report
on a revision of the bylaws and superin-
tend the printing Of the pamphlet.
A challenge was read from c. NJ Boyle,
secretary of the Athletic club, for game
of base ball with picked nine from the
Commercial club. The matter was re-
ferred to Fred Chandler, II. b. Rigg and
Richard Curry, who are to accept or re-
ject the challenge rs they see proper.
The game will probably be made as the
club contains some strong players in
GLIDING Stanley Coffin, Earl Watt, Fred
Runyon, Dell Hiscock, III. b. Rigg,
A. G. Coburn, Jr., Fred Chandler
and Geo. 5. Vance. The committee has
taken no action as yet on the challenge
further than canvassing the question Of
securing players.
+. VI. Spain brought up the subject of
the visit of the railway postal clerks,
nearly three hundred in number, who
will stop in North Yakima on Friday,
the 18th inst. for supper. They left
Chicago on Tuesday and are bound for
San Francisco to attend the convention
of the United States Railway Mail Ser
vice Mutual Benefit association, which
begins five days session on March 18th.
Their stopping in this city WAS largely
due to the efforts OF Messrs. Spain and
llenton and these gentlemen, together
with Mayor Fechter were appointed a
committee with power to select sub-com-
mittees to look after the entertainment
Of the visitors while here. The supreme
master workman of the A. o. U. w.
accompanies the excursionists and it is
the intention of the local lodge to hold an
informal reception if there is time. The
special train on which the excursionists
travel IS expected to stop in Yakima for
have been made at the hotel and various
restaurants for their supper. The North
ern Pacific has furnished transportation
to the committee who will meet the yisi-
tors at Pasco and accompany them to
this city
A letter WAS read from X. Ludloff, of
Toledo, Wash. :, who stated that he and
his associates had discovered promising
ore deposits and pacers in the Cascades
near the Clspus pass but as access to
their claims was very difficult from the
west side he asked for information re.
garding Yakima as an Quitting point,
distances, roads and means of travel
from Yakima. President Whitson who
is familiar with the facts requested was
delegated to answer the letter.
The following is the report of the com
mittee appointed to investigate the al
| legged discovery of peti oleum on the
Wenas, together with the findings of W.
|. Lince, who is thoroughly conversant
with such m alters:
"To the Yakima Commercial Club !:
The undersigned, your committee APP
pointed to examine the well upon the
premises OF Mr.. Arlington, beg leave to
report that we obtained the services of
Mr. W. |. Lince, who kindly consented
to make an examination OF the we'll,
where it is supposed oil has been dscov-
cred. Your committee in company with
Mr.. Lince, made an examination Of the
we'll and took numerous samples from
the we'll for examination, and We here
with submit his report to US.
In this connection, We desire to say
com petent to pass upon this matter. He
followed the business Of boring oil wells
for eleven years in Canada and Southern
California, and his we'll known conserva-
tiveness and standing in the community
entities his report to respectful consider
alton.
Speaking for ourselves, while having
no special knowledge on the subject, we
desire to say that from the report OF Mr.
Lince, and other information obtained
from the gentleman in charge of the
we'll, We have no doubt but what there is
petroleum in that locality whether in
paying quantities, OF course, can only be
sscertained by prospecting. The forma-
ton, however, is favorable for drilling,
and as is we'll known, there are several
plants in this county engaged in drilling
artesian wells that could be easily secured
for prospecting purposes without great
expense. Respectfully submitted,
A b. WEED,
EDWARD WHITsON,
Committee.
To the Committee of the Yakima Com
mercial Club
Gentlemen-Pursuant to your request
! | have made an examination Of the well
on the prem SEES OF Mr. Arlington. with
view to ascertaining what the PROBABLE
tiles are, for striking petroleum in that
locality. This we'll is situate about ten