Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09

"'"''c vi rooihS In The lloag block. They
began housekeeping last Tuesday.
The new schooner Defiance was TOW ed
to the T.. X. Wood mill Monday. 1t
VIII require about two weeks to put the
finishing touches on her, after which she
Will be loaded for Melbourne. Australia
Died, September 6, 1897, of cholera
infantum, the infant child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wardrobe. The death occurred at
their home on North Beach and the re-.
mains were brought to IIoquiam and in
tered i'll the cemetery ON the Sth inst,
at O'Clock p. IN.
The lioquam public school will open
Ter business next Monday, and all pupils
are expected to be OH hand promptly.
The school board has decided to run the
school on the same basis as heretofore
and will run the high school the same as
last year.
Mr.. i. G. Lenfesty, of Aberdeen, has
purchased the cigar and confectionery
store Of Fred lilly, taking possession last
Tuesday. Mr. Lenfesty is we'll known in
Hoquam, is steady, industrious young
man and his friends will be pleased to
learn that he is engaging in business
here.
On the 2Sth OF August Frank Shrver,
a young man we'll known on Grays Har-
Dor, hired bicycle OF Sherman Crawford
to go to Montesano and failing to return
the wheel when he promised Mr.. Craw-
ford notified the authorities, who
telegraphed to other points, and ON Fri
day, September 3rd, Shriver was arrested
in Dalles, Or, still in possession of the
wheel. He will be brought back and
dealt with as the law provides in such
cases.
Mr.. f. Ct. Snyder, OF Hoquiam, and
Miss lnga Olsen, OF Aberdeen, were mar
ried at Aberdeen last Thursday evening
by the Rev. Nan Tassel. After the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder came to
lloquam and took rooms at the New
York hotel. On Friday the boys were
smoking cigars to the health of Mr.. and
Mrs. Snyder, and in the evening the
lloquiam Cornet Band gave them sere-
made Il. the hotel and the small boys ate
candy.
Geo. Mcmillan and Earl Petit return
} 1HaS day from seven weeks prospect
ing tour in the Olympic mountains. They
went in by the Quiniault lake, crossed
the mountains to lake Cushman, then
down Hoods canal to Elma. They esti-
mated that they travelled on foot 800
miles. The boys say they had a very
nice trip; Of course there were some ups
and downs to ne encountered but from the
healthy appearance Of the boys we judge
they rather enjoyed it. They brought
back very nice collection OF mineral
quartz which they will have assayed as
soon as possible, to determine their rich
ness. They report elk in abundance in
the mountains and very tame.
The attempt to launch the new boat
/
the heavy rain OF that day. The large
number OF people who had congregated
to witness the launching were very much
disappointed, but none OF them more SO
than the builder. On the following
morning the sun came out and Mr.. Mat
thews and his men went to work and
blocked up under the keel, took out the
ways and repacked them, and word was
given ont that the boat would be launched
at + o'clock that evening. The people
began arriving at the ship-yard before
five and by the time the boat began NOV
ing the river bank was lined with people
eager to see the launching OF the first
boat from the IIoquiam ship-yard. at
five forty the boat began moving, and
amid shouts and waving of handkerchiefs
she slid down the ways and into the river
where the anchor was dropped and the
people could see the prettiest vessel ever
on Grays Harbor. Miss Kate Matthews,
daughter OF the builder, stood at the bow
and, as the boat took to the water, chris
tened her "Defancc.'
Fred J. Chamberlain returned Saturday
evening from two months prospecting
trip in the Cascade mountains near Mt
Rainier. He brought in some fine speci-
mems of minerals taken from the surface
OF veins located during the trip, OH which
assays were made at the Tacoma smelter
that excel any surface showing made in
that mining district. He reports pleas
ant trip, with lots OF hard climbing but &
corresponding increase in health anC
vigor. The last trip was made up the
Carbon river and over the Carbon glacie,
and across the west glacier OF the White
river, Il feat that had never before beer
accomplished with Il pack horse. The
party was nearly two days getting up thu
Carbon glacier, and as a result spent one
night thereon. Considerable attention
was paid to the geological formation @
that region and study OF the glaciers
If the evidence he has brought back is a,
indication of what is beneath the surface
we can expect to see some OF the riches
mines in the state developed there. III
reports great activity among the prospec
tors in that district and considerable Gle
velopment work being done on old claims
This is the fifth year he has spent i'll tn
Cascades, and geographically and geolo
gicallv is authority on the Summit Mnin
Dictrirt