The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1897-08-26


II. ]. Snively. of the state board o
control, teft on Sunday for the Sound
having received notice from the governor
that the board wouh begin tour ofin
spec,ion Of the various state institution!
at the soldiers home, Orting, on Monds,
and Tuesday. From that point the plans
embraced the inspection OF the Western
Washington insane asy lum at Steilscoom
on Wednesday and Thursday, the reform
school at Chehalis on Friday, the dea
and dumb asylum at Vancouver on Sat
urday, the penitentisry at Walls Wslla
on Monday and Tuesday, and the insane
asylum at Medical Lake on Wednesday
The plans are not matured beyond this
but Mr.. Snively hopes to induce
his associates to visit Yakima and in
spect the state fair property.
Sam McCaw and Howard Wright re-
turned from flying trip TO the Simcoe
soda springs Tuesday. They left in
camp Mrs. Utz, Mabel Fry, Mrs. Ben
Coombs, Miss Durham, Al Lille and
family and Ace Schwartze and family
There are two springs at the camping
place, one very cool and excellent fol
drinking purposes, and the other warm
The warm spring fills basin twelve feel
in diameter and three feet deep and forms
an outlet az large as one of the street ir.
rigating bitches. 1t is used to battle in
and is believed to possess strong medici.
nal qualities
Prof. j. NJ. Richardson returned last
Saturday from four weeks trip up into
the Cascade mountains. His original in.
tention was to go as far as the Sound on
his trip. but the roads were in such bad
condition that he concluded not to spoil
a pleasure trip by going farther than Lake
kitchelas, which is just this side of the
summit, and which is the source of the
Yakima river. Here he pitched his
camp and remained nearly two weeks.
He reports the fishing as splendid, once
in while even twelve pound prize be.
ing captured.
James Donald, brother of George
Donald, arrived in the city on Tuesday
from Rossland, B. c., for visit of few
days. He reports that Mrs. Laura j.
May is doing fairly well with a restau-
rant, and that Wayne Field, who has a
railroad grading contract in the Kootenai
country, was a Rossland visitor day or
two previous to his leaving. Jimmy
looks as though the country had agreed
with him, but then he is no stranger to
Canadian soil.
Suit was entered in the superior courl
last Saturday by J. ]. McKone, of Ia
coma, against all the owners of land:
under well No. in the Mckee valley, fol
the purpose of sdjudcating the rights Of
all parties concerned to the water from
this well. The opinion prevails that
there is ample water for all if it is prop
erly distributed, and the suit is expected
to accomplish this end.
Mr.. T. A. Davis who is a practca
marble man, has concluded to locate in
North Yakima and has established head.
quarters on First street next to the Mod
ern Store. Mr.. Davis was prominently
employed for a number of years in his
capacity as stonecutter on the state house
at Topeka, Kan, and has many other
recommendations that will commend
him to our people.
The water in the Wenas creek is lower
this year than usual. 1t is so scarce that
in number of places water has to be
pumped ior stock, and in some instances
it is feared that orchards may suffer Sc
rious iniuryfor lack of water, Richard
Smith has put up wind mill at his
place, and Charles Longmire is figuring
on following suit.
While digging we'll on his farm in
the Mckee valley. George Jeffres discov-
cred vein of pumice stone two feet in
thickness and vein of whiting four feet
thick. Specimens were brought into the
city and pronounced good, especially the
pumice stone.
Manager Walter N. Granger, of the
Yakima Investment Co., has located Mr..
Leckenby on a tract of land below iii.
lab, where he will establish q seed farm
in the interest of the Northern Pacific.
"Pap" Davis, the well-known railroad
engineer, has been taken off the main
line and assigned run between Pasco
and Wallula. Pap" is known as one of
the oldest engineers on the road.
H. w. Wheeler, father of Frank L.
Wheeler, left for Kingston, Idaho. where
he has extensive mining interests, on
Tuesday. From there he will return to
his home in New York.
The 9-yearold son of Robert Rein, oil
the Mckee, fell from the top of hay.
stack one day last week, breaking hIs
left arm at the elbow. DR.. Gum set the
fractured member.
w. L. Steinweg returned on Monday
from visit to Whatcom, Seattle and
other point on the west side.
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