The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-31

Tho af,ernoon was spent in the pleasant
pas,ime of seeing some good athletic per-
iormances. such as running, )ump'ng'
Wanting. ETC., including the most laugh
able and interesting feature OF the pro-
gram, "a log rolling contest" The logs
were put in the Yukon river; the men
who took part in the contest had heaVy
snikes in their shoes. Two would mount
a log at tae same time, then the tun
would begiu. and the way they would
make that log roll was wonderful; then
stop it suddenly while going round at the
rate of sixty times or more a minute, IN
clndine many other tricks IN connection.
The prize was 800 for the winner; the
prize given in the "tug of war between
the Scotch team and the Swedes was
$500. won by the latter quite easily.
There has been great Improvement
in this city in many ways in the past
ten months. The burnt district has all
been rebuilt with good frame buildings,
which are all occupied. The water front
has been relieved of its small buildings
and the privilege system has been dis
pensed with, allowing any one TO oulid
thereon, as was previously the case; the
streets look well and are kept qnte clean
of refuse and heavy rubbish; the drain
age and sewer system is very good, and
where stagnant water was last year
at this time the soil is at present dry in
most places. The health in general is
good, though the death rate viii. average,
| feel safe in stating, about five persons
a week. There are three good hospitals
here, where the best of attention is given
TO the sick when confined to them.
There are four saw mills in Dawson.
Lumber sells at 800 per thousand feet.
There is first class electric light plant,
also a telephone system. the line running
to the forks of Eldorado and Bonanza,
The water supply at present is taken from
the Klondyke river and put through a
hygeinic process. A limited supply is
also taken from nearly springs. Work
is being transacted by a company to sup
ply the town with water from the klon-
dyke, a distance of a few miles above,
but will not be completed till next year.
The telegraph line from Skagway will be
completed to this place by the 18th of
October next. There has been wonder
full improvement in the mail manage
ment both to and from the outside, as
well as in the postotfice. There are five
acknowledgements, Catholic, Epis-
copal, Methodist and Salvation Army
barracks, also day school. which has
very large attendance. There are great
many steam boats plying up and down
the river. While they all made money
last year, but few are doing 80 this. The
fare is as low as $50 on occasions to Sc
attic, including meals. The fare to
year at this time it was $ll0 without
so much as furnishing a berth to sleep
in, and . charge of $50 per meal.
Prices here in groceries are very reason
able, flour s. per sack butter from 81 to
So per 2'pound tins eggs 81 % per doz.
sugar II cents, by the hundred; beans
-! cts; beef steak from soc to $l25. off
the block. Labor demands from 80 cents
to 81 an hour, the latter being without
board and for skilled labor. Thousands
of people have left here for Cape Nome
and the outside since the LIST of July. and
many more will follow. Cape Nome,
from latest reports, is considered fake.
Brownlow and jerks, from your county,
left for the Cape Nome country couple
of weeks ago. The claims here are Just
as good as they ever were, and believe
next year will be better year than this,
for wages as well as the gold output, as
such large number of laboring men are
going out aud but very few coming in.
The output of gold will be greater from
the fact that modern improvements are
being used. especially in thawing ma
chine advantages il from no other source.
The summer has been very pleasant to
what it was last year, and at no time
has the temperature been over 90 in the
shade and that only for few days, while
last year it was % for several weeks
during the season. At one time it was
1903. Today FRIDAY, 4th) proved to be
black Friday here. as the three murderer,
Edward Henderson, (white) and two
Indians, Jim Nantuck and Dawson Nan.
tuck, were hanged this morning at s
o'clock, this being the first judicial hang