The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-20
THE PASSING IuRoIe.

I'LL uuVVlUV luUVUVs
~ ,. Janss q Rassana. ~ 5ags -
turned frsss { hueness uiD 20 ~ WAnA
WalsA oounsry. while tAs1e be iss . ee0-
tsAce fer essck esi,dsng - - erected in
''s rs. e e:y e: Z Wan. wan. sso~s nsrs
erv.sh and prospsisy :ean 1 have sssr
eef~e wffnessed@ nfd 1r. Joces yesfsr-
DAY. Several large brsck hsecks Ne Be.
sai,sins. aoSnsss-s s fss y ss,nAa csiisss
,hree-ssoey nr:ck building oa the stins
houA site. . four-story cold ssoeags oustd-
~ esing pa Up BY Maycr bess and =
are waatipG FOR ssooe. b<iek ard 'sss Z,
arrive 6d1bre they begin building. Fifty
resa9sncs8 have been erected q the iass
ss,.,dn onns cnS 90 w.sa .n.s = nrsa.
uzu and business blocks are 81 full.
On his trip Ar. Jones vent down into
Eastern Oregon for = few days ana s3yU
yi:la Of ws.st 's :s:s ys.r 81 IN. 81, .p-,ns
has heiped the rpring sowing. cont.nlet
Ar. Jones. 80 that 4 . almost ss tell -
the fall wheat GA; the only sh.as ~hi =
w!nds- The farmer "a the valley are sor
the most pert aa ting Their last years
wheat for higher prices and viii holl u
estimated thai 'uay y PER cent. Of SIT
years wheat il sz:n IN the fas~ner's bins.
One particular instance 10 Mr.. Bahcock- u
Eureka. VINO hao $4,000 bushels at wheat
-Frus d0es not fare % well. - . great
deal OF damAae wzs doae h- lha frarss
last fall sun II 10 thought that there viii
vegetables and straw ,erri.s are very pisn-
.ifut ;his year and wat asAnti:ie8 raps
through the city every day :sr shl?m<n
TO SPOKANE. the miles All Harm mar
ketA
Wallis walla has /. tie ian-is about II
. kloadike far richer than the outpas II
Alaska mines. Money. which formerly
;ns ne Il Inc K e sssy ana Dp invested bly,
The city itself h the metropolis Of The Sai-
ieys OF the Waiia Waila river also OF NH
creek. Dry creek. Tovchet and Eastern
Wslla Waiia q the rtchex city Of iss r1s
and has moro money In rs bAnks. Telsttve-
Y. than any other city In the cai.sa
Mr Jones says that TIE al Absorbing
topic among the citisens - the vote which
takes place today 20 decide whether. N not
the city Win buy the water works ssssem
g. =. Dunscomhs. Of New Yosk, accom-
panied BY his wife, 10 At the Butler: II
am simply out on . pleasure tour OF the
r0pe. but no, uns,l 1 have seen ali Ii.
points Of interest OF my own land. We
visited Colorado. and 1t 10 beautiful Sec
ton. hu. California vas not up 70 my
there. Why. down around Pasadena they
to sprinkle their lawns heard Of one
rich ma; e., ; dSwn saer. HnS pay: - per
having 10 pay 20 much for mere water.
San Francisco impressed me a. q poor
town II seems worn out and on the
Seattle. however. pisases me immense
y. You seem e have plenty Of business
walked UP the streets n fey blocks vas
Quaintance The gentleman insisted on
calling Mount Rainier Mount Tacoma
placed 6eattle's population at only A000.
But I couldn't agree with him in either
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunsconbs will probably
visit Victoria and Vancouver. returning
East by way Of Yellowstone park
Kiondfke. passenger. returned from the
great gold camp IN a far healthier financial
condition <hAn when he went away. In
s,Hocs 20 the good. DR.. Bruner vas former.
" resident Of Spokane. He return III
from the north on the city OF Seattle 90
CID aaD hs friend: Jacob swarss swarts
siaen n baHson. .fn,iiips." he aiA, las
q very rich mine and 10 doing ven, 20
l
"Bat4 had The misfortune TO be arr-s:ed
for crime OF which am satisfied ne was
absolutely innocent, He Was accused Of
dence was brought cut against him. lie
was Of course acquitted and you can bet
the Dawson police would have found han
guilty had It been possible. for they dom,
we'll"
F. J. Elsensahn. = merchant OF Pome-
been attending the session Of the Royal
Arch MAsons and Knights Tempiar. which
took place at Tacoma last week. and 10
going for short trip to Alaska In day
or two.
He says that this season promises 10 be
. banner one for Pomeroy. The crops are
looking veil. and II there 10 not too much
heat this year the output viii be - large
as. II not larger than. the last two years
crops.
There are also two mining companies at
work about twelve miles from the town.
ing made to develop the properties thor
oughiy this year.
He also ssstes that his business partner
Of smallpox bad been found near Pone-
roy and that there were several cases At
Dayton.
Gen. Tihh~sss. commander OF the Grand
Army At the Republic. department OF
Washington ana Alaska. arrived In the
city last night and u making his head
Feneer reporter he expressed himself as
highly gatined az the prospects OF q sue
cessful eneampment In this city. He SAYS
he believes IL will be prolific OF results
beneficial TO the order nd VIII be remem-
bsred a. one OF the best gatherings ever
held in the state.
A quartctte Of San Franciscans. ] A.
laiiy. A J. Weleh. ]. h WEIGH and Mr..
kean are IN the city on u pleasure tour.
The WEIGH brothers are young men who
recently graduated from Santa Clara col
ssone National BARK " faily ss,er .
few days In this city, wiIi return 10 San
Francisco but Mr. Kean will probably
continue his trip TO Alaska