The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-09
NORTHWEST NOTES.

NORTHWEST NOTES.
Mrs. Emily Gupsell, young married
woman, was drowned by falling from
the boulevard into Lake Union, near
Seattle
Aubrey Lecy, champion orator of the
University of Washington, carried away
the first honors in the interstate con-
test, at which Oregon, Idaho and Wash
ington were represented.
Four companies of the Seventh infan-
try of the regular army have arrived in
Seattle on their way to their new field
Of duty in the north. Companies A and
K are assigned to Nome, and Compan-
les B and l to st. Michael.
One of the features of the funeral Of
Judge G. Swan at Port Townsend the
other day was the delegation of Neah
Bay Indians, who asked for last look
at their old-time friend, and affection
ately patted his cheeks and wept upon
leaving.
Old-time navigators of the north Pa
ci1c declare it will be June Is before
it will be safe to enter Boring sea- In
any event, it is the opinion of expert
enced sailors that the fleet of Cape
Nome vessels will get tired of lying at
Dutch Harbor before the last part of
the voyage can be finished.
A Byers, while looking over a tract
of desert land south of the Snake river
bridge, came to spot where the wind
had got action on a spot of earth and
blown it out to a depth of few feet.
In the center of this place he found a
well some two feet deep, with several
inches of pure, clear water. The we'll
had been excavated by coyotes.
A great squabble is in prospect over
the passenger rates to be charged by
steamships that will have their second
sailings for Cape Nome in June. One
ambitious charterer of Seattle threw q
bomb into the camp by announcing a
rate of $50 first class, the sailing to oc
cur June rs. The rates have been stiff
ly held at $125 for first class and SIS
for second class. There was no occa
sion to cut the rates, because the mad
fortune hunters almost broke theil
skins to buy tickets at any price.
One of the most interesting figures
among the old settlers gathered al
Weston, Ore, for the pioneers reunion
is that of James Lehman, who, in the
early days was famous as a scout. He
was the discoverer of the celebrated
Lehman Springs, in the southern par
of Oregon, which are now resorted t
each summer by hundreds of pleasure
seekers from all parts of Oregon ant
Washington.
H. T. Brown, veteran newspaper
man of the Northwest, died at his home
in Spokane Friday night. Mr.. Brown
was 55 years of age and was born il
Summit county, Ohio. The civil wa
was raging when he was 16 years of ag
and he enlisted. During the CREATE
part of the war he was under command
of Gen. Sherman. While engaged in tn
( battle of Clarksburg he was severed.
wounded in the knee, the marks o
which he bore to the end. In 1867 h.
went to Virginia City, Mont, remaining
there for four years, and establishing
weekly newspaper called the mon
tana" In 1870 he went to Deer Lodg
and there brought into existence tn
New Northwest" newspaper. In 1877
he went to Butte, and in partnership
with Capt. James Mills, established tn
Butte Miner, of which he acted as man
ager and publisher until 1886. He wa
later a part owner of the Spokane Re
view, and ever since 1886 until hi
death has been prominent in Spokan
printing and publishing circles.