The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-26

PROSPERITY IN NORTH YAKIMA.
Mrs. Dunn Writes to Princeton Friends
About Sights and Scenes in North va n
kima, Washington.
NORTH YAKIMA, WASH, June II.
Friends in Princeton: AS gaze out
this morning and see the beautiful sur
roundings, I feel that you would enjoy
them as I do this ideal June morning
First let me tell you of Yakima, as
it forms my immediate surrounding.
You can we'll imagine "a quiet little
country town of about four or. five
thousand inhabitants. Imagine it's
being decked with green trees. ''That's
easy, Princeton is too" So it is, only
in my picture I have of the dear old
place, do not see any cherry trees
loaded with ripe fruit, NOR do see the
peach, pear and apple trees, that I
see here this morning. If you look
over in that vacant lot you may see
groups of Indians basking in the sun.
Their mumbling reminds me of the
buzzing of bees in cloyer on a hot day,
or the far away sound of running
brook. Their saddle horses are tied
here and there. Once in while they
go and look alta horse. Perchance
white man is with them, they must be
talking up trade. Squaws are going
through the alley. Some are carrying
babies on their backs. Just then an
old, old squaw passed walking with a
cane.
| walked out for a few minutes this
morning. The streets had been
sprinkled and the air was pure and
fresh. There was busy hustle about
town and it seemed to speak of pros
perity. wish my friends that I could
explain to you what I mean by sign
of prosperity. 1t is not the hustle and
thronging OF people. No, it is rather
something in the way the people 60.
l have been in large cities when [ had
much to do ito keep from being run
over at crossings and where I was
crowed so on the street till was tired,
and l felt as much alone as if I were in
thick forest, yet all this did not
speak of prosperity. People were
coming and going like waves on the sea.
They seemed to have no destination.
couldn't think that such spoke of
prosperity. There is something in
prospecting town that one knows and,
at least, can not describe.
1t soon will be hop-picking time.
Then there will be an unusual hurry
and people will come from Seattle,
Portland and Tacoma and different
places to gather in the great harvest
OF hops. The sheep shearing season
has past. It too was busy time. The
sheep have been driven away among
the foot hills and we are glad. We
have grown tired of their bleating
when we went to the ball ground. The
tuneful frog promises to spend the
season with US. He stays in the irri-
eating bitches that run all through
the town. You know the trees must
be irrigated. I like to see the clear
cool water ripping along right by the
sidewalk. I'm glad the frog lives
there. His familiar music lulls me to
sleep at night.
Now my friends I'm going to tell
you of some things huge and awful
that see here every day! This morn
ing they tower up in all their grandeur.
Can you guess what they are? Now if
had been telling you about them be-
fore the late disasters caused by vol
canoes, shouldn't have used any for
chile words in describing them, but
now, you know that volcanoes are be-
coming very popular, and I want you
to know that we are right up to date
here and are not going to take a back
seat for Alaska or Martinique, or any
other place. You will guess now what
[ am boasting Of Yes, we have one
mountain with two craters! Just
think of it! And one great huge his
torlc old white mountain may have
craters!
1t has been whispered about that
Mount Rainier with two craters) is
smoking, and curious vulgar people are
using field glasses for a better obser-
walton OF it. The Seattle Post-Intel-
igencer, our leading newspaper, con-
tradicts this fact. They would have it
burst on US in surprise. Mount Adams
is not so much talked Of just now. It
is not so high, nor is there. any proof
that'it has two craters, so consequently
it is of secondary Importance and in no
way the mountain of the day as it's
neighbor Rainier. For myself I enjoy
looking at both mountains. Adams is
nearer to me, as can get full view