The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-07-22
Soda Springs.

SOud SPiihSS'
In the good old summer time" when
the mercury is wont to climb with start
ling agility toward the top of the regis
tering instrument the thoughts of the
weariest toler in the heated valley
naturally turns to the green sloped
mountains and the running brooks dash
ing down from the eternal SHOWS to cool
the atmosphere and make life once more
bearable; and those who have once Wis
will think several times before their
minds will coniure up any more delight
full place to spend the summer vacation
than this. This year this resort is bet
ter than ever before. The grounds have
been most thoroughly fenced, stock
corral built, and the old time annoyance
of loose stock promenading about your
camp in the still watches of the night
and devouring everything in sight, even
to the dish towels hanging out to dry.
is entirely eliminated. and better than
all the grounds have been thoroughly
cleaned and the sanitary conditions are
excellent. The increased amount of wa
seems to have enlarged the flow and
strengthened the water and the incon-
venience of finding the spring muddy
Just when you want water the most is
thing of the past.
There seems to be more water in the
Ahtanum than is usual at this time of
harder to catch the willy trout, and the
novice with big cotton line and pin
hook cannot step to the back door of his
camp on the creek and ~ all the fish
he wants for breakfast; but for the
| fisherman who understands the ways of
the red -belicd, speckled lightning fly
catchers. and how to locate them in
their accustomed haunts, and after he
has located them what kind of bait to
| tempt them with, the fishing is good.
For instance, George Arrowsmith III
few hours Saturday captured thirty
seven as fine specimens as any gourmand
would wish to see on his table. They
to view were sight good for sore eyes.
+. Welch holds the record thus far for
the biggest fish, having captured one of
the rainbow variety measuring IA "a
inches. The writer saw this fish meas
nred, so can vouch for the accuracy of
the figures. His suggestion, however,
that the trout be weighed with its own
scales was at once voted down by the
rest of the camp, so the averdupois of
this fine specimen cannot be here given.
Two parties who were hauling logs
from the mountains were overtaken at
the gate to the spring grounds Friday
by the forestry reserve police and charg-
ed with cutting live timber and not ex-
tinguishing their camp fire. They will
probably have to answer for these UNI
lawful acts.
A load of hay and grain sent up by
lne management OF lne gTouiius IOT SAFE
gladdened the campers Friday evening.
1t is the aim of the management to have
plenty of horse feed on the grounds
from now on.
The weather is delightful; warm days
and nights cool enough to make camp
fires very agreeable, with no wind to
blow cinders and smoke into your eyes.
Governor Low is camped in his ac
customed place, accompanied by Judge
Pratt, Henry II. Schott and family. Geo.
Arrowsmith and family, p Y. Hickman
and his brother from California. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. l. Coe, J. H. Fraser and family
accompanied by Miss Vivian Englehart,
+. j. Wyman and family, DIR. and Mrs.
Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. elise, Miss Leach
and Bert Cook, d. Campbell accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Mary, and one
son, Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Welch,
Mrs. Tustin's camp, and the Herald rep
resented by the writer, are the inhabi-
tants of this tented village at present.
BY this time next week there will prob
ably be ten times that number of peo-
pie here and I'll tell you all about it
in the next Herald.
Dr w II Hare Iobu pvan Taopard