The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1903-07-29
Soda Springs.

at this popular resort has very mater
tally increased, and at this writing there
are fully $50 people camped on the
grounds. The newcomers include Mr..
and Mrs. j. p. Nation, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. d. Baylor accompanied by Misses
irgina Coburn and Susie Erwin, James
Mabry and family, Andrew Lynch and
family. Mr.. Cuillerier and family, Mr..
aud Mrs. Ernest Woodcock, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Henderson. Mrs. Dave Guilland,
Norman Woodhouse and family, s. p.
Vivian and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Muir
chic. W. II. Strauss and family, ]. NJ.
Ballinger and family and many single
campers.
DIR. Burns. Sr. and Jr. Mrs. Burns and
to spend Sunday and were guests at the
camp of Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Baylor. This
party had somewhat unpleasant night
experience coming up. When about six
miles from the Springs singletree
broke and DIR. Burns ,Jr., and Warren
Erwin INDUCED in Il midnight tramp to
the Springs to procure singletree.
while the remainder of the party camp
ed beside the trail
Mr.. and Mrs. Arie Hover. Misses Irene
and Edith Williamson, Emma Smith,
Vera and Addie Plumb, Charlie Hulse,
Frank Ptner and Godfrey Blumenthal
constituted merry party who came up
Saturday night to spend Sunday.
Herman Crawford, Shirley Parker,
Carl Shaw, Milton Dam and Arthur Ran
kin came up Saturday night and Sun
day morning on their wheels.
Everybody seems delighted with the
improved condition of the grounds and
the management may well be gratitied
with the results of the efforts expended
along the line of improvements.
Campers are hereby cautioned not to
drink the spring water trickling down
the first canyon above the Springs.
About three quarters of mile up there
is waterfall-a drop of about twenty
feet-over which a two year old steer
has fallen, and the carcase of the animal
is dccomposing in the center of the small
stream. necessarily communicating the
water.
The fish story in last weeks Herald
seems To have stimulated the anglers
to renewed effort to capture the big
fellows and a number of fine trout have
been brought in. ranging from Is to 10
inches in length. The water is going
down slowly but steadily in the creek
and the Isaak Waltons have all been
having better luck.
Turtle doves are quite plentiful and
prove pleasing variation in the bill
of fare
The writer has had the pleasure of
participating in the obsequies of two
rattlers. neither of them near camp.
however. and thereby hangs tale to
prove that all rattlers are not alike in
disposition One day this week accom-
panied by ID. Campbell, | took "A trip
mp Nasty creek. and on the way en-
countered good sized rattlesnake |
was about to shoot the reptiles head off
when Mr.. Campbell suggested that we
make the "varmint' fight. We tantal-
lied that snake for ten minutes but
could get no more fight out of him than
could be induced from a dead herring
He wouldn't even coil. but devoted his
entire attention to trying TO escape from
his tormcntors. to avoid which contin-
gency we were obliged to kill his snake
ship. If all rattlesnakes were like the
Nasty" creek variety, nobody would
ever he bitten.
Two very warm days have cen sue
ceeded by a delightful GOODNESS. and it
positively requires no effort to sleep till
Q a. m. Il. NJ.