YAKIMA AND ITS BURROUXDINO&
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sons of the year, hilt farther north actor, but space taunt be taken to speak
tho intervening mountains arc frequent- of the Yakima unit springs, lying Uc
ly covered with too gTcat a depth of ty-sii mile west of tho city. Tho wa
snow to admit of travel, ter it pleasant in flavor, and a splendid
A new era in tho hUtory of Yakima tonic, m will seen from tho following
county is marked by tho construction of analysis: Cartanate of sodium, carbon
thetw public works. It is universally ate tf magnesium, carUmato of calcium,
conceded that a Utter investment could ferreous carbonate, chloride of sodium,
not poasibly Ihj made, than haa Wn lilicic acid, carlxmic acid ga. Tho wa
done in this instance, aa it will facilitate ter ii tattled for market by the North
new settlement, by affording easy ac- Yakima Soda Springs Company. Tbo
cess from tho railroad to all part of tho spring have been improved and prfc
surrounding country. Tbo commission- jvarcd for tho entertainment of visitor
ers are also making preparations for tho It is a beautiful ami healthful reaort,
erection of a largo and substantial brick which is rapidly laming popular. It
court house, which will bo au ornament is reached by a good road Umn tho city,
to Yakima and tho prido of every reii- Mention should also U made of tho
dent of tho county. Yakima County Agricultural AssorU
It is impossible to eTen mention all tion, organized two years ago, which
of tho resources and interesting feature held a succrnif ul and highly beneficial
of this region in an article of this char- fair tho second wek in October.
AN EPISODE 01- THE KLAMATH.
MMIE pioneer miners of tho Klamath vill tho nearest int on Salmon. An
I country had not only to contend ripreaarnan mad regular trips, and long
" with obstacle offered by an un. lines of pack animals traversal tho trail,
known mountain wilderness, far from wbil? men were conaUntly pwicg on
any source of supplies, but with a de- their way to the new digging daily 1
tcrmined hostility of tho native land- fog disoownL
lords. Tho diggings on Klamath, Hal- Th firt prictor . hi) h land
mon and Sc4t rivers were discovered in ed at Trinilal and Klamath river
1550, by protectors from Trinidad and were treated kindly by thnfctivr,tae
Trinity river; but it was not until tl.o of th-m Ufog surd fro.-a starvation,
following year that they nero filed with and others from a watery grave, by t!.ro
miners, tho spring of 11 bringing thou- lords of the A fw wrel wrought
sands by sea ami land. It was then ft change of heart. They saw the thite
that gold was discovered on Yrk Hals, rush in by the hundrd, and aj j-roprl.
and ft town of over two thousand jp! ate to their own anything thy d.
sprang op in two weeks. The mine, un aired, without the formality of akfo
Salmon river were aoppli! fromTrinl- They saw their hunting gruels or.
dad and Humboldt Ujs, arwl trails were run, the banks of stream dug tp ftitd
opened between tlose point and IVst- their UUr'kt damagl by lastly w.