, 1876-10-07
Great Mercantile House.

0'A' anu al That now eHainsi foE the painters
!" give tie structure the finishing touches T5a
''Hp'elon oi tins building mark an era IN TIE Iii
wy VI our tow' and hence u is Le,eg,.r, # 1,sr
IN IN passing notice. The zeal settlement ,f thu.
'1l'ey dates from 1859, IN which year u cSsl q; b.
d" iH'idh country, AMI tL= l4r!s were tLro-gu Omen
10 settlement. Provious 10 that date few white
men were scattered throurh.the country. Ia, thy
were mere camp followers, and were here bv sui
'siin'e In tn spring Of 1889 several small .rl,s
came INTO the valley and for s.ruri,y :trsi . ,If.
pon,, ti.r '"i.i,ar PIT fleu beng ar The north l
"a 20 -d-4t 'I-tk, on what tHs sine. been known a.
" g. i'i'n ti ;he e,f.y traders We re,.l' Il
". " o'u'A "a TO-, Baldwin Os auI T-Irs.u A 90
Ii''-" gentlemen w-te s.all U a,r~ trj ET,. ..ls
oi 500 = mainly adapted 70 tie IuI..u tls.Ge
FiEsT FsT,uLt H,;rNr OF rua 5ar-r.
II" 'ii- drwH OF 1901 tie >,trIgiasut Of tie val
ley bad - tar progressed as 10 iIv5, If
merchants, and with that e,lr dates r o-rri,,ia
Of what has since become tie great hons. If >,fy-
ha'her Bros. Abraham ScLwalacler vas the firs. Of
the three tToihers that came to the then small vii
l'se' ana bringing with him a s:o,k %. goods in
voiced from san Francisco at :25col. his apFsaraace
created quite a sensation. In f.w weeks he wss
/ iNl"%-i 10y lIs brotler, Louis sclwalalIer. yh..
WIN NJ l. T. Bloch, Cj san Fruri>r, constituted
tis htfu- lhe two lgoIh-rs Tru>u-r,f IA trsrrsss
rapidly soia of them S-5.DJ0 stock Of 20 ol- and r.
piicei the ssne with u sun larger stock The
nIsCoyrEy oF THE GRO FINo aiIyrs
That year gave great imIeius 20 trade at WaIIa
"aIIa and WAS 'le mean. Of elrichil g many Of tie
early settlers To secure this trade the brothers d.
vieI their stock, LOUIS gong 10 Ono Emo. where he
at once gained large mining trade The suisse
queLt discovery of the Poise mines found the SlUl-
taeher Bros on tie track of the gold excitement
and as IN Irev ous ventures they were eTuinently
successful il thus happened that the firm became
we'll known Ia every mining camp IN The Northern
country, and by fair dealing and pursuing geuer-
Gus course with miners when uutottuuate they
sainei decree oi popularity tiut S,li u!helCS 10
Tie Louse- Ia 1872 their success ia ttale was sucn
. as 10 warrant tEcIa In putting up
ONE ,F THE FIRST Ha.cz IUrL1-scs
erected IN W4la "aila. In tis country O: frequent
changes. 1t J. somewhat remaI IkIb.e That Mr.. Dave
A>hTiush, the contractor fo- the FIST hr K building
was the contractor Tor ;Le superb structure which
they are at. ut 10 occupy. Three years PISSED with
the house enjoying uninterrupted ru o.. god ior-
tune and the maIuhe9s Of the a.p rapiIly growing
rch. In 1865, Nr. Bloch, a mgu OF great -prise
Withdrew from the tiIm, and was succeeded ay Mr
-. schwlb cher, from which date tie house has
. u'en .u>iv-sy .on'ryyi hy the three u.U.hers.
/ 1t q !ater Ieiipi they established
BRANCH H.ysEs,
one at Bore City, uuv ia >u.,,>-fuI operaton And
st'!l hter "a Louse "a S-t,tlg the largest mercantile
-, - vac
/ law o. The young men vio founded the pirru; house
About ten yeats Sine, Nr. 4. Nchwa5,crr SUSTAINED
aceIeIt that az gl h:in tor active t,.suez and
accoriing., he Va ..reN 10 ar Francisco, Nh-se he
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be va, inurd iy NJ Io,.l- Sc.rw.ttl,.r III. ty,,,
blotAels ming abundant emlI,yJaeDt IA
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/ designed for hlsi.as, purposes 0u She N,.tLwF>-
coast. The front as exc usvey oi i.ou with st-siv.
and I,fr, ,-r..r,.f,..l rtt..- ard. ,.,.rf.r. Ift
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ani here 10 p';n> or expense has been Hl'ie 'iil
,,E. either IN ,,Ig.c,t on CONVENIENCE Tha,hely!ug
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rr,, y,r. nom ll, south side ,f t.r juslr-; to
lie al F9uliia'~i to
THa GaocFEY p'PANT'I. NJ
and VII ue furnished with suitable striving e'n'-
.,rs. etc. lie ceiter Of tle nam loom VIII be aI-
60. u, mad. ,r,-I,,,,.,. ,.,r,er-. l,-,.s and
-, H.. 3, ,,,...,-,,.3,ra article, tltar 20
.,f,,..s r,r.r,l u,cr, ur,,. establishment.
10 '''~'-,'-' ,i., f,r md ,fe ,ss> 20
',.,,,,.4. I-ni.. tie nep building Is
.,... ,y.,,,s lie fun asrtA, and with the
s,r. and .i,. l,ri viii. cement, i perfectly fire
.s r.,ar moot. and admirably adapted 20 the s;or-
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s,, c,,.,,r to tie Ift An elevator is
s''., ~. ,,,,i, ,,e,vv or bulky articles can be
pow .,.,..r1,-,,i ;, r,sr.f.f slse
,,- , oaat,s VII IA as ,,g,aiy stated tley
expect 10 oeeH ioIf f, - CHS , nv ,l , n-? S- -