Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-10

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acoma IN. 7. letter to thu Dsu.;.
ro''a record has the following relative -
"ooeft Z. Sproule, who was forma,,v H.;
zen of Windsor: '
II Is doubtful if ever there wa. . ma, ..ou,
49, Ne" england who did more to deyelon ,ha
Pahe. resources OF the Pacific slone than
Sta,o 80 M" op'ouie, who came from the
n;s "a s nalne 10 the early days of Caiifor-
his 1an de, ana unalded and alone, pushed
HE 10, aeSp'e every obstacle, from the hum
e 10y OF poor pioneer to the posi,;on of
one OF the most wealthy men in r aI;sn;o u
ne, ne was man of quick perception. indom;
'apie courage, full of what is nox...dar.
aieu nerve, and, if we could ston here
~ enomerating the qualities of his make nm
h;s night De permitted to pen far different
oary Vi his lie, and a more honorable
eaieer' than we are compelled to give vonr
ie1uers IN the paragraphs that follow.
onheu with the qualities that we have enu.
'eiAteu was thoroughly ugly disposition.
perfect recklessness, and devil-mav.csrs
style that after few years of soiourning in
q community made him terror or evervhodv
ne never forgot nor forgave an iniurv. he
nau no apparent regard for the rights of 9th
ers' ana when angered, neither reason nor
iear could stay his cunning cruelty. The
gaming table and the bar room were his
earliest attractions.
oproule came to California from the STATE
oI NAME about the year 1852, and subse-
quently entered the mines. He was the am
OF Andrew Sproule. who was born. married
and lived in the town of Bristol hut in tho
early years of his married life left the home.
stead farm, and moved to the town of Wash.
lngton. In that town Robert E., was born.
as was also large family, some of whom
now reside In that portion of the State.
ROBERT Il. Spoule in California accumulas
Gu quite a snug fortune; but becoming in
VOWED In quarrel, he killed his man. and
was Obliged to "make himself scarce" This
was IN the days when justice in the Golden
State was not the fair, impartial GOODIES, that
she Is now, otherwise Sproule might not have
escaped so easily. He was arrested, but
cleared by technical point of law and with
the aid OF an abundance of lucre. The at
mosphere was rather uncongenial, however;
he disappeared, and for several years moth
ing was known of his Whereabouts.
Next, he turned up in the northern part of
the State, where his knowledge and skill as
prospectOr brought his services into reauisi.
ton. About the time that Washington Ter
ritory began to develop he was attracted by
its Offering prospects and went north again
In the region of the Cascade mountains
Sproule was employed to prospect for coal,
and succeeded in locating many valuable
mines, which have been worked with much
profit. 1t is thought that Sproule owns or
did own an interest in some of this property.
This was about fifteen years ago.
About that time Sproule bought 1850 acres
of land in the vicinity Of Tacoma The city
Of Tacoma has had a phenomenal growth
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