The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1909-05-07

derful showing when you consider that
this valley is not half developed in com
parison with other parts of the state,
and we are already in the lead y
AS DR.. Pogue rode to Omak with the
two he showed them the 5000 acses of
land which is under the large govern
ment irrigation bitches. 1t was late
that night when the two reached Riv-
erside, and the town was peacefully
sleeping under a starlit sky.
The next day they spent in riding
over the surrounding territory, and
consulting with the real estate agents.
The boys entered one of the leading
stores where a group of men were hav
ing heated discussing on county di-
vision. Fred began making inquiries
about the upper country, AMI was soon
aware that tbs manager of the store
was an old settler, and Harry was al
most convinced by him that Riverside
was the place he was looking for, but
Fred still had the desire to travel
northward.
Their next stopping place was the
ranch owned by the man whom they
met at Pateros, and here they were
shown over the land The dark loan
showed cultivation, anc the fruit, which
had been raised and well kept, would
have been ere dit to any orchard.
The boy, lad of eighteen, saddled
his cayuse and after showing the stran-
gers the irrigation project, the three
started for Tonasket. The little burg
was reached about o'clock, and here
the three enjoyed helping one of the
hired hands of the Parry ranch break
wiry little Indian cayuse. Here they
heard great deal of Oroville, a thrift
ty town through which the Great
Northern railway had been recently
constructed.
A spring shower broke the stiffness
of the night, but the next morning the
only trace was the freshness of the air.
The sun broke forth in all its splendor,
and after parting from their boy ac-
quaintance the young homeseekers
headed toward Oroville, 25 miles dis
tant. The road followed along the sill
very Okanogan, which wends its way
through the valley.
"Well, Harry calculated Fred,
pointing to the land along the river,
"when / was through here before there
was no such cultivated land as that.
And Just as soon as the people get
project in here that will utilize the
waters of the Similkameen and Okla
hogan rivers to irrigate some parts Of
this fat, | say. Harry, then people
need MT look no farther. Now, that
mountain to the east is called Bone
parte, a noted land mark, and contains
vast areas of virgin forests of pine, fir,
hemlock, etc. That's where those fell
lows and | went deer hunting four
years ago, and that's where We'll 90
next fall. Only last month, there were
six deer seen on the foothills, within
mile or so of Oroville. There are
several saw mills around the foot OF
the mountain and north to the bound
airy line"
As the two neared the town they
turned to the left, ana after riding
some distance they viewed Blue lake
and Wannicut lake.
"Now, Harry, this lake is bound to
be fine summer resort in the near
future, and the region northwest OF
here is turning out to be the liveliest
mining district around. The Triune
mine that's located in this Golden re-
gion, is now putting in good sized
electric plant with power from the
Similkameen falls. These falls, by the
way, is one of the greatest factors in
the development OF the country around
Oroville, and it gives the town the adj
vantage over the rest of the valley.
Oroville and several mines obtain light
and power from the falls
Surmounting one Of the numerous
mountain peaks they obtained pano-
ramic view second to none in its gran
deur. To the north west Mount ChO-
paca raises her lofty head 700 feet
above the valley; to the southeast the
forest covered Boneparte is almost her
equal then far to the northeast, be-
yond the boundary, old Baldy's hoary
head is seen. In the middle distance,
and to the northward, is the beautiful
Osoyoos lake. from whence flows the
peaceful Okanogan. TO the southwest
rushes the swift Similkameen, whose
velocity is soon checked when the two
rivers meet Between the two rivers
is the gem of this setting, the thriving
town of Oroville, which completes this
picture of nature.
Long viewed the two then arousing
themselves they decended into the val
ley. well, Harry, old boy, were sure
in the heart of the valley, because all
the arteries uf commerce must centre
here, and every thing good that you
have seen from Brewster up is dupli-
Gated in quantity and quality in the
OkanoUan of British Columbia. The