The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-10-07
]. r.Crs AEOUT OROVILLE.


,HE outline map printed on this
Ls,ge will give the reader some idea
,oeation of OROVILI.E, in its
ns w., 10 10 the surrounding county,
sa'. ,v;,ory of great eNpanse, marvel
sl',;b ";eb in wealth-producing re-
y! lis exceptionally favorable
@ ',;on as to transportation facilities,
'1,,.' W. General advantageous position
nse1dno the commercial suprem-
p y q territory SO vast rs to in
table and perpetual backing to a
q y considerable magnitude. But
y Jststeh in itself is inadequate to
.aS tothe stranger full knowledge
nM' ,hs 'nre-eminent advantages the town
'% Ss ~ its admirable location from
s@s s'@sossrsaphical point of view, nor can
iwt ,ts clear the richness of the ad-
'sut S country, yet in its first stages of
kelopment. ,, :; ,ho a.,.h
ssrsl Sp part of Okanogan county. on
& ~ main line of that tentacle of the
ss.t Northern railway system eX-
~sv ''S;nc from Spokane to Vancouver,
~'1e now under construction, and
II y few miles from the inter-
.;onal boundary line. Nowhere in
= ,'s ssate can be found a more perfect
.mral townsite, and nowhere has ma
~ @ @proyided more pleasing scenic eff
t.ts M 10 add attraction to the handi-
-, .s,i Of man. Here the hand that
.shoned the contiguration of the
srh's I'M, surface pushed back the hills
mt;l the beautiful valley of the Okla
,sssn .s., Is wider at this point than any
.Ssre along its sinuous course, from
Ioyoos lake to the Columbia river.
rom;nc down from the Businesses of
A. vestern mountains the clear, cold
II swift Similllameen breaks into the
uley. forming the western border OF
NJ town. while on the east side flows
H. more decorous Okanogan, the two
dreams blending, the former losing its
IDENTIFY in the latter, a short distance
helow town. Immediately tothe north
usrkles the blue waters of the charm
~ ()soyoos lake. The flat triangular
i,sct. "a embraced within these moist
kundaries, is the land over which the
mesent town is spreading. On botf
ssdes Of the gap through which the
hetting waters of the Okanogan slides
% the southwark the land lifts sky
urd. bench after bench, until thu
eaks reach cous siderable altitude.
| OROvILLE does not rest It's chance
4 nrosperous future alone upon th'
color effects of stage settings that ap
/ peal only to the eye. 1t has perman
! ent substantial backing that insure
steady growth. The valley lands ar
! especially adapted to the growth G
fruits, and under the stimulus OF wa
ter the soil yields prodigiously OF tn
] best Of the vegetable kingdom. Ther
ample water to cover all the Ian
that can be reclaimed, and gradual
irrigation is being expanded. On tn
tigher lands the yield of grains con
pres favorably with the best whei
kelts Of eastern Washington. In tn
ncuntains near at hand mines are graz
tally being developed, and they sho
iidenc1 Of ultimately becoming pr,
ducers. These resources are dlrectl
h tributary to the town and cannot
diverted. Besides the advantages EN-
merated the Similkameen falls is OF
Of the most important water powers
the state, and at little expense and |
Dor the power can be greatly increase
/ In the stretch of rapid river from TOW
10 the falls.
OROvILLE is already marked out
railroad center. The main line
the Great Northern passes through u
8 town, and that line will reach va
i couver in another year. a branch fro
OROvILLE to Wenatchee is graded
Pateros, a distance of 10 miles, a
will bein operation next spring: Ano'
er branch from OROVILLE north TO re
tcton, to connect with the Canadl
Pacific, has been surveyed, and unc
the existing charter must be complet
by December, 1911. The town "
have north, south, east and west o
let ORovILLE is 225 miles from -
kane, 250 from Vancouver, l3o ir'
Wenatchee, and GO miles from Its Ju'
ton with the Canadian Pacific.
OhoNl<LE IL NOullS ohN
town. Almost every branch OF bt
ness is represented. and no fault can
found with the volume of trade u
comes to the place. There is no II
cation of transitory boom. The ci
Of buildings more recently erect
especially in the resident districts;
neat and modern. There are TN
churches, several lodges, two Ia
hotels, two hourishing banks an.
Union Title and Trust company.
Bank of Oroville and First Natlc
bank were organized in 1903, ana
trust company within the past y
The capitalization is $4,000, and
deposits indicate a thrifty and well
90 population. The educational Ia
ltles are in advance of most town
this size. The schools are well
Quoted by an able and experler
corps of teachers, Civic improvem
that will add to the desirability OF
town as a place of residence are uf
way, the chief of which is comp
water system. The climate IS
and healthy, the thermometer ran!
from 100 degrees in summer to re,
the winter. Snow falls to only a 81
depth in the valley. The ralnfa