The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-07-08

heoley, where the extensive treatment
plant OF the famous Nickle Plate mine
IS located, property that has paid
large returns to the operators.
Ihe towns along the line are few and
tar between. They are still in the
making. At Chopaka there are only
the two custom houses. Keremeos is
an unpretentious village, rather raw
IN It's appearance from it's newness. al
though admirably situated for future
growth as the country fills up. Kere-
meos has the disadvantage of being cut
up In sections. There is an old town
ana new town. The old town is at
the Frank Richter ranch, on a fiat
above and some distance from the rail-
road, out of sight of the traveller. He'd.
ley is built down in a gulch, and far
enough away from the depot to be be-
yond inspection from the cars, so no
idea could be formed of it's extent or
appearance. Beyond Hedley there is
nothing in the shape of station until
the road reaches Princeton.
Princeton is situated among rolling
hills on well shaded fiat at the con-
fluence of the Tulameen aud Simil-
kameen, two clear, rapid, beautiful
streams of water. 1t is yet small
place in number of structures and ex-
tent OF population, but there is no
town along the British Columbia bor-
der, and on that side of the line, that
has richer resources, and brighter
promise of making city of great mag
nitude. Visiting the place during the
distracting hubbub of celebration,
with only a few hours at his disposal,
the stranger has little chance to make
extended observations, or fix clearly in
his mind the features of the town and
its surroundings. 1t was learned, how
ever. that Princeton is built upon, and
is surrounded by, vast coal field, and
a company is now actively engaged in
extracting coal, and shipping the black
diamonds to the market, Immediately
across the Similkameen river, and only
few hundred yards from the center
of town. This is but one of numerous
coal mines in the vicinity that will soon
be active producers. The coal is de-
posted in enormous veins. Diamond
drill prospecting has demonstrated that
coal underlays the entire neighbor-
hood. 1t is not a coking coal, but a
most excellent fuel for domestic use.
Besides the coal there are vast depos-
its of high grade copper ore in the i'm
mediate vicinity. These copper bodies
have been opened up sufficiently 10
prove them to be the richest and most
extensive deposits of that mineral in
the west, and with the advent of capi-
tai mining will contribute to the rapid
building up of Princeton. Men of
means are beginning to realize the inn
portance of Princeton as field for in
vestment. Several American COM
panies are gaining foothold, and
henceforward development with accom-
panying results will be much more
rapid. From its naturally advanta-
geous location and the extensive and
exceptionally rich mineral resources
existing so near at hand, to a disinter-
ested observer it would seem that moth
ing can prevent Princeton from forging
to the front and becoming one of TIE
most important cities along the Great
Northern road.
The celebration, which was the at
traction drawing the crowd, and large
one, to Princeton, was carried out ac-
cordng to schedule. The train did not
pull into town until l o'clock, and
hence the sports had to be crowded
into a few hours, and even that time
was curtailed by an inopportune rain
storm. The game of ball between the
Princeton and Oroville teams was too
one-sided to be interesting. The boys
across the line were Outclassed. Rain
broke up the game before the first
half of the sixth inning was finished.
At the end of the fifth inning the score
stood l5 to in favor of Oroville. The
Orovile boys had made six runs in the
sixth inning, with two out, when the
umpire called the game, rain falling
heavily at the time. 1t continued to
shower the balance of the afternoon,
hut little moisture did not dampen
the enthusiasm, or prevent the carry'
ing out of the program. The crowd
took the water like ducks, and excited
" cbeered on the participants in the
various contests, consisting OF horse
racing and athletic sports. The crowd
was one of the most respectable, Or
derly and good natured that ever COL
lected upon like occasion in any town
on either side of the border. Every
bodv seemed to be in a holiday mood,
and those having the management IN
hand exerted themselves to make the
celebration pleasant for all present,
At 8 O'Clock the excursionists traiieo
on board, and the train pulled OUT
amidst cheers and expressions OF good
in The hand. the ball boys and the