The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1910-07-08
PRINCETON CELEBRATION
Dominion Day Observed In
Royal Style by the People
of That Place.
0R0V|LLE SENDS A CROWD
One Of the Most Enjoyable Excm-
SONS That Has Ever Taken
Place Along the Line.

Last Friday was Dominion Day, a
date in the calendar on King George,
side of the boundary line correspond.
ing to the 4th of July within the do
minion of your Uncle Samuel, and
celebrations were frequent among the
communities on the upper side of the
line. One of the towns where the date
was observed as a holiday, business
suspended, and the people tocked to-
pether to enjoy themselves was Prince
ton, the present terminus of this branch
Of the Great Northern, some 80 miles
northwest of Oroville. The residents
Of Princeton, when they 60 in to cele.
brate, do not count the cost, nor halt
at half way measures. The lst of July
isa day to be observed right, when a
public celebration is decided on, and
In this instance those in charge had
made ample arrangements to entertain
royalty, and the entertainment pleased
all who were present to take part as
active participants in the exercises, OF
/, As lockers on. Oroville had been in
yited to help out. The band was en-
gagged to supply the melody, the base
ball club responded to a call, and the
going of those organizations called in
I, the wake large contingent of other
citizens. All of which gave the Van.
kee town noticeable representation
In the mob when it had fairly assem-
bled on the streets of the coming me-
trspoliss OF the uppeq Similkameer
valley.
1t was gay and happy throng that
crowded the car set apart for the Oro-
vile excursionists when the train
pulled out on regular time last Friday
morning. There were upward of 7d
men, women and children from this
place. At Nighthawk the party was
augmented by a Loomis delegation OF
some 20 people, and each station, Cho-
paka, Keremeos and Hedley, added tc
the human freight until by Tie time
the train reached its destination there
we're upward of couple of hundred
pilgrims ready and eager to partake
literally of the pleasure that was en-
pected to be provided by the residents
OF Princeton for the delectation Of
their guests.
To the vast majority of the excur'
sionists it was the initial trip over the
line, and the travellers were much in
terested in the country the road ira
verses, as yet new country in the
main, which in time will support a
considerable population, and make for,
tunes for those engaged in fruit culture
and mining. For while the narrow
valley is paradise for the orchardlst
the parallel ranges of mountains, flank
ing the valley, are rich in precious
metals, that will yet add largely to the
total bullion output of British Colum
bla. The cool, limpid, charming Sim
llkameen river, a stream of consider
able magnitude, flows through the
valley, marked along its course with
fringe of trees and brush, here ano
there cultivated field or vigorou:
orchard. The railroad is constructed
through the beautiful valley, hugging
hrst one side then the other in lt'
crooked course. Frequently the rails
are near and above the brawling river
out the erratic channel of the stream
carries it in such divers ways that the
stretchs of water front are very short
and the road does not keep in close
companionship with the sparkling
stream until the valley contracts be
yond Hedley, after which there is llt
tie bottom land to cultivate until the
valley spreads out among the lesser
nils that marks the junction OF the
Tulameen and the Smilkameen, where
Princeton nestles picturesquely among
the trees.
The valley continues of considerable
width from Chopaka to Hedley, and II
anumber of places irrigation prolect
nave been inaugurated, and numerous
thrifty young orchards give promise o
future wealth to the owners There Il
much excellent fruit land uncleare'
and uncultivated, but it is absolutel.
certain that in years to come the en-
tire valley will be one continuous or
chard. The mountains attain consld
erable elevation, and here and thef'