The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-05-24
He GOT THERE ELI.

and Mrs. w. r. Rash and daugh-
liss Esther, left for California
Ay morning, where they will Wis
sister of Mrs. Rash. A num-
friends were at the train to wish
a pleasant trip and a safe re-
They go with the expectation of
absent a year. Mr.. Rash de-
it to be distinctly understood
lis departure is not on account
dissatisfaction with the cOun-
The trip is taken more for the
Be of enjoying well earned
Rash's experience here Is an
Dlification of what a man can ac-
ish in the valley of the OkanOg-
10 is willing to try, and combines
Frying energy, honesty and reso-
When Mr.. Rash landed at Che
few years ago his possessions
ted of a family and a few house.
odds and ends. His first eXper-
was so extremely discOuraging
host men would have given up
bpair, cursed the country, and
n for means to get elsewhere.
hd prepaid the freight on his
when he left his home in Miss
Rnd when they arrived at Mid
the end of the railroad at that
he was stuck up for additional
es in a considerable amount. He
Practically without a dollar. Did
hsh sit down and wall, and NOPE.
ry out against fate? Not on your
He started out tramping over
5Drth half among the scattered
ers, hunting up those who need
Hiding material and contracted to
their wants. He had a small
hill in his car but he could not
e it unless he got advance bay
of cash on these orders to pay
additional freight and storage
rs. Usually it is a difficult mat
q stranger in a strange land to
the confidence of the people to
degree that they will loosen up
'eir pocket books, but Mr.. Rash
IS on his face the sign manuel OF
by and straightforwardness. He
u got that mill and sawed his
>n to his feet. He would work at
Ing at any hour, and gradually
[came to be a balance to the good.
s 2 small starter. but it gave him
Nance.
took up a desert claim where
bket creek breaks through the
INTO the valley, east of town. The
is a small, dwadling stream,
bost of the season, but there was
hce for some water for irrigation
6es. He might have hunted
Hong time without finding more
Hting piece of land. Rocks, grav-
I sand had been discharged over
hrface from the creek since the
scientists tell us about, when
glaciers tore out this valley be-
J the hills in their slow, resistlcss
coward the south. At the cost of
endous labor Mr.. Rash cleared
large acreage, getting almost
kh boulderS to fence the tract.
Sround was cultivated, trees were
ed and water conveyed upon it
great deal yet enough to help.
valley contains fecund soil, and
b the magic touch of water it can
ade to grow all things of vege-
nature with prodigious luXur-
Mr.. Rash's trees fiourisned.
Protected ground produced early
@blaS and melons in riOtOuS pro-
b With his hands he made of
n ough and repellent stretch of
|nn Eden.
Rash is not rich, as riches are
led nowadays, but he is in comfort
circumstances, and he has made
he has by toll and perseverance.
Ia story that could be told of any
who comes into the valley backed
Arnestncss and willingness to do.
\ fail because they have not the
Ythe cheerful application, the de-
1nation to succeed. These men
Be failure to luck. to the country.
|e unequal social conditions. Mr..
is not in that category. And,
Ae-way, this is not the record Of a
Rof vigor, in the flush of youth, or
feyday of middle age. Perhaps it
mistake to ring in the word wig
as something Mr.. Rash is shy Of,
le has vigor to spare, but in years
j on the shady side of life, in the
Egrey, and gnarled, and slow of
kment. But the fires OF a younger
hood have not burned out in him,
Readiness to eXertiOn Is as strong
|m today as it was quarter OF a
nry ago. He has never taken a
Day off. He has his jaunt to Cali
Ia coming to him, as has his esti-
De helpmate, who has been help
indeed in the manful battle of