The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-08-15
ECHOES FROM THE PAST
Digging Up Happenings of
Fifteen Years Ago
This Week
WHEN THE LAND WAS YOUNG
Taken From the Columns of the
Palmer Mountain Prospector
of August y, 1898

mis- from Republic.
Jas Henderson was operating a saw
mill on the Similkameen.
Judge Barney and Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Hamilton were Conconully visit
OrS.
A. M. Riste purchased the Silver
man residence, just west of the old
stamp mill at Loomis.
There was some heat recorded in
this county Is yeas ago. Theremom-
eters registered from 100 to 110 dur
in" the week.
Lewis Yuneman was down from
Keremeos reporting that Frank Rich
ter was completing the finest resi-
dence in this part of the northwest.
c. L. Blackwell was visitor in
on q bicycle. Charles has since those
days waxed rich and rides in an auto
mobile.
A. r. Thorp made a trip to Myers
creek with load of fruit. ThOrp
was the Oldest resident of the county.
and joined the great majority several
years ago.
Notice is made of the marriage of
w. A. Ballew and Miss Pearl Rogers.
John O'Herin and John Reed had
Just returned from a prospecting trip
on the reservation.
The PrOspector was enthusiastic
over the prospect of the construction
OF long distance telephone line, this
upper country having no communica
tion with the outside world except
by stage.
DR.. Willard was summoned in haste
to attend J. e. LOngacre, who had
been run over by his moving machine
at his ranch on the Similkameen 1t
was supposed that Longacre was fatal
ly injured, but j. e. is still very much
alive, while DR.. Willard has been off
the scene of action for years.
The Ivanhoe mining property was
advertised at sheriff sale. Since that
time the property has remained idle.
However, within the past few days
q contract has been let to drive a
1000 foot tunnel on this old claim.
It having recently been taken over by
q strong syndicate of capitalists.
A summons is published in a suit
brought by Uly Mitchell against
LOughlen Mclean to fOreclOse mort
gage on real estate at Chelan Falls,
the sum involved being $376.53. To-
day Mr.. Mclean is classed as one of
the wealthy residents of Spokane, fif-
teen years of hustle having wrought
the change.
The Oroville Trading company, do
Ing business at that time in the south
end Of what Is now the town of Oro-
Vile, was advertising the advantages
Of trading at that house because "the
overland route to Klondike passes
through Oroville. Save time and mon
ey by outfitting here" 1t may be add
ed that on the whole only very few
stragglers sought the land of gold
via. this route.
The Prospector was enthusiastic
over the improved condition in the
mining prospects and said After
number of years of as dull times as
1t has been the misfortune of any
mining district to experience. Okla
hogan has, during the past two years,
made rapid strides toward again plac-
ing itself in the front rank among
the live mining districts of the state.
rhe days of bOOms for this country
nave passed away, and the advance
ment now being made Is entirely due
10 the superiority and actual value
OF the mines to be found here. One
OF the most potent factors in causing
the loss of confidence of mining men
IN this country was the presence dur
ing the boom days of class of men
whose aim was to make few dollars
On spurious mining deals, at the ex-
pense of the reputation of the country.
Tneir plan of action was to get pos
session of some wild cat mining claim
the poorer the better, as that class
OF claim could be obtained cheaper
ana after lot of booming unload the
property upon some unsuspecting
capitalist. After a few operations of
this kind 1t became almost impossible
70 interest men with capital in this
district, and this, coupled with the fact
!hat some of the better mines became
involved In legal difficulties, and were
closed down, spread the belief that
such thing as mineral in large guam
uues did not exist in northern Okla
hogan. Now, however, we have q
ciass OF men here who are thoroughly
investigating the mines in this To-
vahty' and their success has insured
.ne future OF the country as mining
district"
The Prospector has this to say of a
property now owned by the Grace De-
seopment company that bids fair tc
prove beyond cable that Okanogan
oounty Is rich field for the mine
operator: Among the other propo
s,uons that have been opened up ir
.nls camp is the Golden Zone. The
HSompany exploiting this property frs
yesan operations in this county or
e hercules, on Cecil creek, where
Syus'dera6le work was done. Thi.
ne .n produces a smelling ore, an(
Tmen the company purchased thu
Gae, a free milling property, OF
ount Chopaca, work was suspended