The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1914-09-18


In answer to an inquiry made by r.
| Grieger, of this place to the National Bot
Tiers Gazette, of New York City, as to
the requirements of a water still by the
internal revenue department, the publish
err says that there is no requirement by
the internal revenue department for such
a mechanism. Therefore you are at lib
erty to put in a water still, and to 10
| with it as you please"
A few days ago G. w. Smith had
Montana man up at his mining claim
on the cliff, on the west edge of town,
where daily blasts indicate the prog
ress of development. After looking
over the astonishing copper showing
the man from Montana declared that
if the claim was in his state, even in
its present prospective stage, it would
be worth 100000. Which is just the
difference between owning a good
claim in a country where mining has
paid operators, and a country with ex-
oellent showings and yet where reg
ular producing mine has never been
opened up.
Jake Neidereur left Monday for Spo-
kane after having spent the summer
at Conconully working on group
CT mining claims he has held for ages,
and which promises riches sufficient
tc keep the owner in luxurious COM
fort the balance of his days, even If
those days are mauy, providing, of
course, he is able TO realize on the
property. Mr.. Neidereur was one of
the earliest prospectors to operate in
the country between Conconully and
Loomis.
Frank Bowerman, Shorty Bassett
and John Mitchell left Wednesday for
the mountains far lack of Cathedral
Peak, going in by the way of LOOMS.
The two former young men are out
fitted for stay through the winter
and will engage in trapping, the coun-
try to which they are going Offering
great inducements in the way of fur
bearing animals. Mitchell will put
il week or two hunting, and will
then bring back the horses. AS the
winters come early and linger long
81 the altitude where the boys are 60
irg, Bowerman and Bassett have q
number of months of isolation and
loneliness before them.
Fred Thorp stopped over in Oroville
Sunday night on his way to Spokane,
where he will resume his duties as
deputy United States marshal. Mr..
Thorp was taken very seriously ill at
spokane some weeks ago, and for a time
he was not expected to live. After con-
valescing he came out to Conconully,
where his family still resides, and the
mountain air soon restored him to
ALMOST his normal health. While in
lConconully Mr.. Thorp had a chance
to make himself useful, as he took
part in the chase of the escaped pris-
oners and captured one of them. As
sheriff of this county Mr.. Thorp made
a most excellent record as an officer
Dooley P. Wheeler has sought out
markets for his orchard and garden
products this year by personal solici
tation among dealers in the surround
ing country, and by that means has
disposed of a vast amount of fruit
melons and vegetables He points out
a handicap that growers here have
been up against in the melon market
Take the cantaloupe and Rocky Fords
for instance. Growers down the val
ley ship melons in apple boxes and
call the boxes a crate. These boxes
J hold from IL to IS melons, and are
sold at so cents a box. An Oroville
built up crate contains from As to 81
, nelson, and buyers, considering only
the name crate, cannot understand
why Oroville growers should ask more
for a crate than is paid growers in
J other parts of the county.
Republican precinct committeeman
elected at the primaries held Tuesday
OF last week should bear in mind that