The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-02-26
WHAT KIND OF A GAME IS THIS Man PLAYING ?

On September II, 1914 a deed was filed
fourth interest in the property, consider
alton $500. The records likewise show
| that Robert May sold to Leona Mabee
the northeast quarter OF section 20, town.
ship 49, range 81, in the same district.
Consideration $1,000 payable 800 down
| and 500 per month, beginning January
1t will be seen from the records
that this second ADDITION of King Sol
| omon's mines located near the old Ia
| roda camp, on the east edge of the
county, where prospecting and min
ing in much of perrunctory manner
were carried on years ago. There
was a time when considerable atten-
ton was attracted to Taroda by min
ing operations, and, if our memory
is not at fault, some ore was shipped
from one or two of the claims. Owing
to distance from transportation, and
other causes that paralyze mining
ventures, work was suspended long
ago. Indeed, the district has hardly
been mentioned for nearly a decade,
which would hardly have been the
case if gold nuggets had ever been
SO plentiful that they were kicked out
of the way of the prospector during
| his wonderingS around the camp. Mr..
Mabee is quite an artist along imagin-
ative lines, and facile in supplying and
applying names to topography that
OF 70 tl,r Nf l,o
old settlers.
When we first saw the article in
print the report came to us that the
Mabees stopped over in Oroville on
their way to Chicago, and were met
on the outgoing train by gentleman
named j. A. Corliss, living at Kaledon,
who visits Orovile frequently. After
digging around the hotel registers it
was discovered that a Mr.. and Mrs. H.
NJ. Maybee stopped over the night OF
January 18th at the Radbourne hotel.
The initials and photography is diff
ferent from the name given in the
Chicago article it wi Il be noted. The
place from which they came was not
designated on the register. 1t is al
legged that the Maybees are identical
with the Mabees who blossomed out
III Chicago. We are informed that the
parties who were in Oroville display
ed some Of the same characteristics so
conspicuously apparent in Chicago.
Maybee, or Mabee, flashed an enor-
nous roll, and our informant says
that not to be outdone the lady dug
around in her hosiery and sprung q
wad of thousand dollar bills that
would make Rockefeller seem like
a pauper, accompanying the exhibi-
ton with the remavk that her hus-
band did not carry all the wealth in
the family. Also it is said that dia-
monds were as plentiful with the
strangers as mosquitoes around Oro-
vile in the dog days. The description
fairly fits the Chicago sensation max
ers as reported in the Examiner.
What game Mabee is playing is be-
yond understanding. He may be pos
ing for noterity. He may be out for
time, cutting a swath and playing the
Coal Oil Johnny role on reduced
scale, or he may be putting up a job
to unload mining claims of question
able value on any citizen of the Windy
City who may be gullible enough to
swallow the bait. Anyhow, he is GER
tainly a handy man with the long bow,
and skillful juggler of figures. If
he has accomplished nothing else Ma
bee has at least jumped Okanogan
suddenly into the lime light, whether
t" its advantage or disadvantage re.
mains for the future to diSclosa