The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-02-23

ELFTH YEAR. No. SO.
LOOKING BACKWARD.
openings When the Land Was
Young and Sparsely Settled.
From the Loomis Prospector, Feb
fy %, 1881
b. accident that might well have
hlted more seriously occurred at
Residence of J. A. Loomis, Tuesday
rnoon, about 5 O'Clock. The infant
ID of Mr. and Mrs. A. T.. Schultz fell
the open fire place and was Sc
bly, burned on hands and wrists and
side of the face. The child is only
he Is months old, and just able to
around. Dr.. Webb was summoned
reat the little one. Fortunately the
ms were not deep. as the mother
near at hand and snatched the
mt from the fire, and the doctor be-
les there will be no permanent
Gs. (And here were not. That in
that had the fiery experience was
nk Schultz. who has grown up to
a husky young man and is now
bciated with his father In the dray
)iness in this place.
Dne of the most severe snow storms
the winter of 1878 was recorded
18th of February. Up to that date
weather during February 1898 was
host exactly SIMILAR to the mild
hther of the present February.
9uman nature has not changed in
past twenty years. An item In the
bspector states that taxes are COM
in at the county seat freely, with
nty of kicking"
Nail Carrier Tufty reports portion
the road between Loomis and OrO-
e as very hard travelling. (This Is
same Tufty who has been in busi-
Is at Tonasket for several years,
who only recently sold out, owing
poor health. Tufty has been a suf-
er from rheumatism for several
rs, and is now sojourning at Soap
ke, putting his trust In the medici-
u virtues of the waters of that pc
lar pool. May it not be possible that
: seeds of the ailment he is now suf-
ling from were sown in his system
lie undergoing the hardships Of
pse early daysO
George Wood is rounding up large
nd Of horses that he will take across
3 line to Ashcroft to catch the pros
ctive trade that will grow out of the
erland travel northward to Klon-
ke. (Mr. Woods is still residing on
+ old homestead on Palmer noun
n that he was occupying at that
he. Years have changed him little.
: has gained considerable in avoir-
)pois, has accumulated quite family
ID is much better fixed in worldly
|ssessions)
Dn Tuesday evening, February II,
the Johnston farm, near Oroville,
fiah E. Ward and Miss Ester B.
hnston were married. A happy
pup of friends witnessed the cere-
|bny, and enjoyed the hospitality of
e evening.
fThe Prospector announces that last
eek from means as yet unknown the
Rgniflcent battleship Maine, of the
aited States navy, was totally de-
royed by an explosion, while at an
)or in the harbor at Havana, and
|me 270 officers and sailors perish
)" That was the incident that led
to the Spanish American war.
10. c. Lewis had narrow escape
pm death Wednesday afternoon. He
es on his way to town on horseback.
Assing through gate he attempted
| fasten it without dismounting. While
bning far over to the right, using
)th hands to loop the strap, his horse
epped back In some manner Mr..
>wis' mitten caught on the gate and
was pulled out of the saddle. MIR.
wis left foot caught in the stirrup
Id he hung head downward over the
Ink of the horse He was dragged
me twenty rods in this position, the
rse running and kicking. BY the best
kgood fortune the foot at last slipped
q of the boot and Mr.. Lewis fell to
5 ground, escaping with few minor
fuises. (Mr. Lewis is still living, and
is been located at Marysville, in this
Rte, for several years.)
fThe Prospector reports the cutting
"annother" three foot ledge while
Inning a crosscut on the Golden Zone
yer which the operators were very
lated, although the discovery never
I'd up to making a producing mine.
The Prospector notes that Stephen
:. Barron is pushing a tunnel on the
!. S. as rapidly as force of men can
b the work with hand drills, and the
ope was expressed by the operator
hat he would reach the ledge by the
Oming of spring. (The ledge was
ever reached. at least ledge that
nade the @. S. a real mine, and very
title development was done subse-
uently by Barron. For several years
1r. Barron worked at the @. S. with
ut halt and without rest. No man that
ver did mining work in that locality
worked harder than Steve Barron He
eemed to have unlimited confidence
n his property, and felt that If the
edge could once be cut his fortune
would be made. He bent every energy
o opening up these claims. At an un-
ortunate moment Barron was nomin
ted for the state legislature. and
more unfortunately for him, was elect
ID. He never did any work in this
ounty after going to the legislature.
\ petty political office spoiled him.
Where he Is now snot known, al