The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-05-18
A BIG STOCK DEAL.

In the issue of last week only brief
notice was given of one of the largest
stock and real estate deals that has
taken place in northern Okanogan
county, as the announcement reached
this office by telephone just as the
paper was going to press Reference is
made to the transfer of the herd and
lands owned by A. s. Long and James
kinchelo, of Loomis, to Geo. II. Ellis
and Jas. e. Forde. The final deal was
|consummated Thursday of last week,
and embraced all the cattle owned by
Messrs. Long and Kinchelo, and also
the hay ranches owned by those gen.
ltlemen. that includes 277 acres. Just
how many cattle changed hands Is
not stated by the parties to the deal.
but the herd is large one, and is
made up of the choicest lot of cattle in
the county.
A. S. Long and James Kinchelo have
been associated together in the cattle
business for some 25 years. starting
out in modest way when the land
they have gradually built up their
holdings until they were looked upon
as among the principal stock men OF
north central Washington. Every seas
on for years they have turned off q
fine bunch of beef cattle. and this
stock was of such a high quality that
buyers were eager bidders against
each other to secure the Long-Kin-
chelo output. Messrs. Long and Kin
chelo were among the first stock
men to realize that it paid to raise a
superior breed of cattle, that il cost
no more to raise a thoroughbred than
a scrub, and they set the pace by i'm
porting thoroughbred bulls. Today. the
herd IS so bred up that the common
stock of early days is about entirely
eliminated. The land included In the
deal, consisting of 277 acres, is located
at the north en- dof Palmer lake. These
are hay ranches, and as much of the
land Is subject to overflow in the
spring during high water the crop OF
hay annually cut is enormous. What
may be the future intentions of Mr..
Long and Mr. Kinchelo are not known
at this time. Both gentlemen have been
identified with the growth of the coun-
ty for years, being real pioneer resi-
dents, and furthermore are worthy and
valuable citizens. They have prospered
in the business so long followed. and
are In comparatively easy circum-
stances. They have been leading such
an active life for so many years that
1t hardly seems possible that they can
be contented to settle down in a rut of
idleness, and they will not. All who
know them, and that means about ev-
|ery resident of the northern part of
Okanogan county. sincerely trust that
they may decide to continue as resi-
dents Of the county.
Messrs Ellis and Forde, who have
been interested together in business
ventures in this county for a quarter
of century, have but recently turned
their attention to stock raising. After
retiring from the mercantile business
at Loomis, Oroville, Riverside and
|Conconully these gentlemen invested
heavily in Okanogan valley lands, 60
ing into the apple growing game ex
|tensively. They spent many thousands
|of dollars improving the Ellis-Forde
|Orchard tracts, a few miles south of
Oroville, and one of the best kept
most productive and valuable tracts
devoted to fruit growing in the state.
They gradually added to their landed
possessions until they hold larger acre
ages in the north part of the county.
|Of late years there has been rather a
slow demand for orchards, and as
Messrs. Ellis and Forde had surplus
land they decided the best way to
utilize it was to grow alfalfa and ac-
cumulate cattle to consume the food, a
very wise decision. They had already
built up quite herd when negotia-
|tions were opened for the purchase of
the Long-Kenchelo stock With the ad-
dition of that herd Messrs. Ellis and
Ford can be classed among the heav-
|iest cattle owners of the county.
The retirement of Messrs Long and
Kenchelo marks the retirement of two
more of the old time stock men of the
lcounty, the ranks of which commenced
|disintegrating last year. The first to
retire from the field after many years
of activity was Vic Champneys, follow
ed by AL Riste and John Woodard. 1t
lis also reported that Indian Edwards,
llong acknowledged to be the owner Of
| the largest herd in the upper country.
| is about to dispose of his stock. This
will leave in active business only Null
cahey and Reid as the last Of the old
time COW men Of northern Okanogan
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