The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-06-29

taking charge or the Conconully anu
LOOMS stage line. Mr.. Roberts is still
living near Conconully, where he is
engaged in farming.
Frank Schulz has sold his interest in
the Pioneer meat shop to II. l.. Allen,
his former partner, and is trying life
under the cross OF st. George at the
brisk town of Fairview, as a change.
(Mr. Schulz is still residing in Loomis.
Mr.. Allen died several years ago.
That ancient mariner Of the noun
tains, Joe Hunter came in from British
Columbia Friday. returning Saturday.
leaving q trail of merry hahas behind
him. His sensational garb no doubt as
tonished the natives of his stamping
ground, as he left here wearing leg
gings three sizes too large, spiked toed
tan shoes and a bandanna as yellow as
an Italian sunset. Hunter came here
about the time Of the upheavel Of Pal
mer mountain, and comes very near
being pretty well known. He was the
Original, locator of the Black Bear and
War Eagle, besides many other valu-
able claims. He has had all kinds Of
money any number of times. but with
that improvidence common to the lib
eral and careless prospector, coupled
with generosity that reaches clear to
the limit of his pile, he has laid up
nothing for a damp day. (Mr. Hunter
is an old civil war veteran, is now a
resident of Oroville, and as full of
quaint humor as in the olden days.)
This is the way the old Prospector
dished up what would would be con-
sidered rather serious accident any
where else but in hot mining camp.
"Chas. Howard is prospector. Most
of the days of the year are spent prod
ding about the formations of the up
lands, enjoying day dreams of posi-
Bile finds running millions to the ton,
and suffering nightmares without
number from the effect of diorite slap
jacks and bacon Of strong pyritic
flavor. Mr.. Howard gets down to town
occasionally, and becoming cramped
in the limited breathing space Of city
suffers from rush of blood to the he
during which he has an uncertain con-
troll over himself. Last Friday evening
we'll on toward the hour when men of
retiring habits are ripping Off shores
and supplying blood nervine to the mo-
squito pest, Mr.. Howard was taking
In the giddy whirl between cat maps
at a popular resort on Main street.
one was paying the least attention to
Mr.. Howard, and when he suddenly
dropped out of his chair, pulling over
table and mixing up among the leg
Of half dozen chairs, the audienc.
lost in the mysteries of game said to
be exclusively American, and expen-
sively fascinating, jocularly said pass.
and the next man anued as the deal
went on. Mr.. Howard said nothing, and
pulling his scattered remains together
fell back in a complex attitude. A few
moments afterward the accommodate
ing distributor of the iuxuries that are
taxed to the kitty, in responding to
the nominations Of the company, stub
bed his toe against an unpleasant
patch Of raw flesh. Appealing to Mr..
Howard in a voice Illustrated some
what by horror, that gentleman rallied
his thinking powers, and feeling about
his person remarked that he believed
he was shy an eye. Mr.. Howard gath
cred up the useful ornament and rub
bing the dust off on his trousers recog-
nized his property. The man with three
aces overlooked the value of his hand,
and there was general absence Of the
others in search Of a physician. Doc
Webb was soon on hand, and with his
usual felicity had Mr.. Towards face
repaired in fifty. And we are able to
add that Mr.. Howard will suffer no
great inconvenience from the accident,
as the eye Is NARRATED to see in tripli-
cate every time 1t is excited with re-
tina distorting fluid.
Mention is made OF the purchase of
the Springfield placer claim on the
Similkameen river, short distance
above Oroville, by II. Buffers. The
owner was H. Mulvaney. Mr.. Buffers
made the purchase with quite a splash
and the public expected that he would
carry on mining operations extensive
~, but that expectation was short liv-
ed Mr.. Buffers disappeared and SO far
as we know has never been heard Of
tina distorting fluid"
Say, how does this sound with the
revelation Of time before us; the old
mine idle, Mr.. Hart a resident of Oro-
Vile. Mr.. May. sad to say, a fugitive,
and Mr.. Luce a respected and pros
porous banker of Tacoma: All that
glitters Is not gold" by a mill site, or
some other word that represents an
important factor in connection with
mills run by water. On the contrary.
gold has rather sticky tinge and the
only sparkle about It Is all in the eve,
indicative Of the strain Of covetous-
ness that Is mingled with the blood of
the average mortal. We write from
actual demonstration No desire Is en-
tertained to lead the public into the alb
surd belief that printer is capable of
expressing an opinion upon gold from
knowledge derived from personal
ownership Of the saffron colored COM
modify. The glimpse Of the popular
stuff. that even a rabid silver advo-
cate will not disdainfully brush aside.
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