The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-02-28
LOOKING BACKWARD
Items From the Palmer Mountain
Prospector of February 81, 1899.

From J. o. Calhoun We learn that
Is. Sogle has nearly completed his
bridge across the Okanogan at Oro-
lville
The residence of j. +. Longacre,
eleven miles north of town, was a
scene of gayety last Saturday even
ing. the like of which has not been
seen in the vicinity of Loon!is for
some time The occasion of the merry
making was the 34th anniversary of
! the birth of the host, and his many
| friends were gathered to do him
ihonor. Dancing was the order of the
evening and without exception all
Ipresent enjoyed themselves. Excel
ent music was furnished by Messrs.
ihorp and Mckenzie on the violin
assisted by w. W. Alderman on the
bass voil and Fred c. Retzer on the
guitar. The Presbyterian church of
| LOOMS at last owns a place of wor-
ship. Last week Rev. Stnwar.. pur-
| chased the j. A. Loomis < Co. store
| I1Iildng in the south ent of town
/ WIN llOItN lui lIoICu iol tl.hI Pun
Lose
camp that is attracting much at
tention just now is Myers Creek, on
,he reservation. The Spokane Review
reports strike recently made there
on the Sandy Side claim in which a
number of Spokane people arc inter
ested.
An editorial squib says that "the
Filipinos, like the Spaniards, talk
much better than they fight Also
like the Spaniards they run we'll and
regularly when confronted with ad-
vancing American soldiers. (Say:
wouldn't that fit in we'll in describing
the Germans before and after they
met the Americans at about the clos
ing of the late war0
Mary Smith and Tenas Martin, In
dians, were drowned in the Okanogan
river. near Osoyoos lake, on Friday
of last week Reports of the affair
have been very meagre. but from what
can be learned it appears that Mary
and Martin started Friday from the
Smith ranch in buggy bound for
Oroville. The next day an Indian
came to Oroville and inquired if they
had arrived. An investigation follow
ed and later the buggy team was
fshed out of the river but no traces
could be found of the Indians. Mary
Smith was well known throughout
the county, being for number of
years the wife of 'Okanogan" Smith.
who served this county for two terms
in the legislature. During one of his
winters at the state capital he mar
ried white woman and the squaw
was turned adrift. She retained pos
session of the ranch, however, anu
lived there until her death. Smith
died four years ago in Olympia while
attending a session of the legislature.
Carl Hamilton was in Oroville the
first of the week. eve may add that
Carl Hamilton was in Oroville last
week twenty years after his visit TO
Loomis as noted in the item. Mr..
Hamilton has a valuable hay ranch
on Palmer lake where he is now max
ing his headquarters).
Judge F.. p Wehe was in town this
week. and while here informed us
that preparations are being made at
Wehesville for a big seasons work
The water has been bailed out of the
Blaine, and a force of men began
sinking the first of the week. A. NJ
Wehe is at present in Minneapolis
and is about to make deal on other
property near by belonging to the
Wehe brothers. (And last week The
same Judge" Wehe, more familiarlv
known as Major Wehe, was sitting in
this office chatting over old times.
Even in 1899 Maj. Wehe was a man
well advanced in years and he carries
the additional twenty years with con-
siderable vigor. But he is getting too
old to handle the pick and drill. Nav
the kind old veteran live to round on;
another twenty years is the wish of
all who know himD.
Superintendent A. c. Kingsbury of
the Golden Zone Mining company. has
let the contract to j. NJ Judd and
Harry Allen for moving the mill re-
Gently bought at Conconully to the
Mount Chopaka mine, and the work
was begun Monday. Harry Moore is
at Conconully taking the mill to
pieces and getting the machinery in
condition to be removed Work is
being steadily pushed at the mine.
and it is reported that in a few DAYS
the force of miners will be greatly
increased, three eight hour shifts be-
| ing put on in two of the drifts A
| number of men are working near the
mine on a 500-cord wood contract and
| have same well on toward completion.
The wood is to be used in the mill
engine room, as the machinery IS TO
| be run by steam. This week the force
| at work in tunnel No. tapped the
| ledge and opened up a fine body of
| galena ore, carrying high values in
| gold. This is the fourth place where
the ledge has been opened up. and
| gives almost unlimited ground for
stopping. (Mr. Kinsbury and Mr..
| Moore left this country years ago.
The mine and the mill of the Golden
Zone is in the same old place but for
all the discovery of ore twenty years
lago it has never produced enough to
put it in the paying mine class, al
though the indications would justify
further effort).
civil case in which w. r. Rimey is
suing w. l.. Barnes for an alleged
partnership accounting was on to be
heard at Okanogan Wednesday. Quite
| numbpr of DpOp1o who Wpre paJIpd