The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-03-12
A PLEASANT JAUNT.

woking the Kaaba mine, near Nighthawk
suggested to the members of the Com
mercial club that an excursion be taken
by the business men of Oroville into the
mining district west of the town in order
to give those who took advantage of the
opportunity a chance to secure first hand
knowledge of what is going on in the way
OF mine development. The invitation to
join the excursion was extended to all
who might make it convenient to attend
The date fixed for the trip was last Fri
day, and although the weather was more
inclement than 1t had been for months,
with a cold. disagreeable wind blowing
from the north, over thirty of our town
people made up one of the most pleasant
parties that has ever Joined in an ex-
cursion out of the town. few went as
far Nighthawk by train. but the vast
majority drove over In automobiles, two
or three cars going by the way Of Looms
and the others by the way OF Richter pass
which swings around the circle through
British Columbia and back into the Unit
ed States few miles from Nighthawk.
The trip around through Richter pass
was accompanied by some exciting thrills
that were not down on the program, and
1t is owing only to good luck or an inter-
position of providence that crepe was not
hanging upon the doors of some of the
residences about town. The road through
the pass is not deal level boulevard In
/ numerous places as hills are negotiated
the ups and downs are quite preciptous.
When the road is bare no difficulty Is
experienced in travelling this route, but
with ice covered by slight skiff of snow
| on some of the grades, as 1t is at the
present time. the car that goes down
some of these steep pitches without
chains on the wheels suddenly gets be-
yond control and sl<ids around with fear
full uncertainty Upon the trip under con-
sderation none of the car owners put on
chains. not anticipating the lurking trou-
Bile. Suddenly one of the heaviest
grades the leading car. driven by F. V.
Covert. in which the writer occupied a
seat, slowed around sideways swayed
with a dangerous inclination to topple
over and was saved by Mr. Covert head
ing into pile of rocks We must confess
that though we were not actually fright
ened stiff, considerable apprehension was
aroused, and our breathing was not ex-
actly normal until the car subsequently,
Reached lower altitude where the snow
had entirely disappeared.
In comparison with what happened to
khe car Immediately following the leader,
bwned and driven by Mr.. T.. n. Grubb,
Mr. Covert's experience was jolly four
reg picnic Mr.. Grubb's swayed out
bf control near the head of the hill and
he rear wheels went off the grade, which
1t that point was very abrupt and at con-
yulch. Very fortunately the body of the
lar struck smell growth of brush that
Prevented the machine from topplng over
he side hill Had the accident happened
ew feet lower down on the road nothing
build have prevented the car from rolling
nto the gulch, and in that case almost
nything horrible. could nave happened
the occupants. But airs we'll that ends
FELL. No one was hurt, the cars suffered
10 injury, and as there were some twenty
hen present 1t required only few min
ties to pry Mr.. Grubb's car back on the
bad. Chains were then placed upon the
'hees and the jolly party, to whom the
ccident was a mere incident to add zest
the trip, went merrily on their way,
eaching Nighthawk without other mis-
ap shortly before noon, there joining the
Dntingent that had " arrived over the
oomis route and via train
At Nighthawk Mr. and Mrs. Stanley,
tho conduct the boarding house, had
repaired an ample and toothsome luncn.
rhich was served la cafateria. Owing
b the keen mountain air that the party
ahaled on the drive creating appetites OF
hay bailer, and perhaps more particu-
Arly to the inviting excellency of the
bread, the onslaught the visitors made
pom that stack of edibles was shocking
b behold. Stacks of sandwiches disap-
eared like snow before the summer sun,
Urge platers of salad melted away and
there erstwhile generous pyramids of
akes stood the table was soon garnished
nth only empty plates. We do not know
that Mr.. and Mrs Stanley thinks OF the
isit after the decent of this shower of
pcusts, but we do know what the crowd
links of the culinary ability of Mr.. and
lrs. Stanley 1t is too flattering to repeat
ERE as 1t might go to the heads OF those
apable catarers.
From Nighthawk the excursionists
rove to the Kaaba mine only a short
istance from the village and proceeded
b inspect a real mine. The kaaba Is no
bnger a Prospect. Through the syste-
+ hattie development work carried on under
he eye and direction of Mr. Douglas the
= eal value of this property has been DEM
nstrated to the satisfaction Of the oper-
tor and every man with any mining
(nowledge who has been upon The ground
he Kaaba was a revelation 20 most of
he visitors, for our business men and
iti7ens generally have little conception
to the extent of the WAX that has
cen done upon mining properties in this
icinity and the result in the woy of ore
kposure that has followed systematic
xploration. Indeed there were a number
indivduales among this excursion
rowd who had never seen nor be DOWN
mine. They were given every cppor-
unity to see the workings in this mine.
81 required no expert knowledge of min
ng to see the mineral in the ledge that
e'u oeen openeu up ~ "aS p,''' " ,''o @
oe' is'o,aht loVice' anu .ns wonaei
& zen anu tnere eNpIesseu was tiat tIiere
j&& vas so much of it. The entire party went
own the ladders to the 200-foot level.
n vhere diff is being driven on the ore
iioo', anu "here .he ore was eNeh "iore
rorhlnen.iy CONSPICUOUS tls'n @ at tils SUI ,
ace OF at the iVo-loot levei. Inc lilcliheu
H. hait eNtenueo oowh ahother 4o ieet' pu'
,he pot,oih was qulte wet oiiiy d lew
tne oolaer splrits' VINO alo not care ioi
niue oahiphess ihternaiiy OF eNterhaily an