The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-11-17
1|E MANAGER
| TELLS HIS STORY
Il. =, Chapter In Camp Mckinney
- Robbery, the Sensation Of
Twenty Years Ago.

"a Robbery, the Sensation Of
Twenty Years Ago.
y. week the Gazette devoted con-
..h,s space to the publication OF
..s,v taken from the Grand Forks
'ss,is descriptive of the gold brick
.lsyy near camp Mckinney, q score
soys years ago. Now comes }. r.
- VINO was superintendent at
2. Mckinney at the time and the
"a Tho cut Roderick's life short,
b. ~ version of the drama ending
! iSuxsdy, which was contained in
W. TO the Molson Leader. The
s.s1a installment Of the story is
',,il1,sd as additional light upon an
s,21snt that created great deal OF
.,uament over the northwest at the
= 4 happened:
10 that trip to camp Geo. b. NC
,.Ilv came to Grand Forks with the
,usble expectation of making a deal
~ Mr. Clark for certain property
I,1lsd ON the north fork Of the Kettle
~ md had with nim more than
nloaOO in American currency. AS
Hlnley tells it upon going up to see
= Clark and introducing himself and
~iiie Clark to show him the proper
\ C,srk replied that he would do SO
/ nld for doing it, and McAuley says
~ this was the first instance in all
r mining experience where the own
~ any mining property asked for
u before showing prospective
1nser the property. McAuley
i1 Clark that ne would certainly pay
| r and for the purpose Of impressing
cwk took the roll of bills out OF his
M held it in his hand for some
~ while continuing the conversa-
~ then handed $4,000 to Clark and
= he roll back in his own pocket.
When McAuley was held up we
ri concluded that it was done by
~ one that knew that McAuley had
- money upon his person and fol-
nt him into the camp to hold him
/ y under the double chance that Nc
| NY migat take the bullion out with
r but If not, then, the cash he car
- With him would be quite suffi-
(6 pay them for their trouble.
I'LL the work done, was done along
~ theory.
~Ihe actual hold-up occurred at
ut about three miles east OF the
-, where the road made lorse-
~ bend going around hill. and one
olhe crest of this hill could see IN
l1A directions. and at the same time
Jnin unseen behind a tree. 1t was
Qb evident that the one that did the
l1ap work camped at this point
INST one night.
lyon the day of the hold up this
pnnd was gone over quite thorough
Il ut nothing unusual was there dis
EuVsfed. Some days after the hold-up
\. Dinsmore, the provincial constable
III Grand Forks came to camp. and
n round was again gone over. and
hths meantime the pine squirrels had
6 he ground up and had exposed
M eaten part of the cache that had
VI placed there. Upon further inves-
dntion Mr.. Dinsmore and / dug up
t1ne soda biscuits, apples, some raw
huh eggs, part Of bottle Of water
~ part Of bottle Of whisley. The
~ fresh eggs in the cache conclu-
nVoly disproved the theory that some
- followed McAuley in from Grand
MIS- on horse back. The bottle that
otained the water was Of a special
~ and brand, that had originally
fained special brand OF Scotch
s1|hkey. All the hoteds for miles
qound were Immediately visited Tor
- purpose of securing or locating a
~ Of this particular brand OF whis-
but without success, and the
eds Of such hotels we're searched
IL the purpose of discovering such a
+ l(le, but without success, the only
~ that could be found that ever
1asW Of such a brand of whiskey was
leom McQuaig, and he stated that
early days when Camp Mckinley
Known as Douglas Camp that one
olpment of few bottles Of that par
oaalar brand of whiskey had been
N9ueht into Camp Douglas, and the
" places where such another bottle
eh be found was at the cabin occu-
q by Roderick, Lynch's CABIN
mere there were similar bottles, ano
~ Or two at the cabin OF William
Wards, and few of the abandoned
euslas camp buildings. Fresh eggs
xQee at that time a rarely In Camp
inney, but few had been sold te
- Roderick as a special favor, ano
ne same time the apples, sack, anf
~ things found, wers identified al
|ns sold or furnished with the pur
~ - to Matt Roderick.
- q matter Of fact the pine SOUR
were w1at led to the undoing o
derrick.
while Roderick was being watches
slpped away from the coast resi-
.ce Of ais, unknown to such guaro
the first knowledge that we na'
NE fact that Roderick had left TN
was obtained on Sunday, TN
DAY OF October. 1896, when
sno Of Mr.. Monaghans came u
lS.s-:;::. ::aas ne American side cf the oKa
q and notified us that Rodericl
mere, and was looking for worI
Naen work was offered him ne di
accept 1t, and tlat he had purch
gray horse.
Upon the receipt of this informa
messenger was Immediately dis
@tched on horse back to Midway I
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