The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1922-09-08
|sNG OF AN
old PIONEER
~ renulay Answers the Dread
y rsss at the Advanced Age
Of Ninety Years.

nv SATURDAY h'oi ""e e~ A~
~. vho aad been under treatment
z 20 local hospital for some days
;ia6un Away. When he entered the hos
S1i condition was suca that nc
~ held out for his recovery
4 ~ ~ death was not wholly un.
1922. The cause OF death as SET
1n q the death certificate was car
6la & prostate, or cancer. The fu-
- 1ook place from the Methodist
1rruh Sunday afternoon when large
6<re Il citizens turned out to pay
~ last respects to the old pioneer.
~ Hotal offerings were numerous
~ ~ services impressive. The fu-
1 6irnf - conducted by the Rev. G. M.
4 R6fger, assisted by Rev. Paul
1kl1r. Interment was In Odd Fellows
eDolEy.
b ~ doath Of Alex Macaulay passes
- - Of the earliest settlers OF
olnnogan valley. For 49 years he
4 UYUV uVJe LII tHc '"AAoy ouu -ioo
~ marvellous changes that have
n DIace In the way of growth of
I = 1ll0n and development of the
(1I n ell those years he has new
= ~ further away than Spokane or
(Snlehse, and those trips have been
m. WY lew and far between. There
~ NAlte man now living In this up
~ 61Untfy whose arrival antidates
~ = Mr. Macaulay, and he was
1n1y the oldest pioneer of the
u 1lacaulay was a ScOtchman,
lG been born at Stornaway, Lewis
r11 Scotland, according to his SER
~ (IDeharge in 1892, although the
ooDo1 never seemed positive as to
\ G1tul age. He was the son OF Angus
11 ~ uacaulay natives Of Scotland.
Iltie education he had was OBJ
1fe whom quite young, for at the
g a he went to sea as cabin
- continued in the merchant
Hle 3 number of years, working
~ % petty officer. He joined
~ llish navy February q. 1854, at
- ~ q - years and served on the
kllneo 16gent, Capt. Smith, from that
~ xdl December Is. 1854, when he
q tansfsFred to the Exmouth, Capt
end served on that vessel until
y 1857. During the time ne was
H. ~ navy he was attached to the
- shss took part in the Crimean
~ and saw much active service.
AElng many narrow escapes from
NoQols and death.
NM his discharge from the navy
= III be immigrated to Canada and
elftlt 1868 was engaged in steamboat
- ne st. Laurence river, and fol-
y cher occupations. In 1869 he
- y Chicago for time, but being
q Z roving disposition ne treaveled
eH much Of the country along the
leI1etional border, dividing his time
IL q both sides of the line. He cross
4 ~ Rocky mountains to the Koot-
country on horseback, extending
Qayels to old Fort Colville, which
I tsached IN the fall of 1869. The fol-
! ~ spring he prospected in British
taqmbta, went to Victoria, made a
noeed for its ilardships up the
lqot river, Joined a surveying party
~ Jhompson river, extended his
9Sols INTO other parts of the North
territory, and finally meeting
-. Utz accompanied him to the
y 1aegan country, settling where Oro-
= now situated, or on the south
eags Of what is now Oroville. in
SIMMER Of 1873. He squatted on
vaich he subsequently home
- and started raising cattle. Be-
N q small way. he gradually
i. Mated a large herd that at one
: numbered several hundred. He
ued In the cattle business until
= years ago when he sold out
user sold his ranch adjoining
oiser the coming of the railroad.
x. alafaulay has one brother and
1neer living in Scotland, Angus
I1sfine, and one brother. Kennis
elay. living at Killarney, Mani
:. it y believed that the sister and
stother living in Manitoba, who
- Alex some years ago, are still
eeceased was a true son OF
: careful, thrifty and indus
ne was taciturn and seldom
~ y mis- early life, and within the
.. ~. years has been rather misty
z selerence to otler times and his
IS The old pioneer was strictly
y. ie and upright in all his deal
put lived very much to himself
ss Kindly disposed and always
smong his old friends and ac'
nces when meeting them. II
essen TO him to live to ripe ole
a me most marvellous period ol
= io's history. The familiar face
Fm OF the old pioneer will bt
Ss< upon the streets, and espec
Z! tnose WAC knew him for years
snough passed from sight for
9 = Will always be remembered BY
.ss vno knew him best.
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