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Junior Natalie Ruth of Meadows Valley takes third in pole vault at 2A state competition last weekend.Photo credit: Patty Guilford, www.gamedayphoto.com.
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Natalie Ruth shares third place at 2A state.Photo credit: Katie Wright.
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Dale Fisk's History Corner &
Yester Years

1898 – Part 2

This picture of Cuprum was taken after the smelter was moved to near the bottom of the Kleinschmidt Grade or the other side of the river near Homestead. After it was moved, a boarding house was moved as an addition to the hotel.

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1898

One of the earliest known photos of Cuprum, probably about 1898.

1897

Steam boilers and winch that sit just above the Peacock Mine today.

1896 – 1897

In 1897 Council Valley people held a big Independence Day celebration near Camp Creek, about a mile northeast of town, where they posed for this picture. The Weiser Signal said a large procession ‘marched to a pleasant grove near Harrison Camp’s. The grounds had been previously prepared with platform, seats and tables.’

1896

I was wrong about the photo featured a couple weeks ago of the McMahan & Peters store. That store wasn’t built yet when the Signal credited ‘the artist’ with a photo. I’m now convinced this is the ‘artist’ photo taken in June of 1895. It has the freighters in the foreground that the newspaper referred to; they were transporting the first gold dredge to be taken into Warren. McMahan’s ‘Cash Store’ is in the background. He bought it from John Peters. After the new Peters & McMahan store was built in 1896, I think the old Cash Store was used for storage. The Moser Hotel is just visible on the right edge of this photo. The arrow points to blacksmith Mark Winkler who is working on replacing (or reattaching) a shoe on one of the horses in this team. The blacksmith shop was just out of sight to the left.
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