McDougall, William Campbell

Born in Ontarion and passed away May 29, 1938 at Olalla Listed Prov. Dir 1892 and 1897 Princeton Rancher Came from N. Westr. (logging) Obit Sim* June 2, 1938 Owned one of Princeton’s pioneer stores, about 1891, later selling out to Fowcrowle P.Cook Bought the Wolf Creek ranch (now owned by Mr. Willis) Int. in U. Emp. Coal Mine. Moved to Olalla, Princeton owner of Gold Valley Property. Int. in U. Emp. Coal Mine. 1912-14 Pres. Reorganized 1913 as E. Prinecton Coal Co. Sim* Nov. 16 and 23 1917 Delivered paper on Compressed Fuel and Hydro-carbon By products at meeting of Can. Mining Institue held and Merritt and Princeton. Well known in this area The Carbonizing and Briquetting of Lignite Coal July 18, 1918 Elected trustee School Board See WC Card July 1920 resigned from school board Also McDougal Leashehold Back Channel of Sim. River 1893 Summer strike of Great Importance Mining Report end 1893 Jan 1894 He bought A.S. Perkins’ interest in the Tulameen Lumber Co. in 1913 Went to Spokane on mining business in January 1913. Secretray for the Conservative Association in 1913