Hi Tracy, you and my husband must be cousins. We live in Yakima Valley, WA. state. My husband, Doug, said when he was @ 12, his family visted Great-Uncle Carl in Vanderhoof.
Their dad homesteaded on Bonaparte Creek in the Okanogan area of WA state. He also had a mining claim.
Where do you live. Would like to share info with you. My email is
jfluaitte@gmail.com