The Arcadia Orchards

The ARCADIA Orchards. A vast 19,000 acres. Even though it failed due to a insufficent water supply, it was key to putting Deer Park on the map.

ARCADIA DAYS. Preparing soil for planting.

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A young Arcadia Orchard

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A young Orchard with an excellent crop of grain.

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ARCADIA IRRIGATION CANAL-- Crop of oats in the young orchard.

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The Arcadia chicken ranch owned by Mr. Olaf Olsen. Note. This old photo was restored to its present condition by Mr. Dennis Ottmar of Spokane WA.

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Horse powered thresher. The horse must be kept going around and around.

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Then finally an Oat burner Horse drawn combine.

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The way they plow in Canada.

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Next comes the Arcadia Tree planting crew.

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A young Arcadia Orchard showing the Homes of the Settlers. These were people from the East and Midwest.

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Mr. and Mrs. Felix Veran. Managers of the Olsen Chican farm east of Deer Park.

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The first year Orchard -With an Oat crop and water from Deer and Loon Lakes.

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ARCADIA ORCARDS DISPLAY at the Spokane Interstste Fair about 1915.

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The Phillips thresher was one more step in a series that led to the Combine.

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HARVESTING GRAIN AT THE ARCADIA ORCHARDS. Case thresher powered by a steam engine,

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This is a photo taken by Peter Coffin in July of 2009. A rare picture of the Arcadia Orchards cut off valve located 1/2 mile south of Loon Lake Wa. Mr. Tom Colvin advised Peter of the location.

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