Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 1010.
 
GEORGE W. BLOOMINGCAMP

     resides on a stock ranch three miles north from Ely, Oregon, on the north
side of the Sprague river valley. He and his brother, Edward, are in partnership
in the cattle business, the firm style under which the operate being
Bloomingcamp Bros. George W. Bloomingcamp was born at Eureka, Siskiyou county,
California, December 23, 1879. His brother was born at the same place February
13, 1877. They are sons of John F. and Adeline Bloomingcamp, both natives of
Germany. The parents came to California during the 60's and are now engaged in
the stock business in Siskiyou county, the father being now seventy-one years of
age and the mother five years his junior. Our subject is a member of a family of
ten children, equally divided at to sex.
     Our subject engaged in the stock business on Sprague river in 1890, and
seven years later formed his present partnership with his brother. He started in
the business with no means, and today the firm is in a state bordering on
wealth. The brothers have on Sprague river a tract of twelve hundred and forty
acres, most of which is choice hay land, and in the Klamath basin they own four
hundred and eighty acres of good real estate. They make a specialty of raising
hay which they feed to their large herd of choice cattle. Having been born and
reared on the frontier, and trained from infancy in the handling of stock, they
are eminently fitted for their business and are making it a signal success.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter has
no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.