Durham, N. N. "Spokane and the Inland Empire; History of the City of Spokane and Spokane County Washington." Vol. 2. S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. BYRON N. WHITE A glance at the history of past centuries will indicate at once what would be the condition of the world if the mining interests no longer had a part in the industrial and commercial life. Only a few centuries ago agriculture was almost the only occupation of man. A landed proprietor surrounded himself with his tenants and his serfs, who tilled his broad fields, while he reaped the reward of their labors; but when the rich mineral resources of the world were placed upon the market, industry found its way into new and broader fields, minerals were used in the production of hundreds of inventions and business conditions were revolutionized. When considering these facts we can in a measure determine the value bestowed upon mankind by the mining industry. Byron N. White, is numbered among those who are connected with the development of the rich mineral resources of the northwest. He was born in Ontario, Canada, June 7, 1851, a son of John M. and Elizabeth White, who removed to northern Michigan when their son Byron was about three years of age. The father there engaged in mining and other business enterprises. He was a millwright by trade and also built concentrators. His son, Byron N. White, attended such schools as the district afforded and at the age of thirteen years began work in the mines. In 1870 Mr. White was engaged in mining in Colorado placer gold mines, and remained for a year. He became with Mr. Angus Smith, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, interested in the opening and one of the owners of the Aragon mine, an iron-bearing property on the Menominee range, and was manager of the company for about two years. He next opened and developed the Smith mine on the Crystal Falls range, which was also an iron-bearing property and was owned by Angus Smith. Mr. White continued his operations on the copper and iron range and was very successful. In the winter of 1891 he came west to spend the winter months on the coast and escape the severe climate of northern Michigan. With a mind appreciative of every opportunity, while looking around he became interested in the Slocan Star mine, located at Sandon. British Columbia, and with a syndicate purchased this property for the Byron N. White Company. He is the president and general manager of the company and the results of their operations are too well known to need special comment or commendation. He is also president and general manager of the Yukon-Pueblo mines in Alaska, where he spends a part of his time. In Spokane he is one of the directors of the Exchange National Bank. Mr. White is a member of all the different branches of Masonry, including the Mystic Shrine, and also belongs to the Spokane Amateur Athletic Club. He is now well known as one of the capitalists of the city whose operations in the mining districts of the west have been an element of public progress and prosperity as well as of individual success. ******************* Submitted to the Washington Biographies Project in October 2015 by Diane Wright. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.