From "History of North Washington" Published 1904
Ferry County Biographical Sketches
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			JOHN W. McCANN 

	John W. McCann who owns the second division of the town of
Republic, is one of the best known mining men of Ferrycounty.  Having been 
interested in this industry, both as a prospector and promoter for some 
time.  He has hadwide experience in mining in various parts of the world 
and is a skillful and energetic man.   John W. McCann was born in Meigs 
county, Ohio on June 4, 1856,being the son of William and Rebecca (Goff) 
McCann,natives of Virginia. They settled in Meigs county in theearly days
and there remained until the father's deathin 1861.  The mother lived there
some time after that,then removed to Wisconsin, where she died in 1876.  
They were the parents of fifteen children.  Our subjectreceived his
education in the Albany High School andlater completed the same in the 
academy. >From sixteento twenty he operated his mother's farm then his 
motherhaving died, he journeyed west to the Black Hills inSouth Dakota.  
There he followed mining in variouscapacities until 1885, when he came to 
Spokane.  Later,he went to Idaho and mined in the Couer d'Alene country. 
In 1887, we find him in Okanogan county and six yearslater, he sold his 
mining interests there and went tothe Kootenai district, in Canada.  After 
that, we findhim operating in southern Oregon and in 1894, he went to the 
Yukon, making about five thousand dollars, placermining.  He came back and 
located in the Boundarydistrict and soon began operation in what is now 
Ferrycounty.  He located some of the first claims staked onthe Reservation, 
among which may be mentioned the Butte,the Boston, the Greater New York, 
the Lucky Two, all of which he patented, also the Home Claim, the
Valley Group, and various others.  Mr. McCann devotes his entire attention
to handling his property, both real estate and mining, and is one of the 
progressive andleading men of the county.  On August 4, 1899, Mr.McCann 
married Margaret Rekoske, and to this union onechild has been born, 
Beatrice. Politically, Mr. McCann is inclined to be Independent and 
Liberal.In fraternal affiliations he is connected with the A.F.& A.M. 
and the Eastern Star.  His wife belongs to thelatter order and is also a 
member of the Lutheran Church.


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