In the late 1890s Bossburg was the great transportation center of Steven's County. Ideally located on the southern side of the Columbia River, it commanded routes in all directions.

It came about without much excitement. But by 1901 it had a population of 600 and the town was growing. It included numerous freighting outfits who transported all types of mining supplies and machinery to boom towns in the various counties and British Columbia. It became such a scene of action it claimed two telephone companies, newspaper, town hall, two ferry companies, three saloons, three general stores, and two hotels.

Bossburg existed only as long as the mining boom. And when the mines gave up, the town wasn’t far behind. Today for a passerby it would be hard to realize that a boom town called Bossburg had ever existed here.