Oregon Historical Quarterly/Volume 25/Index

INDEX TO VOLUME XXV

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Ainsworth, J C, president of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, 211-26.

American Pioneer, The, 93-100,the Oregon pioneer missionaries had the impulse of the Pilgrim Fathers but faced perils for others, 93; the incidents that kindled the missionary flame, 93-4; the circuit rider aids in most practical ways and endures much, 95-6; salient incidents in the founding of the commonwealth in which missionaries have leading roles, 96-8; Robert Booth and his son are representative of the pioneer missionary, 98-9; life and work of circuit rider envisaged, 100.

Argonaut, The, in command of James Colnett, 40-52.

Astoria, Fort, meeting to commemorate raising of American flag over in 1818, 294.

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Bailey, Joseph, early Oregon experience and as superintendent of the Oregon portage, 171, 218; contracts pneumonia from exposure and exhausting labor fighting forest fires, 1868, and dies, 210-20.

Barry, Colonel Charles, begins survey for California and Columbia River Rail- road, 240; report of his survey, 243-8.

Bethune, Angus, of N. W . Co., arrives at Astoria in Oct. 1813 with McTavish with stock of furs, 306.

Booth, R A., appreciation of his memorial to the early circuit rider in the equestrian statue, "The Circuit Rider," presented to the state, 80-100 .

Brazee, John W., makes survey and plans Oregon Portage Railroad, 186; begins survey for improved railway, 230; reports sliding roadbed, 235.

Bridger, Jim, met by Colonel Henry Ernst Dosch in 1861, 56.

Brugiere, Reges, biographical sketch of, and account of visit to Willamette country, 300.

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California and Columbia River Railroad, incorporated, 240; ceased activity, 250. California and Oregon Trail, The, 1849-1860, 1-35; changing traffic and routes of, 1-2; number of people following it in different years, 2 -4; outfitting and organization and experience of migrations, 4-20; with cholera, 8-9; with buffaloes, 9; in storms, 9-11; with stampedes, 11; with dust, 11-13; with mosquitoes, 13; fuel, fodder and water, 13-15; dead cattle and abandoned property, 15-17; Indians, 17-18; need of relief, 18-20; mail, pony express and freight traffic, 20-35; first mail service, 20; stage coaches and mail stations, 22-4; different routes, 24-7; pony express, 27-9; beginning of telegraph line, 29; troubles with the Mormons, 29-31; freighting business for army posts, 31-5.

Canal at Cascade Locks, construction of, 233-4 .

Cascade Canal and Lock Co., The, incorporated with plan for a steamboat pas- sage at the portage, 226. Cascade and Portage Railway Co., in- corporated in connection with plans for permanent railroad at portage, 229. Chapman, W W., and others attempt to gain right of passage over the Ore- gon portage and become competitors of the Oregon Steam Navigation Com- pany, 221-6 . Christian Minister and The State, The, 84-93; his work somewhat overlooked by the historian, 84-5; performs very vital functions on the frontier, 85; his fervor a necessary reinforcement of morality, 86; the minister leads in the settlement of America, 86-7; scholarly interests of, 87-8; some min- isters of national note, 88-9; at the head of educational activities, 89-90; individuals who wrought on the Ore- gon frontier, 91-2; a representative tribute to Amzi Smith, 92-3 . " The Circuit Rider," Exercises on the Occasion of the Dedication and Unveil- ing of the Equestrian Statue, 79-100 . Clark, William, excerpts from journey of, giving narrative of exploration of the Willamtete, 272-9 . Colnett, James, and the Princess Royal, 36-52; the seizure of the English and their release in the Nootka affair, 36-7; errors in statements of Green- how,. Bancroft, and Manning concrning the movements of the Princess Royal and her restoration to Colnett, 37-8; movements of Colnett from the time of his release to the time of his meeting with the Princess Royal during same period, 43-7; happenings attending and following the meeting of Colnett with the Argonaut and Quimper with the Princess Royal, 47-52. Columbia River Improvement Co., se- cures condemnation of land for loca- tion of proposed canal at Cascades, 227-8. Columbia River Portage Railroad Co., incorporated to compete with O. S. N . Co., 226. Dosch, Colonel Henry Ernst, Reminis- cences, of, 53-71; his people in Ger- many and their experiences in the Revolution of 1848, 53; his education, 54; affairs in Missouri during the early part of the Civil War, 54-5; trip from Omaha to Salt Lake City, 55-6; experiences at Virginia City and acquaintance with Samuel Clemens, 56-8; his job on the pony express, 57- 8; experiences at San Francisco, 58- 60; comes to Portland and The Dalles, 61; conditions at The Dalles, a trading center, in the early sixties, 62-4; in business at Canyon City, 64-5; his mercantile activities in Portland,65-6; becomes farmer making a specialty of horticulture, especially walnut culture, 66-75; in service of state at different international expositions, 67-70; dec- orated by Japanese government in appreciation of service to Japan, 69- 70; distinguished sons, 70-1. Educational Activities of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Oregon, the His- tory of the, 101-35; traditions of Episcopal church reveal jealous con- cern for education, 101; this dispo- sition shown in the early history of the American colonies, 101; disbelief in co-education, 102; periods in the history of Episcopal education in Ore- gon, 102-3; the Richmonds establish the first Episcopal school in Yamhill county, 103, committee reports in 1853 proposing seminary, 103 -4; Bishop Thomas F. Scott advocates founding of school and committee ap- pointed to receive locations, 104; MO- waukie site offered but better adapted Oswego property bought, 105; Trinity school opened in 1856, 105; school continued until 1865, Mr. Bernard Cornelius the first principal and re- turns to be the last, 105-6; difficulties in financing, 106 -7; Spencer Hall, a girls' school at Milwaukie, 107-8; Bishop Morris and the Misses Rodney arrive and create new interest in ed- ucation, 108-9; St. Helens Hall in old and new locations, in charge of Miss Rodney, 1870-72, 109-13; Bishop Scott Grammar and Divinity School for boys, 1870-85, suffers reverses due to changes of Head Masters, 115-16; Dr. Joseph W. Hill becomes Head Master in 1878 and continues until 1901, 116-25; Diocesan schools at Walla Walla and at Cove, 120-1; par- ochial schools attempted in leading towns outside of Portland, 121; school finances, 122-3; death of Miss Rodney causes change of administration of St. Helens Hall, 123-4; administration of Bishop Scott Academy by A. C . Newill, 125-7; more recent affairs of St. Helens Hall, 127-30; the Bishop Scad- ding Grammar School on the Yamhill farm, 130-3; conclusion and statistics, 133-5 . Elliott* Simon G., gains reputation through use of his route over the Sierra Nevada Mountains by the Central Pacific Rail- road, 239; surveys railroad through Northern California and Oregon, 239- 45; instigates formation of East Side Company, 251; puts through scheme for financing, and enters into agree- ment with Ben Holladay, 265-7 . Engine, " Oregon Pony, " 197-202 . Franchere, Gabriel, biographical sketch of, 300; his "narrative" gives most facts about early days on the Wil- lamette, 300. Gaston, Joseph, an incorporator of the California and Columbia River Rail- road Company, 240, 243; secures in- corporation of company designated by legislature as company to receive land grant, 250; encounters opposition of East Side Company and loses grant but secures another for his West Side Company, 250-9; appeals to people for financial aid, 263; attempts con- struction of West Side road, but fails and it is merged with Holladay inter- ests, 269-73; wins in retaining "Ore- gon Central" as the name for his road, 273-4. H Halsey, A. Jacob, biographical sketch of and probability of bis being the per- son also known as J. C . Halsey, 304. Halsey, J C, biographical sketch of and account of activities on the Willamette, 304-6 . Harney, General, issues order opening upper country to settlement, Oct. 31, 1858, 187-8 . Hawaiians» introduction of, into the Pacific Northwest, 72-5 . Henry, Alexander, the younger's account of his Willamette trip, 306-9 . Hermann, Binger, Address at Port Orford Homecoming and Pioneer Reunion, 313-29; post at Port Orford most his- toric and its history dramatic, 313-14; Aguilar on his visit to the vicinity re- ported location of river, Strait of Anian and Island of California, 314; Vancouver charts the harbor and gives name to cape, 315; William Tichenor rediscovers in 1850 and files on land, 315-16; settlement, 317; Indian at- tack and abandonment of the post, 317-18; a second occupation by re- cruits, 318; a company of road makers under T'Vault massacred, 318-19; the military have battle with Coquille Indians, 319-20; wreck of the Captain Lincoln with narrow escape of its company of soldiers, 320; gold dis- covered on the beach sands and con- sequent rapid growth of city, 321; wealth in cedar, 321-2; Indians re- sent encroachment and massacre of settlers follows, 322-4; military leaders who participate later attain fame, 324; fire^ destroys town and timber, 325; engineers recommend harbor for INDEX improvement, 326; the career of Wil- liam Tichenor, 327-9; the roll of honor, 329. Holladay, Ben, is entrusted with the East Side Company, 253 -9; his meth- ods, 272; gets the West Side Com- pany, 273; gets control of the East Side Company and reorganizes it as the Oregon and California, secures loan and completes road as far as Roseburg, 274-83. Hudson's Bay Company, contract for Hawaiian labor, 72 . Idealism, its role in Oregon history, 79-80. 84-5. Keisel, Fred, comes west to Salt Lake City with Colonel Henry Ernst Dosch in 1861, 55-6 . Lewis and Clark Expedition, records, 295-6. Locomotive, "Oregon Pony," 197-202; transferred to The Dalles, 218; sold to David Hewes of San Francisco, 218 -9 . M McCartney, H. M ., engineer in charge of construction activities on the O. S . N . railroad at the Oregon Portage, 232-3 . McGillis, Donald, biographical sketch of and account of his visit to the Willam- ette country, 302. McKay, Alexander, biographical sketch of and notice of visit to Willamette, 301. McKenzie, Donald, biographical sketch of and account of his visit to Wil- lamette country, 303; the east fork is now named for him, 303. McNemees and Tetherows, The, With the Migration of 1S45, 353-77; the fourth house and first butcher in Portland, 353; the first hotel, 353; pipes for Portland's first water system, 353;* conditions in Portland after the ex- odus of 1848, 353-4; the McNemees and connections, 354; experiences on the Meek cutoff, 354-6; the Blue Bucket Mine, 355-6; claim to site of Portland contested, 357; Rev. J . H . Wilbur solicits funds for building the Taylor Street Methodist Church, 357; Sam Tetherow of Dallas, 358; Sol Tetherow and other officers of emigra- tion trains of 1845, 358-9; Sam Teth- erow's experiences in the Indian war of 1855-6 , 359-62; packs supplies to mines, 362; the Tetherow tribe, 363; the Hiltibrand people, 363-4; the Cap- tain Tetherow journal, including con- stitution and other documents of Ore- gon emigration, 365 -77 . McTavish, J. G., of N. W. Co., arrives at Astoria, Oct. 1813 , with company and catch of furs, 306. Matthews, William W. , biographical sketch of and account of visit to Wil- lamette country, 303 . N Necrology of Oregon Pioneers, 383 -95. News and Comment, 294; 378-82 . Northern Pacific Railroad gains control of the Oregon Steam Navigation Com- pany, 223-5; makes proposals for pur- chasing right of way through the Ore- gon portage, 228-9 . Ordway's Journal, excerpts from refer- ring to exploration of the Willamette, 299. Oregon and California Railroad, The His- tory of the, 236-83; 330-52; to con- serve the unity of the vast nation after 1846 a transcontinental railroad was required, 236-7; impetus for Ore- gon railroad building supplied from California, 237; railroads prior to 1863, 237-8; the Elliott and Barry surveys begun, 239-40; California and Oregon Railroad Company organized, 240; the Elliott survey, 241 -3; the Barry survey, 243-8; Oregon and Cal- ifornia Railroad Company incorporated, 248-9; the land grant struggle, 248-9; two Oregon Central railroad companies organized (the "East Side" and the " West Side") , 250-2; both companies begin construction, 253; Ben Holladay is entrusted with the East Side com- pany, 253 -4; struggle in the legisla- ture over the redesignation of com- pany to receive land grant from Con- gress, 258-9; aids to East Side com- pany, 260-2; aids to West Side com- pany, 262-4; financing of East Side company, 264 -9; financing West Side company, 269 -72; other railroad pro- jects, 272-4; West Side wins right to name, "Oregon Central Railroad Com- pany," 274-6; Holladay secures loan from German capitalists but conditions prevent completion of road to state line, 276-8; rate troubles and dis- appointing earnings, 278-80; where the proceeds of the loan went to, 281- 2; estimate of the work of Holladay, 282-3; Henry Villard's early career and character, 330-1; as agent for German bondholders attempts to con- serve their interests, 331-3; the road failing to increase traffic and net earn- ings, a reorganization was effected with the Holladay stock eliminated, 333; the Oregon and Transcontinental formed gains control of the Northern Pacific, becomes involved, so Oregon and California mileage extended but not completed and Villard fails, 333-6; Oregon and California goes into hands of receiver, 336; leased by Southern Pacific and merged and completed, 336-7; Southern Pacific violates terms of land ' grant, 337; land grant for- feited, 339 -41; railroads have new competition with carriers on paved [399] INDEX highways, 341; bibliography, 342-6; the Barry and Elliott surveys, 344-7; documents witness filing of articles of incorporation by Joseph Gaston, 347; J. H . Mitchell letter to M. P . Deady on the issue of the redesignation for land grant, 348-51; the votes on the designation resolutions, 352. Oregon's First Railway, 171-235; sources in newspapers of period and records of the Oregon Steam Navigation Com- pany, 171-2; also recollections of John Stevenson and his sister, Mrs. Barbara A. Bailey, 171-3; the first railways of Oregon, 172-3; the early transportation facilities and obstructions, 174; gold discoveries increase traffic, 174-5; Bradford and companies of the Colum- bia traffic incite competition, 175; Colonel Joseph S. Ruckel and his achievements as the genius of the Oregon Portage Railroad, 175-7; The Wasco and The Fashion with the newly established portage on the Oregon side first give through service between Portland and The Dalles, 1855, 177-8; Captain Kilborn's portage, 178-9; In- dian troubles and General Wool's order forbidding settlement in eastern Oregon, 179-80; improvements on the Washington side stimulate owners of the "Oregon Transportation line," 180- 1; the Olmstead, Ruckel, Tanner and Chipman land claims include the right of way for the portage, 181-3; com- petitors on the opposite sides of the river agree to a truce, 183-4; Ruckel and Harrison Olmstead, the prime movers, 185-6; surveys and detailed plans of Oregon Portage Railroad made by John W. Brazee, 186; the roadbed and structured, 185-7; General Har- ney's order opens the upper country to settlement, 187-8; flood of June, 1859, damages railroad, 188; the financing, 188-9; a combination in restraint of trade, 189-90; expanded it becomes the "Oregon Steam Navigation Com- pany," 190; the Washington and Ore- gon portage railroads not merged with the steamboat company, 191; volume of traffic statistics, 191-2; a tripartite agreement, 192-3; Colonel Ruckel's railroad coming into larger use, 194-7; the locomotive, "Oregon Pony," built, 197; its dimensions, 198-9; the paying for it, 200; its arrival before the rail- road was ready, 201-2; beginning of steam operation of the road, 203-7; Oregon Steam Navigation Company buys the Bradford & Co. portage road, 208; flood damage to road in June, 1862, 208-9; equipment and operation, 210; the situation as to the division of the portage earnings between Brad- ford & Co. (north side) and Ruckel and Olmstead (south side) lines,211- 12; Oregon Steam Navigation Com- pany buys the Oregon Portage prop- erty, 213-4; settlement of claims for division of portage earnings, 214-7; operation of Oregon Portage Railroad ceases, 218; locomotive removed to The Dalles portage and after three years sold to David Hewes of San Francisco, 218-9; the Peoples' Trans- portation Company attempts compe- tition with the O. S . N. Company, 220; the use of the Oregon portage dwindles, 219-20; contestants for rights across the Oregon portage, 220-8; the North- ern Pacific Railroad Company gains control of the 0. S. N . Co., 223-5; directors of the O. S. N. Co. take steps to build permanent railroad at portage, 229-30; O. S . N. Co. activi- ties halted because of bankruptcy of Jay Cooke & Co., 230; the O. S. N. Co. forced to activity through fear of seizure of Oregon portage by others, 230-1; slides halt construction, 231; work halts during 1879, 233; O. S . N . Co. combines with Willamette Trans- portation Co., and buys Walla Walla and Columbia River Railroad, 233; Henry Villard, with eastern capitalists, gets control of 0. S. N. Co., and builds standard gauge railroad along the Columbia—a new era, 233; first train from Portland, 233. Oregon History Writers and Their Ma- terials, 284-93; widely scattered ma- terials and diverse varieties of records contribute, 284; compiled lists used, 284; authors and types of works con- tributed, 285; Oregon history written by outside authors, 285; different aims followed by writers, 286; bibliographi- cal lists of Oregon materials, 287-8; original sources, 288-90; newspapers, legislative acts, governmental archives, ethnological collections, pioneer rec- ords, literature of boundary dispute, 290-2; monumental works, 293. "Oregon Pony," 233 . Oregon Portage Railroad Co., incorpor- ator to compete with O. S . N. Co., 226. Oregon Steam Navigation Company—see Oregon's First Railway. Pengra, B. J ., promotes Winnemucca branch of the Central Pacific, 272. Plains, Journal of a Trip Across the, 1851, 136-169; effort needed to get ready for the start, 136; river travel down the Ohio, up the Mississippi and the Missouri to St. Joseph, 137-7; in camp at St. Joseph and on search for cattle for trip, 137-8; windj cold and rain, 138-9; reach the Platte, 140; up the South Platte, 142; across to the North Platte at Ash Hollow, 142; up the North Platte, past Chimney Rock, Scott's Bluff, 143; Independ- ence Rock and Devil's Gate on the Sweetwater, 146; South Pass, 147; Fort Bridger, 148; Soda Springs on Bear River, 151; Fort Hall, 152; down the Snake, 153; Fort Boise, 159; camp in Oregon pine woods, 162; reach John Day River, 165; past Bar- low's gate and have worst road, 167; at Philip Foster's, 169. Pillet, Francis Benjamin, biographical sketch of and note of visit to Wil- lamette country, 302. INDEX Portland and The Dalles Wagon Road Co. , has road between The Dalles and a point one mile below the lower landing at the Cascades, 226. Princess Royal, movements of while in command of Quimper with orders to restore to James Colnett, 37-52 . Proctor, A. Phimister, designer of "The Circuit Rider," 99 . Quimper, Don Manuel, in command of the Princess Royal, 40-52 . Reed, John, biographical sketch of and account of visit to Willamette country, 305. Ross, Alexander, biographical sketch of, 300; his "Adventures on the Columbia River" gives facts concerning early days on the Willamette, 300. s Salt Cairn at Seaside, 294. " Sliding Mountain," 231,234. Stevens, Charles W. , designer of the first Oregon locomotive, 198 . Stuart, Robert, biographical sketch of and account of his visit to the Wil- lamette valley, 301 -2 . United States builds canal and locks at the Cascades, 233-4 . Van Bergen, Captain J. 0 ., early steam- boat operator on the Columbia and first to navigate steamboat between The Dalles and the Cascades with Oregon portage, 175, 177, 184-5 . Vancouver, Fort, commemoration of cen- tenary of founding planned, 294. Villard, Henry, 233, 330-352 . w Walla Walla and Columbia River Rail- road bought by the O. S. N. Co., 233. Wallace, William, biographical sketch of and account of his visit to the Wil- lamette country, 304-6 . Willamette, Early Days on the, 295-312; the different Lewis and CHark expe- dition records referring to the ex- ploration of the Willamette river, 295- 300; the Franchere "Narrative" ref- erences, 300-6; the Alexander Henry record, 306-9; the locations of the first house or trading post built by the whites on the Willamette, 309 -11 . Willamette River Transportation Co., combined with the O. S. N. Co., 233. THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Organized December 17, 1898 FREDERICK V. HOLMAN - - - H- - .&» President CHARLES B. 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THE MAP-MAKER'S DREAM OF A COMPLETED OREGON PORTAGE RAILROAD IN 1878.
Courtesy of S. Murray, Asst. Chief Engineer, Union Pacific System.