water, but it is said to be falling in Oregon Citty. The water runs smooth over the falls so that they intend bringing a Steam Boat over them. Bub[1] is two years old today ...
Jan. 7.The morning was rainy and continued to fall gently through the day. Irving & myself went up the river in search of logs, found a large iron bound cask, sunk the boat in trying [to] load it in, was obliged to tow it down to town, after getting it to the house we tapd it and found it to be filled with Madara Wine. River fell 3 or 4 inches. In the evening it broke away and looked a little more pleasant weather.
Jan. 8.Morning was very pleasant. Wind blew harder in the night than we have known it, since we have been in Oregon. Got 5 of our logs together and pined them . 4 had floted down the race to the mill, two we could not get so as to pin, got a lot of lumber from up the river. The river has fallen about 2 feet, and is continuing to fall fast. The Eagle[2] went down to night. The day has been one of the pleasentest we have seen in Oregon, having had but about 15 minutes mist to day. Ann is better and done a little work today. Frances had a present of a pr of Shoes.
Jan. 9.Was the Sabbath, Morning rainy, and cloudy all day. Had a singing school in the afternoon. In the evening Mr. Coe, Mr. Packard, Mr. McWilliams, Mr. Bailey & Mr. Shoudy visited us. Had a talk on the slavery question etc. Water fell about 18 inches in 24 hours. Current to swift for boats to run up yet,
Jan. 10... In the afternoon got the rest of our logs up and pined them with the others. Think of taking them to Portland, as they will bring a better price there. Paid one dollar for half bush Potatoes & 25 cts for a Cabbage head. Jan. 11. Sent notice of my Wine Cask to the Oregon Times.[3]
- ↑ Benjamin Franklin Stevens.
- ↑ "The steamer Eagle, or as she was always called, the Little Eagle, was an iron propeller of about ten tons burden, brought up from San Francisco by Capt. William Irving ... She ran between Portland and Oregon City in 1852, in command of Capt. W. B. Wells and Capt. Richard Williams, who coined money with her carrying passengers between the two cities at the rate of $5 a head;" Lewis & Dryden, 38.
- ↑ In May, 1851. John Orvis Waterman and William Davis Carter moved the plant of the Western Star of Milwaukie to Portland, and changed the name to the Oregon Weekly Times.
