Newberry Library - Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Date 1851-1880

Subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Indians of North America, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865)

Extent 0.6 linear feet (5 volumes in 2 boxes)

User-Contributed Transcription 243 visible,, which is about one fourth of a mile wide, and has the appearance of a pretty sheet of Clear, deep water, surrounded by high abrupt Mountains; we travelled around to the west side of the foot of the Lake, built a Raft for Navigation tomorrow, killed a large Elk for Supper, and Camped After Calculating our distance we found ourselves about 13 Miles from the Mouth of the Creek in a course about S.S.E. which located the Lake about 8 or 10 Miles nearly due south from Hatfields prarie, Our Courses were carefully taken with a pocket Compass, and every distance carefully estimated, and for further reference see Map on page 224 Elk, Bear, Beaver & Otter appear to be very plenty, deer are not as plenty as in other localities nearer the settlements. The Creek at the foot of the Lake is about 50 feet wide, and of nearly the same width to tide water near its mouth, only a few branches putting into it, one Stream or fork about 30 feet wide emptying in from the North about four miles below the Lake, is the principle river or branchWednesday May 21stLast Night for the first time in Oregon, we listened to the long shrill Cry of the Loon an aquatic bird peculiar to all the "Lakes of the North" We set out this morning on our raft of logs to circumnavigate the Lake kept the right Land shore, taking the

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 4683

BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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