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Title Loren L. Williams journals, 1851-1880

Creator Williams, Loren L., 1828-1881

Date 1851-1880

Place United States--West

Language English

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)

Format Correspondence, Maps, Clippings

User-Contributed Transcription 125the River yet it only contained two houses and one of those unoccupied. It was named after Capt Gardner. an Eastern seafaring man, and was located upon the right bank of the River just out of sight of the Ocean & upon a narrow bottom of Marsh and dry land combined with a rough, hilly and very thick timbered country about 100 yds back from it The only house occupied was owned by George L Snelling a young man from Boston, an adventurer who had come out in the Pilot Boat "Bostonian" the fall previous, which said vessel was stranded upon the Umpqua Bar in trying to make the entrance Snelling had a small quantity of Merchandise on board which was saved from the wreck, and with the aid of Small Boats he remove it to Scottsburg and put up a zinc house for a store, and thus was commenced the first mercantile establishment in Southern Oregon He done very much for me in my misfortune and for which he will ever be gratefully remembered.

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Call Number VAULT folio Graff 4683

BibID 991560848805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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