The Dalles Chronicle July 27, 2003 (Text Only) No one managed to identify last week's stumper which is the cabin of Edward Crate, who gave his name to Crate's Point. Located west of Chenowith Creek and built in 1850, it lasted nearly a century when it burned in a grass fire that spread from nearby railroad right of way. Crate, a French Canadian with voyageur skills, had a boat he bought from the Hudson's Bay Company, and took emigrants down the Columbia (river) and up the Willamette (river) to Oregon City. He also had the contract to transport soldiers from Ft. Vancouver (Washington) to The Dalles in 1852 when the army was building Ft. Dalles. He and his wife had 14 children. And the photo of the rescue at Celilo drew a gracious letter from Monica Wheeler, daughter of Robert Wheeler: "The picture which appeared in LIFE magazine was not taken by my father. He lent his light meter to a man standing next to him, whose name I did not know, the man sent his entire camera full of undeveloped film to LIFE, where it was developed and chosen as picture of the week." She also mentioned the picture we ran was taken by her father on his 42nd birthday and that he founded Wheeler Communications, not "Electronics." For more information regarding these photos, contact:Rodger Nichols, 541-506-4603; rnichols@eaglenewspapers.com or fax: 541-298-1365. Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.oregonlive.com/cc/genealogy Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson _________________________________________________________________ Enter for your chance to IM with Bon Jovi, Seal, Bow Wow, or Mary J Blige using MSN Messenger http://entertainment.msn.com/imastar