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    1. [ORHOODRI] History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea - Excerpts I
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    3. History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea By Fred Lockley, Volume 1, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company 1928 Research Not Offered. Volume 1 comprises over 700 pages of Portland area, Hudson's Bay, Native American, Klickitat County, Wasco County, Hood River area..history. Lots of names. Worth finding a copy in a library. Page 928: "In 1857 the residents of The Dalles sent Col. N.H. Gates to the Legislature to introduce a bill for the incorporation of a city to be known as Fort Dalles. The Legislature passed the measure, which was signed by Governor Curry, and in 1857 the Village of The Dalles became an incorporated city. Col. N.H. Gates wrote the charter. The legislature granted the charter to Dalles City on June 26, 1857. This charter has been amended at various times since, the principal changes having been made by the Legislatures of 1859, 1862, 1868, 1870 and 1880. The first officers elected to serve under the charter, which was granted on June 26, 1857, were N.H. Gates, president of the board, with E.G. Cowne, R. Hall, B.F. McCormick, and P. Craig. C.R. Meigs was recorder, and Orlando Humason treasurer. The new charter, which was granted in 1859, was written by Orlando Humason, and it extended the city limits to the second bluff and provided for the election of regular city officials in place of ! trustees. Among the principal places of business in 1858 were The Umatilla House, A.J. Nixon, proprietor; The Cushing Hotel, restaurant and lodging house, N.H. Gates, proprietor; The Wasco Hotel, A.H. Curtis, proprietor; W.D. Bigelow, grocery store; Bradford and Company's steamboat office; The Mount Hood Saloon, B.F. McCormick, proprietor; Powell and Company, saddle and harness shop; Trevitt and Cowne, saloon; James McAuliffe, grocery store; W.C. Moody's assay office; P. Craig, drug store; H.T. Isaacs, general merchandise store; R.R. Thompson and Company, warehouse; J.Juker, cigar store; and W.L. DeMoss, bakery." [Photos of Major Granville B. Hall, Commander at Fort Dalles; Judge Joseph Gardner Wilson, First Circuit Judge of the Fifth Judicial District; William M. Hand, editor of The Mountaineer, Lt. First Oregon Cavalry; and Col. James K. Kelly, first mayor of Dalles City.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- History of the Columbia River Valley from The Dalles to the Sea By Fred Lockley, Volume 1, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company 1928 Research Not Offered. Volume 1 comprises over 700 pages of Portland area, Hudson's Bay, Native American, Klickitat County, Wasco County, Hood River area..history. Lots of names. Worth finding a copy in a library. Pages 1021-1028 Captain Tetherow's Journal At Elizabethtown a meeting was held on April 5, 1845 for folks wishing to emigrate to Oregon. Rev. William Helm, chair, and Rev. Lewis Thompson, secretary. A constitution was adopted outlining the rules and regulations for the journey west. James Officer was elected president; Rev. William Helm, treasurer. The minutes of the company for April 28, 1845 outline the names of the organizers of the company: James Officer, Zachariah Moreland, Daniel Dodge Bailey, John Loyd, Andrew Foster, Solomon Tetherow, Jesse Henderson, William Vaughan, William Helm, William Marcum, John Ridgeway, Charles Craft, Joseph Cunningham, Joseph Hughart, William Wilson, Christopher Cooley, William Kitchen, John Foster. This is followed by a Census of the O. Emigration with columns for number of armed men for each head of the family, number of persons, Pounds of Meal, Flour, Bacon, and amount of powder and lead: C.M. Johnson Zacharah Moreland Alford Marcum Daniel D. Bailey John Ridgeway Joseph Cunningham Franklin Pomeroy William Kitchen James Officer Christopher Cooley William Wilson John Loyd Andrew Foster Jacob Wooley Lewis Thompson Abraham Patterson H.M. Knighton Willliam Wilson William Dawson H.D. Martin David Carson Adam Smith Robert W. Hamilton John Martin James E. Hall Jesse E. Henderson Joseph Hughart Nicholas Ownbey Woodford Holman Solomon Tetherow Joseph Henderson Charles Craft William Helm George Smith David Tetherow Robert Miller For a total of 100 armed men, 293 persons. A list of cattle drivers follows the above list, giving for each the number of males and females over and under sixteen, numbers of loose cattle, oxen, mules, horses, and guns and pistols. James W. Johnson Francis M. Moreland Joseph Watt Daniel D. Bailey Rodolphus Kent Samuel Hancock Samuel Hancock [sic] Reason Foster James Officer, John and Eli Officer James Cooley Abner Loyd James Foster Edward Wooley Lewis Thompson P. Hilterbrand F. Kitchen Lewis Thompson John Moore H.M. Knighton William Wilson William Dawson H.D. Martin H.D. Martin [sic] Adam Smith, Ezekiel [sic] Adam Smith William Martin James Jackson James O. Henderson Wayman St. Clair Thomas W. Glasgow W.A. Goulder D. McKinney Dillard Helm Goulder Impiry? Solomon Tetherow Solomon Tetherow William Craft John W. Helm George Smith George Tetherow Robert Miller R.E. Miller. These lists are followed by those adopting the constitution for the Oregon Emcampment in 1845, a roll of armed men, a muster roll, roll of cattle drivers, and a list of voluntary subscribers to the wagon pilot Mr. Clark to the Independence Trace. It was determined that the wagons should be numbered in four platoons so as to form a hollow square every night, that a driver be furnished for every 25 head of loose cattle, that travel would begin at 8 in the morning for a distance of 10-15 miles per day, and that funds would be solicited for a company tent and other expenses. The Roll of Armed Men Solomon Tetherow, Captain Hardin Martin, 1st Lt. William Thompson, 2nd Lt Daniel Dodge Bailey, 1st Sgt. William Vaughan, 2nd Sgt. Paul Hilterbrand, 3rd Sgt. Jesse Ownbey, 4th Sgt. Privates: Robert Miller Jesse Walker Joseph Charlton Benjamin Allen James N.T. Miller David Tetherow George Smith Abraham Daviess James E. Elkins James Mallory Nathaniel Bowman William Kitchen Franklin Pomeroy Reason Foster Eqekiel Burbage Alfred Marcum Joseph Watt Riley Bean William Helm George Waulor Helm Charles Craft William Pollard Joseph Henderson William Henderson Woodford Holman George D. Smith Timothy Bailey George W. Smith Joseph Cunningham Samuel Hancock Mitchel Whitlock Nicholas Ownbey Thomas W. Glasgow William A. Goulder John Ownbey Daniel McKinney Dillard Holman Solomon Tetherow William Craft John W. (Abner Lloyd) Andrew Foster James Foster Isaac Foster Charles M. Johnson James W. Johnson John Foster John F. Johnson Finess Walker William Monroe Joseph T. Hughart Wayman St.Clair Christopher Zumwalt Jesse C. Henderson Cyrus Barnes James O. Henderson John Ridgeway Isaac Sullivan Rodolphus Kent James E. Hall James Jackson Thomas Jackson. The Muster Roll. Berry Hall Benjamin F. Hall John Martin William Martin Robert W. Hamilton Adam Smith James P. Smith Paschal Smith James Officer Eli C. Cooley Jackson Cooley John Ketchum Zachariah Moreland David Carson John Fleming Aldis A. Robinson William Dawson Henry Baggas H.M. Knighton William Melvin Felix Dorris John Moore Henry C. Marshal Frederic Ketchum Christopher Cooley Thomas Pollock William Wilson Josiah W. Linkinfelter John G. Johnston Jacon Wooley Abraham Patterson. Roll of Cattle Drivers: James W. Johnson Francis M. Moreland Joseph Watt Daniel D. Bailey Rodolphus Kent Samuel Hancock Reason Foster James Officer John Officer Eli Officer James Cooley Abner Loyd James Foster Edward Wooley Lewis Thompson Paul Hilterbrand Frederic Ketchum John Moore H.M. Knighton William Wilson William Dawson H.D. Martin Adam Smith Ezekiel Smith William Martin James Jackson James O. Henderson Wayman St.Clair Thomas W. Glasgow W.A. Goulder D. McKinney Dillard Holman Solomon Tetherow William Craft John W. Helm George Smith George Tetherow Robert Miller. Submitted by Sherry Kaseberg.

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