Ronald N Starnes wrote: > > I be sitting at the computer reading the mail. Was 65 here today, > partly cloudy. Clear tonight. Lamonta was between Madras and > Prineville. A lot of controversy as to exactly where. The best bet is > south east of Haystack lake several miles. When we hauled hay for John > Hopper, he told us where it was, but north of Haystack. I will have to > favor south of Haystack, based on a railroad survey that went from > Prineville along the base of Grey Butte, through Lamonta and connecting > with the Oregon Trunk RR. The road was biult, but it followed Crooked > River to Oneil and on to the Oregon Trunk. A book needs to be written > about the Oregon Trunk RR. I have not heard of any that have. This info > came from Thunder Over The Ochoco, vol 5. Did I tell you the author, > Gale Ontko died about a year ago. > > John Rush had a General Merchandise store in Lamonta. It is said that > he had a mail order business larger that Monkey Ward at that time. > a