Oregon City Enterprise, December 1, 1866. LYCEUM ORGANIZATION – The projected Lyceum in this city was organized on last Tuesday evening, by the election of officers as follows: Thomas Charman, President; Maj. Magoon, H. Foster, Vice-Presidents; B. Killen, Secretary. A question was proposed by Mr. Duncan, viz: Resolved, That Chinese labor is beneficial to Oregon…
Oregon City Argus, November 24, 1866 THE BARLOW ROAD The gate keeper on the Barlow road across the Cascade mountains, furnishes us with the following summary of travel over that route for two years: Loose cattle: 1865, 5,827. 1866, 3,955 Sheep: 1865, 13, 662. 1866, 5,644 Animals with riders: 1865, 741. 1866, 540. Animals…
Oregon City Enterprise, November 17, 1866 STREET IMPROVEMENTS – Our worthy Street Commissioner, Mr. D. J. Slover, is very attentive to the wants of the community. During the past week he has added much to the appearance of several localities about the city. After nearly four years spent in “sloshing about” Portland it is a…
Oregon Spectator, November 12, 1846 – It took a while for the news to reach the West… HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS Settlement of the Oregon Boundary Question By the arrival of the barque Toulon, Captain Crosby, from the Islands, we have the gratifying news of the settlement of the Oregon boundary question…. OREGON TREATY RATIFIED From…
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