Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-01

late erection of mills. In 1892, the
mill race was blasted In 1898, the
square timber was hauled to the site
OF the mill, and u house and store
we've erected, the houses built in
1899. having been destroyed by the
Indians
In 1910, Rev Jason Lee, Super
of the Oregon Metho-
dist Mi ,sion applied TO DR.. John Nc
Lou4hlin for permission to build Il
station at Wallamet Falls
and for the loan of sufficient of the
square timber for the erection of the
mission buildings. DIR. McLough-
lin freely granted sufficient ground
for buildings. AS the machinery for
his mill had not arrived, he loaned
to the mission the desired timber.
DIR. William +. Tonne, then on duty
at Fort Vancouver, was sent by DR..
John Mclaughlin to show Superin-
tendent Lee what was reserved for
the mill-yurd, and to designate the
spot upon which DR.. Mclaughlin
consented the mission building
might be erected To avoid mi-un-
Outstanding as also to give publicity
of his clam, DR.. McLou shlin add
dressed the Rev. Jason Lee, the
following written notice, embody-
ing his offer, and their acceptance of
It bv the Oregon Methodist Mission:
VANCOUVER. 2lst July, 1910.
To THE REv'D JASON LEE:
Dear Sir: Yesterday l was ill.,
formed that you intend to establi-h
u Mission at the falls of the Wal
,amette. l beg to inform you that
in 1880, as it is we'll known to most
of the old settlers in the Willamette,
| took possession OF the side of the
falls ton which got mill lace
blasted), from the upper end of the
falls across to the Clackamas river,
and down to where the Clackamas
falls into the Willamette, including
the whole point of land and the
mallisland in the falls on which the
portage is made, and which l intend
to claim when the boundary line is
drawn.
1 am, dear sir, yours truly,
JoHN MCLoUGBLIN
Private-P. S.-Of course this is
not to prevent your building the
store, as my object is merely to es-
tab.ish my claim.
J. MCLoUGHLIN.
The Methodist Mission building
was at once erected, consisting of
two apartments, the one for store,
the other for the residence of the
Missionary, Rev. A. F. Waller. In
1S4l, Felix Hathaway had some tim
Der upon the island, intending to
build. He was notified by DR..
Mclaughlin that the claim of the
latter embraced the Island. In the
same year was formed the Wal
lamette milling and trading Com
pany," three-fourths of the stock
being held by the members of the
Oregon Methodist Mission. There
were few shares held by indepen-
dent settlers, among whom was Eel
tx Hathaway. He and his associates
now coupled the Island regardless of
the claim of DR.. Mclaughlin. The
company at once proceeded 10 the
erection of saw and grist mill on
the Island, containing about two and
a half acres, afterwards called Aber-
nethy Island, (the island which is re-
ferred to in the notice of DIR. Nc
Loughlin to Superintendent Lee).
In high water the water flowed over
it. In low water it is separated from
the mainland by a channel forty feet
wide. DIR. Mclaughlin rs soon as
he learned of the formation of the
company and their purpose, notified
them that his claim included the
island, but consented to their going
on, giving them written docu-
ment, in which he made certain res
ervations. Superintendent Lee who
attended the first or second meeting
of the company, land he only at
tended but one) before any oper.
atoms had been commenced, stated
that the island upon which they con-
templated building was within the
limits claimed by Dr. Mclaughlin.
In the Fall of 1912, DR.. McLough-
liz having heard that Rev. A. F.
Waller intended to claim the Falls,
communicated such rumor to Super
intendent Lee, who having seen Mr..
Waller assured him that Mr.. Waller
denied such intention. A few days
afterwards settler applied to DIR.
Mclaughlin for building lot. He
was directed to make bis selection.
Waller noticing the settler so en-
gagged, ordered him to desis', say
lug " it was all we'll enough for DIR.
Mclaughlin to give away lots on
MIR. Walters claim, but Mr.. Waller,
preferred to give away his own lots. "
This unmistakable claim by MIR.
Waller called forth the following
correspondence between DIR. Nc
Loughlin and Superintendent Lee:
FoRr VANCOUVER, 18th Nov'r, 1912.
The REv'p Jason LIE, Superinten-
dent of the Nj. Mission in Oregon:
Dear Sir: When l had the pleas
urs of seeing you last, mentioned
to YOU that l had been informed that
the Rev'd MIR. Waller, of your Mis-
sion, now stationed at the falls of the
Willamette, claimed the land claim
at that place, to which 1 understood
you to reply that you had heard such
a report, and that you had spoken
to the Rev'd Mr.. Waller, and that
he had told you he put up no claim.
Will you do me the favor to let me
know if l understood you correctly
or not, as Mr. Meek, to whom 1 had
given building lot, came to me to-
day and informed me- that Mr. Wal.