Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-17
mcrican Settlement of Oregon.
Continued.

tratiny the lives of those early Plno-
eers we recur to the date of their
entry into Oregon. For 1888, a
single expressive quotation from the
men,munda of DIR. Mclaughlin, at
fords all exhibit of the character end
progress of its settlement: " Five
English and American deserted sail
ors having lost two of their number
murdered by Indians, made their
way from California to the Walla-
met"
1S3G). About tho middle of
August, via Sandwich Islands, Rev.
Mr.. Beaver an English Episcopalian
clergyman, arrived at Fort Nancol-
yer, being accompanied by his wife.
He ofliciated as chaplain of tia
post until the Summer of 1888, when
they returned to England.
Ewing Young had grown tired of
merely tending his stock, and had
resolved upon some more active
money-makinG pursuit. He had
formed partnership with Carmich-
ael Zone of the partly to erect q dis
tillery. At this time the Salmon
! Fishery Enterprise of Capt. Wyetll
was about 20 be abandoned and the
firm had purchased the chaldron
which had been designed for pick
ling salmon an had commenced the
building. The officials of the Hud-
sons Bay Company, the Methodist
missionaries, the majority of the
settlements, protested against the
enterprise. 1t was urged that its
consummation would be ruinous to
q farming settlement, and most dam
gerous and hurtful in new country
with an Indian population, and its
then class of inhabitants. As an i'll
ducement for its abandonment, the
offer was made to start the firm in
saw or grist mill or other business,
and to reimburse them for the ex.
penditure they had incurred. An
address or petition was presented to
Messrs. Young and Carmichael,
signed by nearly every person in the
settlement. Public opinion was
rcspected-the firm obeyed the pop
ular wish. They abandoned their
4 project and also refused the proffered
remuneration.
The formation of California Cattle
Company was the principal feature
of the fall and winter of 1896. 1t
was q joint stock company, whose
purpose was to import from Califor-
MIA, horses and cattle. The shares
were to lie proportionate to the
amount contributed. Half of the
: stock was taken by the Hudson's
Bay Company. Rev. Jason Lee,
Superintendent of the Oregon Meth.
. odist mission invested six hundred
dollars. The settlers contributed
amounts as they were able. Others
engaged as drivers at one dollar pei
) day, to lie paid in cattle at actual
t cost. The party was hoaded by
: Ewing Young. p. d. Edwards. q
lay-member of the Methodist mis-,
sion, accompanied as Treasurer
These officers were to receive com
pensation in cattle at prime cost.
: 1t becomes necessary here to in.
8 troduce Purser William 4. Slocum
. of the U. s. Navy. who arrived IL
Oregon in December 1886, in the
. Brig Loriot, chartered at Honolulu
a He zealously co-operated in this cat
tie enterprise, rendering most valu
y able aid to the American settlers
As before quoted from Mr.. Courtre,
M. Walkers pioneer article, it wal
I probably owing to the published
I representations of Hall j. Kelly q;
to the treatment he alleged tha'
o Young and himself had been sub
;, jected to at Fort Vancouver, and hi!
, observations upon the country, tina
President jackson instructed VIM
+ A. Slocum, U. S. Navy. as a specia
| agent to visit Oregon and make in
! vestigation, as also to report upol
the country, its soil, climate, re
l sources, &c.
Q Of his visit to Fort Vancouver
Chief Factor Mclaughlin remarks
con arriving he pretended he was I
Q private gentleman and had come t.
meet Messrs. Murray and compan
ions who had left the States to visi
the country. But this did not de
Q ceiye me, as perceived who he wa
If and his object. His report OF tn
It mission subsequently published il
# the proceedings of Congress estab
- lished that my surmises were cor
y rect"
Is The arrival of purser Slocum wa
It opportune for the settlers. He of
o cred to the purchasers and employee
of the company free passages il
>, his vessel to San Francisco. Having
u arrived in California, they bougL
'e 800 head of cattle at So per heat
" and 40 horses at SIP each. A mum
Der of the cattle were lost in swim
ming the rivers, some strayed, ant
10 some were killed by the Shasta In
- dams. They reached Wallamet ii
% October, 1887, with about 600 head
II The horses were put up at auction
y and distributed to the contributors
q at the prices bid. The cattle wer,
=. found to have cost, delivered q
= Wallamet Falls, seven G7-100 dollar
Il per head. The Methodist mission
70 received eighty head. Those set
d tiers who had borrowed tame an,
broken cattle from the Hudson's Ba,
Company, were now allowed by DR.
q Mclaughlin to return their Califor
:. MIA cattle in exchange, thereby stock
II ing their farms with cattle at lesi
}. than So per head. AS the Hudson'l
l. Bay Company desired to use thu
% cattle for beef, DR.. Mclaughlin &C
- cepted young stock for the share du
y the Company.
t.. During 1887. there is no record o
d the arrival of any Independent set
If tiers.
n QS3s). In March, j. l.. Whit