The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-02-02

winter of 1864, crrosed the establish
ment of the county, not only on ac-
count Of its great size, but that there
we're only thirtv-tive white inhahi-
tants in the whole county. The earli-
est permanent settler in Wasco county
was Nathan Olncy, who took up the
DR.. Shaug place, now the Snipes
and Hosretler places. in lSl7. How
ever, a l'renchman by the name of La
yendurc settled on the Chrisman place
the year before. built log cabin,
fenced a few acres, but went to the
mines in California and never re
turned. On the Vvgh were three set
tiers, man by the name Of Tomlin-
son and two treuchmen.
w. c. LaughIin and family came in
1850 Edward Crate, who was an EN-
ployo Of the Hudson Bay Co., locat-
ed at the Point the same year. jus
tin Chenowcth. carrying the United
States mail in 1881, lived ON the Van
bibber place, giving his name to the
creek. G. W. Denton scttlodOn Mill creek
in 1852; Daniel Bolton, father of
County Clerk Bolton, on Fifteen Mile,
and George Snipes also the same year
n. COe, James Joukins and j. NJ.
Benson at Hood River in 1854. John
\. Simms filed u donation claim on
the Chrisman place, long known as the
Logan estate. William Logan was
Dr. Logan S father. r. Il. Thompson,
Indian agent in 1853, filed east Of Lo-
gan s now known as Thompson's s ad-
dition. He now lives in California.
Q. Humason came about this time,
" hose claim was where the old fair
grounds we're, long called Humason 5
field.
The establishment of the post in 1850
made trade and business at The Dalles
The immigratiUns were large during
these years, and these pioneer settlers
made a good living trading with the
Indians and immigrants trading in
horses and cattle.
The first county officers were ap-
pointed by the territorial legislature
w. G. LdrglIin william Keith and
Jonh IhompElns, commissioners ;
John A. Sinms sheriff, and Justin
Chenoweth, county judge. Of the first
list OF elective officers only one is still
a resident OF Masco county, and as
far as known the only one liying-the
coroner. G. ". Denton. O. HumasOn
was first representative in 1854 N. II.
Gates in 1896, and Vic Irevitt in 1858.
ID. W. Douthltt was prosecuting attor-
ney for three terms. There was no
treasurer until 1866 when Mr.. Cush-
ing was elected. j. McAuliH was cleo
ted in 1855; still living in Walla Walla
The assessors for three terms success
lively we're John Irvine, William Logan
and ii. p. lsaacs. William Logan and
wife were lost off Crescent City, in
1868 in the "BrOthor Jonathan. IL.
=. IsaaCs, one of the most prominent
of Walla Walla's business men recently
died The county clerks we're John
Simms, }. r. Bates and W. C.Moody.
Il. r. Thompson was school supcrinten-
dent in 1858 succeeded by 4. =. titZ-
gerald for two terms Colonel }. S.
Ruckles. one OF the earliest men in
the o. S. n. Co., was senator IN
1858, James X. Kelly, afterward Unit.
ed States senator from Oregon, sue.
ceeded at the next election. Othol
nOJdDlt men WHO tdlllN buJ VI NdHN'
we're O. n. Denny and George L.
| Woods, both having served as county
Judge. O. n. Denny represented oul
government to China, and was after
ward advisor to the king of Corea
George l.. Woods was Wasco's tirs'
governor of Oregon; u. f. Moody
second. IN September 1862, both Balt
or and Umatilla counties we're set Of
from the mother county. A part o
RavelH and Silver Bow counties, Mon
tana, were once a part of WascO-ant
of Idaho, the southern part Of Ne
Perce, all of Idaho, Lembi, Washing
ton, Boise, Custer, Fremont, Canyon
Ada, Elmore, Blaine, Bingham, Owy
hee, Lincoln, Bannock, Bare Lake
/ Oneida and Casia, Is and a Fraction
of another. In Wyoming parts Of Vim
Ia. Fremont, and Swcetwater countie
and "A in Oregon with two others II
sight making 81 full counties, and si]
fractional beside the southwestern
! corner OF Yellowstone park.