Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-11
BROWNSVILLE PIONEER
ASSOCIATION
Continued from page one) /.


Charlottesville, seven miles up the
Calapooia, is having quite a boom.
Several now sawmills are in opera
tion and others going in as fast as
the land is cruiscd. During the past
year cruisers have gone over a
tract of thirty-five thousand acres,
Preaching to the Mckenzie. Went
worth and Whitney, owning al
ternate sections, are perfecting the
details. Manufacturing awaits rail-
roads. Then the land will be sawed
out, and boats and dairying will fol-
low. A coyote club is killing of the
nrmints.
r. w. Tripp cano here from Iowa
about three years ago and is man
ager of the Brownsville Real Estate
Co. He is prepared to show intend
ing buyers fine line of ranches and
timber lands.
Sketches of Some of the Pioneers.
Following were jotted down on the
spot by the editor of The Capital
Journal after personal talks with the
Ipioneers.
| l. N. Van Wrinkle of Halsey came
across the plains in 1859, with a
small company including Enos and
Watts, and his brother Jason who
lives at Yakima. He still lives on
his donation claim. Mrs. Van Win
kie came in 1852. She was Pearl,
her nephew, John Pearl, being presi-
dent of the day. Her brother Joseph
Pearl located in Linn county and she
married Mr.. Van Wrinkle in 1865.
There are five of the Van Winkle
boys living and one daughter. Mrs.
DR.. ]. G. Patterson. Merrill, Ore.
James Bruce. who has 700 acre
ranch ten miles from Corvallis. came
across the plains from Illinois In
1850. He went to Texas in 1S47,
went back to Quincy, ILL.,. and start
ed for California. He went into the
Rogue River gold fields, took up a
claim north of Jacksonville. He
mined until 1851, and in 1857 help
ed bring the Indians to the Siletz.
Robt. Metcalf, who was Indian agent
afterwards went to Tombstone, Arl-
zona, struck II rich, sold out for
$500 900, and went back to the Blue
Grass region of Kentucky with his
money. He had en- Indian wife he got
In the> Rogue River valley, and had
several children by her In the ST.
letz, who have married white men,
and there was suit over the prop
erty, but a settlement has been ef-
fected. Mr.. Bruce is rs years old.
hale and hearty, enjoys life, and
nearly every summer makes a hack
trip with his wife, wife's sister Mrs.
Sophie Marsh of McMinnville, and
his daughter as far south as Cres-
cent City, Cal, up the coast past
Port oxford and out near Roseburg.
Major Bruce raised the first regi-
ment in the Rogue River war, and
was one of the pioneers who for
many years always slept with one
foot out of bed and gun right
handy.
Among the old timers generally
present are Pearne Cochran and +.
II. Matthieu of French Prarie settle
ment. 1t was the latter's first visit
10 Brownsville.
]. s. Ramsey, who located near
Eugene In 1852. is now at Portland.
He later had a ranch near Halsey
for forty years. He was In the In
dian wars under Captain Blakeley, in
1856. His father was Burnett Ram
sey, who brought out fifteen yoke of
oxen, selling 20 for s2512 in gold.
His father-in-law, VIM. Simmons,
who located in the Waldo Hills. sold
three yoke OF oxen for $1,000. Sim
mons walked all the way from Indi-
ana to the Waldo Hills. carrying his
ride and keeping the company In
meat. One low white man swore he
would kill the first Indian he saw
He did. and while IL was "only a
squaw," the Indians followed the
party. demanded the offender. on
threat to massacre the whole party. |
The whites had to give him mp. He
was tied to stake and literally |
skinned alive in the presence OF the
whole party. 10 make an example of
him.
Austin Bond of near Harrisburg, a |
son OF Solomon Bond who had a
claim in 1853 near Halsey. is gem
orally at the picnic with his family. |
l.. A. Ross. (Webfoot). came In
A.. n.