East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-23

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stock in the company. Jason Lee an
the settler raised $1,000. L. S. Navi
Agent Slocum put in $500 and Nc
l-oughlin the balance of about $9Or
with that sum. after deducting eN
pen&es of getting and driving the cat
Tie from Sacramento valley to Oregon
1"unG purchased about 700 head o
long horn Spanish cattle at three dol
lars head, and 40 horses at ST. {
head. The drivers got free transpor
tation to Monterey on the government
snip, and had to drive cattle and fight
Indians through Northern California
and Southern Oregon and take THEN
pay in cattle at actual cost.
Inc importation of sheep for the
production of wool commenced in
Ic42, when Joseph Gale of OREGON
and his associates brought up 1851
head of cattle and 900 head of horses
aud drove them to oregon for sale.
Ihat cattle drive broke up the cattle
monopoly in Oregon; for strange as
1t may seem there was a monopoly in
oregon in those Arcadian DAYS. And
WIN ana Ill the wake OF Gale
uroNeS OF cattle and horses came the
il'st Sheep for sale to Oregon set
'iefS' ON account of the wolves and
other animals, this first large flock of
Sheep was a great venture by a very
venturesome man,
Jacob P. Leese got his start in Bel
mont county, Ohio. 1eese conceived
the IDEA while vet a young man, that
ne could get small ship by hook
or crook, he could enlist a company
ol eongenial spirits, and sailing from
New orleans around the south end
OF South America they could land on
the coast of California, capture the
Mexican government and set UP an
independent republic after the man.
'e1 Vi Sam houston III Texas.
ile was succestsul IN recruiting his
Ioii'paliy' put ne was unable to raise
'ie money TO ouy snip and finally
eaEe up the ldea or conquest and
l"l'ie DIS an empire bullder. But he
was SO Infatuated With accounts he
I'''N ie"u ol lhe CaIliofma Eden that
.i0 callle o"I 10 that Mexican province
;" Ro4V III tfadlh& vessel and went
I,i'o 'i'e Sheep business among the
ms llfst flock of sheep,
'V' heaa' was brought to Oregon by
thls man LeeSe, and was, according to
'ohh Mlhto, good Judge, of very /,
poor quaHLy pe1hS thln and H@ht of ,
ooay, coarse wool of all graduations
u coior from Whlte TO black.
Dne ol the drivers OF that flock
Ioio Mr. Mlnto that though there
were V, q ohiy seven guns in the party,
Ihey mad to tight Indians every day
'ntA they crossed Rogue river; they
ost ~ sheep crossinr klamath river, E
out that loss was made up by lamb ,
Increase ON the way, requiring from ,
~ o4Silt PACK hofSeS TO carry /
''tt''@ f'ioiiS III l'"lilllers' t
Driven Across Plains. S
III, thhee rs iatlr atlrst sheep brought across the '
''alhs 70 oregon were driven over by '
'"Sliua ehaW ana son IN 1874. They
we're put ihto the cattle train to be
iSeo aS mutton along the way, and
nose not so used reached Oregon in '
7oon Sh3ape hd proved source of i
'rotlt. Inc next flock from Missouri l
vas driven over by Hugh Fields in 4
-o4' ana was composed of general 2
purpose sheep which sold largely to [
."ilous persons IN Marion, Benton t
-hu lailiLili couhtleS. ST. Mlchael /
achier' the flrst Eplscopalian min c
ster TO oregon, drove this Fields i
lock OF Sheep all the way across the