Encountering a Party of Kalapuya People South of the Long Tom River This encounter occurred in the Mountains Between the Willamette and Umpqua, the Calapooia divide. “On the 14th the party fell in with an old Kalapuya, whose portrait was sketched by Mr. Agate. He wore moccasins, an elk-skin dress, a cap of fox-skin … [Read more…]
Journal of Lieutenant George Foster Emmons[1] (Officer of the Peacock) August 7, 1841-The country becoming smoky from the annual fires of the Indians- who burn the prairies to dry and partially cook a sunflower seed (tarweed)- which abounds throughout this portion of the country & is afterwards collected by them in great quantities & kept … [Read more…]
When the Grand Ronde Reservation was created, some 35 tribes were moved, or resettled, onto the reservation. Conditions on the reservation were not good for nearly 20 years, and many people chose to leave and find a way to integrate into settler culture. Many were very successful, while others continued to have challenges. The Molalla … [Read more…]
The Northwest corner of Oregon, Astoria this weekend, was very picturesque. A giant bridge silhouetted hills on the north side of the Columbia. Astoria is an old town, with period buildings and very old museum quality houses. The river, ever present flow grey-ily by, and fishing vessels sit out in the waters fishing for hours. … [Read more…]
This day, Friday I planned to have a number of individuals join me to visit two sites in around Salem. Lake Labish in the morning and Minto-Brown Park in the afternoon. It went just as these things always go, at least one cancellation, one conflict, several people early and some people late. But we hit … [Read more…]