Tag: coast

Did the non-ratification of the Coast Treaty cause Grand Ronde to become permanent?

August 2, 2018

The Grand Ronde Indian reservation was a sudden change in plans for Joel Palmer in 1855. The original plan was to concentrate all tribes on the Coast Reservation within four years, or by 1859. The Coast Reservation, established in 1855 by presidential executive order, was completely undeveloped, with few or no roads, an intractable wilderness … More Did the non-ratification of the Coast Treaty cause Grand Ronde to become permanent?

A Trip to Tillamook, By Way of the Salmon River: the First Journey of Warren Vaughn

April 28, 2018

I encountered this history, partially unpublished I believe, in the Oregon Historical Society Library. The published book of his journal focuses on the second trip down the coast to Tillamook and his settlement in the Tillamook Valley (Vaughn, Warren. Till Broad Daylight: A History of Early Settlement in Oregon’s Tillamook County. Wallowa, Ore.: Bear Creek Press, … More A Trip to Tillamook, By Way of the Salmon River: the First Journey of Warren Vaughn

The Significance of Salmon River Encampment in 1875

March 12, 2018

In 1875, the United States Congress passed an act, March 3, 1875, to reduce the Coast Reservation. This act, terminated the Alsea Reservation, that section on the south, and opened that section to white settlement. The previous act in 1865 (President Andrew Johnson signing the Executive Order of December 21, 1865) had eliminated a section … More The Significance of Salmon River Encampment in 1875

Indian Catchers of Coastal Oregon 1850s

March 6, 2018

A truly remarkable fact of Oregon history presented itself while conducting some coastal research. In 1856 and for years after, the Indian agents employed and contracted with enterprising individuals to seek out and capture Indians still remaining in the lands or escaped from the reservations, and return them. The image recalled when hearing about this … More Indian Catchers of Coastal Oregon 1850s

The 1851 Treaty Commission: the Ya-su-chah at Port Orford

November 16, 2017

This second treaty at Port Orford was with a tribe south of the Rogue River, likely the Chetleshin tribe. This is another athapaskan speaking tribe that already had several problems with miners on the coast. The emphasis on maintaining the peace and access of Americans across their lands suggests there were many problems in the … More The 1851 Treaty Commission: the Ya-su-chah at Port Orford