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Dear Carrol: I see by the 30-Year Club newsletter that you are editing the Timberlines. I think you may be interested in the enclosed draft of a paper my Uncle prepared in 1949. The only date on this paper was added by K. P. Cecil on the last page. As many retirees will recall, I was raised by my Aunt and Uncle, Edwin J. and Lesh J. Fenby. As I recall, my Uncle was asked to write some of his memoirs just prior to his retirement. This is a copy of a copy that I have and I do not Imow where the original is. I suspect somewhere in the archives of the Mt. Baker- Snoqualniie files. Undoubtedly this paper will generate comments from other retirees. After you read this, if you have any questions, I will try to answer them, or direct you to some of the many retirees tho may recall some of the events and areas described in this paper. - 56a - Sincerely, P. 0. Box 4343 Sunriver Ore., 97701 November 14, 1980 /s/ Edwin D. Graham
L J. FNRY MflOIRS -- 1883-1966 Written prior to January, 1949 Sources dwin Graham The Big Bottom Country, as the upper Cowlits Valley is known, began to be sbttie*t about 1885. Before then it was an Indian hunting ground. Jim Yoke was an Indian who probably was born about 160. He said the first white san he saw was Pskkwood. Jim's family was camped near th. south of Skate Creek, when Pmckwood, with white hair and beard, appeared like an apparition. Jim recalled running to his moth.r in fright and h&t*ing behind her skirts. Jim's elders, though, had had more contact with the white.. Their chief, Babtiste Kiona., and svera]. tribesmen were nominally of the Catholic faith. This indicated influence of the early mission arid trading post on Cowlits Prairie. The rivalry between the Cowlit and Klickitat tribes is legendary arid pertains mostly to raids for the purpose of abducting each others women. The old trail via Poiapey Peak and. Berry Patch to Cispus Peas has always been known as the Klickitat Trail. arid probably was associated in some way with those forays. Strangely enough there is also a Iclickitat Creek flowing into White River from Cayuse Pass. It would be interesting to know why th. name was applied to a feature so far distant. The early settlers came from widely distant places. Th. first, Wit, and. Herman York., were German seafarers; the Silers were from North Carolina; MacKay and Owens were Canadians; Rand].. and Huffaker were from Tennessee; and the Chilooats from Texas, to mention only a few. Most ware bachelors, a few re.ain.d so. In later years there was a considerabl. influx from the hill country in Kentucky and West Virginia. The Chilcoats were the first family to become established., the first to set up a grist sill and. their first winter was a hard one. Their larder contained flour and potatoes--nothing more--not a well balanced ration had it not been enriched with venison. The best agricultural lands were taken up within a few years after the first settlement. The community was retarded for a long time by lack of transportation. Livestock could be driven to market so furnished the cash crop. Rushes were abundant in sloughs and produced high grade beef which attracted much attention in the Chelalis market. These rushes, however, do not renew their growth after being cropped so do not make continuing forage. When the railroad reached lbe, turkeys were driven that far and then dressed for shipment. As late as 1910 mail was carried by pack horses due to the condition of winter roads. The Ciapus watershed remained a hinterland to the Cowlitz settlers for some time. The Sh..peen from around Goldend.ale grazed on the headwaters about Mt. Adams and the Goat Rocks quite early. The Northern Pacific Railway explored it as a possible route prior to constructing its present one in 1884. Council Lake, of course, is said. to be the meeting place where General. McClellan and the Indiana drew up a treaty about 1856. Prospectors on the Mc Coy Creek were the first residents on the watershed. They came from White Salmon and had a well worn trail over Table Rock before they knew of the Big Bottom settlement. There was one bona fide resident on the Cispus prior to the great fire of 1902. He was a squatter by the name of Covel and. had a cabin in a clearing of several acres beside the creek which now bears his name. Randle poatoffice was named, like many topographic features, after early settlers. The community of Vance was named for Senator Vance of - 57 -
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A WORD FROM YOUR EDITOR Again, we a
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Mr. Carroll E. Brown 300 Lumen Road
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Dear Carroll: UNITED STATES DEPARTM
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1980 ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE PACIFIC
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Page 16 and 17: LOWELL W. ASH 1903 - 1980 Lowell W.
Page 18 and 19: PAUL E. BARDEN 1894 - 1979 Paul E.
Page 20 and 21: JOHN RA BRUCKART 1887 - 1979 John R
Page 22 and 23: ORVILLE B. CARY Orville Cary was bo
Page 24 and 25: HARRY R. (MIcKEY) ELLIO 1887 - 1980
Page 26 and 27: ROBERT L. FURNISS 1908 - 1980 Rober
Page 28 and 29: Henry died June 15, 1980 in Portlan
Page 30 and 31: JOHN WILLIAM SARGINSON 1910 - 1980
Page 32 and 33: JOSEPH "JOE" ALBERT THALHOFER 1900
Page 34 and 35: ALBERT L. WARREN 1921 - 1979 Albert
Page 36 and 37: A delayed tribute to Mrs. ALBERT WT
Page 38 and 39: MILTON "SLIM" U1O35 1943 - 1981 Mil
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Page 42 and 43: Q&1bert M. Bowa: (1-26-81) tn reply
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Page 46 and 47: The promptness with which you sieze
Page 48 and 49: Unfortunately, Budget Bureau rules
Page 50 and 51: MY FTh FORESTRY JOB By M. M. "Red"
Page 52 and 53: Later in July I had my first offici
Page 54 and 55: The Retiree Group in California pri
Page 56 and 57: elief programs. The CCC was establi
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Page 60 and 61: In 1.936 at Naches Ranger District
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Page 72 and 73: The fire record on the East side sh
Page 74 and 75: LANGDON'S ODYSSEY By Sam Poirier Fu
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Page 82 and 83: THE SMA 0? THE JRLOINED WHISKEY--OR
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Page 96 and 97: MEMOIRS OF JOHN TMRAr BRUCKAIT, SR.
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National Park was placed in charge.
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