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FIELD NOTES, AUGUST 19-23, 1904 OF RANGER CARL HENRY YOUNG

LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Vol. XVI, No. 4 Eugene, Winter, 1971 LANE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Mrs. C. A. Huntington, 740 West 13th Street, Eugene, Oregon 97402 President Stuart W. Hurd, Rt. 2, Box 345, Eugene, Oregon 97401 Membership Secretory LANE COUNTY HISTORIAN Inez Long Fortt (Mrs. James 0. Fortf) Editor 3870 Watkins Lane, Eugene, Oregon 97405 The Lone County Historian is a quorterly publication of the Lane County Historical Society, a non-profit organizotion. Membership in the Lane County Historical Society includes subscription to the Lane County Historian. Annual dues: $3.00; family membership: $5.00.

CONTENTS

LIFE AS A FOREST RANGER IN 1904 . 63 By Inez Long Fortt, Editor, Lane County Historian THE JENKINS FAMILY- Grandfather Stephen, Son Shelton and Grandson Wayne 75 By Loris Inman, freelance writer

Saddle Mountain Trail, The Siuslaw Pioneer 62 ai a7orei1 )eanjerin 1904 By Inez Long Fortt "I am against the man who Gifford Pinchot, one of only two skins the land," proclaimed Theo- American-born professionally dore Roosevelt in a ringing voice trained foresters in the U n i ted at the American Forest Congress States was appointed as head of in Washington, D.C. in 1905. the Bureau. Lumberman at the Congress were The Bureau was a turning point indignant. Neither were they in national forestry. pleased with the creation of a Bur- In 1907 western opposition at- eau of Forestry even though it was tached a rider to the Agriculture little more than an agency for the Appropriation Bill w h i c h would distribution of technical informa- reserve to Congress the authority tion on forestry and forest fire instead of the President to create control. reserves in six western states. On March 3, 1891 the U.S. Con- Roosevelt circumvented the situ- gress passed an Act which gave ation. While the bill languished on the President of the his desk for seven days, Roosevelt authority to create forest reserves; signed thirty-three proclamations jurisdiction of the forest lands was which added sixteen million acres assigned to the Department of the to the forest reserves. Interior. A small force of young trained The forest reserves did not repre- foresters moved in on the forest sent controlled or managed forests reserves under the jurisdiction of but closed areas. Within six years the Secretary of Agriculture, James forty million acres were established Wilson. The public domain was to as reserves. be administered "for the public The reserves were very unpopu- good for the greatest number." lar. So much opposition developed, The majority of the new foresters especially in the west, Congress were graduates of the Biltmore was forced in 1897 to "open the Forest School of Dr. Carl Aiwin land to settlers, miners, stockmen Schenck. and lumbermen" for their us e. In 1895, Dr. Schenck, a German- Rules and regulations were estab- born trained forester, was brought lished by the Secretary of the In- to America by George W. Vander- terior for control of such use in bilt as forester for the Vanderbilt order to preserve the forests from estate at Asherville, North Caro- destruction. lina. In 1898 Schenck started the Unfortunately no one in the De- Biltmore Forest School where 25 partment of the Interior knew any- to 40 men mostly the sons of lum- thing about forestry. The Division bermen, received practical training, of Forestry in the Department of acquired technical skills and studied Agriculture w a s w e 11 informed forestry textbooks written b y about forestry but had no forests Schenck. The school which con- to supervise. tinued until 1909 furnished the first Nothing was d o n e until 11901 corps of trained foresters in the when President Roosevelt in his United States. No longer would first message to Congress urged foresters be regarded as "men with the transfer of supervision of the foolish new notions who could be Forest reserves to the Department tolerated but never encouraged." of Agriculture. The west was slow to accept for- Not until February 1, 1905 was estry as more than fire control. the U.S. Forest Service established. Not until January 5, 1909 was the 63 Forest Protec- roads, he packed two bales of hay, tion and Conservation Association c 10 t h i n g,utensils and supplies officially organized by the states of which included flour, soda,salt, Washington, Oregon, Idaho a n d dried fruit, coffee, bacon, etc. Montana. In 1910 when California Equipment furnished by the gov- joined, the name was changed to ernment was some cloth with "Fire Western Forestry and Conserva- Warning" signs to be put up in tion Association. areas threatened by fire an d a scribe ax to be used for marking timber. The State of Oregon was in the On July 1st, Ranger Young left vanguard of the forestry move- Eugene for his post in the pano- ment. Forest rangers were serving ramic region of high mountains, in the forests of Lane County in deep canyons laced with creeks and the early 1900's. rivers and the rugged timbered In the spring of 1904, Carl Henry slopes, to begin a three month's Young, a resident of Eugene, ap- term of service. His duties were to plied to the Forest Service for patrol the district daily, to look work. In his application he stated out for fires, to protect the green he could use a compass, measure timber and conserve t h e young boundaries for claims and consid- growth. ered himself well able to survive in Ranger Young kept a detailed the woods. There were no examina- and precise journal during his three tions for applicants. month's period of service. In the Young received an appoointment journal, each day, he listed his as forest ranger from Binger Her- mileage and the hours spent on the man, then Secretary of the In- job. terior and to report at the Musick Mine in the Bohemia Mining Dist- FIELD NOTES* rict in the Cascade National For- 1904 rest "not later than July 1, 1904." July 1 to October 15 The salary would be $60 a month. by With no experience, Young was Carl Henry Young appointed the first resident forest "July 1, 1904Left Eugene for ranger for the Bohemia Mining Bohemia Mining District as per District, an area of about six by instructions from Supervisor S. C. eight miles, located 35 miles south- Bartram to assume the duties of east of Cottage Grove and eighty Forest Ranger. Left Eugene at 6:20 miles east of the coast in the Cala- a.m. via Cottage Grove. Camped 6 pooya Mountains. The mountains miles up river, 6:00 p.m. served as a divide between the Wil- July 2Resumed o u r n e y up lamette and Umpqua Rivers. Super- to and viser of the District was S. C. Bart- Red Bridge to Hardscrabble Moun- ram. tain. Travel, 18 miles, tim e 10 Equipment w a s n o t furnished. hours. Camped." Young secured two horses, a saddle, Editorial Note:Sharps Creek, a tribu- bridle, water bag and feed bag for tary of the Row River, was named for James Henry Sharp known as Bohemia the horses, etc. In a light buck- Sharp, an early prospector and road board wagon which could travel builder. In the 1860's, Sharp settled on over the rough dirt and r o c k y a high ridge 8 miles up Row River, the * Field Notes, manuscripts, from the collection of Mrs. Robert C. Huston (Charlotte Young) the daughter of Carl Henry Young. Varied reminiscences of her father re- called by Mr& Huston. Editorial Note:Our appreciation to Lawrence (Larry) Chapman, secretary-treasurer, Bohemia Lumber Co., for his kind assistance. 64 trees so huge and high, he had to lean thick enough to take out and spread on back to see the sky. He called it Crow's a board. The dough was patted down Nest. and rolled into a long roll. Editorial Note:Red Bridge, a covered Ireland "pinched" off pieces of the bridge built in 1872, called Red Bridge dough and dropped into pan. He didn't because painted with red barn paint. call them biscuits, he called them "horse Editorial Note:Hardscrabble Mountain poops.', is not a moimtain as such but a long Young reported the biscuits good; the hard pull trail, later a road, around the left-over ones were eaten for breakfast shoulder of the spur west from Fairview. the next morning. It had a six mile steep grade. "Mon. 4With assistance of Editoria! Note:Young camped in the Ranger Ireland, repaired old cabin middle of the road where a spring was located. It was impossible to camp on fo r use as headquarters camp. either side of the road, one side was Worked 10 hrs." straight up, a sheer wall, the other side, Editorial Note:In his official journal, a complete drop-off into the valley below. Young did not describe the 4th of July Young soon learned that in the moun- celebration at the camp. tains it was either "straight up or straight On the 4th, the miners put up a high down" whichever way one looked. flag on the top of Fairview Mountain, "July 3Resumed journey up 50 feet higher than . The Bohemia Mining camp was located Hardscrabble. Arrived in Bohemia on what was called the Saddle between (mining camp) 10 a.m. Reported Bohemia Mountain and Fairview Moun- to Ass't Supt. A. S. Ireland and tain. prepared camp. Traveled 6 miles The miners celebrated with fireworks and a case of beer together with a keg in 10 hours." of whiskey obtained from Cottage Grove. EditorialNote:In Bohemia Mining The heavy drinking led to fighting. camp, a gold mining camp, was a gen- One "rip-snorter" was between a Vesu- eral store, post office, bunk house and vius miner named John Peterson, big cook house. There was a barn, a black- and powerful with heavy muscled hands smith shop and assorted buildings for like a "jaw of death" and Alec Lund- mining operations. The camp was head- berg,equally immense and powerful quarters for the Bohemia Mining District who finally called out in a heavy accent, and was owned by the Oregon Securities "I could lick you but I don't vant to." Co. The company owned the Musick The 4th of July celebration wound up mine and the Champion mine. in a "free forall." Towards morning EditorialNote:Several tunnels led the miners hung some dynamite on a into the mines. At the entrance of one clothes linesetto explode when the where water was available, Young made line was touched. his camp. Young in his bunk felt the blast had It was a temporary shelter built (by blown his head off. a miner) around a tree and into a high bank which served as the back wall. "Tues. 5Continued work of re- Pieces of timber stuck into the ground pairing c a b i n fo r headquarters formed the sides. A roof slanted down with R a n g e r Ireland and trans- from the hill-side so rain could run off quickly. ferred equipage to same. Worked The floor consisted of 2 by 4's laid 12 hours." flat on the ground. A hole was cut into Editorial Note:The cabin, 12 x 24 ft., one side for a window through which the contained one room with lean-to on the sun could be seen going down in the side. Logs projected several feet from afternoon. the roof out over the door as protection A piece of lumber, 3 x 7 ft. furnished against the weather, both rain and snow. thedoor. Not hung,itsimply stood They also served to suspend deer, safe across the front where a space provided from marauding bears. A hole in the for entrance and exit. roof allowed smoke to escape. A hole dug into the bank and leveled off held the stove. The bed was a bunk "Wed. 6With Ranger Ireland on one side. patroled (sic) SW course on Cala- Young said it was "Gosh awful"his poiia(sic)Divide Trail near to favorite expletive. west boundary of reserve and re- Editorial Note:Ireland made biscuits turned to camp. 18 mile 10 hrs. for Young's first meal in camp. He stirred liquid into flour on top of a bag "Thurs. 7With Ranger Ireland of flouritself until some dough was patroled SE course on City Creek 65 to Oregon and Co lo r ado Mine. a warehouse for supplies. Before ware- Crossed Divide to Horse Heaven house was completed, all supplies, etc. had to be brought in by packhorse from Creek thence up creek and past Cottage Grove. Helena No. 1 to camp. 16 mi. 9 Warehouse occupied by a family who hrs." kept a hotel, lodgings and meals. Editorial Note: Horse Heaven Creek "Tues. 12With Ranger Ireland rises in and flows burned brush on cutting area of southward into Steamboat Creek. Near headofcreek near Bohemia Mining O.S. Co. at warehouse. Worked 16 District is natural pasture where miners hrs. Same on the 13th and 14th. and prospectors fed their stock. "Fri. 15With Ranger Ireland Editorial Note: Railroad construction left warehouse and returned to reached the Divide between Steamboat Musick mine camp. 11 ml. 5 hrs." Creek and City Creek, there the grade became too steep and construction was Editorial Note: Musick Mine named for discontinued. Later,therailroad was man who had first claim. Mine located completed; a train soon called the "Gal- about six miles from Hardscrabble Moun- loping Goose" straddled the rails to the tain, on the opposite side from Mineral Bohemia districttoday, a summer excur- Camp. In one 9-day run, Musick Mine sion train. yielded $4,000 in gold. "Fri. 8Rained all a.m.gath- "Sat. 16Rained and snowed all ered wood for fire in eve. day. Remained in camp and did ne- "Sat. 9With Ranger Ireland cessary camp duties." Editorial Note: Snow o ft e n caught patroled on NW c o u r s e to Mt. humming birds by surprise Many fell Adams and returned to camp, 15 into snow banks. Young retrieved them, mi. 8 hrs." dried them out and let them go. Editorial Note: Mt. Adams located on "Sun. 17Stayed in camp and other side of Fairview Mountain, oppo- site Bohemia Mountain. attended church." Editorial Note: Young told his daugh- "Sun. 10Remained in camp ter Charlotte (Mrs. Robert Huston) about and prepared to go to warehouse the church. and burn brush on cutting of the "Oh, I'lltell you about that church. A fellow who mined on the other side Oregon Securities Co. sale case. of Bohemia was a great hand to get Editorial Note: One of ranger's duties preachers. was to check timber on a sales case. If "H e w a salways inviting different timber or a mining claim was requested preachers to his digging to hold a preach- on federal lands, a petition was presented ing service. to the Forest Service. It was called a "Then he would bring the preachers sales case. over to the Musick Mine to have a crowd If timber requested, the ranger selected and church would be held in the cook- the trees and marked them with his house. Afterwards he would take up a scribe ax which had a cutting edge on collection. one side, a head with a stamp on the "One pompous preacher was always opposite side. The ranger sliced off a soliciting the miners for their gold. At piece from atree,turnedthe head the meetings he prayed loud and fer- around and stamped the open spot with vently. Then after the Sunday service the letters "U.S." he left When trees were cut in a sales case, for the brush where he got brush, bark, limbs, etc. were left scat- 'gloriously' drunk." tered around on the ground, later burned "Mon. 18With Ranger Ireland by the ranger to avoid future forest patrolled in a westerly course from fires. Sharps Creek to west line of re- The ranger had toaccount forall serve boundary. Assisted the Gold- fallen timber in his district. en Rule Consolidated M & Co. Wm. "Mon. 11With Ranger Ireland Wechier, Pres., to make application went to warehouse in a.m. and for trail to their mine on upper established camp. In p.m. burned Fairview Creek and returned to brush on cutting area of O.S. Co. camp. 16 mi. 10 hrs." 11 mi., 18 hrs." Editorial Note: Government permission Editorial Note: At the point where the was required to establish a trail on fed- road ended, Oregon Securities Co. built eral lands. 66 "Tues. 19With Ranger Ireland "Sun. 24With Ranger Ireland examined upper end of proposed returned to Bohemia from Johnson trail of Golden Rule M & M Co. Meadows removing falen timber near the head of Fairview Creek. and rock from trail. 7 mi. 9 hrs. 10 mi. 10 hrs. "Mon. 25With Ranger Ireland "Wed. 20With Ranger Ireland went into Champion can (y) on and p a t r oIl e d the old Hardscrabble searched for section corners and trail to Mineral and examined pre- lines to establish as basis for locat- pared trail of G.R.C. M & M Co. ing any mineral claims that might from end of Judson Rock Trail to be brought to our notice. E 1/4 cor. the terminus of Fairview Creek. sec. 10 F 23 R I E Wm. 9 hrs." 15 mi. 12 hrs." Editorial Note:Champion Canyon and Editorial Note:Mineral, stop-over place Champion Creek named for the Cham- for stage, included large barn and two- pion Mine located near the headquarters story hotel. of the creek in the Bohemia Mining District. "Thurs. 21With Ranger Ireland Champion Mine ore assayed $30,000 a made up reports and maps of pro- ton in 1905. Its quartz ledges not oper- posed trail of G. R. C. M & M Co. able until machinery usable for quartz in the area. In p.m. went to top of ledge mining was available, around 1891. Bohemia Mt. to view the reserve. In 1891, Dr. W. W. Ogelsby opened the Champion and Noonday mills at Musick 8 ml. 2 hrs." ledge. Editorial Note:Bohemia Mountain, a peak of the Calapooya Mountains, a spur "Tues. 26With Ranger Ireland of the , was named for began survey at the E 1/ cor. 5 mi. "Bohemia" Johnson, discoverer of the 8 hrs. Bohemia mines. "Wed. 27With Ranger Ireland "Fri. 22Patrolled in SW course called on F. J. Hurd at his mining to Calapooya Divide from the Oak- claims to get statement from him land road to the boundary line of as to the condition of same as reserve near the NW corner of called for in blanks prepared by F24SRIEWM.2Omi.l0hrs." the Department. Name of claim Editorial Note:Oakland Trail within as Vesuvius Consolidated Mining four miles of Young's camp, later was Co. and made examination of called the Oakland road. claims. 8 mi. 9 hrs." Editorial Note:Calapooya Mountains not a single peak but instead the long Editorial Note:Each mine and mining divide between the Coast Fork and the claim checked at intervals to see if be- Middle Fork (of Willamette) drainage. ing worked. If mine not in operation, Could cover approximately 35 m i 1 e s right to claim cancelled. from Bristow Prairie to the Patterson "Thurs. 28Assisted Ranger Mountains or even Hardesty Mountains. Ireland to estimate the timber on Calapooya Divide is on the crest of the watershed between the Willamette and the Vesuvius Consolidated Mining Umpqua Rivers. Bohemia Mountain on claims. 10 ml. 11 hrs. the summit. "Fri. 29With ranger went to Editorial Note:The historical Bohemia Jackass Ridge for the purpose of Mining District contained a b o u t225 locating trailto Bristow Prairie square miles of mountaineous heavily timbered country with deep g o r g e s, and found it not practical. Then mountain peaks and tumultous moun- went to Montivico Ridge for same tain streams. purpose but found that route also "Sat. 23With Ranger Ireland impractical on account of the many patrolled easterly to Johnson Mead- deep canyons to cross. 15 mi. 10 ows removing falen(sic)timber hrs." as we went. Camped near cabin at Editorial Note:Bristow Prairie on the summit of the Calapooya Mountains was Meadows in area. In evening went named for Elijah Bristow, founder of out on Bristow Prairie Trail 4 ml. PleasantHill.Pioneer Bristow(1846) from camp. 15 mi. 10 hrs. used to go hunting on the prairie. 67 "Sat. 30Patrolled in a north- White and Sharps creek. 16 mi. 9 erly course to the head of Cham- hrs. pion Canyon Crystal Mine, North "Sun. 7Went to summit of Bo- Prairie Mine to Adams Mt. and hemia Mt. to view reserve in a.m. returned to camp. 18 mi. 8 hrs. Did necessary camp duty in p.m. "Sun. 31Remained in camp to 2 mi. 4 hrs." write up monthly Fire and monthly Editorial Note:Bohemia Mountain is account. flat on top, ideal for look-out point. "August: Mon. 1Patrolled the "Mon. 8Patrolled Jackass and Hardscrabble an d S h a r p Creek Montivico ridges in SE direction. road to W boundary line of reserve Crossed City Creek Canyon and in a.m. In p.m. went to Wildwood around Grouse Mt. 18 ml. 10 hrs. for oats for horses. 21 mi. 9 hrs. "Tues. 9Patrolled in easterly Ireland left." direction to Johnson Meadows. Dis- Editorial Note:Wildwood located 20 coveredfireina southeasterly miles from Cottage Grove in the Row direction from the meadows, about River area. Post officeestablished in 3 p.m.probably east of Bristow 1888. Had a dance hall, railroad station. Prairie. 18 ml. 8 hrs." When "Old Slow and Easy" (Oregon and Southeastern Railroad) ran a Satur- Editorial Note:Johnson Meadows, a day excursion train as early as1903, basin at foot of Grass Mountain, a high Wildwood Falls was a picnic stop. mountain peak. In the Meadows, grass No longer was a trip on the "iron so high it was above a man's waist. Basin horse" a trip of "forty miles from no- bareoftimber. Mountain named for where to nowhere through nothing" as a high grass at its base. miner described his trip to the mines "Wed. 10Patrolled in easterly around the turn of the century. direction to Bristow Prairie to find Around 1920, the "Galloping Goose" which made unscheduled stops along the cause of smokesmall fire on E way and featured excursion jaunts trav- side of Willamette Rd. near base eled the railway tracks. Later, it was of large long Mt. directly W of replaced for a time by the "Skunk," a Diamond Peak. Could not get to smaller vehicle. fire. Camped on E end of Prairie "Golden Was the Past," Cottage Grove, Oregon, 1970 near spring. 30 ml. 14 hrs." Editorial Note:Diamond Peak in the "Tues. 2Returned to reserve Cascade Range; elevation, 8,750 ft. Named from Wildwood in a.m. Patrolled for John Diamond, 1852 pioneer and from W boundary line on Sharps road builder. Creek to camp. 21 mi. 10 hrs. "Thurs. 11Climbed to top of "Wed. 3Patrolled NE over high butte to better observe the Grouse Mt. then N Ridge Hotel firecould see no way to cross the road to Ridge Hotel and returned valleyFire seemed to be on a low to camp. 18 mi. 9 hrs. ridge parallelto River and at "Thurs. 4P a troll e d in NW the base of large mt. and covered course to North Fairview, Elephant with dry timber probably an old Mt.Gate (Catcoe) creek and burn with considerable down stuff. Adams Mt. Discovered smoke in Returned to Bohemia and notified a NW direction. Too smoky to lo- S. C. Bartram and asked for advice. cate fire. 18 mi. 9 hrs. 32 mi. 15 hrs. "Fri. 5Patrolled down Hard- "Fri. 22Patrolled in south wes- scrabble Hill to W boundary line terly course on Hardscrabble Hill of reserve and thence down Sharps and Sharps Creek road to W boun- creek in search of fire. Sharp burn- dary line of reserve. Posted notice ing log heap. No cause for alarm. of fire warning on tree on line 22 mi. 10 hrs. near Sharps creek and W a g o n "Sat. 6Patrolled in a southerly road. 16 ml. 8 hrs. course to Twin Rocks thence NW "Sat. 13Patrolled in easterly on ridge n e a r to confluence of course to Grouse Mt. t h en c e to 68 Grizzly Mt. Removed log & stumps fired the whole lower part to save from trail. Smoke so thick can green timber on next ridge east. hardly see a mile. 10 mi. 8 hrs. "Discharged Branch and Thorn- "Sun. 14Patrolled down Cham- ton after 5 hours work. Borrowed pion Canyon and Doud Creek and money from Lang to pay them up Lang Creek to sec(tion) 31 T $8.90 each. Other 4 men worked 21 N of R I E' and found fire scat- 13 hrs. 17 hrs. tered over nearly whole sec (tion) "Sat. 20Left for Bohemia to but not doing any particular dam- get some clothes, mine being nearly age only to the young timber. Put burned off me. Kayser, Coffman, the fire out in several places but Denny & Steel went to work. 20 the high wind and the dryness of mi. 10 hrs." the underbrush made it impossible Editorial Note: Mrs. Huston recalled to killit on account of blowing her father's account of the fire:"He wrapped gunny sacks around him because over fire line. his clothes were burned so badly he "Posted fire warning notices on needed something to hide behind." tree near road on west reserve on "Sun. 21Returned to fire on Doud Creek. Camped with Geo. Lang Creeknearly u n d e r con- Lang. 20 ml. 12 hrs." trol. 20 mi. 10 hrs. Editorial Note: Doud Creek from the "Mon. 22Got fire completely Doud Mountains, named after John Q. Doud who logged around area,Wild- under control. No blaze on fire line wood Falls,etc.,inthe1880's. Doud only old logs & stubs burning Creek, possibly today, the creek called no damage to green timberfire Pitcher Creek. only in old burn. 14 hrs. Editorial Note: Lang Creek named for "Tues. 23No fire on fire line George Lang, pioneer who took up claim allout. Discharged all the men south of Divide. and paid them with money furn- "Mon. 15Returned to fire and ished by Geo. Lang. Returned to worked all day, could not keep it Bohemia via Champion & Noon- down. 3 mi. 13 hrs. Notified S. C. day roads. Bartram. "Replaced warning n o t i c e on "Tues. 16Returned to fire and large fir tree near road on Doud worked all day. Succeeded in turn- creek, also cedar tree near camp ing it from crossing the ridge to ground on Doud creek. the south and out of green timber. "Posted notice on fir tree in 4 mi. 12 hrs. angle of road where the Noonday "Wed. 17Hired 0. J. Kayser, B. leaves the Champion roadalso H. Coffman, J. C. Denny, A. 1 mile below the Ridge Hotel on Branch, W. C. Thornton & I. E. Noonday Road on fir tree at first Steel to fight fire on reserve at switch base. 22 mi. 12 hrs." 25½c per hour and board and R.R. EditorialNote: Noonday trail,later fare back to Cottage Grove. Noonday road, named for No o n d a y "Got them boarded at Geo. mines. Noonday trail left the Champion Lang's. Men all worked 14 hours. Trail above Lundpark, a stage stop on 5 mi. 16 hrs. the Champion Trail, for the Noonday "Thurs. 18Worked all day and mines. Ridge Hotel at Champion. killed fire on Main Ri d g e and "Wed. 24Patrolled south east- turned it down toward Lang Creek erly on Montivico Ridge and Oak- in old burn. Men all worked 14 land Trail to Twin Rocks in search hrs. 16 hrs. of fire. Saw none but thick smoke "Fri. 19Succeeded in turning to SW. 10 mi. 8 hrs. down ridge to Lang Creek. Marched "Thurs. 25 Patrolledi n SW across the upper end and back- course on Calipooia Divide to W * Lang Creek is designated Long Creek on Forest Reserve map. 69 boundary line of reserve in search "Notified R. W. Hawley to re- of fire but found none. Heavy move cattle from reserve." smoke to the w and n probably on EditorialNote:Hawley orPainted . Replaced notice on Post Ranch 3 miles up Sharps creek at white fir tree on Montivico Ridge end of first wagon road. Trail where the Royal Flush Trail The Hawley ranch,stagestopfor leaves. Posted notice on fir stub many years. Food and lodgings furn- on Oakland Road at the intersec- ished. tion with the Meridian line. 20 mi. "Thurs. 8With Mr. Hurd went 10 hrs." to inspect the new road just com- pleted from the Bohemia switch Editorial Note:Mosby Creek named for Dave Mosby who staked his claim back to the 0 r e g o n & Colorado on creek. mine on Annie creek a distance of 4 miles. This road is of great bene- "Fri. 26Patrolled in NW course fit to the ranger as it enables him to Elephant Mt. 10 mi. 8 hrs. to make his patrol into that sec- "Sat. 27Patrolled in SE course tion of his territory more quickly to Montivico Ridge an d R o y a I and a great deal easier. Road built Flush Mine. Rained in p.m. 12 mi. entirely on private mining prop- 9 hrs. erty. 8 mi. 7 hrs. and returned to "Sun. 28Rained all day. Re- camp. mained in camp and did necessary "Fri. 9Patrolled in easterly camp duties. course to Johnson Meadows and "Mon. 29 Worked on Cham- Twin Lakes. Found old fire in pion and Grosse Mt. trail. 10 hrs. Meadows had been leftto burn "Tues. 30Patrolled Hardscrab- besides old log and several small ble Road to Bird's Nest Mt. for fir trees killed by it. Probably ex- fire. Found none only camp fire. tinguished by rain. Replaced warn- 10 mi. 8 hrs. ing notice on tree near cabin and "Wed. 31Made monthly reports returned to camp. 16 mi. 8 hrs. and other camp duties. "Sat 10Went to summit of Bo- "Sept.: Thurs. 1Went to Wild- hemia a good place for observation wood in response to letter from to the E and S to inspect the re- supervisor S. C. Bartram to meet serve in a.m. In p.m. climbed the him there. 21 mi. 8 hrs. summit of Fairview Mt. A good "Fri. 2Supervisor Bartram not place for observation to the E and come. Waited as instructed. NDense black cloud of smoke "Sat. 3Me t supervisor Bart- hangs over the whole reserve. Re- ram at 9 a.m. train. Went with him turned to camp. 5 mi. 6 hrs. to inspect burned area in sec. 31 "Sun. 11Went to Jackass F21SRIE. Ridge to observe whether could "Sun. 4Supervisor Bartram as- see fire to E & N and remained 2 sisted me in making different re- hrs. in a.m. In p.m. put half soles ports and gave me very much use- on my shoes and did small washing. ful and valuable instruction rela- "Mon. 12Patrolled Hardscrab- tive to the duties of a ranger. He ble road to Glenwood, thence via left for Cottage Grove in p.m. trail to Callapooia Divide thence E "Mon. 5Returned to Bohemia up Montivico Ridge, Jackass Ridge 21 mi. 11 hrs. and thence to camp. 9 mi. 6 hrs. "Tues. 6Sick all day with "Wed. 14Patrolled in an E quick step. course to Johnson Meadows in a.m. "Wed. 7Patrolled Ridge road In p.m. removed logs and stumps to Ridge Hotel. Posted notice on from trail for 1/4 mile and returned fir tree near building on road. 18 to camp. 7 mi. 9 hrs. mi. 8 hrs. "Posted notice on tree on Noon- 70 day road where Johnson Meadows cleared. Rained some in a.m. 2 mi. leaves same. 8 hrs. "Thurs. 15Looked all a.m. for "Sat. 24Rained in a.m. Worked hunters said to be using dogs to on Twin Rocks Trail in p.m. 5 hrs. down deer. In p.m. went to Cham- pion Mine to get some paint with "Sun. 25Rain & fog all day. which to paint signs to designate Did necessary work. the different trails & returned to "Mon. 26W o r k e d on Twin camp. 5 ml. 8 hrs. Rocks Trail. Showers of rain. 6 hrs. "Fri. 16Worked all d a y o n "Tues. 27W o r k e d o n Twin Johnson Meadows trail, cutting out Rocks Trail all day. 10 hrs. Also on fallen trees, roots and straighten- Wed. 28 and Thurs. 29. ing sharp turns and returned to "Fri. 30Patrolled in E course camp. 8 mi. 8 hrs. Cleared 1/4 mile. to Grizzly Mt. in search of fire as "Sat. 17Patrolled over SW smoke was raising in that direction. course over Oakland road to W "In p.m. worked on Twin Rocks boundary of reserve to discover the Trail. 6 ml. 10 hrs. Sent monthly source of dense smoke but found no reports. fire and returned to camp. 20 mi. "Oct.: Sat. 1Went to Hurd's 10 hrs. Mill in a.m. to see about lumber to "Sun. 18Went to top of Fair- make a house for use of ranger. view early in a.m., waited for fog Mr. Hurd not at home. and smoke to raise (sic) the better "In p.m. cut brush from side of to see the reserve. After waiting Champion Trail and returned to 2 hrs. saw immense clouds of camp. 4 ml. 8 hrs. smoke rising in the westerly and "Sun. 2Noticed smoke raising little south and from the location (sic) from top of Grizzly Mt. and took it to be on Mosby creek which on investigation found a fire among afterwards proved correct. old rotten logs & stumps that had "In p.m. chased around City the appearance of being set. Ex- Creek Canyon after some dogs but tinguished all running fire but a didn't get them and returned to tall fir snag still burning. Only a camp. 6 ml. 8 hrs. small area burned about 100 x 29 "Mon. 19Patrolled in a SW ft. and shows the same character- course to Twin Rocks thence down istics as the Johnson Meadow fire China Creek Canyon to Great East- of Sept. 9. ern Mines and then returned to "Also about 100 yds. distant was camp. 8 mi. 8 hrs. another old stump that had been "Tues. 20Patrolled in a wester- fired but had not spread, easily ly course down Hardscrabble to extinguished. Returned to camp. 4 Glenwood thence N & E to N Fair- mi. 9 hrs. view & returned to camp. In p.m. "Mon. 3Entirely extinguished hauled load of wood from old mill all the fire in log stumps & snags on City Creek. 6 ml. 10 hrs. by noon. Saw smoke in a northerly "Wed. 21Worked on Champion direction and went to Fairview & and Grosse Mt. Trail all day cut- Elephant Mt. to better viewit. ting out stumps & roots. Rained a Several columns at some distance little in a.m. 2 ml. 10 hrs. apart were rising o u t of w h a t "Thurs. 22Worked on Cham- seemed to be the pion & Grosse Mt. Trail in a.m. or the canyon S. Also several col- Rained hard in p.m. 2 ml. 6 hrs. umns farther to the E & near the "Fri. 23Worked all d a y o n junction of the S & Middle Forks. Champion & Grosse Mt. Trail and Coal Creek also to the S near Bar- finished clearing '/ mile of stumps, tram Butte. roots & limbs making 1 mile of trail "Notified supervisor Bartram by 71 letter and asked for advice. Re- the wet clothing. 22 ml. 10 hrs. turned to camp. 6 mi. 10 hrs. Rained most all day. "Tues. 4Patrolled in a S course "Sat. 15Finished drying cloth- to S end of Adams Mt., the better ing and made reports. 10 hrs." to locate fire near June Mt. Dis- covered an old stub that had been Ranger Young's field notes or fired and newly consumed but fire journal did not quite tell the tale had not spread. Looks like the of being a ranger at the turn of a work of some person who set the c e n t u r y. Interspersed with the Grouse Mt. fire. Returned to camp. daily count of miles and hours 12 mi. 9 hrs." while on the lookout for fire, check- Editorial Note: June Mo u n t a i n, a ing miner's claims or clearing the prominent peak in south east section of trails, there were many happenings county. The peak was named J u n e Mountain because snow was generally that were not recorded for the sup- on its summit and slopes during the ervisor's eyes. Humor, us u a 11 y month of June. physical, played a large part. "Wed. 5Patrolled the E end In the years Young served as a of Grouse Mt. in a.m. Discovered ranger during the summer period, smoke rising from S tea m b o a t he wrote down a few of these hap- River. In p.m. patrolled to Monti- penings. Following are three of Mr. vico ridge to get a better view but Young's stories from the collection could not locateit. Returned to of Charlotte Young Huston (Mrs. camp. 10 mi. 8 hrs. Robert Huston), the daughter of "Thurs. 6West to Steamboat Mr. Young. via Oregon Colorado road & ridge trail. Small fire on Rock Creek. No During the fall of 1905 Forest damage. Returned to camp. 16 ml. Assistant A. E. Cohoon, Ranger 13 hrs. Bingham known as Cy and I were "Fri. 7Rained all day remained making a valuation survey of a in camp. township of timber at the foot of "Sat. Went to Grouse Mt. to view Mt. June in the , South fires in a.m. Not much smoke ris- Reserve, Oregon. ing. Rained in p.m. 3 mi. 3 hrs. It was the custom for Mr. Co- "Sun. 9Rained all day. Re- hoon to tie a small rope 33 ft. long mained in camp. to his belt and as he advanced, "Mon. 10Repaired t r a i 1on Ranger Cy Bingham or I would Grouse Mt. where some one had call out "Whoa" when the loose tunneled in to side in a.m. In p.m. rope came up to the last strand. A rained snowed hailed hard. 3 mi. small twine had been wound tight- 4 hrs. ly around the end of the rope to "Tues. 11Rained and snowed prevent it from raveling out, but all day. having been dragged through the "Wed. 12Dried out bedding & brush for so long it had worn off clothing and prepared to b r e a k so a knot was tied in the end until camp for season. a piece of twine could be found. "Thurs. 13Started for Eugene It was no longer possible to run via Sharps creek & Cottage Grove. down a long steep slope thickly Arrived Cottage Grove 8:30 p.m. covered with timber for the slope Stayed all night. 36 mi. 15 hrs. was so steep the trees in falling "Fri. 14Resumed journey and had slid down to the bottom mak- met Ranger Simmonds & family ing a tangled mess hard to pene- between Goshen & Creswell. Ar- trate. rived Eugene 1 p.m. Mr. Cohoon had worked his way "In p.m. unpacked and dried out down to the bottom but the course 72 took him through the thickest of tam and in the early morning it the log jam. The logs were piled was frozen hard enough to hold a high above the ground and black- person. Later in the day there berry, salmon berry and all sorts would be thawing and one was of prickly vines had grown fully liable to break through. as high as the highest log in the We had to travel over the snow pile.' A large tree was broken off in running the lines. Mart held the near the edge of the pile and the compass and after we would find slivers were sticking up in the one corner of a claim, he would stump. set the compass, give me the course As Mr. Cohoon worked his way and I would start for the next cor- across the pile his rope had settled ner. down between two of the large We did not use a chain but de- slivers on the stump. He had gotten pended entirely on "stepping it off." to within two feet of the end of As I started from a steep slope, I the rope and was standing on top saw the corner ahead of me and of a log. The next log was about called back to Mart to come on. four feet away but Mr. Cohoon He answered, saying he was start- felt he could easily jump to it al- ing towards me then. though some danger was attached When I reached the corner I to it for he might slip off and fall looked back for Mart. But he was down among the berry bushes and nowhere to be seen. I "hallowed" briars. Being sure of foot, Mr. Co- but received no answer. I thought hoon made the jump. he must have slipped and fallen so However, Mr. Cohoon had not I hurried back as fast as I could noticed where the rope was or until I found I was able to see the that it had been caught and Cy whole surface in the corner. But he had not told him. Mr. Cohoon got was not in sight. I kept on and had about half way to the log and nearly reached the corner when I stoppedthen dropped out of sight. saw a hand just visible above the Mr. Cohoon is not a large man. snow and shaking in a most frantic He has pleasing manners and a manner. pleasant voice. But Mr. Cohoon Then I heard a muffled voice call- said things about Oregon while out ing, "Hey! Hey! Come pull me out." of sight that would startle the Mart had broken through the hardest knocker. snow and fallen into an old pros- Cy thinks Mr. Cohoon forgave pector's hole which fortunately for him years ago but I think Mr. Co- him, was not deepmight have hoon has it in for me yet, for he been "bottomless." set me to cutting thousands of wil- low slips in the worst weather of W h e n Forest Assistant R. F. the season. Hammatt came to my camp in the *** Cascade South, in the summer of It was the spring Martin S. Dur- 1906 he was just out of college. He bin received his a p p oi n t men t was from the east and it was his as Forest Ranger that we were first trip to the west. Everything making an examination of a group was new and interesting and excit- of mining claims on Grouse Moun- ing to him. tain in the Bohemia Mining Dist- He announced immediately upon rict, Oregon. It was necessary to his arrival he was anxious to learn find the corners of each claim in to ride a horse. It was at the rail- order to report intelligently on road where I met him and the them. camp was two miles away so I de- The snow was about three feet cided he could have his first lesson deep on the summit of the moun- in horseback riding then and there. 73 My horse was a steady gentle trailer and would keep up with me animal. My little girls used to catch in spite of everything. Mr. Ham- her up and ride her without strap matt was the busiest Forest Assist- or blanket. My saddle was of the ant in several counties in the state cowboy style with high pommel on that trip. Our trail to camp was and cantle. By holding onto the before the days of good trails. Mr. pommel it would be difficult for a Hammatt had to give all his atten- "bucker" to unseat a ridera new tion to keeping his seat in the sad- rider like Hammatt. dle. On the way, jumping logs and After settling the question for fighting brush, he learned to ride Hammatt which side of the horse quite well before our arrival at to mount from, we started for camp. my camp. My riding horse was a At camp Hammatt declared he fast walker, had made the trip was "marked" for life. For sev- several times and knew all the cut- eral days afterwards he hesitated offs. Hammatt's horse was a good before sitting down to his meals.

Stephen and Sarah Jenkins at Eugene home, West 8th Street, 1885

Stephen Jenkins Home on Crow Road 12 miles west of Eugene 74 if/he flenbino am4 GRANDFATHER STEPHEN, SON SHELTON AND GRANDSON WAYNE by Loris Inman In the spring of 1846, Stephen country to the Willamette Valley Jenkins, 25 years old, migrated to and secure help and provisions. the west in the Company of Aaron On the way to the valley the Richardson. The journey across s m all p a r t y made their way the plains took six months. On the blindly, uncertain of the trail. One last of November, the party ar- night they camped with an Indian rived in so u t h e r n Oregon, ex- tribe who fed them on bear's feet hausted and short of food, after a cooked in hot ashes. tripof continuous struggle and In the valley at last, John Jones, hardship over the , an emigrant of 1843, offered to a new route recently opened by guide the Company to the Willam- the Applegate brothers, Jesse and ette valley. Suddenly taken ill and Lindsay, and Levi Scott. unable to act as guide, Jones ap- pointed Stephen Jenkins to take Editorial Note:.. .a number of men who had settled in the extreme southern the pack horses loaded with pro- end of the Willamette valley, among visions, much of which he had pro- whom Jesse and Lindsay Applegate were vided, to the Company and to sell leading spirits, determined to open a if possible, but to give to any of new route to Oregon from Fort Hall. the families in need and unable to They organizedasmallpartywhich p ass e d through Umpqua and Rogue pay. River valleys, a1ong Klamath, Tule and Jenkins returned to the Cow Goose Lakes, and across northern Ncvada to Fort Hall . Creek camp and with the men of History of Lane County by A. C. the Company began the difficult Walling. 1884 Page 148 task of opening a road over the trail which was soon to become Editorial Note:"In1846 the colonists of the south organized an expedition to famous as the Applegate Trail. discover a southern pass and blaze a It was Christmas Eve when the trail. Levi Scott, the leader, soon turned Company arrived in what is now back to enlist more men. Among the fif- teen who made the second start were Eugene and camped at the foot Jesse and Lindsay Applegate . . .they of Judkins Point. By then their crossed the mountains, swung down into food was reduced to flour and northern California, turned eastward to water. follow the Humboldt of Nevada and then cut up to Fort Hall on the Oregon Trail. Jenkins spent the winter with There Jesse Applegate was able to induce Jones and worked as a day laborer. members of the 1846 migration to follow Later, he secured a donation land his lead over the new trail; the rest of the party went ahead to clear the road." claim in the Walda Hills but lived Oregon: The American Guide Series. there for only two weeks when 1940 Page 322 news arrived of the Whitman Mas- sacre. He enlisted in the Oregon Unable to continue, the Com- Volunteers to serve under Captain pany set up camp in the Cow Creek Gillian and rode on horseback to Canyon near present day Canyon- The Dalles where he arrived the yule and Myrtle Creek. Stephen end of February, 1848. Jenkins was delegated with several As a v o 1 u n t e e r, Jenkins fur- other members of the company to nished his own horse, gun and am- work their way through the dense munition. He joined a corps of sol- *All photographs used with Jenkins' story from collection of Loris Inman. 75 diers who were traveling along the sister and I gathered some old Columbia following Indian trails blankets, made up a bed on the old in their search for the murderers puncheon porch and laid down to of the Whitman party.Jenkins play sick when the Indians would served six months and on the trail stop as they came along. One old came down with measles which squaw came up to the fence and left him with a hard cough for the saw us laying there and wanted to remainder of his life. know of aunt if we were sick. Aunt In the spring of 1849, Jenkins re- told her we were just playing sick. turned to the Wiilamette valley. The old squaw looked at us unable News of the discovery of the gold to understand, shook her head and fields in California had sent many went away without begging for south and Jenkins decided to try anything. his luck. In California he contacted "The Indians gathered acorns typhoid fever and was very ill for and dug camas. They would pound three months.In the spring of the acorns up in a round rock dug 1850 he returned to Oregon. out in the shape of one of our On October 24,1850, Jenkins bowls. They also had rocks which was ma r r i e d to Sarah Brown, they worked down until they could d a u g h t e r of John and Nancy use them to beat the acorns to- Brown. The couple settled on what gether. They also used the round has come to be known as the Jen- rocks for holding food. kins Donation Land Claim, a tract "The Indians would use a stick of 640 acres, located approximately to dig up the camas. The stick was 12 miles west of Eugene on Coyote, sharpened on one end and the other Creek and where they lived for a end flattened out in a shovel shape period of over thirty-five years. so that when the ground was wet In 1885 they moved to Eugene. and soft in the spring they could * * * dig them up fast. Of the seven children of Stephen "The Indians were great for bas- and Sarah Jenkins, the second eld- kets and made them out of willow est was Shelton Jenkins, born in sprouts or willow bark. They would 1853.In Reminiscences written hook the handle of the basket over later in life, Shelton Jenkins de- their heads, the handle down in scribed life on the old Jenkins land front over the forehead, the basket claim: back of the neck and as they dug ".. . The old wagon trail passed the camas, would fling them into right by the old home. I well re- the basket. Often I watched them member the great bands of Indians dig and saw them throw the camas that would pass our cabin. One roots back into the baskets and s i s t e r older than myself would they hardly ever missed the basket. watch them go by with their ponies "Coyote Creek was a favorite and packs, trudging along.Oft fishing place for them. They used times they would stop and beg for a rock with a groove worn all the something to eat. Mother would way around to weigh down their often give them a handout. I guess fish nets or their traps when they through fear more than anything were hunting. else. The Old Trail in later years "Our old home was on the foot- called a road passed close by our hills and across C o y o t e C r e e k. cabin and the old rail fence be- There is a story how Coyote Creek tween the road and the cabin. got its name. It is said some trav- "I well remember one day myself elers killed a coyote and hung it up when my sister and I were playing in an old oak tree where the trail and we saw some Indians coming. crossed the creek. From then on it One of my aunts was visiting and was called Coyote Creek." 76 EditorialNote:"Coyote Creek: The "It is common knowledge that s t r e am along which the settlements have been made derives its name from the old Indian trail south to Cali- the fact that when the Applegate Road fornia is the one that the Apple- was being cut through in 1848, where it gate Party designated as the emi- crosses Coyote Creek one of the parties grating road from the south into killed two coyotes and hung them on an oak tree on the present farm of Stephen the Willamette Valley. The road Jenkins. From this time forth the stream passed across Grandfather Jenkins' has borne its present name. It rises in claim and Grandfather and Grand- the Calapooia mountains, runs nearly mother built their log cabin beside north,is about twenty-five miles long and empties intothe Long Torn, fur- it on a spot near where the little nishing sufficient water-power to supply cemetery is now and where they a mill during the whole year. are at rest. The earliest actual settlers on Coyote "When I was a boy there was a Creek were Stephen Jenkins, who located large fir stump on the south side of on the property hc now occupies in 1850, and Martin Brown and wife, he an immi- the crossing of Coyote Creek. The grant in Oregon in 1843, who settled fir tree had been chopped down there much about the same period, in but not sawed. The Hudson's Bay fact, perhaps a few days before Jenkins." Company trappers had felledit History of Lane County, Walling. across the creek and then laid the 1884. Page 456. top side flat so that pack animals * * * could cross when the creek was too "I will describe our log cabin. high to ford. The rotted base and There were two rooms about 16 roots of the old stump are still feet square with what is called an there. entry between the two, and which "There was also a big black oak was later used for a kitchen. The tree which had 1850 carved on one chimney in the fireplace was built side toi n d i c at e the year that out of rocks from the rock pit near Grandfather Jenkins built the first the north boundaries. Large choice bridge just below the old ford. This rocks went into the hearth. The bridge came to be known as the stem of the chimney was built out 'Jenkins Bridge.'" From the bridge of sticks daubed outside and in- roads lead to Eugene, to Spencer side to keep from burning. Creek, Doane Road on the south "Fine timber was used in the and on to Crow or Central and cabin and the roof was made out down the creek to other places on of clapboards. No nails were used the north. to hold it down or in place. It was South and west of the bridge laid on poles, holes bored and pegs about a hundred yards, a church driven in keep it from rolling. The was built which was named the floors were split out of fir logs and Palestine Baptist church. South of the roughest shelfed off, so you the bridge and church, down can imagine what it looked like. stream, had been built a school. A "But we were all happy as we few rocks of the original founda- grew up. Later on, a real farm tion of the school are still around. house was built, large and roomy, Editorial Note:"Palestine School on and our house then sheltered many Doan Road off Crow Road had its be- ginning in the home of John Kraal. Mrs. and many a wayfaring man." Kraal was the teacher. It was a conscrip- * * * tion school.Previous to that it was a part of Central School.The year was Wayne Jenkins, grand son of 1899.It was Wayne Jenkins' first school Stephen Jenkins was only four year. Palestine Baptist Church down at years old when his grandfather the bridge had closed its doors, soit was moved up on Doan Road fora died. He heard many tales of his schoolhouse. School there was continued grandfather's life on the old Dona- until 1937-38, when the children were tion Land Claim. transported to the Hadleyville School. 77 Grandmother Jenkins' refrigerator cooling system chisled from a solid rockin Grandmother Jenkins' springhouse. Sunk in the floor, brookiet flowed in, out over low lip on left. Milk, cream, etc., kept cool in running water. The school later consolidated with Apple- Later, the abandoned Palestine gate School at Crow." Lane County Historian, Vol. 12 Baptist church was moved up be- #1-2. Page 30. side Grandfather Jenkins' home As soon as the Jenkins' children and it became a school house and were old enough, they went to the Jenkins c h i 1 d r e n continued school. "The teacher whose name their schooling in the old church- was Sheetz was tall and s k I n n y school house. with large bony hands. Sometimes Grandfather Jenkins lived over he trimmed his toenails between thirty-five years on the old Dona- classes. Recess and noon time were tion Land Claim. "When he was spent playing deer and hounds, the married, he could neither read nor teacher was the deer and the pupils were the hounds. The teacher write and signed his name with an boarded around and had a good ap- "X" but Sarah, his wife, taught petite. At Grandfather's it was re- him to read and write." ported that he reached for biscuits In addition to farming, Grand- three at a time." father served as pastor of the Pal- The Jenkins children alsoat- estine Baptist Church for twenty tended the old Central School on years. Because of his appreciation the Rauch place."The windows of e d u c a t 10 n and the need of were low and a hound dog slept on schools, etc., he became a leader the sunny side of the room and in community affairs. The tradi- liked to be petted.John, one of tion has come down to the present the Jenkins' boys, liked to reach generation.Stephen Ford, great out from his seat and twist or grandson of Stephen Jenkins, today pinch the hound's ears. The the present owner of the Jenkins' teacher never knew what made original land claim, is the 4th gen- the dog h o w 1s o m u c h during eration of the Jenkins' name to school." "carry on." 78 Peter S. Rice, Carl H. Young and D. E. 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