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Home My WebLink AboutC.P. American 02/16/1933r! ~~ t _~ I _ ~ ~`c~titinuQd irotn ~p~g© one ~ - _ v-~i; ~ i~t~ eu~~iv~ v~ ii~t~ ;;~d iv pr~p~re -rot~a~r { ~U(3(~ f~Sr ~'f i1t~~- ~Lld u'~C~ eta~-ir]~- ~ , ilit'. ~:onst~r~s fE~d ttren~ on ; ~O tai O~ fit P (.i ~ tti]d i)~rt'iled_ i~'t~eat. _ ~~, a ~ hen th~~ IL~dtat~ trv~uiale ...«• started and sev~t'ai farni~i~s Lx~assa-; r;i~ rr-ed, ~i}i~f S~rrr st.~rit ~~=ord i~~- i~i~' ~ , f . ~. d~u~irter [ar ~i r~ _ Cc~untans to stay - aii yuit~ti3~ rat hc~n~~ ~.n-d f~~r vothii3g. hit I~`~ ~Y~r'm c'a~~ t~ eith#Yr 1t~rri nor his ~ mu etv~k• - ' ,, --.- ~~~~ -B'h~ ~"~st io~:~to-vns ci~b YY2£~ ~t the ha~~a _ ark sit r-s_- 3. ~. ~os~k ~n ~iedfard. In spite of i_~iv rSlti~• ~•eatt3er almost ~ . ,iii nt - t,iae -nre~ther's ~-~~re pr+~~er~t there b+~in~ si~tc~n pr~s~nt. ~I1 ~n- ~~3'e~ tine ~-er~• fi~'e lttuchoor~ And a h n,0 towarq' atotng nnamploymopt: tl o 1, ~~~,.....~ C. P. American e ..`' i,tr,at w~git'~ wa promised to start " R r 'prliltldg ftuhis . tOlatlhg • to iho in• lurnntpfg history. of this raft. We II if thorutarq Intorrlawod ono of rho a blllur)t' rgKldnnts wq could find, W.. i) 1, t). Jn)uvur, who wiiH born un o Donn- e tlnff [,und Glnhn jltat woat of town. 7 ~• hit, .unvgr Intornte ua. that rho ,l town aenrigd In TARO whop th0 Mac- h itrlider Il h)thgra Ntarlq[I li etnro Oq ~~ dhq h1i1 jnat south of whorq W, J. t 6'rgmnf{n now Myna, althnogh acroali od ' 1116 igall. al % TIfIN rOtlfl WItN t)lell rite TOIiUIar hl r Nltl(<e rood hOtwegn YhOOni% altd (0 ~' pOlntN north. Tho Orlglual townnlte was <Immt• qu ud by thrsn' men, htncgruder. T. 1+•. to Ih)alt and tlnakoll Amy. Whoa the pc rnHraad wns built n depot was oroat• ed n1 the 11n1n or Pino arrest erode- Ig; SnK nn<I atgjea begsn to appgnr .iri ep Ihnt part or< town. i Pe an ~ la.mr Cnustnns, grnndfat6sr Ot W. t:o ~ C. 1•fn)ver, come fo OroKOn first in m i l5{g, ~cominK to Oregon ('Ity where {{~ h^_ hat ped )few the llmhera for the t.e j Per i _t;rirt m;ll erected there. Tho, on ~ nest year he returned to ^laole, huts p; returned to Oregon in 1A62. This pc; time he came the southern route lt~ ) rid saw the Rogue River vnlle)r es' I ?]e an.i his wife took claims juet~ t1r I cast of the present city limits ot~ ' f.'eritral Yofnt. ~ e)) St r. Contana brought with him a I~I tlf few bushels o[ wheat and some I eu ~ ~,ota[oes,. Ho planted [Our acres of ~ tis wheat on ]8od near where t!)ra o!d ~• Witte house now stands He had his wife save the "eyes" when peel- `finK the poiatoea -and planted them. ' That tell he hsn•eated nearly 500II~ btishela o[ potatoes and after crag-! $f ling his wheat slid framping tt Out I, yic with Gorses, tognd ha had nea'r1713'u X100 bushels, ~ -~ aft That winter ties a very severe one , da. ~Ond many people antfered. About ~ Ra X00 Indians ware camped for the , thl 1 winter along- {leer Crest jaat Last i t•^ tof )t r. CoriataTa' honaa. ThLe} ht.Q'rf b~jen nneGte to [arch their tuna) a!t ((~.Opt169Nd tlII Fylj~ }'Omf I'~'t"