HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 09/13/1937the J Logan Woolridge qt the $i$ file Itret-donation land claim itt ibe wi
! °~ Applegate. user .Mur+pLy, Wda ~ ~Ogue -River valley was gives to au 08
atea; tOWn Saturday. WhUe Aaril;: be l6dlan 'Agent and' cotnprlsed the
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gave oar correspondent nrr iptdreBtr laid around
the Dr. 8alada homo.
ram ~' land grant at that time consisted 88
and la sketch ot_ various iaaendeats oY•
g of 640 ncr~ to a married man and of
van- hta life. Mr. Woolrtdge adailts Ehtit' gh0 to a single man• Mr. Woot-
3ev he and hie wife have- been tngtttet}- :r18ge to bt+tter versod in piouser his-
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69 years and are still happlly~ wed-
t4ry than moat anyone to the'Valley cei
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. .e7f~pt Captain Applegate who la a
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Mr. Wootrtdge drove a ~-horse,
close personal trtend of Mr• Wool- mt
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Butt stagecoach from Roseburg to Jaclc~ ridge. In the early days the Hud-
tga- eonville and occaslonaly ae. tar -ts son 'Bay Co.controlled.thia territory ~,
ten Coleeti"ne. Twloe a month he. was ati tar eontb as Umpquri Ttiver and ~~~
am• accompanied by 18 gnntYis on hdl'ae weal to coast and~many tPadere wam .ift`+
and back, a time keeper, and a paytnae- dAred aorow .from 8oot~bnr~-into- IIfi
ifnl ter nud carried the money Yot fife ilia Rogue River valley and 4t`aded ;tie
nd- pay rolls for the Oregon CellYbrnie With the indlans.
Re- Ra7lroad. This money was gold and:
' Mr. Wooh•idge felts shoat Jesse. sot
iou. silver and put vp in tour bpxea ~ A~Piegate ptlotfng a company • totD.. 'bl+
The ,containlug from 600 to 800 pouude tAe Rogue valley by waY of Alturne. :ba
+nn- ;tegtriring tour-men to handle. ~'bls
{ sad Tnle Lake: This w>Za Mr. Apple-i
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her lwae about 18R8. Mite's first visit to this vallay. They aft
+ng- 1t r. Wootrtdge gave a gllttertug Cgma down the Dead Indian road, ret
!a n ~acconnt or the 4-hares coach which
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oltoaeing the rfver at Evans Creak (}i+
coat at least x1000 In those days. tltea north to Champeog where they dit
ant- He recalled that work was started lamed the° other hnntlgranta com- of
ho on what was called Bnck Rock Tun- tna from the north by way of The 8 ~
the net road sad continued for twq pay 1{atles. Oa. the way thrtt Rogue cal
days end then abandoned for a be~ `1llver valley Mr. Applegate and tot- of
in- :ter route. Ilowers could not help but notice the
ittt- ~ He was Present with hie gtgrda td}jelvphldty o! thla va11eY and many
t t° and coach and f;8 horaea at:t~t~.de- returned to ii-_.latpt~tFOtu-ibo-WU- ~B
1oa' ~ dlcatlon of the Jackeonvhis. cqurt ~farnette valley.
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oyes. In the Queuing pe-and ,hie ~ Although now 83,• Mr: Woolridg ;
md- party' with -their 28 horses west to states that be fa thlAking of retiring ~+
ant; a biedYOrd hotel and asked It iltey 6lterwhile and letting someone else
itn- could be put~ap for the night and 'wke over hie Applegate prgperty
` ware informed that they. would he • tVblch has been well taken care ot.
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.. hotel niattager
taken oare~ -oY .The l Air. Wootrtdge will then move to
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had t4 feud: to elthe[ the I~aulep; or -town. AI•r. Woairid~e fa the father Pt
~~$ alt ;bagcri Yor extra 'hay for the ,tY[ our loepl boys. We are to hopes R,
~~; ~ , ghat he will be able to give ue more qa
10}h i;',lAmong ltsterestitig thittgs that Mr.. qR hie. Interesting atones tor- .The 1F
]ridge relateq was the tact that -••~merlcan later on. ch
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