[or-roots] MM Melvin and the O & C RR

[Sue Steward]

Some interesting  info on the internet about the O&C Railroad and the O&C 
lands.  This has always been of interest to me because I worked 20 years for 
the BLM which administered the O&C lands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_and_California_Railroad

http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=57DC68B6-D7DF-29DF-E0AEFFF6262C7F98

http://www.co.polk.or.us/OC/History.asp

http://www.oregonheritageforests.org/history/legal

In Volume I of  The Centennial History of Oregon (by Joseph Gaston) is a 
section on Railroad History of Oregon.  I've not read all this but I do see 
M.M. Melvin listed in different proceedings.  This perhaps is the same info 
published in the Oregon Historical Quarterly.

Sue Steward


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
To: "Oregon List" <or-roots at listsmart.osl.state.or.us>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:33 PM
Subject: [or-roots] MM Melvin and the O & C RR


> At last I have found hard evidence linking my great grandfather and the O 
> &
> C Railroad;
>
> Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol VII
>
> ariticle on; The Genesis of the Oregon Railway System by Joseph Gaston 
> which
> starts on page 105. On page 111-112; The Oregon Lesgislature met in
> September, 1866, six weeks after Congress granted the lands in aid of the
> road. It was decided to abandon the orininal organization which had so far
> promoted the enterprise, and accordingly the writer of this paper prepared
> articles for the incorporation of "The Oregon Central Railroad Comapny,"
> [why have I always thought it was 'Oregon and Califonria"?]the office and
> headquarters of which should be at Portland, Oregon. These articles were
> signed by J.S. Smith [etc, etc] M. M. Melvin, [etc etc].
>
> Gaston goes on to apparently defend the actions of the company and claim
> credit for himself as well as give his authority to write the history as 
> he
> being at the time [1902] the only surviving founder. The article is 
> followed
> by another one on the subject of the Oregon Central by S. A. Clarke which
> begs to differ with Gaston on some pertinent facts.
>
> I haven't read it in it's entirety, but it looks to be very interesting. 
> The
> two article together run to page 144 and I  notice in one othe evidentiary
> documents grampa's name is spelled Melvine??
>
> Les C
>
> PS there are several Oregon Quarterly editions available on google books 
> to
> download.
>
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