[or-roots] wagon roads

[DanM.]

oh yea and I found some arrow head chips in the ruts, they are still there I 
don't take artifacts.
Dan M
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <reedsportchapmans at verizon.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:18 PM
Subject: [or-roots] wagon roads


> Dan;
>
> We had a speaker at the PLSO conference this year who has been studying 
> the
> old trails and wagon roads in the central Oregon area for some time. 
> Sheesh,
> finally found it.
>
> He is Mike Berry and he works in the Deschutes Co Surveyors office, his 
> main
> focus is the Meek Cutoff which ironically his research proved to him runs
> practically through his yard.
>
> by the way, if you are following an official road keep a close watch on 
> the
> the trees, (well if you are in and area that has them) contract roads were
> supposed to be marked every mile with a scribed mile post and I believe 
> Mike
> said they were supposed to blaze every tree along the road that was 
> adjacent
> to it.
>
> Les C
>
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> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of DanM.
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>
> Yeah but it might be a nice drive. We also want to see the sunstone
> collection area and Wagontire.  My friend from the museum is checking high
> areas 5 to 10 000 feet looking for snails and clams to document land
> changes, we have them here over thousands of years old just about every
> where proves it was once a very wet area.
> We been to Bend and Redmond so much and there is nothing left to see.
>
> This summer I am going to hike the road across the hills they call Duncan
> reservoir, it looks like wagon road, I am wanting to see where is goes in
> the ravine. You cant drive any thing there but a horse would be nice.
>  Dan M
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
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>>I see what you mean about the boonies.  You are a long ways from Burns.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:or-roots-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of DanM.
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>> google 97641 we are 20 miles east by a light north.
>> Dan
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Harguess, Dale" <dharguess at coastline.edu>
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>>
>>> O.K. I know where Burns is so I am guessing you are near either
>> Umatilla
>>> or Morrow County.  You keep talking about being out in the boonies but
>> I
>>> am curious about where you are talking about.  Also, is it freezing
>>> there?
>>> Dale
>>>
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