[or-roots] Row River Row

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Les,

If you can find copies of the Oregon Historical Quarterly Vol. 77,  No. 4 ( December 1976)  through  Vol. 79,  No. 1 (Spring 1978) you will find a series of articles on the Free Immigrant Road and the Elliot Cutoff  by Leah Collins Menefee and Lowell Tiller titled  "Cutoff Fever."    

It is an account of the attempts of local Lane County residents to survey and build a toll free road from Lane County to the Oregon Trail and the exploits of the Lost Wagon Train of 1853. 
 
Some of my Clarks were involved in the survey and road building efforts as well as others being members of the Lost Wagon Train.  The Lost Train was comprised of some 1,000+ people and 215 wagons.

Interesting stuff.

Stephen Clark


 

 

 

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From: Leslie Chapman <opera_70 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [or-roots] Row River Row




Okay I got a hold of little brother and he says they have done some additional research on the George Clark story, but he is not sure what, he will try to remember (all us chappies have such good memories) to see what they have when he is on duty next week. 


http://www.cggenealogy.org/


is the genealogy web site   and
   jane.a.myers[take out these brakcets and put at here]att.net is the email address for their researcher


At PLSO a few years back we had a presentation on the lost wagon train if I remember right, well actually his talk was on wagon trains and old roads (the part of the talk actually connected to surveying) and I seem to remember at the time I had a book that told some anecdotal stuff about the rescue mission. Unfortunately off the top of my head I can't remember what the book was so would have to search for it all over again unless I can find the email I sent it to him in. If you have access to Heritage Quest that is most likely where I found it.


Les C


 
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