9
! S Pioneer's Day rolls round it is
interesting to recall where the
makers of our state "have laid
; From Jacksonville to Astoria, in ceme
teries and In home acres, tall shafts and
piain wiids mark tneir resting places, in
7Jsome instances only a little board with
.a scarcely decipherable inscription marks
. some faithful pioneer.
h it tne one wnnm ne snnuiri tirst ann
"foremost recall at our friend of all time
".is John McLoughlin. '
At Oregon City in the Enclosure of. the
Catholic Church lies the body of John
- MpT.nnchlin: nn nis tnmhHtnnA. a -rtluin
'. slab is engraved:
DR. JOHN' McLOVGHLIN.
Died Sept. 3, 1857.
y Aped 73 years.
The pioneer and friend of Oregon.
Also the founder of this;city.
" 1 lie "Father of Oregon;" as he most
t fittingly - has been called, was born in
h" Quebec. Canada, in 17S1. Came to Fort
entire Oregon and New Caledonia. For
'X years he. was virtually ruler of this
'vast domain. Always . friend to the
immigrants. A truly just and honorable
. man.
Marcus "Whitman. .
.-. tmiimiiju, u-w t-vaiiH. v ajia. is a
. lajl, graceful shaft of granite, . located
upon the summit of a small but steep hill
and visible from different points many
.imiles away; this shaft marks, the last
resting place ol the martyred Marcus
Whitman. .. ..
i.
Marcus Whitman was the first Presby
terian missionary to settle west of the
. T?flrtr MnnntDlna Tn ha u4ni.it.i
. . . ... .. . . ..... - I'' ' VI csinuiiHi nn
' ' 1- " KL, HU
for 71 years worked for the salvation of
Indian souls, and ever "held out a help
ing hand to the Immigrants passina- his-
station. . . .
In 1S47 Marcus Whitman, his wife-and
m others of the mission family- were
) treacherously massacred by ' the' Indians.
' James W. Nesmith.
""On the right bank of the Ttickreall, in
Polk County, on his farm, In a grove
- chosen by himself for his scmilture lie
, the remains of James . Nesmith. The
Foughins of Riant firs, the rnurumrs of
the ftream ".loin in an eterniii reijuiem.
A shall lti ccl lull of statute from
Quincy. iMass.. with a base four feet f A V ' . f I '-'''f TVl . stone-bears their engraved images on
square of Southern Oregon granite, marks . ' s l 'w r I f-t- - V 1 ' one side. On the reverse is the follow-
the Krave,. The east face bears the fol- I 2 1 7J5?;Crt?ft j"Mrffrt II " ig:,
lowing:' If -. I 4 'Z&vt'i<uniZtroff.'ii City- , I , AM v .......... ...... ........... ,
' ' ' i- ' f, ' " ' ' r tV. I " "'J"" ' , I .'--' ' J ELIZABETH . - JAMES B.' :
JAMES WILLIS NESMITWT
Born July 23. ' 1820. . ' ;
- Pled June-. IT. tSS.V ...
An uprlht Judge." ;
-t .' A bra,ve:So1dior..
-" .V wise' legislator;"
- ' . 'An honest 'man.1 "'
The west- face -bears this inscription;
;-;v-.r;:yv'i.i.:--;v;-;-vV-
' '- V- Ptrureer d.f "1845"'. .-. .
Judg$ under Frovisioriaf fdVcrn-' :
.;;- men?,. ih
-United States Marshal, 1850-1855.
Colonel' of Volunteers. 1855.
Superintendent' of Indian Affairs,"
1857-18.19.
Uiritcd 'states Senator .1Sl-tS67..
1 Representative" m "Congress,
. '., ,;- 1S7S-1S75. t.v .''.:
Joseph Lane.
The remains of Governor Joseph Lane
He in the Masonic Cemetery at Rose
burg. It is fitting that his body should
rest in the heart of a region for which
he so strenuously sought to conquer
from ' the treacherous tribes of Indians
that infested Ue beautiful Rogue River
and Vmpqua Valleys and on land ad
joinipg his old donation land claira. The
tomb,, built by Governor Lane before his
death, a semi-oval strecture ef concrete
and brick, just large enough for the
remains of himself and wife, is over
hung by the branches of a large Oak and
in view of. the South Umpqua River.
..The inscriptions are: J.,
, In Memory of
GEN. J08EPH LANE.
,;Brn Dec 14. ISni.
Died April 19, 1581.
General Lane was appointed 'Governor
of the Oregon territory by President
I'oik in ISIS.
THE v SUNDAY OREGOXIAXi-PORTLAND, JUNE -10, 1906.
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In Memory of
POLLY
Wife of Gen. Joseph Lane.
Born March VS. 1S02.
Died August f 6." 1870.
Kwing Yonni;. '
The' tombstone' .' of" 'Ewing . Young
springs from his- heart. In old Oregon
days a pair of lovers visiting his grave
the inspiration came to plant an acorn
over his heart. From this has sprung
a beautiful symetrlcal oak. At one
time it was in the . midst of a grove;
now it stands "alone in a field four miles
from Newberg.
. Ewing Toung was . the first American
settler on' the west side of the .Wil
lamette River, the first American. eet-
tier who died leaving an estate. He also,
brought the first cattle to Oregon:''
' His death 'ocourred in the Winter of
1840-1. '-
' Cornelius Gilliam.' ' '.
At Dallas, Polk- County, Oregon, lie
th remains of. the brave and gallant
Colonel Cornelius Gilliam, who- led the
volunteer armv in the Oavtise War nf
ifi. ' Returning to the Willamette. Val- J
Icy for supplies for Ills army he was au-
g . - '
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c-Wentally killed by the discharge of his
gun. "Thus died au honest and patriotic
man.
The name is misspelled on the tomb
tone, but as the family lived a long way
from the cemetery it was many months
before they iraw it, and as in those days
it was almost impossible to get work
of that kind done at all. it was left
Just as it was.
Stephens, Father and Son.
. Lone Fir Cemetery, originally named
Mount 'Crawford Cemetery by Colburn
"Barrell and Crawford Dobbins, Its
founders, contains . the remains . of
many of the pioneers of Portland. It
has. been and still is a beautiful spot,
with its pathway bordered by stately
trees, many of which ; were planted
by ' Governor Pennoyer. Many long-forgotten
lots and graves are a picturesque
tangle of vines and flowers. '
The first Interment was in 1846. A
tall, white shaft sets forth:
' EMMOR STEPHENS
Father of J. B. Stephens.
Born in Maryland in : Tear 1777.
. Died In the Tear 1846.
Close beside is the quaint tomb of
I his svn and his wife, whose double
STEPHENS
t
Born.-
'Stephens
Born Near
Flemingsburc,
Ky.. Dec. 6,
1803.
Died April 26.'
1887. -
Mar. 22,
IS 89.
Here we lie by consent, aften
57 years. 2 months and 2 days' so
journing through life, awaitlni
Nturt's Immutable laws to. re
turn us back to the elements of'
the- universe, of which we were'
first composed. ...
An ivy-covered granite shaft with a
lone fir carved on its eastern face
marks one of the founders of the cem
etery, who was killed by the explosion
of the steamer Gazelle.
CRAWFORD Ms DOBBINS,
Who Ws Born Jan. 23, 1S34,
At Eden. Randolph Co., Ills.
Died April 29. 1854,
In the same lot lies his friend and
joint founder of the cemetery, Colburn
Barrell, a simple board marks his
name.
Many of the weather-beaten readstones
bear quaint and interesting inscriptions.
One especially:
In Memory of .
M. MITCHELL.
Who Died January 15. 1862. '
Aged 32 Tears.
Here lies one who has taken steps .
That won the applause of man.
But g-rim death came and took a
step
Which' be could not withstand.
Erected by a Few of His' Many
Friends.
Mr. Mitchell was a favorite dancer
One night, dancing too gaily with too
u - 'II
convivial.- a company the next morning
he was found dead In his room.
When the old cemeteries, one between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, bounded
on the south by Washington, and one
down on B street, were abandoned, the
graves were transferred to Lone Fir. The
two tiers' of myrtle-covered graves run
ning from 'north to south. In the west
end, lire those of people whose families
had gone away.
MOVING.
R. S. Pickering In Harper's.
What makes the door-bell ring so hard?"
the husband asked his bride.
'The van has come to take our things." the
tired wife replied.
"What make's you look so worried, dear?"
the husband asked his bride.
I'm thinking of the tilings they'll break,"
the tired wife replied.
For 'they've-taken an apartment, and they're
moving in today.
The- chiffonier s been carried down, two
beds and the bufle t.
The bookcase and piano.
them away.
And -they're moving to
they are carting
the city in
the
morning.
"What .makes the mover puff so hard?" the
husband asked his bride.
"He has the couch upon his back," the tired
wife replied.
"What makes the little man fall down?
the husband asked hl bride.
"He tried to carry all the chairs at once,"
the wife replied.
They have taken out the furniture. It's lying
all around.
A quarter of It in the van. the rest upon
the ground. '
Hear, the table legs a-cracklng. It ic not a
nl,D,nt SOUnd.
Oh,
they're moving to the cltv In the
morning.
"The bed belongs in here in here," re
marked the pretty bride
"The room Is several feet too short," the
moving-man replied.
"What makes the table look so queer?" re
- marked the pretty brtd'.
"It's lost -a leg or two, I guess," the moving
man replied. .
For they've take'n an apartment, and it's
really a disgrace.
The splinters from the furniture are ail
about the place.
Upon the sacred rosewood chair reclines a
packing-case.
They are moving to the .city , in the
morning. -
"What's that so black against the sun?"
. the huxband asked his bride.
"They're hoisting the. piano through the
window." she replied.
"What makes the cracking overhead?" the
husband, asked his bride.
"It's scraping 'up against the bricks," the
tired wife replied.
For .tliev've moved in tlielr apartment, and
everything looks queer.;
The bride' sits w eeping on a" trunk her hat
upon her ear.
If tbey are very lucky . they'll be settled in
'a year.
After mnving to the city In the
mornmg.