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Rededication of Old Fort at Kings Valley
By C. J. Mcintosh
(Agricultural Writer 0. ' A. C. in
Oregon Journal)
uorvams uia fort Xioskms was
located on the Luckiamut river in
Benton county on the farm now owned
by E. 0. Frantz, 11 miles above
Airhe and 20 miles northwest of
Corvallis, and not, as the government
war office shows, on the Siletz river
across the coast range and 40 miles
from Corvallis. Such is the testimony
of a half score citizens familiar with
the events of the Fort Hosklns era, as
presented to the 2000 citizens who
gathered at the old barracks Memorial
up or repair these buildings, helped
tear them down or remove them when
the fort was abandoned, saw Sheridan
put various tribes and parts of tribes
on the Siletz and Grand Ronde reser
vations, went to school with Captain
Augur's children while he commanded
the fort and in committee findings
backed by independent judgment gave
the exact location and approximate
description of the nine principal
buildings.
The recitals of these people, now
grown old in body but still bright and
logical in thought and expression,
were made in part before the huge
who was
day to establish stone markings of the gathering at the memorial, but chief-
old lort and dedicate a flag m loving ly in private interviews. It develops
that the stories told by diff ierent
members of the group vary in minor
details, but the completed structure
of the sum total is not inconsistent in
memory of Phil Sheridan,
stationed there.
"Information sent out by the war
department that the fort was on the
Siletz and hence not in Benton county (the least with any individual story
at all," said John B. Horner, professor ! heard at the ceremonies. These men
of history at the Oregon Agricultural and women are independent thinkers
college and director of the ceremo- and manifested no disposition what
nies," means that according to these ever to compose such small differ
records Phil Sheridan was never sta-jences as did arise, all of which lends
tioned in Benton county. This has j verisimilitude to the completed re
raised considerable controversy over citaL I
the two points mentioned and the! The whole plan determining the lo
accuracy oi the war department cation and character of Fort Hos
records. The citizens of Kings Val-jkins, and establishing historically the
ley have been particularly interested j truth as it existed, was conceived by
in sifting the matter and having the'j. B. Horner, professor of history at
facts presented as they are." the Oregon Agrculetural college.After
mat fcnendan was here and super-' getting the facts and marshaling
vised the building of the fort, which his evidence in their support Profe
he commanded until superseded by sor Homer had a replica of the early
wapiain i,. Augur, and remained fort made in accordance with his find
lor two years is the testimony of the ings, by S. Maurice Ball, a Corvallis
oldest pioneers. photographer. He then arrane-ed
Some of these men and women pio-' celebration, or dedicatory ceremonial
neers Knew bhendan, entertained him to get the facts into history and to
At 1
in meir nomes, ran horseraces witn demonstrate to this and other commu
nun, iiunuea wun mm, helped cut the nities of Oregon the great interest
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lumber for the buildings, helped put
of local history now while the few re
maining witnesses of the historical
events are alive and able to certify
to the facts.
The program was inspiring, held
on the exact spot where the command
injr officer's house stood from the
time it was erected in 1856 till after
the fort was abandoned by the war
department in 1806. A low platform
was erected for speakers and group
ing of pioneers, and ample grounds
prepared for the O. A. C. military
band which provided the music, and
for the big crowd gathered to witness
the ceremonies.
Mayor N. R. Moore of Corvallis
and some of the other speakers were
unable to attend, but Professor Hor
ner hurriedly rearranged the pro
gram, starting it with an address by
Glen O. Holman of Dallas. Mass
singing of the "Red, White and Blue,"
'America," and "Battle Hymn of the
Republic" was led by the band under
Captain Harry Beard. A number of
band pieces, featuring the old time
patriotic airs, were played.
Dr. F. M. Carter, an employe of the
federal service for more than a hall
century, spoke on Sheridan's construc
tion of Fort Hoskins and of a wagon
road over the mountains from Kings
Valley to the Siletz agency.
A tribute to the American flag, re
cently received from the author by
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution, wa3 read by Mrs. A. B. Cord
ley, regent of Winema chapter, Cor
callis. A detachment from the mil
itary department of the college then
conducted a flag raising exercise in
which Old Glory was floated aloft on
the some spot from which it had
llown in the days of Sheridan, to
the strains of the national anthem
This was followed by a salute of 21
guns from the field artillery.
Dr. William Henry Ellison, as
sociate professor of history at the
college, spoke on the disappearance
of one particular American institu
tion the frontier.
John G. Flook, pioneer and author
of the legislative bill locating the
agricultural college at Corvallis, re
viewed some of the early events.
Miss Helen Humphrey, student of
the college, presented an American
flag to the custodians of the old for
tification site in these words:
"In loving memory of Lieutenant
Phil Sheridan, who was once sta
tioned at Fort Hoskins, students of
the Oregon Agricultural college pur
chased this flag to be dedicated ac
cording to the military usages of our
country, and for that purpose I now
present it to you.
The donors also name the school
board of Hoskins as custodians of the
flag, with the expressed wish that
these colors be raised and lowered on
such occasions as may be fitting.
"Long may these Stars and Stripes
wave over the scenes where brav
soldiers under the gallant Phil Sheri- J
dan did nobly their part in enforcing
the laws of civilization."
The flag was received by Major
Walter F. Winton of the military de
partment.
W. I. Stoddard of LaGrande read
Joaquin ; Miller's tribute to the
"Mothers of Man."
Wiley Norton, a pioneer of '44,
made an impromptu talk certifying to
lhe accuracy of the site selected as !
the former location of the fort. , Mrs. '
James Plunkett also made a few re-
Sheridan well and also a Mr. Carroll,
who owned and ran the sawmill that
cut the lumber for Fort Hoskins in
185G.
Wiley was about 12 years old when
Sheridan came to the country and Lo
gan the erection of the fort which he
called Fort Hoskins. He saw the
young lieutenant about frequently ami
has seen him directing the work of
putting Indians on the Siletz and the
Grande Ronde reservations.
Another man who kenw Sheridan
slightly and his successors much bet
ter is Sol Tatom of Polk county, on
the Luckiamute. He, too, was born
in Missouri, crossed the plains in
early boyhood and was reared in
Oregon, which he reached in '49, at
the age of G. He remembers when
Sheridan was superceded in chief
command of the fort he had erected,
by Captain Augur. He knew the
people well and attended school in
Kings Valley with the captain'
children which he thinks would have
been pretty hard to do hnd Fort Hos
kins been at the Siletz agency.
Tatom recalls the coming of Cap
tain Dent and Ulysses Grant, his
brother-in-law, to vsit him. He names
a Captain Smith and one other com
mandant and a Captain LaFollet, who,
he thinks was in command when ord
ers to abandon the place were re
ceived. Most interesting of all, however,
was Tatom's clear recollection of the
location and character of the various
buildings. He was not a member of
the committee on reconstruction and
replica of the old army post appointed
by Professor Horner, yet he gave an
r.ccount that tallied exactly with thoja young pathfinder.
findings of that committee. Yet he! "To try out the road vh-n it was
looK me over the grounds and pointed completed Sheridan took
out and described the three headquar
ters buildings, soldier quarters, com
missary, guard house, hospital, pow
der house and animal quarters. This
from the fort the sergeant n th
tamo running back to report thi if
team wi "tailed. Going out kT
the wagon was at the foot of ft,
steep hill, I took, up a whip
reeled tho boys to lay on their r
Kach man bad vine inapt,
but with U their whipping the
did not move. Following the tx
of early frontiersmen ho .
wo cuks words, I Joining in. Tbtois
commenced ui go up with trp
clou rutth and were noon at thi t
The trouble had been the oxen ;
not understand me language.
Dr. Carter gave two yciir' w
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Ian Memories, to ubUntlsti h
recollection. Ha a!o told of L.
Sheridan quelled an uprining In tfe
winter of 57, when nonie of th i
ians were on the verg of itarrnik
jne iHiaUlilies were prevented
Tyee John, an InfluenUI member
the tribe, and by the arrival of Sim
dnn s forces.
Two boys of the period, now (j,
Fowler brotherC. A. and J 1-
f Corvfttlin, lived Jut arrow tb
meadow from the early fort when k
supervising conntruction oflwn I'11'" oltliurs under ShrnMu
They were born in thi Valley. C.k
l owler wan b and J. W. Fov-let is
when the fort was built Their m
cDti often entertained Sheridan at i
vN'tor and the father, G. A. Fowkf
was official huntsman for the pirn
son. They at least have no doubt
tii where Fort Hoskina wns loti;
a little more than half a century ir
"A number of other pioneers, tent
of whom were tumble to attend &
leremoriiul, made signed statemt(
of their knowledge of the location c!
a govern- the furt and other fads coiintW
ment wagon load of 2000 pounds of with it history ay II, M. Stunt !
ireignt, drawn by six yokes of oxen, ( orvaHia in a statement signtd bj
and escorted by a small detachment
of Holdiers. When about 10 miles ; (Concluded on Page .Seven)
. At u..1:., Kiwi Ilium ta
wan hoiare inu nnu
PriiffSNor Horner and
ncrreed with it In all essentials.
Tho sawmill, built by Mr. Carroll
was Inter owned by Tatom's father,
This old mill, established to cut Jum
her for the army buildings, was Inter
itt and then sawed the lumber
for the first Oregon Agricultural
allege building now utanding thi!
administration building in when I ro
feasor Kerr has his offices.
Jtoth Tatom and Norton said that
some two dozen different tribes and
remnants, numbering about 3000 per
sons, were held on the SileU rcserva
tion and about half that number on
the Grande Ronde. During Sheri
dan's two years at the fort he made
frequent excursions Into hostile ter
ritory to round up restless savage
and bring them to the reserve.
The facts of the building of Fort
Hoskins were related by Dr. F. M.J
Cnrter of Siletz, who said two ques
tions are now being answered where
Fort Hoskins was located and whether
it was built by Phil Sheridan. He
gave tho Luckiamute site as authen
tic and Sheridan as the builder in
lR.rr,.
While
th fort," Baid Dr. Carter, who wat
at the agency at the time, "Lieuten
ant Sheridan undertook to build a
wasron road from Kings Valley to the
agency where a blockhouse was lo
cated, over a route he surveyed himself.
"He saw the huge mountains, deep
ranyons and gorges, fallen timber and
charred stumps which he undertook
with the courage ami enthusiasm of
marks of like effect after the state
ment by the chairman, Professor Hor
ner, that Mr. Plunkett used to run
horse races with Phil Sheridan at Fort
Hoskins. :
George H. Himes, secretary of the J
Oregon Historical society ever since
its founding told of the work of the
society in promoting a better under
standing of local history.
"We crossed the plains in '44," said
Wiley Norton who was born the year
before in Missouri and spent nine
months of his babyhood on the long
road. His father moved to the Luck
iamute the following year '45, and Mr.
Norton still lives near Airlie. His
mother founded the little town of
Norton, on the railroad from Corvalll3
to Newport. His father knew Phil
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