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CAMASPRAIRIE

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A IIIST(IRY (lF U](IAH - AIBEE, (}R.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

HollyJo Ann Beers Harerwa6 born in Pendleton, oregonAugust 22t L953 i her grandpar-ents on both sldes Lived in U-kiah at one time or another inthe L940' s and 50's. Her moth-er, ELnor Rice, graduated fromUkiah High SchooL and her Dad,Red Beer€, Lived in Ukiah forabout 13 years. HollyJo haslived in Ukiah twice-as a childand again for 19 months in l-983to 1985.

HollyJo is the mother offour sonsr Ke1Ly, Jaine, Chrisand Tyler. The two oldest at-tended school in Ukiah whiLethe fanily lived there.

She was editor of the Cam-as Prairie flggg, in Ukiahl-Tiwas a tabloid sized newspaper.

0ther publishing creditsi.nclude several" pieces of poe-try. one poen won her a Si1-ver Poet Award fromtiE WorLd ofPoet"y Pres s in California.

A few other historical ar-ticlee have aLso been pubi.ishedand an excerpt from thi6bock waspTinted in the summe! 1984 edi-tion of the Unatilla County Hi6-toricaL Society's gigEb

Long interested in writingand the rnedia, HollyJo r^ras aradio bloadcasting naj or in co1-lege and studied journalisrn foran additional year and a half.

According to the author..."There is so rnuch interesting in-fornation to learn about Ukiah,Albee and the southern end ofUnatilla County that f feel ttis important to captur€ some ofthat history and that is l^Ihat fhave tried to do.x r'Many peopleliving in UmatiLLa County haverel-atives or friends who onceLived in the Ukiah-A1"bee area &since the fLavor of the regionis virtual-1"y unbLenished, CamasPrairie Country is a vital- pieceof our heritage. "

Above:The autho" as a chiLd in Ukiah

Cover Photo: Ukiah circa 1912

CONTENTS

DEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGE}'ENTS

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1. THE EARI,Y YEARS . . . . . . . . . . .A. Camas Prairie CountryB. Firs t White SettlersC. Indian War-L878

2. ALBA -ALBEE

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erss Origins's Ileyday0ffices-O1d

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UKIAH

settLAlba'AlbeePost Sites

A. Found ingB. Ukiah "Firsts"C. Ner.ts AccountsD. Lehnan-Hidaway Springs

4. GENEAOLoGIES. . . . . ,...,27-49A. HustonB. GambeeC. RhinehartD. MossieE. Mett ieF. MeengsG. KirkH. Mi 11sf. Hilbert-MartinJ. )CrOgglnK. Peterson -

l,. Arbuckl e-We is s enf 1uh

ECONOMICS .50-58

A. Teel frrigation Project.B. MiningC. The Dredge CarnpD. Loggint

RoDEO'S..... ....59_68

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A, Canas Prairie Cowboy ConventionB. Evergreen Riding Club

OU?LAI,IS ...69-72A. I4Iild & I"looLy Nolth ForkB. Horse Thieves

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8. THE SCHooL. ..,,..73-76

A. OLd & NewB. ChangesC. School teachers

9. UKrAH ToDAY ......77-86

A. fncorporationB. BusinessesC. New Wi.ldernes 6

D. 0dds & Ends.

t0. LISTS. .....87-98

A. Albee C eme t aryB. Ukiah C eme t aryC. Pos t offices-!tastersD. Ukiah craduates !926-f986

NOTES ON BIBLIOGRAPHY. . . . . .......1O0BIBLIOGRAPHYPHOTOGRAPH BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Cool and crlsp 0ctober dawnBorn of stars and moonwind songs

Cold with fros t and crackl i ng soundSnappi ng, biting, frozen ground

Rising sun ljfts up its headS'lor,rly bathes the sky in red

Pure and bri sk the mountain ai rThe cleansing feel of breezes fai r

Forest pines spread oui belowSo1id, stately, klngly rows

Fir and birch and tanarackAutumn co l ors on thei r backs

Fallen leaves float.down the streamSeem to pass on warn sunbeams

Though icy waters splish-splash byThey care not where they go, nor why

Up above an eagle fliesCare-free bird in ice-blue skles

Cari ng not what day this isJust soars above thi s I and of bliss

DE DI C ATION

cated to the menory of nyShi rl ey A. Beers

n the mountains near Uklah

Cautious deer return to bedsFull of browse to lay their heads

l,lhi le other creatures start to riseFull of life and nature-wise

Uistfully I sit and lookl{ondrring at thls nature's nook

I 'long to be as pure and freeAs one in this tranqui'l i ty l

Free to soar and free to breatheNot to wo r ry, not to weep

I'Jaking to this peaceful stghtNot afraid to sleep at night

Ever -faithful, loving GodHold me in your wondrous arms

Let me drean when I grow old0f alI the sights I now behold

And when I die, and if you pleaseLet it be beneath these trees

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AC KNOWLEDGEMENTS

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Sol'lEoNE once asked ne whyf had undertaken this projectsince its magnitude has beensonewhat overwhelning. I couldonl.y rep1y, "For the sake ofpreserving earLy historyi be-cause of my personal- fondnessfox the area and because f nustbc a litti"e bit "tetched.t'

In reality, f truly neantthe last pa"t of that statement .Itany times during the past twoyears as f worked on this bookI felt I rnust be insane!

Urs. Est6Ll-e BarkLow, Mrs.MableKerr, The East oregonian & theUmat i 1l a County Library.

A SPECIAL THANK YoU to Mr.L.L. Dickenson for alL his docu-ments and photographsi to Mr.Watt Scroggin for aLl hls tineand infornationi to MT. AlbertPeterson for the abundance ofdocuments, books, p ictures andinf orrna t ion.

ALso thank you to Mon, forthis was her idea and to Dadrwhohas such a nemory for nane s.

THANKS also to Mrs. AgnesMettie Rickort. Much of the in-formation contained in thi_s bookwould not have been possibLe ifit w€re not for her. Mrs. Rick-ett really labored to get a lotof information to ne about theG arnb e e-!Io s s ie-Mettie f atnilies.

I'1rs. nickert was born inU-kiah ln 1898 and at 88 years ofage is the oldest living personf could find fron the area.

Ithas onLy been throuth the won-derful help I've received fronso nany people that the concepthas finalLy becorne a teality.

I an indebted to many fortheir documents, photographs,newspaper6, personal letters,and rerniniscences, as nany ofthese are quite old and alL ofthen rnost precious.

MY THANKS go to Mrs. fdaSheff, Mr. Charles Kopp, JohnGambee,M.D., Mr. C. R. " Ke11y,'Huston, Mr. Charles Bright, Mr.Don Childs, Mrs. Susan Riddle,Mrs. Donna Dalton, Mrs. GordonChaprnan, Mrs. Trevah Hul d en,

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Camas Prairie CountryA H'STORY OF UKIAH-ALBEE

By

HOLLY JO HARER