The letters from Jesse Applegate to his brother Lisbon Applegate (1803-1875) discuss family affairs, life in Oregon, land transactions, literature, politics, the Provisional Government, and his exploration of a new route from Fort Hall to the Willamet...
Description:
Jesse Applegate joined the 1843 emigration to Oregon from Missouri, led the 1845 party that opened the southern road or "Applegate Trail" into Oregon, and was a member of the 1845 committee establishing the Provisional Government of Oregon.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, Umpqua River Valley (Or.), and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Applegate, Jesse, 1811-1888., Applegate, Lisbon, 1803-1875., Farrar, William H., McKinlay, Archibald, 1811-1891., Preston, Jno. B. (John B.), and Allan and McKinlay.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Mines and mineral resources, Description and travel, and Politics and government
Photographs compiled by an unidentified compiler of the Black Butte Mine in Lane County, Oregon, 1910-1920. Depicted are the mining camp and unidentified miners in mines or at mine shaft entrances. The only photograph with a caption is of an illustrat...
Description:
The Black Butte Mine, a mercury mine in Lane County, Oregon, was in operation from the 1890s until the late 1960s.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, and Lane County (Or.)
Subject (Name):
Lange, Edward, 1846-1912. and Black Butte Mine.
Subject (Topic):
Mercury, Mercury mines and mining, Miners, Mines and mineral resources, and Mining camps
