The ox team : or, The old Oregon trail, 1852-1906 . RAIL 111 and east it upon the pile surrounding the baseof the monument. CAMP NO. 34. At this camp, on April 12, the Twist ox kickedme and almost totally disabled my right leg fora month and probably has resulted in permanentinjury. j\lueh had. to be left undone that other-wise could have been accomplished, but I am re-joiced that it was no worse and thankful to thekind friends that worked so ardently to accom-plish what has been done, an account of whichfollows. BAKER CITY, OREGON. The citizens of Baker City lent a willing earto the suggestio
The ox team : or, The old Oregon trail, 1852-1906 . RAIL 111 and east it upon the pile surrounding the baseof the monument. CAMP NO. 34. At this camp, on April 12, the Twist ox kickedme and almost totally disabled my right leg fora month and probably has resulted in permanentinjury. j\lueh had. to be left undone that other-wise could have been accomplished, but I am re-joiced that it was no worse and thankful to thekind friends that worked so ardently to accom-plish what has been done, an account of whichfollows. BAKER CITY, OREGON. The citizens of Baker City lent a willing earto the suggestion to erect a monument on thehigh school ground to perpetuate the memory ofthe old Trail and to honor the pioneers who madeit, although the Trail is off to the north six fine granite shaft was provided and dedicatedwhile I tarried, and an inscribed stone markerset in the Trail. Eight hundred school childrencontributed an aggregate of |60 to place a chil-drens bronze tablet on this shaft. The moneyfor this work was placed in the hands of the. THE OLD OllEGON TUAIL 119 school directors. Two thousand people partici-pated in the ceremony of dedication on the 19th,and all were proud of the worlc. A wave of gen-uine enthusiasm prevailed, and many of the au-dience lingered long after the exercises were photograph of the Old Timer was talienafter the ceremonies of the dedication, and manya moistened eye attested the interest talien in theimpromptu reunion. OLD MOUNT PLEASANT, OREGON. Sixteen miles out from Baker City at StrawRanch, set an inscribed stone at an importantintersection. At Old Mount Pleasant I met theowner of the place where I wanted to plant thestone (always, though, in the public highway)and asked him to contribute, but he refused andtreated me with scant courtesy. Thirteen youngmen and one lady, hearing of the occurrence,contributed the cost of the stone and |6 tent was filled with people till 9 :00 oclockat night. The next day, while planting th
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