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Pettigrew Amendment Clarifies Forest Reserves Management [otd 06/04]
Senator Pettigrew. Library of Congress.On June 4, 1897, President William McKinley signed a "Sundry Civil Appropriations" bill, which included an amendment crucial to the development of our national...
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Eleven Dead, Millions in Damages Due to Teton Dam Failure [otd 06/05]
On the morning of Saturday, June 5, 1976, observers noticed a major leak in the north abutment of the Teton Dam. This came after two days of increasing seepage. Within about three hours, a whirlpool in...
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U. S. Army Shifts More Troops into Idaho Territory
On June 5, 1863, The Oregonian reported on activities in Walla Walla, Washington: “Major Truax has been ordered to Lapwai – probably to take command of the post there. It is thought that Col....
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Weiser Stockman and Irrigation Developer Thomas Galloway [otd 06/06]
Tom Galloway. Illustrated History.Weiser pioneer Thomas C. Galloway was born June 6, 1837 in Iowa County, Wisconsin. He was a teenager when the family emigrated along the Oregon Trail to Yamhill...
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Steamboat Competition Squelched on the Columbia and Snake Rivers
The San Francisco Evening Bulletin received a story, dated June 6, 1863, from “Our Own Correspondent” in Portland for publication in the newspaper. He began, “All the world knows that during this...
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Farm Equipment Dealer and Agricultural Developer Sylvester Hill [otd 06/07]
Agricultural pioneer Sylvester Hill was born June 7, 1855 in Dekalb County, Illinois. Bolstered by a business school education, he first worked as a traveling salesman for the Deering Harvester...
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Boise Basin Mines Hard to Reach, Rough When You Get there.
On June 7, 1863, a miner who identified himself as “Hal” wrote a letter to The Oregonian from Placerville, Idaho Territory. He had started from Walla Walla “in company with three others.” A good part...
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Silver City Volunteers Battle Bannock Indians at South Mountain [otd 06/08]
On June 8, 1878, a loose column of Silver City volunteers moved generally southward along South Mountain Creek. Angry Bannocks led by Chief Buffalo Horn were trying to join possible allies in Oregon....
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Lewiston Still Optimistic about Its Role, Plans a Road South
On June 8, 1863, The Oregonian published a report that began, “The Lewiston people were greatly rejoiced last Tuesday, at the arrival of a party from Boise, bringing $50,000 worth of gold dust, who...
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Treaty of 1863 Reduces Nez Perce Reservation, Sows Seeds of Trouble [otd 06/09]
On June 9, 1863, U. S. government negotiators concluded a treaty with the Nez Percés Indians. That treaty substantially reduced the "official" reservation, and promoted tensions that would bear ill...
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Treaty Reduces Nez Perce Indian Reservation
For this particular date, my regular "On This Day" article does double duty, being also relevant for the Sesquicentennial.
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Intermountain Good Roads Association Meets in Boise [otd 06/10]
On Tuesday, June 10, 1913, the Fourth Annual Convention of the Intermountain Good Roads Association opened in Boise. Convention sessions ran through Thursday evening, with such topics as "Good Enough...
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Boise Basin Mines Thriving, but Water Becoming a Problem
On Jun 10, 1863, a miner wrote a letter from Placerville, from which portions were later extracted for publication in the San Francisco Evening Bulletin. The writer began, “Plenty of gold; it beats...
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Prolific and World Famous Bridge Designer David Steinman [otd 06/11]
D. B. Steinman.Boston College collections.David Barnard Steinman, considered one of the greatest bridge designers of all time, was born June 11, 1886 in New York City. He grew up almost literally in...
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Irrigation Developer, Idaho Governor, and U. S. Senator James Brady [otd 06/12]
Senator and Governor James H. Brady.Library of Congress.U. S. Senator and Idaho Governor James Henry Brady was born June 12, 1862 in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. According to the biography in J. H....
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Twin Falls County Sheriff Howard Van Ausdeln [otd 6/13]
Twin Falls County Sheriff Howard C. Van Ausdeln was born June 13, 1868 in Crawford County, Kansas, in the southeast corner of the state. He farmed and ran stock in Kansas until he was about thirty...
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Florence Miners Doing Well and Feeling Optimistic
On June 13, 1863, The Oregonian reported that, “We were permitted yesterday to read a letter from Florence, written by an entirely reliable gentleman there, who says that the prospects of the miners in...
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President Andrew Johnson Defines Fort Hall Indian Reservation [otd 06/14]
President Johnson, 1870-1880.Library of Congress.On June 14, 1867, President Andrew Johnson approved an executive order devised by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The order defined a reservation bounded...
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Oregon Treaty of 1846 Largely Settles U. S.-Canadian Border [otd 06/15]
President Polk. Library of Congress.On June 15, 1846, the United States and Great Britain reached an agreement that settled almost all the remaining disputes about the border between the U. S. and...
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Northern Gold Activities Mixed, Many Headed for Boise Basin [otd 06/16]
A correspondent who signed himself as “Mudsill” wrote a letter from Lewiston on June 16, 1863, that was published in The Oregonian a week later. He said, “I arrived at this place yesterday evening. The...
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