Oregon Economic Miscellany, 1860-1881.

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Oregon Economic Miscellany, 1860-1881.

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Letters and reports sent to A.L. Bancroft & Co., J.S. Hittell, and Ira G. Hoitt concerning various aspects of Oregon economic development. Some items concerning Oregon Steam Navigation Company, Oregon and California Railroad Company, Oregon Improvement Co., fishing and packing operations, water-power, etc. Each item cataloged separately; search under title: Oregon Economic Miscellany.

Originals : 8 folders in 1 portfolio.Copies : partial microfilm reel (24 exposures) : negative (Rich.106:3) and positive.

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Oregon Steam Navigation Company.

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Oregon Improvement Company

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Mining and transportation company of Washington state, 1888-1896. Henry Villard founded the Oregon Improvement Company in 1880 as a central component in his attempt to dominate the economy of the Pacific Northwest by linking rail, river, and ocean transport. The OIC owned coal mines in western Washington, four small railroads, and a steamship company. They suffered financial problems from the start, and competition for the San Francisco coal market was stiff. They tried ...

Hittell, John S. (John Shertzer), 1825-1901

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J.S. Hittell was born December 25, 1825 in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pa. His family moved to Hamilton, a town in Southwestern Ohio, in 1832. Hittell graduated from "Miami University" in 1843, and returned to Hamilton to practice law with the office of John Woods. In the spring of 1849, Hittell was in Ottawa, Illinois. On May 1, 1849 he left the bank of the Missouri River with a company of adventurers en route to California. They arrived at the Sacramento River on Sept. 19th. Hittell spent the w...

Hoitt, Ira G., 1833-1905.

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A.L. Bancroft & Company.

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Oregon and California Railroad Company

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