| Title | Scenes and incidents of Oregon Territory |
| Publication Type | Newspaper Article |
| Year of Publication | 1858 |
| Authors | Leslie, Frank |
| Secondary Title | Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper |
| Pagination | p.332-333 |
| Date Published | 1858, Apr.24 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley Microfilm AP2 .L4 |
| Keywords | Fort Umpqua, history, Native Americans, Umpqua Indians, Umpqua River estuary, Winchester Bay, Wood’s Bay |
| Notes | Interesting early description of the first (white) settlements on the Umpqua, and the surrounding area. Illustrated with sketches by Captain Albert Lyman. “The character of the country at the mouth of the river is bold, wild and unfriendly in its aspect, and impresses one with a feeling of loneliness. Low sand spits confine the river as it mingles with the ocean to a narrow and well defined channel, and hold the commodious harbor in their embrace. . . At a short distance from the mouth the river swells northward, forming Wood’s and Winchester Bays, both small indentations: the former the usual place of anchorage, and the latter noted for the abundance of fish and shell-fish it furnishes.” (p.332) The Library of Congress has posted online illustrations from this article. |
