Sawmills

Scope and Contents The materials provide research on the town of Butte Falls and the Sawmill site at Big Butte Creek Falls. The materials contain oral history interviews with Charles Patton, Elga Abbott, and handwritten narrative by Earnest Smith, an early Butte Falls citizen. There are images of Jackson County Deeds, the Commissioner's Journal from July 1911, and the petition of incorporation and organization of the town, as well as newspaper articles. Additional materials include correspondence regarding...

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The two reports in this folder include information on the history of the Lakeview district in South-Central Oregon. The materials document the migrants use of land as they arrived in Oregon to begin a new life. The documents focus on the years 1910 through 1936. The reports concern the Lumber Industry and its effects on the land. The importance of the railroads and the role of politics are also noted.

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The materials relate to the history of the town of Selma. One document is a short piece called "Sawmills of the Selma Area" by Joseph E. Goode, and the other is titled "Downtown Selma in 1905." Both documents are undated.

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The Butte Falls Mill Development Feasibility Study documents the history of the Butte Falls Sawmill. An archaeological and an interpretive survey are used to define the mill. Materials discuss the evaluation process and the development proposals of the area. The title is bound in two volumes.