On September 4, 1930, the Ontario Argus, the local paper for Ontario, Malheur county, Oregon, began running an historical column written by Jacob Ray Gregg.  The column was called,
"An Intimate History of the Early Days of Malheur County, Oregon"
'BEGINNING THE STORY OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF PROMINENT PIONEERS AS TOLD TO J. R. GREGG FORMERLY POSTMASTER AND PIONEER PUBLISHER'

The column not only told of many interesting facts about the people of the pioneer era of Malheur county, but also included many names prominent in the Washoe valley, which is now Payette county, Idaho. These stories give an excellent description of the early life of the Malheur area and it's pioneers.

Thank you to the
Ontario Argus Observer for giving me permission to share these articles. 







Little Bits About The Early Days Of Malheur County
Here is an index and link directly to each article.  I have tried to note Surnames as well as area names.  Enjoy your trip back in to the history of Malheur county.

Sept. 4, 1930-The early beginnings; Davis, Gregg.

Sept. 11, 1930-Fort Boise

Sept. 18, 1930-Piute & Bannock Indian Wars; Howard, Moffitt, McGregor, Masters.

Sept. 25, 1930-Washoe Bottom; Stroup, McGregor, Pence, Brown, Carter, Kiesel.

Oct. 2, 1930-Washoe Ferry, Malheur City; Rinehart, Emison, Packwood, Brinnon, Payne, Butler, Morton, Draper, Mink, Clark, Stroup, Thorp, Clement, O'Brien, Dunbar.

Oct. 9, 1930-Malheur Butte, Washoe Bottom; Emison, Brinnon, Stroup, Smith, Brosnan, Shafer.

Oct. 16, 1930-Stroup, Draper, Hall, Ingersol, Brinnon, Scott, Rutherford, Hope.

Oct. 23, 1930-Scar-Face Charley, Chief Joseph, Brosnan, Brinnon, Stroup, Smith, Cole.

Oct. 30, 1930-Stroup, Wamack, Brinnon, Shafer, Stark, Emison, Kennedy, Wilkiss, Gatch, Jacobson, Donahue, Rice, Cole, Harris.

Nov. 6, 1930-Chief Joseph, Scar Face Charley, Miles, Draper.

Nov. 13, 1930-Scar Face Charley, Capt. Jack, Hubbard, Doty, Brinnon, Draper, Emison, Stroup, Morton, Morfitt, MacGregor, Howard.

Nov. 20, 1930-Washoe Bottom, Nyssa, Ontario; Brinnon, Stark, Emison, Locket, Jones, Pogue, Welch, Carter, Oft, Reese, Plummer.

Nov. 27, 1930-Washoe Bottom, Ontario, Boomerang, Payette; Clement, Plummer, Mack, Davis, Greer, Morton, O'Brien, Dyer, Dunbar, Manson, Rinehart, Morfitt, Libby, Smith, Virtue, Richardson, McGregor, Sevey.

Dec. 4, 1930-Verses composed by Mr. McGregor about early pioneer life.

Dec. 11, 1930-Ontario's first name, hotels, schools; Morton, Kroessin, McGregor, Brown, Crawford, Rutherford, Turner.

Dec. 18, 1930-Early Malheur county towns, Beginnings of Ontario & Payette, Malheur City, Washoe, Falk Store; Glenn, Rinehart, Murray, Wells, Holland, Tillson, Scott, Strahorn, Clement, Stroup, Thorp, Waters, Moss, Smith, Richardson, Morfitt, Virtue. 

Dec. 25, 1930-Early buildings of Ontario, Washoe sawmill; Virtue, Clement, King, Morton, Scott, Fraser, Shelly, Morfitt, Richardson, Rutheford, Hulery, Boyer, Strahorn, Thorp, Rossi, Ridenbaugh.


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