Voices of the Oregon Territory
Conversations with Bullwhackers, Muleskinners, Pioneers, Prospectors, '49ers, Indian Fighters, Trappers, Ex-Barkeepers, Authors, Preachers, Poets and Near Poets & All Sorts & Conditions of Men
The Lockley Files by Fred Lockley (1871-1958), compiled and Edited by Mike Helm
e.g. "We started with two wagons and eight oxe. We got here with oe wagon, drawn by an ox and a cow." William M. Billyeau, Pioneer of 1852, Jefferson, Oregon
First edition published in 1981 Copyright by Rainy Day Press,Eugene, Oregon; library of congress #81-50845; internation standard book number 0-931742-09-9
"After all is said and done, people are just folks, and if you feel a real and sincere interestin them, and if you are a good asker and a good listener, you will be rewarded by getting good human interest stories." --Fred Lockley
includes index of people and places