Scott, Felix
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Captain [[Scott, Felix|Felix Scott]] abandoned an earlier claim in Pleasant Hill to move to a site on the [[McKenzie River]] in [[1849]]. Here he dug an extensive mill race and established a sawmill in [[1851]]-[[1852]] on the south bank of the river. He hired [[Stevens, William M.|Stevens]] to build a double log house for his family (Surveyor General’s Office 1855; Walling 1884:451,454). Scott’s son, [[Scott, Felix Jr.| Felix Scott, Jr.]], later blazed the wagon road that was the forerunner of the present-day [[McKenzie River Highway]] (Corning 1956:217-218). | Captain [[Scott, Felix|Felix Scott]] abandoned an earlier claim in Pleasant Hill to move to a site on the [[McKenzie River]] in [[1849]]. Here he dug an extensive mill race and established a sawmill in [[1851]]-[[1852]] on the south bank of the river. He hired [[Stevens, William M.|Stevens]] to build a double log house for his family (Surveyor General’s Office 1855; Walling 1884:451,454). Scott’s son, [[Scott, Felix Jr.| Felix Scott, Jr.]], later blazed the wagon road that was the forerunner of the present-day [[McKenzie River Highway]] (Corning 1956:217-218). | ||
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Revision as of 19:15, 13 August 2007
Captain Felix Scott abandoned an earlier claim in Pleasant Hill to move to a site on the McKenzie River in 1849. Here he dug an extensive mill race and established a sawmill in 1851-1852 on the south bank of the river. He hired Stevens to build a double log house for his family (Surveyor General’s Office 1855; Walling 1884:451,454). Scott’s son, Felix Scott, Jr., later blazed the wagon road that was the forerunner of the present-day McKenzie River Highway (Corning 1956:217-218).
