List of Settlers West of Rockies, 1842

By Elijah White, Indian Agent

From Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1842-1880. (Oregon Superintendency)

NATF 234, reel 607, frames 0112-0119

Extracted by Connie Lenzen, CGRS

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Name of head	Males over 18	Females over 18	Children	Acres under improvement	Bushels of wheat in 1842	Bush. of grain in 1842	Horses	Neat stock	Sheep	Hogs
Sutton, William	1						3
Spalding, H. H.	1	1	2
Whitman, Marcus	1	1	2	half breed children adopted into family
Craig, Willima	1	1	4				10
Conner, James	1	1	2				3
Carlo	1						3
Walker, E.	1	1	2
Littlejohn, J. B.	1	1	1
Eells, Cushing	1	1	1
Brown, Mrs. Mary		2					1
Munger, Mrs.		1	1				1	1
Cooper, James F.	1						3
Am B. C. F. Mission							70	110	100	50
Demers, Rev. Mr.	1
Langlois, Rev. Mr.	1

Settlement at Cowlitz North of the Columbia River of 13 Canadian Families under the charge at this time of Rev. Mr. Boldue consisting of 60 souls the number of their stock &c. unknown.

From the best information which can be obtained the H. B. Comp.West of the Rocky Mountains Raised in 1842 :

10,000 bush. of Wheat

10,000 lbs of Butter

In possession of:

7,000 head of Sheep

2,000 head of Cows

2,000 head of Horses

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