[or-roots] Diamond Ranch, Oregon

[Cuprum4445 at aol.com]

It's frustrating when history gets recorded wrong, especially about  our 
families.  People quote poorly researched histories, without citing  primary 
sources, and they're trusted by people.  We genealogists know to  check original 
sources, but it's hard to change written "histories."  I  don't know of any way 
of setting records straight, other than writing our own  family history and 
incorporating our documentation.  Even if we  do that though, our books wouldn't 
be read by very many people.  
 
Glen should be able to obtain land records to prove his ancestor Albert  Hugh 
Robie was Mace McCoy's partner in the Diamond Ranch endeavor.  I'm  sure I've 
heard the Robie name in connection with Harney County history  before.  We've 
been to the Diamond area and we were pleased to learn from  Glen how the area 
got it's name from the cattle brand.  There might be an  old cattle brand 
book in Harney County showing the Diamond brand and it's  owners.
 
How can we correct mistakes in history?  What do you listers  suggest we do 
with situations like Glen's  problem?         Gerrie
 
 
 
In a message dated 8/17/2008 5:18:54 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
glenkc7mbm at comcast.net writes:

For all that may be interested the history on the Diamond hotel is not  
entirely correct, Mace McCoy was a partner of my Great Grandfather Albert Hugh  
Robie,Albert bought out Mace and was selling to Pete French when he died, he  was 
one of the men with Pete French and his cowhands when attacked by the  
Bannocks at the start of that war, the Diamond was the cattle brand that Mace  and 
Albert Had and that is where the Diamond area gets it's name.
Glen
 
--
Glen A. Jones
 

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From: Cuprum4445 at aol.com 
Glen,  This link tells about the current Hotel Diamond at Diamond,  Oregon, 
near Burns:
_Diamond Hotel  in the heart of the Steens Mountain and Malheur area of 
Eastern  Oregon_ (http://www.central-oregon.com/hoteldiamond/history.html) 
You might write the owners to see if they can help you find the  pictures you 
desire.
There is also a museum in Burns that might be able to help you.
Gerrie 
 
 
In a message dated 8/11/2008 12:08:02 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
glenkc7mbm at comcast.net writes:

Hope listers may be able to help.
This past week I was in Idaho and picked up a book at the Owyhee  County 
Historical Society,
Titled "Owyhee Cattlemen 1878-1978 100 years in the Saddle" By  Mildretta 
Adams Publisher "Owyhee Publishing" Homedale Idaho, the book had  a photo of my 
Great Grandfathers Ranch at Diamond Oregon near Burns, (A.  H. Robie Diamond 
Ranch).
The Publisher and the Owyhee County Historical Society have no idea  what 
happened to the photos after Mildretta passed away and many people  includeing 
myself have inquired about copies of some of the photos in the  book, all would 
like to know what happened to the photos or if someone has  them, I have sent 
this same message on the Idaho Genweb, if anyone  knows about these photos 
contact the publisher or me, it would be a big  loss to history and genealogy if 
these photos are lost.
Mildretta was a Author and Curator of the Silver City Idaho Museum  until her 
death.
 
Glen Jones Portland, Oregon
_glenkc7mbm at comcast.net_ (mailto:glenkc7mbm at comcast.net) 
 
--
Glen A.  Jones


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