[or-roots] Diamond Ranch, Oregon

Wed Aug 20 08:47:18 PDT 2008

Gerrie
One bad thing on Mildretta's book Owyee Cattlemen, is no one seems to know what happened to her things after she passed away, none of her manuscripts were found, a number of people have inquired of the publisher about copies of photos from the book, we are hoping they have not been thrown away but are stored somewhere and hope to locate them, so that those who would like copies of the photos can get them and the publisher would like to republish the book.
The Burns Library and Historical Socity are looking, as well as the Museum at Murphy, and I have someone checking the museum at Grandview where everything from the Silver City Museum was moved, I have also sent a letter to Mike Hanley.
The Idaho Historical Society has nothing, that they can find anyway.
It would be a terrible loss to Genealogy and History if these photos and data are lost.
Glen Jones Portland 

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Glen
I'm glad your ancestor has received proper credit in some history books.  I probably saw the Robie name when we took a loop tour of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge last year and and went to see the Diamond area.  My sister-in-law's sister-in-law (that's not a typo!) works at the Diamond Hotel.  The bird museum there is wonderful, but not as well kept as it used to be.  We stopped at a store on that loop that has ranch related articles and lots of good western books.  

In 1980, my father-in-law gave us Mildretta Adams' book: "Owyhee Cattlemen 1878 - 1978, 199 Years In The Saddle."  I just now pulled it from my bookshelf & found good information on A. H. Robie on page 189, along with the ranch photo. Eastern Oregonians will always be grateful to Mildretta Adams and Mike Hanley for putting our side of Oregon down on paper for posterity.  These authors show a passion for our history. 

My father-in-law, Don Stults was born in La Grande and moved with his family to Jordan Valley in 1917 to homestead on the dry land high desert.  The last of that family sold the ranch a few years ago, but we had one fun family reunion there some time ago, while all but one of the siblings was living.  One of the aunties said that 10 acres of Treasure Valley soil produced much better than 100 acres of the Jordan Valley homestead.  You can't beat the Jordan Valley people and boy do they turn out for a former J. V. person's funeral!

That Murphy, Idaho Museum and book store is a good one.  We went there this year, and we couldn't resist buying Mike Hanley's newer book - it's at our cabin now, and I can't remember it's name.  Mike's other passion is researching & acurately restoring old stage coaches.  He drives them in parades and has participated in wagon train recreations.  Mike's an amazing guy.

Gerrie

Gerrie

In a message dated 8/20/2008 7:42:54 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, glenkc7mbm at comcast.net writes:
Gerrie
Just to set the record straight, a number of history books for the area have the correct info on the Diamond Area, I also have copies of the probate records thanks to Sandy Flory, Oregon geographic names when the 8th edition comes out will have corrected information about the Diamond Area and Ft. (Camp) Harney also.
Glen

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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

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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
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

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