Captain Scarborough: Medium size, good looking; father of Edward Scarborough, of Cathlamet; had a Chinook wife; made frequent trips to England in command of Hudson Bay vessels, and introduced pigs and Shanghai chickens from China; also took pains to bring ornamental shrubbery, perhaps introduced the "Mission Rose."
Captain Brotchie: Another sea captain on Hudson Bay vessels; introduced from England the "Brotchie" potato, an early kidney variety.
Robert Newell: A very fine man; Labonte's captain when in the Indian war of '56, stationed at Vancouver.
Calvin Tibbetts: Came with Wyeth.
Alexander Duncan: Captain of the Dryad; came in the river when Labonte lived at Scappoose; particular friend of Birnie's.
Thomas McKay: About six feet tall; walked with a limp; never was scared; very keen eyes; shot "War Eagle" in Cayuse war.
COMMUNICATIONS.
EARLY SCHOOLS IN LANE COUNTY.
Latham, Oregon, February 6, 1902.