Charles McAnally Irvine
CHARLES MCANALLY IRVINE, son of MELISSA V. GIBSON and JOHN MICHAEL IRVINE, was born December 2, 1875 in Kansas,7905 and died May 24, 1948 in Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon.7905 He is buried in Granite Hill Cemetery, Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon.7905
Newspaper Articles
Coquille Valley Sentinel, January 13, 192210614
E. B. Finley just received a letter from C. M. Irvine, of Fitzgerald, Canada. He is a brother of R. H. Irvine, of Coquille. The letter was dated December13. Mack says he is in the Land of the Frozen Sun, on the Slave River. The ice is already 29 inches thick, and the inhabitants say cold weather has not set in yet. He says there are two trappers to every rat. The nearest settlement is Peace River Crossing, and that is 680 miles away. It is over 1200 miles to the Arctic. Of course, there are trading posts about every 100 miles and they all want to sell something and everything is cheap. Bacon is a dollar a pound; a 3-lb pail of lard is $3.50; Sugar $60 per 100; flour $12.00 per sack. He adds, "I will not tell you what tobacco is worth for I know you would laugh." Slave River, is about the size of the Columbia, but a more rapid stream. It froze over Oct. 26 and will stay frozen until June 1st.
Meat is plentiful there, such as bear, moose and caribou. Lots of Buffalo, too, but they are protected.
last fall the geese and ducks were plentiful and they have some they killed early in October frozen up solid. THe Indians laughed at his fishing tackle, for they seldom catch a fish under 25 pounds—from that to 60 pounds. He says it is too tame there for them and they aim on going on to the Territory next year.
The sun rises about 10:30 or almost rises and goes down in the same place.
They made a scow and put oars on it and went down the river. They were on the river nineteen days; but he did not get tired watching the Northern Lights play in the sky. They are never twice the same, always changing. They are caused by the electricity in the air and you can hear it sizzle and fizz as they dart back and forth across the skies.
They have to light their glim about three p. m., but they have about two and a half hours twilight. Mack says he is bound to have him a dog team next winter. They have two mails in winter and three in summer. THink they will do pretty well there, for the spring catch is always the best and they have over $600.00 now. He has not had a letter from any one since he left Coquille.
Census Records
| Date | Location | Enumerated Names |
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| June 10, 188010507 | Ashland, Jackson, Oregon |
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| June 22, 190010535 | Tule Lake, Klamath, Oregon |
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| April 23, 193010598 | Selma, Josephine, Oregon |
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| April 13, 19402798 | Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon |
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