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ACCESSIONS. 341 Broadaxe. Brought from Missouri to Oregon in 1844 by Joseph Parrot, Sr. He caused it to be made in New York some time in the thirties, and used it for hewing timbers for the Erie Canal at Lock- port. It was taken to Frankfort, Ky., in 1839, and used on the same kind of work. In 1841 it was removed to Missouri. In 1845 it was used for hewing the timbers for the Catholic Church, Oregon City. In 1849 it was used at Ft. George (Astoria), and in 1850 Mr. Parrot used it at Oregon City in getting out the timbers for Doctor McLough- lin's granary and the first courthouse in Clackamas County. Donated by Joseph Parrot, Jr., Glenwood, Washington. Piece of whetstone schist from ballast brought into the Columbia River by Hudson Bay Company's vessels, and deposited on the Columbia River beach at the site of the first sawmill in the "Oregon Country," built by Dr. John McLoughlin in 1827-28, six miles above Vancouver. This contained black tourmalines and red garnets, and probably came from the coast of Japan or China. Powderhorn made in Rowan County, North Carolina, in 1789, by William Henly. Brought to Oregon in 1870 by his grandson, R. S. Henley, by whom it was placed in the custody of the Historical So- ciety. Kentucky Rifle. Originally a flint-lock. Was bought of Benjamin Cornelius, Buchanan County, Mo., early in 1844, by Joshua McDaniel, and brought by the latter across the plains to Oregon that year. In 1848 it was carried in the Cayuse war by Mr. McDaniel. and in 1849 was taken by him to the gold mines in California. It was also used in the Rogue River Indian war in 1853. Mr. McDaniel was a skillful marksman and an intrepid hunter. While crossing the plains he killed seven buffalo, and in Oregon many bear, deer, and elk. It was changed to a percussion gun in 1850 by John Edes in Polk County. The pet name of this famous gun is " Betsey Baker." Powderhorn and bullet pouch accompanying the gun. The former was found early in 1848 at the site of the Whitman Mission, six miles west of Walla Walla, Wash., where the famous massacre of November 29-30, 1847, was perpetrated; the latter was brought across the plains in 1844. (The three foregoing articles placed in the keeping of the society by Joshua McDaniel, Rickreall, Oregon.) Kentucky Rifle. Made in Perry ville,Md., in 1835, by W. H. Brown for W. B. Partlow to kill prairie chickens with. Taken to Indiana in 1840, and brought from that State to Oregon in 1852 and used by Mr. Partlow as a hunting gun in Clackamas County for many years. Loaned by Mr. Partlow, Oregon City. Brass Kettle. Bought at Smith's Ferry, Pa., in 1847. Brought across the plains to Oregon in 1853 by John and Mrs. Amanda Barnes, and used constantly up to 1903. Loaned by Mrs. Amanda Barnes-Dee.