as letters, contracts, mortgages, etc., is most all given there, so for any reference to these we refer to Vol. 17 of the transcript of evidence O. and C. R. R. vs. U. S. which is the index. This index is not a cross index but merely a topical index of the documents contained volume by volume.
Other references are given below.
Secondary:
Bancroft—Oregon, Vol. II. Carey—History of Oregon. Donaldson—Public Domain—Short Sketch of History of the Railroad Land. Haney—A Congressional History of Railvoays in U. S . to 1850. A Congressional History of Railvoays in U. S. 1850-1887. Himes and Lang—History of the Willamette Valley* Lyman—History of Oregon, Vol. IV . pages 225-276. Oregonian's Handbook, 1894. Schafer—History of Pacific Northwest. Scott—History of Portland.
Source Material:
Barry, Col. A . C . — Report on Preliminary Survey. Clarke, S. A .— The Oregon Central Railroad, Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, v. 7 . Elliott, S. G . — Report of Preliminary Survey, Multnomah County Library. Fenton, W. D . — Political History of Oregon, 1865-1876- Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, v. 3, pp. 41. Gaston, Joseph—Oregon Central Railroad. Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, v. 3, pp. 315-26 . Genesis of the Oregon Railvoay System. Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, v. 7, pp. 105-32 . —Portland, Its History and Builders. —Centennial History of Oregon. Inside History of the Oregon Central Railroad Company. Found in O.and C.R,R.vs. U.S., Vol.X. Holladay vs. Elliott— - Suit for Dissolution of Partnership. —Final Decision. Oregon Reports, Vol. 8. —Report of Referee. FoundinO.and C.R.R.vs. U.S. — Deposition of £• G. Elliott. J . C . Moreland, Referee. In Oregon Hist. Soc. Collection. —Documentary History of Oregon Central Railroad. Prepared as an exhibit in the case Holladay vs. Elliott by S. G . Elliott. Contains all documents in relation to the history of the Company. Mitchell—Letter to Judge Deady Asking Support. In Oregon Historical Society Collection. See Appendix.
Newspapers—The newspapers of the period are a fruitful source of information. In them are found letters from the people, notices by the company, protests against
