From 1906 through 1910 granddad was sheriff of Clackamas County, Oregon. His father-in-law, John Myers, my great-grandfather, had preceded him in that office from 1868 until 1870. Granddad was elected judge in Clackamas County in 1910. (More information is available on the web site “Sheriffs of Clackamas County.”)
Granddad participated in the Alaskan gold rush from 1897 to 1898. The story is that he and his partner had gathered a goodly stash of gold. They were preparing to pack up and leave before the winter set in when granddad fell through the ice in the Yukon. Upon seeing this, the partner took the opportunity to pick up the gold, set fire to the cabin, and high-tail it out of there.
The story goes on that granddad managed to get out of the river by freezing his mittens to the ice and pulling himself out.
When granddad returned home to Oregon he was said to have fifty dollars more than when he left for Alaska. That money, supposedly, was won from the ship’s purser at poker.
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