Note: This page is meant to be in addition to the 2014, Spring Hunt Umpqua Trapper. It is an updated and revised source list with links to anything that can be found via internet.
Clarence E. Eddy, the “Poet Prospector”
There were many Poet Prospector’s in Clarence’s time, but only two were notable one was Hannibal “Seven Devils” Johnson, and the other was Clarence E. Eddy. Clarence changed history where ever he went. He was a noted metals miner, an editor of newspapers and journals, a writer of some exquisite American poetry about the west. He wrote songs, he lived his life, he left some documentation – Herein are links to some of that.
The Clarence Eddy Bar
The following is a list of sources used in researching this article. When completed, the links will link to websites, publications, documents, and pdf versions old documents, newspapers, etc.
Websites
Ancestry.com – Various family trees & documents used for this research.
Findagrave.com -various memorials used for this research.
Bureau of Land Management [Land Patent Records] [China Ditch History]
Oregon State Parks [PDF of Nomination of China Ditch on North Myrtle Creek for National Register of Historic Places, i.e. Sale of property from TB & Sophia Speake for China Ditch. As written by Historian, Stephen Dow Beckham]
Part of the record!
City of Myrtle Creek [PDF City 1990-2000 Comprehensive Plan includes history, i.e. Lazarus Wright]
Oregon Archaeological Services
History of the South Beach, A Brief History of Westport; by Ruth McCausland
National Park Service -various histories of mining areas in the Pacific North West
Washington State Digital Archives
University of Washington, Digital Collections
Idaho Songs Project –Meet Gary Eller
Mountain West Digital Library – found marriage records here.
Nevada’s Womens History Project – It lists one of Clarence E. Eddy’s song, and calls him the “Poet Prospector of Nevada”
Idaho Humanities Council –Meet Gary Eller
Oregon Historical Records Index, Digital Collection
Descendants of Johannis Speake
Oregon State Hospital Museum Project
The Legend of Israel Fisk Eddy
Publications
The Umpqua Trapper, Spring 2012 Issue. By Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder
Death Valley and the Amargosa, By Richard E. Lingenfelter, pages 275, 291,
Postcards from the State of Jefferson, By Gail L. Fiorini-Jenner, Bernita L. Tickner
The Doctor in Oregon. Larsell, Olaf., Portland, Oregon Historical Society, 1947, 557.
Persons Buried in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon; Who Were Sent Over From Dr. Hawthorne’s Insane Asylum from 1867–1879, By Connie Lenzen, CG [Document]
The Pinnacle of Parnassus, Eddy, Clarence E., 1902 [Free Google Ebook]
The House of Hell; The Ballad of Blackfoot, Eddy, Clarence E., 1909 [Free Google Ebook]
The Burros Bray; A Book of ‘Pomes, Eddy, Clarence E., 1922
Ballads of Heaven and Hell, Eddy,Clarence E., 1923 [Free at Archive.org]
The Burro’s Bray, Eller, P Gary, Idaho Songs Project, 2012
The House of Hell; A Ballad of Blackfoot., Eller, P Gary, Idaho Songs Project, 2012
The Pinnacle of Parnassus., Eller P Gary., Idaho Songs Project, 2012
Ballads of Heaven and Hell., Eller, P Gary, Idaho Songs Project, 2012
Documents
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 Federal Census Records from several areas, Including: Douglas County, Myrtle Creek, Page 6
1860 Federal Census, Nebraska
1860 Federal Census, Missouri, TB Speake Family
1910 Federal Census. Showing George W. Speake in Whitman County, WA. His son, Oswald Speake is just a few houses down the road!
Correspondence; Peggy A. Rowe-Snyder & P. Gary Eller, 2010 – 2014
1892 Tacoma City Directory ~ Portland City Directory ~ Salt Lake City Directory
Commitment Record of Emmaline Speake Eddy, #327, Oregon Historical Records Index.
Estate & Probate papers of George Washington Speake, Josephine County, Oregon
Guardianship records of Ralph, Henry, and Florence Beane, State of Oregon Historical Records Index.
Adoption records of Clarence E. Eddy, Oregon Historical Records Index
Probate records of James H. Beane, Douglas County Court House, Roseburg, Oregon [Info]
A note received from James H. Beane’s estate by Emma Speake Beane
Marriage, Birth, Death Certificates, Marriage Returns, and Marriage Licenses. [Ancestry.com, State Archives, University Archives, etc]
Clarence E Eddy / Juanita Garson Marriage Return
Clarence & Juanita’s marriage certificate
Marriage Certificate of
Matthew T. Eddy, Sr and
Emily Blake
Newspapers
Elko Daily Free Press [11-15-1952] [11-17-1952]
-Concerning Ralph W. Beane
11-15-1952 elko daily free press
Elko Daily Free Press
11-17-1952
Twin Falls Times (Idaho) Monday, July 01, 1918, page 7 [Twin Falls Anthem – Clarence’s Anthem “Hail Thee, Idaho” on the lower right of the page.]
Medford Mail Tribune (Medford, OR.) 1909-1989, November 04, 1909, Page 4
[Medford Mail Tribune]
East Oregonian, Pendleton, Umatilla County, OR. October 24, 1908, Page 4
Daily East Oregonian Pendleton Or Oct 24 1908
The Daily Alta, San Francisco, California, 1886-1892 (various issues concerning the murder of Matthew T. Eddy, Sr. and the trial of the accused.)
Harry Huff Sentence Affirmed Daily Alta California March 31 1887
Huff Shot Eddy Daily Alta January 22 1886
Huff Pardoned Daily Alta June 18 1890
The San Francisco Call, 1886-1892 (various issues mostly concerning the murder of Matthew T. Eddy, Sr. and the trial of the accused.)
Eddy writes poem for fellow poet The San Francisco Call Feb 25 1906 Pg 27
Harry Huffs Will San Francisco Call July 14 1904
San Francisco Call, Volume 101, Number 177, 26 May 1907 page 23
The San Francisco Bulletin, January 22,1886
Eddy, Matthew, 1886-01-22, SF Bulletin
The Daily-Union (San Francisco), January 21, 1886
The Morning Oregonian, October 13, 1903
The Morning Oregonian Oct 13 1903
The Roseburg Plaindealer, January 12, 1903
Roseburg Plaindealer January 12, 1903
The Challis Messenger
The Salt Lake Tribune
The New York Times, April 18, 1912
The Los Angeles Herald
Goodwins Weekly, September 3,1903, Page 12