1866 Gold Dust & Chinese Pioneers Stagecoach Waybill Yreka CA to Portland Oregon For Sale

1866 California & Oregon United States Mail Line - Oregon Stage Company Way-Bill
***This item is an absolute masterpiece of a staging document-it is a fully loaded, complete-route, through-line passenger and financial manifest that covers the entire length of the Pacific Northwest stage trail.
Type:Full-Route Master Stagecoach Way-Bill (Standard Through-Line Form).
Route:From Yreka, California to Portland, Oregon, stopping at every major valley hub along the historic stage road. The ultimate northbound trunk line of the Pacific Northwest.
Date:Sunday, August 12, 1866
Yreka Origin Driver: Jas. Bell (James Bel)
Jacksonville Stage Agent:AgentChas. W. Mayhew. Autographed at the bottom of the front time-log panel.

Way-Fare Relay Drivers (The Line Rotation):

• Jones (Jacksonville to Portland leg)

• Mullen (Canyonville leg)

• Ant. Hamlin (Anthony Hamlin, driving the Oakland section)

• Carl (Eugene section)

• From Jacksonville to Portland (August 13th, Driver: Jones): $75.00

• From Canyonville to Portland (August 13th, Driver: Mullen): $77.00

• From Oakland to Portland (August 14th, Driver: Ant. Hamlin): $86.00

• From Eugene to Portland (August 14th, Driver: Carl): $108.00

• From Salem to Portland (August 15th, Driver: Sheppaner): $123.00

Historical Significance:
The Pioneer Gold Dust and Chinese Labor Log: This manifest is a historical goldmine. It explicitly records the transport of \"3 Kegs Gold Dust\" from Yreka out to Cottonwood, handled directly by the express agents. Even more significantly, it logs individual Chinese passengers (\"Jn. China\" and \"Jno. China\") traveling between southern Oregon mining hubs like Jacksonville and Oakland. Tracking the movement of early Chinese pioneers on stage lines with specific ticket prices is incredibly rare and highly sought after by academic and cultural historians.
Flawless Station-by-Station Time Log: The front cover shows the exact progression of the stage coach across four days through the wilderness, charting departures and arrivals from Yreka on August 12th all the way to its late-night arrival in Portland at 10:15 PM on August 15th.
Time of Departures and Arrivals (The Route Log)

This cover sheet tracks the precise timeline of the coach as it cleared checkpoints heading north.

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WAY-BILL.

CALIFORNIA AND OREGON

UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.

Yreka and Portland.

Sunday August 12th 1866

OREGON STAGE COMPANY,

Jas. Bell Driver.

TIME OF DEPARTURES AND ARRIVALS.

GOING NORTH.

Logistics LedgerLEFT. / DATEHOURARRIVED. / DATEHOURYreka 12th4 AMJacksonville 12th6 PMJacksonville 13th4 AMCanyonville 137 PMCanyonville [\"]7 1/2 PMRoseburg 14th1-45 AMRoseburg 14th2 AMOakland [\"] \"6 AMOakland [\"] \"6 1/2 AMEugene \" [\"]5-20 PMEugene [\"] \"5-35 PMCorvallis 15th1 AMCorvallis 151 1/4 AMSalem \" \"7 AMSalem \" \"7 1/2 AMPortland 155 1/4

Signature: Chas. W. Mayhew Agent.

Passenger Manifest & Way-Freight Ledger

This internal accounting ledger registers passenger names, regional boardings, and cash collections.

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WAY-BILL

CALIFORNIA AND OREGON UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.

OREGON STAGE COMPANY.

From Yreka to Portland, August 12th 1866

Manifest TableNAMES.Nos.WHERE FROM.DESTINATION.Dollars.BY WHOM RECEIVED.G. L. Goodall1SacramentoPortland[checked]on West BillS. H. Hobson1\"\"\"\" \"M. Monson1\"Jacksonville\"\" \"& Wife1\"\"\"\" \"4 Children1/2\"\"\"\" \"Ext. Baggage\" \"3 Kegs L. G.3YrekaCotton Wood3 00MayhewM. Smith1Under-S.Jacksonville5 ~BeckJ. F. Gillespie1JacksonvillePortland35 ~BeckMiss S. Hayward1doEugene22 ~BeckJn. China1doOakland15 ~BeckPacific1Myrtle CreekKan-a-ka-Flat2 50GroversJn. China1OaklandEugene7 50TibbettsChas. Smith1Eugene CityOregon City11 50StrattonW. W. Parsons1dodo do11 00\"A. Thompson1AlbanySalem3 00HuntW. Abernethy1WillamettePortland1 00HuntA. Plimpton1O. CityPortland1 00HW127Way Fares Forwarded (Financial & Driver Log)

This index summarizes the cumulative financial way fares running down the line alongside the respective whips.

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WAY FARES FORWARDED.

Summary LedgerFromToDATE.AMOUNT.DRIVER.From Jacksonville to Portland,August 13th$ 75 —Jones\" Canyonville to \"\" \"77 00Mullen\" Roseburg to \"\" Oakland to \"\" 14th$ 86 00Ans. Hamlin\" Eugene to \"\" 14108 00Earl\" Corvallis to \"\" Salem to \"\" 15th123 00SheppardHistorical & Structural Notes

• The Summer Sprints: In contrast to the punishing five or six-day winter runs through mud and snow, this August trip illustrates the peak efficiency of dry summer roads—covering the entire mountain-and-valley run in just over 3 days (dispatched August 12, arriving August 15).

• The Pioneer Driver Lineup: Documents an exceptional sequence of drivers across the division segments, featuring Jas. Bell taking the coach out of Yreka, followed by Jones, Mullen, Ans. Hamlin, Earl, and Sheppard bringing the teams into the northern Willamette valley.

• The Passengers: Includes entries for G. L. Goodall and S. H. Hobson traveling up from Sacramento \"on West Bill\" (transfer way bills), alongside recognizable regional names such as W. Abernethy boarding at the Willamette ELECTRO ANTIQUES
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