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poor forage. Camp Gibbs was apparently on what is now known as Drake Creek near the north base of the Maury Mountains, and Camp Dahlgren is described as being twenty miles to the northeast on Beaver Creek. Drake's report says that Camp Dahlgren was abandoned September 20, 1864, but he gives no details about its location. It was probably not far from the present town of Paulina.

CAMP Day, Klamath County. In the files of the Oregon Historical Society are family letters from Lieut. Lorenzo Lorain of the Third Artillery which give a few details of a march made by Lorain and a detachment from Fort Umpqua to a point near Klamath River, where a post called Camp Day was established. Lorain and his party left Fort Umpqua June 26, 1860, and proceeded by way of Scottsburg and Canyonville to the Rogue River Valley. The soldiers passed through Jacksonville, and from that point followed the Yreka road to the junction with the emigrant trail from the Klamath country. This trail was followed to the vicinity of Klamath River, where a camp was made July 16, 1860, apparently on Spencer Creek about half a mile from the river, although the identification is by no means certain. This establishment was called Camp Day, in honor of Lieutenant Edward Henry Day, also of the Third Artillery. Day was a native of Virginia and a graduate of the Military Academy. He died January 2, 1860, apparently at Fort Umpqua, and this circumstance undoubtedly impelled Lorain to select his name for the camp. Lorain left Camp Day with his troops October 6 and arrived at Fort Umpqua October 18, 1860. Lorain was interested in photography, which was a novelty in 1860. He took with him plates and chemicals and rigged up an improvised dark room. He took a picture of Camp Day, and this photograph is also on file at the Society rooms.

CAMP ELLIFF, Douglas County. Preston's Map of Oregon, 1856, shows the Elliff place in section 11, township 32 south, range 5 west. This is near where the Pacific Highway first reaches Cow Creek Valley after going south from Canyonville, A post called Camp Elliff was established in this locality in the Rogue River War of 1855-56, which was occupied by Captain Laban Buoy and a detachment of B Company, Second Oregon Mounted Volunteers, mostly from Lane County. It was Buoy's duty to keep the road open along Cow Creek. The compiler has found no record of any permanent structures at this camp. See Victor's Early Indian Wars of Oregon, page 368.

CAMP Gibbs, Crook County. This camp at the north base of Maury Mountains was in use for a short time in the summer of 1864 during the Snake War and was probably named for Governor Addison C. Gibbs. Camp Maury was established on what is now Maury Creek on May 18, 1864, but because of poor forage, the post was moved west about five miles on July 21, 1864, and named Camp Gibbs. The compiler does not know the exact location, but it seems apparent that it was on or near what is now known as Drake Creek. Captain John M. Drake of the First Oregon Volunteer Cavalry was in command of the camp. The post was moved again August 22, on account of poor forage. The new post was called Camp Dahlgren.

CAMP GORDON, Douglas County. Camp Gordon is one of the elusive military camps used in the Rogue River War of 1855-56. It is described by Mrs. F. F. Victor in Early Indian Wars of Oregon, page 368, as being eight miles above the mouth of Cow Creek. The compiler is of the opin