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troops in the field on the Columbia river, just above The Dalles, and was with Col. Thomas E. Cornelius throughout his famous " horse-meat cam- paign." These volunteers pursued the Indians during March and part of April, being often reduced to the extremity of subsisting upon the horses captured from or abandoned by the Indians in their flip-ht. He was in sev- eral smart skirmishes, and bore a part in the battle of the ^imcoe, where the gallant Capt. Hembree fell, that won for him the respect of his officers and the confidence and esteem of all his comrades in arms. On returning from the war he engaged in teaching in Polk county, diligently pursuing his studies. In November, 1859, he was admitted to the bar and began the l)ractice of law. He was a Democrat in politics until the beginning of the rebellion, when he abandoned that party and was a member of the State Convention at Eugene City, and aided in organizing the Eepublican party for its first effective campaign in Oregon. In 1861 he married Miss Mary Whiteaker. His practice grew rapidly, and he soon acquired a comfortable home, and was supremely happy in the prosperity of his affairs. His wife died in 1864, leaving one child. In the autumn of 1864 he was elected Chief Clerk of the House of Eepresentatives, which office he also filled dur- ing the special session of 1865. In 1867 he was again married to Miss Mary E. Kimes. In 1869 he was appointed Judge of Polk county by Gov. George L. Woods, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the appointment of Judge W. C. Whitson to the bench in Idaho. .Judge Collins filled this office with such distinguished abilitj', fairness and justice that not a murmur of disappro- bation has, ever been heard against him, even from his political opponents. He is still pursuing his profession at Dallas, in the enjoyment and esteem of all who know him. He is a man of positive character; tenacious, obsti- nate and fearless in pursuing whatever he believes to be right; and has by his own exertions acquired an education superior to that of many persons who have enjoyed the blessings of wealth and the aid of colleges. He is a forcible speaker and a graph i ■ writer. He is warm-hearted and true to those who win his confidence, and has suffered more, perhaps, from adher- ing to his friends in their adversity than from any other cause.

HON. STEPHEN FOWLER OHADWICK. The subject of this sketch is a native of Connecticut, where he received his education. He studied law in the city of New York and was admitted to the bar in that State. Immediately after his admission to the bar he came to Oregon, arriving here in 1851. He settled in Southern Oregon, where he followed his profession with success and honorable distincition. He was elected to represent Douglas county in the Convention that framed the Constitution of Oregon. He was Presidential Elector in 1864 and 1868, and was the messenger in 1868 to carry the vote of Oregon to Washington. In 1870 he was elected Secretary of State and served eight years. The last two years he became Governor under the Constitution, on the resignation of Gov. Grover, who was elected to the TJ. S. Senate. During Gov. Chad- wick's term as Governor the State was inflicted with the Indian wars of 1877 and 1878; that of 1878 being more threatening to the peace of our