Notes
This print isn't in great shape, but it tells an important story. This is Lewis McArthur and party at Elk Meadows on Mt. Hood. I believe it may be part of the 1915 survey trip for the Mt. Hood Loop Highway which we saw in this image. Hopefully someone can fill us in.
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One of the saddles on the left side of the photo looks like a possible government issue McClellan saddle.
L.E. on 14th April 2020 @ 7:38am
And a happy dog in the foreground.
Kyle on 14th April 2020 @ 8:47am
In the original edition of "Mount Hood: A Complete History" Jack Grauer describes Barney Cooper in his role as U.S. Forest Service District Ranger:
"When high government officials made the preliminary survey of the Loop Road in 1915, Barney took them over the Forest Service trail that was in common use through Elk Meadow." A photo of Barney Cooper (and his horse) at Elk Meadows accompanies this description -- page 116.
Tom Kloster on 14th April 2020 @ 10:13pm