Very harsh conditions back then to make a living and raise a family
HughW: Great pics and thanks for capturing such treasures. We have a few such places in eastern Oregon, and yes, some of serious substance were built and abandoned within a decade. Seem to see more in the Palouse Prairie region often out in the middle of wheat fields. Likely substantially more folks around when they were trying to scratch out a living on a paltry 160 acre claim. Good scale for eastern bottomland with 30+ inches of precip and a perennial stream. Not so much out west with 12 inches of winter precip and no surface water.
