[EnricoV]

Originally Posted by philwithbeard

Just asking....
And the original white settlers (transplants?) who came with the logging industry came from??????

The original settlers came for free land, to live on and farm. The logging industry grew out of the need to clear the land ... and build stuff in California for the Gold Rush.

But the answer is, they came from everywhere. Being a genealogist, I had to try to answer the question. Here's a quick study of the birthplaces of the heads of household at the 1860 census of Oregon. There were 17899 households, but by trying to think up places to search for, I account for only 16015. So that leaves 1884 unaccounted for.

I've done it kind of by region

• Foreign countries: Spain 4, Australia 9, Russia 12, Mexico 19, Italy 28, Norway 34, Denmark 44, Sweden 49, Switzerland 60, Scotland 168, Germany 246, Canada 432, England 478, Ireland 1009. Total = 2592

• New-England: RI 30, NH 122, CT 140, VT 209, ME 279, MA 376. Total = 1156
  Mid-Atlantic: DE 31, MD 186, PA 894, NY 1513. Total = 2624
  South-east: FL 6, MS 18, GA 53, AL 57, SC 65, NC 288, VA 813. Total = 1300
  Mid-west: MI 89, IA 311, IN 946, IL 1013, OH 1753. Total = 4112
  South-central: TX 12, AR 76, TN 819, KY 1278, MO 1442. Total = 3627
  West: WA 25, CA 48, OR 531. Total = 604
  Total US Born = 13423