Wayne Fisk:
A tribute to an authentic Oregonian
"Go West Young Man" Horace Greeley
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The purpose of this site is a serve up some digital memories from the long and productive career of a fourth generation eastern Oregonian agriculturalist from Grant County and the John Day River Valley gold, timber sheep and cattle country. Born in the Dixie Summit lumber mill town of Austin. Oregon. he eventual traveled to every region of the country, over thirty countries and retired from the international grain trade as Chief Operating Officer of United Grain Corporation, Portland, OR, a subsidiary of Mitsui Corp Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Upstream Water Source: the John Day River and Strawberry Mountain, Downstream Product Flow to the Pacific Rim and other World Markets.
(A view of Strawberry Mt. viewed from north ridge above the Forrest Ranch on the upper south fork of the John Day River two miles east of Praire City
Prairie City, Grant Co., Oregon in the heart of Eastern Oregon is Gold, Timber, Sheep, Cattle, Hay, and now eco- tourist, rock hound, biker and B&B country.)
His retirement ceremony was at Mitsui World HQ over looking the walls and moat of the Japanese Imperial Palace. Wayne's introduction to Tokyo Bay, Yokohama Harbor, the Inland Sea and Hiroshima followed the signing of the terms of surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri. He, and others, went ashore in Yokohama as part landing party from the U.S.S. LSM371. where he was the gunnery and stores officer. The irony in that wartime/peacetimejourney is not a bitter tale for this 4th generation member of Eastern Oregon pioneers, ranchers, farmers, laborers, saloon operators, teachers, businessmen, forest rangers, and hunters.
This is an open and collaborative work in progress. All suggestions, contributions, comments and corrections are welcome. Photographs and stories are particularly useful. They can be sent as hard copy vial the post and will be returned after scanning. Almost any digital file format contribution can be utilized.
We like and accept source documents so we can apply the appropriate tool for Web and print friendly conversions. In other words, we can all seize the opportunity of now being active as both audience and participants. So, as Dad might say, " Hit the deck, saddle up and move em out." The work of the day beings at dawn all the good year around.
References and Resources:
Atlas of Oregon: the CD ROM edition, Meacham and Steiner, University of Oregon Press 2002
Dictionary of the American West, Winfred Blevins, Facts on File NY, 1993
Gold and Cattle Country. Herman Oliver and E. R. Jackman ; Binfords and Mort, Portland Oregon, 1961.
John Charles Fremont: Character as Destiny, Andrew Rolle, University of Oklahoma Press, 1991
Plain Style: A Guide to Written English, Christopher Lasch, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002
The New Encyclopedia of the American West. Ed. Howard K. Lamar, Yale University Press, 1998
SiteContact info: Admin, Designer, Webmaster, Publisher, Editor, Webscribe.
Current as of : 2007-06-06
Doug Fisk MD
31 Summit Dr.
Rochester, NY 14620
Disclaimer:
Any errors of fact, omissions and offenses to the sensibilities of any individual or group are solely unintended and are the sole responsibility of this site's editor. Your suggestions are welcome. Corrections and updates will be make as quickly as possible.
Acknowledgements:
Barbara Nylander , Mark Goddard, Cindy and Gordon Walters, Bill Voigt, Kathy Riness, Mary Jayne Turner, and Eileen Fisk.