Linn County
Chinese Stone Work. Linn County.
The stone work
accomplished by Chinese railroad laborers in the Santiam Pass was part of the
railroad roadbed preparation for the western extension of the Oregon and
Eastern Railroad. Chinese workers cut into the west side of Hogg Rock and
filled low areas by carefully stacking rock to provide the base for the roadbed.
Reference: Dawson 1970: 351.
References
Dawson, Maynard C. 1970.
“Letter to the Editor: “Niagara” and “China Dam”.” Oregon Historical
Quarterly, December: 349-357.
