Biography of David S. Berryhill, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Berryhill, Smalley

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 351

David S. Berryhill

Mr. Berryhill is the son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Smalley) Berryhill, and
was born in Miami county, Ohio, on February 13,1827. He was reared on a farm
and acquired during the years of his minority, his educational discipline in
the pubic schools of his native place. When he arrived at eighteen years of
age he embarked on the career of life's realities for himself and remained in
his native country until 1852, then the siren of fortune's fields beckoned him
to the regions of golden store and he embarked thither, via the New York and
Isthmus route, landing in San Francisco on January 9, 1852. He immediately
sought the mines and for one complete decade he wrought faithfully in the
various camps of the state of California, then came to Auburn, in Baker
county, in the spring of 1862, continuing mining there and in various other
camps in eastern Oregon, and then repaired to Montana, where he spent two
years in his favorite occupation, mining. Following this he rivaled the hero
of Mark Twain's novel by making a trip down the Missouri in an open boat,
landing at Sioux City safe and sound. After a short stay he crossed the plains
in a stage to Helena, Montana, whence, after a short stay he came to Powder
river valley, near Baker City.

There he bought a farm and turned his attention to tilling the soil until
1877, at which time he bought his present place, three miles west of Hereford,
and embarked in raising stock, cattle and horses. He has a valuable ranch that
produces plenty of hay, and he has improved it in a fitting manner.

Enjoying the legacy of the bachelor's quiet comfort and freedom from the
responsibilities that attend the domestic life of connubiality, Mr. Berryhill
is passing the golden years of his adventurous and stirring career in the
quiet of his rural retreat, where he directs his estate and herds.