Biography of Daniel F. Moore, 1902, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Moore, Brown, Davis, Moffett.

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 1902
by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. page 347

Daniel F. Moore

A man of great inherent energy, the subject of this review has lived a life of
intense activity, leaving home when only twelve years old and traveling
extensively. He is a pioneer of the Pacific coast of 1856 and has for many
years been identified with Baker county, to whose development he has
contributed not a little. His interest in all things pertaining to the general
good bespeaks broad-minded public spirit, and his standing as a citizen and
member of society is an enviable one.

Mr. Moore was born in Candia, New Hampshire in 1836, the son of Daniel and
Mary (Brown) Moore, both natives of new Hampshire, and both of whom died in
Lowell, massachusetts. As above stated, he starte din life for himself when
only twelve years old, going to sea at first for two years. At the end of that
period he returned home and visited for three or four months, but as soon as
the gold excitement broke out in Australia his love of adventure again
asserted itself and in 1850 he landed on that far-away island. For more than
half a decade he sought for the precious metals in that distant land, but with
what success we are unable to say. Early in 1856 he embarked for
Massachusetts, coming via England, over which country he traveled extensively.
After another visit of three months we find him enroute for California, coming
via the Isthmus despite the terrible massacre which occured there just
previous. Arriving at Redwood City, California, he again took up the search
for the key to nature's vaults, and his search led him all over the state. He
likewise spent two years in the shingle business in California.

In 1862 he came ot Baker county, Oregon, being one of the first to search for
gold in this famous region, his first place of abode being Auburn. He remained
there and in different parts of the county until 1869, when he settled in
Sparta and engaged in the hotel business and in mining ventures, remaining
until 1874. He then went to Unio ncounty and engaged inhotel keeping agian,
building the Centennial hotel, which was so named on account of its being
completed July 4, 1876. The year 1885 found him again in Pine valley, where he
located a homestead and engaged in farmng, stock raising and market gardening,
not, however, to the entire neglect of the old and much-beloved occupation,
mining. He states that when he first saw the valley 1873 it had but five
settlers.

Fraternally our subject was affiliated with the Union lodge of Red Men, which
was instituted in 1876, and in politics he is an ardent Republican. His
marriage was solemnized in 1865, in Auburn, Miss Emmaretta, a native of Ohio
and a daughter of Henry and Mary (Davis) Moffett, then becoming his wife.