From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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MICHAEL CLARK
	Michael Clark is a farmer living about three miles south from
Laurier, in Ferry county, where he has a comfortable home.  He was
born in Mayo county, Ireland, being the son of Thoams and Margaret 
(Loftus) Clark, natives of Ireland and parents of six children, named
as follows: Nancy, Mary, Margaret, Ellen, Michael and Winifred.  The
father was a well-to-do farmer and land owner of Ireland.  Our subject
was educated in the public schools of his native county and at the age
of eighteen years began to work for himself.  He was engaged in various
occupations in different places, among which may be mentioned that of
handling powder in Liverpool, then in the construction of the floating
docks.  Three years later, he was engaged on the corporate dock, then 
went to western Ireland, where he was game keeper on a large estate for 
six years.  After that he spent some time in France, then traveled through
England and finally in 1866, he came to the United States.  He did 
railroading in New York and then went to Buffalo and later to Chicago,
where he was engaged on a canal for one year.  After this we find him
in the lumbering woods in Wisconsin, then in 1869, he came west to
California, where for two years he was iron man on the Southern Pacific
Railroad.  Then he journeyed to Oregon and took part in the gold
excitement on Peace river.  Leaving there, he settled on a piece of 
land at Vancouver, where he remained until 1900, when  he came to Ferry
county and took up a farm on the Kettle river, where he now resides.
In 1854, Mr. Clark married Miss Bridget Fannon, a native of Ireland.
To them three children have been born, James, Mary and Catherine.
	Mr. Clark is a Republican and in church relations, belongs to
the Catholic denomination.
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