From "The History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcribed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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HENRY MORGAN
	Henry Morgan has had large experience in most of the western
mining camps, since the early fifties.  He is now dwelling three miles
east of Meyers Falls and devotes hos entire time to mining and farming.
He was born in Iowa, on March 16, 1830, the son of Owen and Bridget
(Cady) Morgan, natives of Gallaway, Ireland.  They came to America in
1826, lived in Minnesota nad later in Ohio where they remained until 
their death.  Our subject has four brothers and sisters, Mary Coyne,
Bridget Osborn, Julia, deceased, and William.  Henry studied in the 
common schools and when eleven went to Illinois with his brother.  
Later they traveled to Iowa and then to Missouri and finally to Salt
Lake City.  The gold fever led them on to California, and when they 
were camped near the Mountain Meadow massacre ground seventy-five Indians
overhauled them.  The whites were eleven in number, including Mrs. 
Simpson and an adopted daughter of eighteen years of age.  The savages
sent word by an interpreter, Enoch, that they would fight them unless
they were given an ox as a peace offering.  The little band was not to
be daunted and refused the demand.  After camp, they made a display of 
their ammunition and prepared for a fight, which, however, was not to be
as the interpreter saw their efforts and counciled his people not to 
risk it; Mr. Morgan had first discovered the Indians, who were Piutes, 
he being a mile behind the main train.  An Indian tried to swap a water-
melon for his gun, but could not make the deal.  At dusk, the night of 
the expected attack, they drove on and the next day burned their wagons
and packed the goods on the oxen.  The trip was very ardous and trying.
However, arriving in California, they found employment in various places,
but later through a mishap they were seperated at Los Angeles, and for 
two years sought each other.  One day when our subject started to the 
grazing fields for some horses he met his brother, who was in charge of 
a brick kiln.  They immediately pooled their capital and went to work 
and after the business was completed divided their profit.  Our subject
had sufficient to buy a nice large freighting outfit.  Later we see him 
in the mines where he struck some fine pay gravel, and while working
in these camps he had the privelage one day of viewing three hundred 
thousand dollars worth of gold dust in one little log cabin.  In 1878
he went to Nevada, later came to Castle, Washington, then went to the 
Fraser river county when he returned to the United States and finally
located near the Old Dominion.  In 1886 he took up a homestead, but 
sold the same later and bought his present place in 1902.  Mr. Morgan,
in addition to his real estate, owns the Neglected and the Dew Drop,
besides other promising mining property.  He is liberal in political
matters, is a substantial citizen and one of the jolly bachelors of
Stevens county.
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