See Reminiscences of Louis Labonte, Vol. 1, p. 169.
Doctor McLoughlin: Big man, hair white as snow, face ruddy; fine man,
but like a grizzly if he was mad; carried a cane, stood straight as an
arrow; treated him very kindly; got him to school at Vancouver, took
him by the hand, told him he would provide him books and pens; he
went to school to Mr. Ball.
Douglass: Slim, but even taller than McLoughlin; his hands reached
below his knees.
Peter Skeen Ogden: A tall, big man--big as McLoughlin; an American by
birth.
Donald Manson: A large man; face ruddy; white hair.
Jason Lee: Very tall, powerful; not straight.
Doctor Barclay: Medium height, heavy set.
Pambrun: Medium size; his wife from the Red River.
Archibald McKinley: Lived across the river from Champoeg; big man; red
face.
George T. Allen: A small looking man; he was nicknamed Twahalasky,
Indian name for coon; and a small-sized Cascade Indian bearing that
name traded names with Allen.
James Birnie: A powerful, heavy man; very fine looking; exceedingly
hospitable.
Alexander Latty: A fine man; captain of steamer _Beaver_ two years; he
was also mate of the schooner _Cadboro_, built in England.
Captain Scarborough: Medium size, good looking; father of Edward
Scarborough, of Cathlamet; had a Chinook wife; made frequent trips to
England in command of Hudson Bay vessels, and introduced pigs and
Shanghai chickens from China; also took pains to bring ornamental
shrubbery, perhaps introduced the "Mission Rose."
Captain Brotchie: Another sea captain on Hudson Bay vessels;
introduced from England the "Brotchie" potato, an early kidney
variety.
Robert Newell: A very fine man; Labonte's captain when in the Indian
war of '56, stationed at Vancouver.
Calvin Tibbetts: Came with Wyeth.
Alexander Duncan: Captain of the _Dryad_; came in the river when
Labonte lived at Scappoose; particular friend of Birnie's.
Thomas McKay: About six feet tall; walked with a limp; never was
scared; very keen eyes; shot "War Eagle" in Cayuse war.