Range-wars veteran made Oregon famous for its wool

Published: Nov. 27, 2020, 2 p.m.

After being nearly killed in a range war, sheep baron Jack Edwards started looking for a more peaceable place to run his operation. He found it in Hay Creek Ranch, near Prineville; and soon after settling in, he proceeded to put Oregon's wool industry on the map. (Prineville, Crook County; 1898-1909) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1811c.sheep-king-jack-edwards-522.html)