The Batemans
Scott Creek & Clara's Place
The Bateman's family roots run deep in Oregon. The great-grandfather of fourth generation Oregonian Dave Bateman homesteaded in the Gales Creek drainage, west of Portland. His grandfather bought the adjoining homestead, married the girl next door and raised nine children on the property. They survived the Depression owning and operating a grocery, drying prunes and selling firewood from the tree farm.
The Petersens
Petersen Ranch Timber History
In the summer of 1941, Oswald and Bernice Petersen moved their three young sons to the upper end of the Camp Creek valley. Lynn, Leroy and Alan would call the 387 acre property home for the rest of their lives, as they raised their families on the land located 12 miles east of Springfield.
The original ranch consisted of about 100 acres of pasture, with the balance being timbered with 20 to 50 year old Douglas fir. Over the next 20 years, Oswald and Bernice, along with their sons, purchased an additional 1,100 acres, including 1,000 acres of timber ground with mixed-age stands. Since 1997, when the brothers divided the majority of their holdings, an additional 200 acres of mostly timber ground has been added.