"Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon." Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling,
publisher, 1884.  pg. 488.
 
JOHN DIAMOND
     This veteran pioneer of Lane county, a view of whose residence appears in
this work, and whose name appears frequently in the historical portions of our
volume, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in August, 1815.  Sailing from
Belfast, April 14, 1844, he landed at Ogdensburg, New York, In the following
August, and proceeding to the city of New York, there remained until October,
1835.  At this time he moved to Monroe county, Michigan, afterwards, September
10, 1836, going to Chicago, and there dwelt until March, 1847, when he commenced
his journey to Oregon in company with his co-pioneer Jacob C. Spores.  these two
traveled together as far as Fort Hall, from which point Mr. Diamond pushed on
ahead with horses, and arrived at Whitman's station, August 3, 1847.  He now
continued onward, and September 20, 1847, arrived in what is now Lane county and
took up the claim on which the town of Coburg stands.  That he sold in October,
1858, and went to California, whence he visited the Eastern States, returning to
Oregon, but paid another visit to California, and finally coming back to this
state, located, February, 1861, the property on which he now resides.  With that
true celtic trait of character Mr. diamond is very cordial in his likes and
dislikes, but withal he is possessed of a kind disposition and the rare faculty
of a retentive memory.
 
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