"Illustrated History of Lane County, Oregon." Portland, Oregon: A. G. Walling, publisher, 1884. pg. 487. CAPTAIN N. L. PACKARD Was born in Camden, Knox county, Maine, July 4, 1818, and there resided until he attained the age of fifteen years, when he commenced a sea-faring life and continued it for the next sixteen years, rising to the position of commander. Abandoning a nautical life in 1849, he paid his relatives a visit, and later in the year took the "Empire City" to the Isthmus of Panama, where leaving her, he crossed to the Pacific side, took passage on steamer "Panama" for San Francisco, landing there in September. Our subject went to the southern mines, and finally located in Sonora, Tuolumne county, California, where he became superintendent of the water company that dug the well known mining ditch in that district. Having mined in that region for a time, he next moved to Butte county, and engaged in like operations until 1850, when he transferred the scene of his labors to the northern mines. Subsequently returning to Tuolumne county, at Big Oak Flat, he there remained until 1861, in which year he proceeded to Idaho, and there resided for three years. In 1864 Captain Packard came to Oregon, the first year was domiciled in Gardiner city, Douglas county, and in 1865 took up his abode in Eugene City, where, February 7, 1867, he married Mary, widow of Eugene F. Skinner, the founder of that prosperous town. There they resided until her death, which occurred, June 4, 1881. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in May 2005 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.