Shaver, F. A., Arthur P. Rose, R. F. Steele, and A. E. Adams, compilers.  "An
Illustrated History of Central Oregon." ("Embracing Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler, Crook, Lake, & Klamath Counties")  Spokane, WA: Western Historical
Publishing Co., 1905.  p. 882.
 
RICHARD L. SHERLOCK

     is a prominent wool grower of Summer Lake valley, residing on a sheep ranch
one and one-half miles south from Summer Lake postoffice. He was born in County
Cork, Ireland, December 14, 1852. His father, Thomas Sherlock, now deceased, was
a prominent attorney at law in Ireland. His mother, Mary C. (Kingston) Sherlock,
is also dead.
     Mr. Sherlock was educated in his native country, and at the age of sixteen
he and a brother, Thomas H. Sherlock, went to New Zealand and engaged in the
sheep business, following it successfully until 1871, when they came to Humboldt
county, California, and continued in raising sheep there. In 1872 our subject
came to Lake county, where he engaged to work on a ranch as a herder of sheep.
He has the distinction of having put up the first crop of hay ever harvested in
the Silver Lake valley.  Two of his brothers were here at that time; Thomas H.,
who came in 1871, and Charles E.  They formed a partnership in the sheep
business, in which business our subject has been engaged continuously since,
with the exception of two years he spent in the Klondike at the time of the
memorable rush to that country in 1898.  He has always prospered in his business
and is now one of the wealthy wool growers of Lake county.
     He was married in 1886, and is now the father of three daughters.  Mr.
Sherlock, being one of the pioneers of Lake county, was in the country during
the Modoc Indian war, during which he saw many hardships and had many narrow
escapes.
     Richard L. Sherlock is regarded as one of Lake county's most substantial
citizens and at one time was chosen by the voters as member of the board of
county commissioners.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in March 2011 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.