Bridgeoporus is a fungal
genus in the family
Polyporaceae. A
monotypic genus, it contains the single
polypore species
Bridgeoporus nobilissimus, first
described to science in 1949. Commonly known both as the
noble polypore and the
fuzzy Sandozi, this fungus produces large
fruit bodies (or
conks) that have been found to weigh up to 130 kilograms (290 lb). The upper surface of the fruit body has a fuzzy or fibrous texture that often supports the growth of
algae,
bryophytes, or
vascular plants. This species is found in the
Pacific Northwest region of North America where it grows on large (at least 1 m diameter) specimens of
noble fir (
Abies procera),
Pacific silver fir (
Abies amabilis), or
western hemlock (
Tsuga heterophylla).
Bridgeoporus nobilissimus causes a
brown rot in its tree hosts. Genetic analysis shows that the fungus is more prevalent than fruit body distribution indicates. The fungus was discovered in
Clackamas County, Oregon, in 1943 by brothers Ali and Fred Sandoz.
Robert Deniston Hume (October 31, 1845 – November 25, 1908) was a
cannery owner, pioneer
hatchery operator, politician, author, and self-described "pygmy monopolist" who controlled
salmon fishing for 32 years on the lower
Rogue River in U.S. state of
Oregon. Born in
Maine, and reared by foster parents on a farm, Hume moved at age 18 to
San Francisco to join a salmon-canning business started by two of his brothers. They later re-located to
Astoria on the
Columbia River. After the death of his first wife and their two young children, Hume moved again and started anew in
Gold Beach, at the mouth of the Rogue. In 1877 Hume bought rights to a Rogue River
fishery, then built a cannery and many other structures and acquired all of the
tidelands bordering the lower 12 miles (19 km) of the river. He re-married, invested in a small fleet of ships and a salmon hatchery and expanded his business interests to include a store, hotel, newspaper, and many other enterprises in Gold Beach and in the nearby community of
Wedderburn, which he founded. Over the years, he became known as the Salmon King of Oregon. Hume often wrote editorials, engaged in litigation, appealed to legislators, and waged political campaigns to protect his business interests. A
Republican, he was twice elected to represent
Coos and
Curry counties in the
Oregon House of Representatives. Despite his efforts to maintain a steady fish supply through egg-collecting and fish-rearing, salmon catches on the Rogue, rising in some years and falling in others, generally declined over time.
- January 3, 1914, martial law is implemented in Copperfield by Fern Hobbs.
- January 7, 1996, the orca Keiko from the Free Willy movies arrives at the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
- January 9, 1880, a powerful windstorm spreads damage in Northwest Oregon.
- January 13, 1837, pioneers in the Willamette Valley form the Willamette Cattle Company.
- January 17, 1989, Director of the Oregon Department of Corrections, Michael Francke, is murdered.
- January 23, 1990, the Happy Face Killer murders his first known victim near Portland.
- January 24, 1851, the Oregon Territorial Legislature creates the now defunct Umpqua County.
- January 28, 1919, businessman Henry Pittock, longtime publisher of The Oregonian newspaper, dies at the age of 82.
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