Rowdy River Town

There were rules in Victor Trevitt’s saloon—no gambling, for one thing. No fighting, or even any rough talk. Drinking was allowed, of course, but not drunkenness. It’s no wonder the Mt. Hood Saloon was described as “an island in a sea of sin.” During the gold rush days of the 1860s, The Dalles, Oregon, was home to some 30 saloons, as well as who-knows-how-many brothels and gambling halls. Like boomtowns across the West, The Dalles was a rowdy, wide-open place. But Trevitt was a gen