Summary: One fine day in October of 1891, a teenage boy named Aquilla Ernest Clark left the farm in Scappoose where he’d been working, headed for Portland. He was going to see the sights and maybe show himself a good time for a few days. He wandered around the waterfront, taking drinks here and there and probably taking a hand in a card game or two; then, when it was getting close to evening, he met a pleasant fellow who happened to mention that he was staying at the sailors’ boardinghouse at Second and Glisan streets. “It’s the best place to stay in Portland,” he said. That sounded good; Aquilla needed a place to stay for the night. So he went with his new friend to the boardinghouse. It was good enough for Aquilla. He checked in. He didn't know it, but he was less than 24 hours away from a new career ... and it would be seven years before he'd see Portland again. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1891) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/20-10.aquilla-clark-shanghaied-590.html)
