uck le ▁was ▁elected ▁state ▁sen ator ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁over ▁C lack am as ▁and ▁Was co ▁count ies . ▁A ▁Dem ocrat , ▁he ▁represented ▁District ▁ 2 , ▁but ▁as ▁Oregon ▁had ▁not ▁yet ▁entered ▁the ▁Union , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁official ▁session ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁He ▁only ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁special ▁session , ▁the ▁first ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁he ▁and ▁George ▁Thomas ▁built ▁the ▁Thomas ▁and ▁R uck le ▁Road ▁over ▁the ▁Blue ▁Mountains . ▁He ▁also ▁developed ▁a ▁quart z ▁mine ▁near ▁Pow der ▁River ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁V irt ue ▁Mine . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁R uck el ▁and ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Port age ▁at ▁Ro ots Web . com ▁ ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C lack am as ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁Category : Bus iness people ▁from ▁Oregon ▁Category : O regon ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁death ▁missing ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁Rock ▁City ▁was ▁a ▁pop ▁music ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁formed ▁by ▁Chris ▁Bell , ▁Terry ▁Mann ing , ▁J ody ▁Steph ens , ▁and ▁Thomas ▁E ub anks . ▁They ▁recorded ▁one ▁album , ▁which ▁was ▁sh el ved ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁and ▁not ▁released ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 .