▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁mountains . ▁P ine ▁City , ▁probably ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁was ▁along ▁P ine ▁Creek ▁and ▁was ▁meant ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁place ▁of ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁min ers ▁and ▁others ▁travel ing ▁through ▁the ▁region . ▁Meanwhile , ▁John ▁McC lain , ▁a ▁ran cher ▁who ▁lived ▁nearby , ▁established ▁P oc ah ont as ▁and ▁persu aded ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁P ine ▁City ▁to ▁move ▁there . ▁ ▁P oc ah ont as , ▁also ▁meant ▁as ▁a ▁travel er ' s ▁rest ing ▁stop , ▁soon ▁had ▁a ▁hotel , ▁black sm ith ▁shop , ▁and ▁express ▁office . ▁It ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁with ▁Thomas ▁Mc M ur ran ▁as ▁post master . ▁The ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁post - office ▁closing ▁is ▁in ▁doubt , ▁either ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁or ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ph oto ▁of ▁P oc ah ont as ▁school ▁site ▁– ▁Baker ▁County ▁Oregon ▁History ▁and ▁Gene al ogy ▁ ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Baker ▁County , ▁Oregon ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Oregon <0x0A> </s> ▁C lean ▁hands ▁is ▁a ▁legal ▁term , ▁meaning ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁Court ▁to ▁dispute ▁but ▁in ▁good ▁faith . ▁ ▁It ▁may ▁also ▁refer ▁to : ▁▁ ▁" C lean ▁H ands ",