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In 1862 he became the first clerk of the newly-incorporated Baker County in eastern Oregon.^[1] He then served as editor of The Oregonian; he resigned that post in May 1865, and was succeeded by Harvey Whitefield Scott.^[3] In 1866 he was among those who incorporated the Oregon Central Railroad, prior to Ben Holladay's takeover in 1868.^[1] He served as a war correspondent for the New York Times during the Modoc War, though his accuracy has since been questioned, owing to his absence from the war theater.^[4] In 1867 purchased the Unionist and changed its name back to the Statesman.^[1] In 1872 he purchased the Willamette Farmer, which merged in 1897 with the North Pacific Rural Spirit. In 1874 his poem "Legend of the Cascades" was published in Harper's Magazine.^[5]

Clarke later served as librarian in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. General Land Office, returning to Salem in 1907.^[6] He wrote the book Pioneer Days in Oregon (two volumes, J. K. Gill, 1905).^[7] He was one of many commentators on the "Whitman Controversy" involving Marcus Whitman's alleged role in the U.S. claim to Oregon; on February 15, 1902 he wrote about the newly-published book The Story of Marcus Whitman for the New York Times Book Review. Bourne, a Yale University professor known as an authority on the matter, subsequently rebutted some of his points,^[8] and Clarke replied on March 22, 1902.^[9]

He died August 20, 1909 in Salem. He and Harriet had four children;^[2] one son, William J. Clarke, also worked in publishing in Oregon.^[1]

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• [https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv10107 Samuel A. Clarke archives]

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