STEENS MOUNTAIN PACKERS
Arborglyph Profile-Jose 'joe' Zorrozua

Research, Photos and Text by: Carol Pedersen

"1946 Joe Zorrozua"
 

JOSE 'JOE' ZORROZUA is remembered as a popular and friendly Steens sheep man.  He was born in Arrieta, Spain on December 31, 1897 and came to the United States in 1914 as a single man on the SS La Lorraine.  He later married.  When 41 years old he applied for American citizenship on January 27, 1939 in Burns, Oregon.  He was partners in business with the prominent sheep man Frank Kueny of Andrews, Oregon for many years.  This carving example is unique being one of the few names carved both horizontally and vertically on the tree trunk.  Joe Zorrozua died in 1976.