Career
By 1852, Nathan had arrived in a pioneer party in Oregon, and Chauncy may have come with him. lieutenant"s certain Chauncy was in Oregon by 1860 where he is listed, age 37, in Jackson County. He is known as the first person to publish an account about Crater Lake:
In 1862, Chauncy Nye and his party of prospectors also came upon the lake.
Nye wrote the first published article about the lake, stating "the waters were of a deeply blue color causing us to name it Blue Lake."
The family lived for at least thirty years at Flounce Rock, Jackson County, Oregon.
Their children Etta (1867), Nelson (1871), and Elsie Amarantha (1879). In 1882, Chauncy completed his homestead at Township 33S Range 2 East.
Nye Spring and Nye Ditch are both named for him.