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4 Brookings Harbor Pilot THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1953 Historical Notes Scene From Cub Scout Frolic By MAX B RA IN A R D You w ill notice th a t the s e ttle You who a re fa m iliar w ith th a t m ents of the Indians w ere p rin c i vicinity know th a t th e riv er ru n s pally close to the ocean, n e a r th e s tra ig h t out. alm ost d irectly into m ouths of th e stre a m s em ptying th e ocean, now. In early days and into th e ocean. T his w as because up to th e y e a r 1890- the g re at the Indians acquired a g re a te r flood y e a r-th e riv e r sw ung around p art of th e ir living, th e ir principal a high point north of its present diet being m ussels, clam s, crabs, m outh, th< n ran fo r a half m ile T o all our friends, we wish lan d shellfish. In season, they w ere along th e foot of th e bluff, and able to catch salm on and o th e r em ptied into the ocean n ea r a the merriest Christmas fish, o u t of th e strea m s. T hese arg< rock, opposite th e hom e of possible, and a eoast Indians w ere a very indolent G eorge H enry. T he C hetl-E ssen - class of people for th e season had tan village w as located on th I Iappy and Prosperous provided generously for th e ir bluff d irec tly in front of th e H en needs. T hey did not have to w ork; ry Hom e. New Y ear! T he W IS H T E N A T A N tribe, they did not even have to look one south of th e C h etl-E ssen tan s, ow n day ahead for th e ir food. W hen the tid e w as out, th e tab le w as ed the co u n try to a point known set. T his illu s tra te s to us th e as W hales H ead. A sm all village necessity for activ ity , the need at th e m outh of a strea m th a t for us to exercise o u r bodies and bore th e ir nam e is show n on the o u r m inds. If we do not do so, we map. We know someone wants a cannot develop. T hese Indians did T he C H ETC O trib e had tw o not have to w ork and for th a t re a large villages at th e m outh of the real buy, and this is i t ! son they w ere dw arfed both in C hetco R iver, one on th e bluff, on tiody and in mind. (N o te : e x p lo ra Ihe n o rth side, close to th e p re s tion of these "k itch en m iddens," ent site of B rookings, the oth r have been m ade, from tim e to on th e low fla ts on th e so u th tim e, by both a m a te u r and p ro side of th e river. A n o th er village, O ne a c re am ong the firs w ith C ub S couts sit e n tra n c d as F ren ch y / r r e d w inds up to the fessional folks, especially by folks six m iles up the river, w as located ciim ax of a ghost story. T he pictu re w as tak en in th e d ark with th re e room house, cem ent from C alifo rn ia universities, in the on the site w hich is now known as a flash cam era. fo u n d atio n , chicken house W inchuck-W halcr.head area, to the Johnson G a rd n er place. w ith chickens, deep drilled T he C hetco’s so u th ern n eig h th eir ap p a re n t profit. T his w rite r w ell w ith .pressure system — has found several item s in the bors, th e trib e of HA SO N TA , had ju st o u tsid e city lim its tax es shell m ounds-hairpins, needles, o r two villages, both n e a r the m outh o n ly 5.00 ju st off highw ay— nam ents. arro w points, sinkers, of the H a so n ta River. T he w hite line place for ch ild ren and and pestles. T he search requires I m an la te r nam ed this strea m . pets. m uch patience, tim e, and care, 1 W inch uck. Going back to th e TO -TO -TU - especially if bone objects a re e n countered. It is significant th a t NA, or R ogue R iver, we find o th e r no know n burial place has ev er trib es located along its course. been r e t r i e d as hav ing been The TO -TO -TU -N A trib e claim ed six o r seven m iles of the riv er found in th e a re a M SB.l O ne A p a rtm e n t for R ent — T he QUA-TO-M A trib e of In and had a village on th e n o rth C lose in, S50.00. dians had an im p o rta n t village at side of it a t th e p re se n t B agnell or n ea r th e m outh of the stre a m , F erry landing. F a r th e r up th e Q ua-tom a, know n to us as F lo ra s river w as th e M A C-A N -O -TIN • T H E OFFICE OF Creek. T hey had a n o th e r very trib e w hose villages w as located GOO D BUYS larg e village n ea r th e m outh of on th e place now know n as th e w h eth er it be a home, lot, acreage, the S a-Q uam i R iv er-to us, Sixes C laude W a lk e r R anch. o r farm . We have them, it’s true, River, and a th ird at w h at is now and m any w ith excellent term s P ort O rford village. Of course, the Pilot Class Ads. ao see us first for the th e re w e re o th e r cam ps and s e t Buy U. S. Savings Bonds! tlem en ts all along th e coast, but BEST ALW AYS— we a re m entioning only the p rin ci pal ones. T he next trib e south w as the N O O N E CAN C H A L L E N G E C O S U T T -H E N T E N tribe. T hey T H E FO L L O W IN G owned th e c o u n try from th e STATEM ENTS so u th ern boundry of th e line of T H E HOM E IN S U R A N C E the Q uo-ta-m as, south to a point CO M PA N Y , TH R O U G H IT S on the coast w here th e re are th re e A G E N T S AND B R O K ER S, large rocks in th e edge of th e IS T H E LEADING IN S U R ocean, know n to ea rly s e ttle rs as ANCE PROTECTOR OF T h re e S iste rs Rocks. They had a A M ER IC A N HO M ES AND village at th e m o u th of the strea m H O M ES O F A M ER IC A N S th at bore th e ir na ne-C osutt-H en- B E S U R E T H A T YOU A RE te n -Ia te r nam ed M uss 1 C reek. IN S U R E D W IT H T H E T he village w as on th e low flat, M O ST D E S IR E D P R O T E C close to th e ocean. T he A rizona T IO N IN A M E R IC A , Inn now stan d s opposite th is lo W H E T H E R IT BE F IR E . cation. AUTO. CASUALTY OR MA T he EU Q U A C H EES claim ed R IN E . the country from the south of the W E H A N D LE ONLY T H E C o su tt-H en ten s to a p oint w here B E S T IN R EA L E S T A T E th e ea rly m ining tow n of E liza A N D I N S U R A N C E . IT beth w as located and w here th e C O ST S YOU NO MORE. Giese 1 cem etery now is The E qu- achees had a v illage on the n o rth side and n e a r th e m outh of th e stre a m th a t bore th e ir nam e, For efficient, quick and re Euquaehees, now called E u ch re C reek. liable Insurance Service, in Th next tribe, th e YAHSHU- sure and assure yourself of TES, claim ed the land south to a prom ontory. C ape S eb astian , Proper Protection through which is locally known as H u n te rs Head T he trib e had two la rg e our office. villages, one on th e N o rth side of the TO -TO -TU -N a. (R ogue R iv -i e r), anil th e o th e r on a low flat f opposite th e present site of th e S unset Inn. T he Y ahshutes claim ed only a short d istance up th e Rogue, probably th re e miles. S outh of the Y ahshutes w as th e C H E T L -F S S F N T A N trib e w hose te rrito ry ex ten d ed south to Arch Box 211 Phone 2^41 Rock, th e south ixnm dary of th e Will C ”ook ranch T he C hetl-E s- Residence Phone 2292 sen tan s had a village n e a r th e N o ta r y P ublic C. O. Leonard m outh ot the st earn known bv th eir t r i b ’ nanu but w hich we Brookings, Oregon nam ed P istol River. T he course of this rive is g ?at!v change ! now HOMES YOU CAN AFFORD EXTRA EXTRA $2750 Full Price Don't Delay See Today F Brookings Studio INSURANCE LEONARD Real Estate Agency
