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
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