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Indians Fear Death at Sea on Way to Reservation

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A full moon illuminated the ocean for the 1,200 or so Indians camped on the bluff above the harbor of Port Orford. Those still awake could see the massive steamship Columbia, its dual side-paddle wheels, each 20 feet in diameter, churning the water under

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Christopher Shockey