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<DIV>Yes, this is the the account I was referring to. Douglas County, and
the Canyonville, Days Creek, Riddle areas in particular has long been home to a
number of enthusiastic local historians and genealogists. There is an
interesting booklet published in the 1950's called "Early Days in Canyonville"
that contains stories about some of these same families. The historical
society of Canyonville has published an annual "Pioneer Days" volume for many
years. Local residents contribute stories from the the general area
(Canyonville, Days Creek, Milo, Tiller, Drew, Azalea, Glendale, Riddle,
Myrtle Creek). These make very interesting reading, but they are stories
and are only as accurate at the memory of the storyteller!</DIV>
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<DIV>And...a band of a hundred Indians<STRONG> is</STRONG> a small group given
the vastness of the territory. I was told that the relatively small number
of Indians living in the area might have been one reason that there were good
relations between the Indian people and the settlers...they weren't crowding
each other's territory at that point and were able to co-exist without a large
degree of friction. I do know, from documents at the library in the
Douglas County Museum at Roseburg, that there were strong letters of protest
written by various early Douglas Co. residents about the treatment of the local
bands of Indians after the end of the Rogue River hostilities.</DIV>
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<DIV>Carla</DIV>
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<DIV>STEPHENS, HAWLEY, WHEALDON, SHIELDS in Oregon and
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