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Original Wraps. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 21 pp. A clean, intact, unmarked, very good copy. This is the narrative of J.M. Kirkpatrick, a well known plainsmen, and his expedition to Port Orford, Oregon in 1851. From the front cover; A desperate encounter of nine white men with three hundred Indians and their miraculous escape after untold hardships. The savages, apparently, being subdued and rich gold mines discovered.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8vo, printed wrappers, 21pp. A not unbiased narrative. About a Very Good copy.

Pamphlet. Condition: Very good. 1st Edition. 21 pages. Place of publication not identified. Edges are sun darkened. Very good, wrappers. (143) Port Orford, Oregon, the Scene of the Great Tragedy. A Desperate Encounter of Nine White Men with Three Hundred Indians. Miraculous Escape After. Untold Hardships. -- From the cover.

1st edition (Soliday II, 728). 21, [1 (blank)] pp. 9-1/8" x 6" Per Soliday, "An interesting and valuable historical contribution. Kirkpatrick, a companion of Kit Carson, Joe Meek and other noted plainsmen, here tells the story of the expedition to Port Orford in 1851." Age toning to extremities. A VG+ copy. Printed green wrappers. Now housed in an archival mylar sleeve.

First edition. Printed wrappers. 21pp. The sub-title, as it appears on the front panel: "A Short Story of Thrilling Interest. How a Small Canon Done Its Work. Port Orford, Oregon, The Scene of the Great Tragedy. A Desperate Encounter of Nine White Men With Three Hundred Indians. Miraculous Escape After Untold Hardships. Historically True. Savages Subdued and Rich Gold Mines Discovered." An important historical account, J. M. Kirkpatrick, a companion of Kit Carson, Joe Meek and other noted plainsmen, here tells the story of the Expedition to Port Orford in 1851. The expedition was an early American settler and mining venture along the southern Oregon coast, aimed to establish a foothold at Port Orford as a supply point and potential town site to support mining activity in the interior of southwestern Oregon and northern California. When the expedition arrived, tensions quickly escalated with local Native tribes, leading quickly to violent confrontations. The small gold-seeking party was ambushed by the Siwash and Rogue River Indians near Elk River and withstood numerous savage attacks. One of the most notable incidents occurred when a group of settlers was attacked and retreated to a large rocky promontory overlooking the coast . later known as Battle Rock . where they successfully defended themselves. The remarkable details are told here.