Snake River Massacre (1887)

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Article
Article: Files Found in Oregon Detail Massacre
The New York Times presents a August 20, 1995 article from the Associated Press on the discovery of historical sources on the Snake River Massacre of…

Contemporary Article
Article: Massacred Chinese Gold Miners to Receive Memorial Along Snake River
The Oregonian presents an updated January 10, 2019 article, by Richard Cockle, on the present day efforts to memorialize the Snake River Massacre,…

Contemporary Article
Article: Chinese Massacre at Deep Creek
The Oregon Encyclopedia features an article, by journalist Gregory Nokes, on the Snake River Massacre, where Chinese gold miners were killed in Oregon…

Article
Article: Chinese gold miners killed in Hells Canyon are remembered in new poetry collection
The Oregonian presents an updated January 9, 2019 article, by Amy Wang, about a collection of poems called, "Gone to Gold Mountain." The poems…

Radio & Article
Radio & Article: Chopper Delivers Memorial Marker to Massacre Site, Duration: 00:55
National Public Radio presents a short, May 8, 2012 article and 1-minute audio about the arrival of the historical marker that marks the site of the…

Video
Video: Massacre at Hells Canyon, Duration: 27:14
Note: Video can also be found here.Oregon Public Broadcasting features a 27-minute documentary (2017) on the Snake River Massacre, a mass killing of…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: A Corpse-Laden Tide
Note: See 1st column, second section heading.Chronicling America features an article, author unknown, from the July 13th, 1887, issue of the Watertown…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Slaughtering Chinese
Note: See 3rd column, 2nd paragraph. Details are graphic.Chronicling America features a July 15, 1887 article, author unknown, from the Dillon Tribune…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: More Murders
Note: See 1st column, 1st paragraph.Chronicling America features a July 1, 1887 article from the Idaho County Free Press that provides an account of…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: No Title [article excerpt]
Note: See 3rd column, 11th paragraph.Chronicling America presents a brief article from a July 15th, 1887 article from the Warner Sun on the Snake…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Outrage on Chinese
Note: See 5th column, 1st paragraph.Chronicling America features a July 8th, 1887 article, author unknown, from the Daily Evening Bulletin that gives…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: Oregon's Dead Chinamen--No Additional Details Received of the Alleged Massacre
Note: See 4th column, 2nd paragraph.Chronicling America presents a July 9, 1887 article, author unknown, from the Morning News that speculates on the…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Chinese Must Go: A Great Outrage in the Snake River Mines
Note: See 5th column, mid-column.Chronicling America features a July 20, 1887 article, author unknown, from the Abbeville Press and Banner newspaper…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Chinese Murderers
Note: Click on the green arrows to see the article. See 3rd column, 1st paragraph.The Oregon History Project features an April 20, 1888 article,…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Chinese Murderers
Note: Click on the green arrows to see the article. See 3rd column, 1st paragraph.The Oregon History Project features an April 20, 1888 article,…

Historical Newspaper
Historical Newspaper: The Chinese Murderers
Note: Click on the green arrows to see the article. See 3rd column, 1st paragraph.The Oregon History Project features an April 20, 1888 article,…