Journal: A Most Daring Outrage

Snake River Massacre (1887)

Journal: A Most Daring Outrage

1/28/2007

Journal

The January 28, 2007 issue of the Oregon Historical Quarterly presents a 14-page journal article, written by R. Gregory Nokes, on the Snake River Massacre- a mass killing of Chinese gold miners in Oregon in 1887. Themes include: a detailed environmental description of Snake River and Hells Canyon, the methods used by the perpetrators of the crime, and the discovery of lost historical documents concerning the incident over 100 years later. Other themes include: the investigations that followed, public reactions to the crime, background information on the accused, a description of Chinese immigrant communities during the 1800s, and the Chinese Exclusion Acts.

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Oregon Historical Quarterly, Oregon Historical Society

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