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Remains of an Unknown Man Found Near La Grande
A Washington pioneer recalls finding the body of a young man near a pine cluster on a mountain south of La Grande. The victim, killed by a bullet, was discovered in 1843 and buried. five pines survived since the incident. The informant, William Hughes of Thornton Washington, recounts the tale near Deal's canyon.
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