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Treasure tale of Brother Jonathan and lost riches
The piece recounts legends of the 1865 steamship Brother Jonathan sunk off the Oregon coast with untold gold aboard. Captain Tichenor's descendants claim manuscripts naming a route to the treasure, while earlier divers failed to locate the wreck near Point St George. History notes suggest large sums carried by paymasters, Wells Fargo, and riders on various ships, fueling ongoing searches.
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Ldarshfield
Jonathan
J. R. Shock
Pat Glenden
D. L. Sullivan
San Francisco
Point St. George
Silas White
Mr. White
Klamath
Iain Woodson
Jonathan Wen
Peter Gee
Alderson
Brother Jonathan
Jonathon
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Port Orford
F. B. Tichenor
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
F. B. Richenor
Willian Tichenor
Portland
California
Bome
William
Fort Vancouver
E. W. Eddy
British Columbia
William Logan
Indian Affairs
Wells Fargo Officials
Northwest
Tichenor