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The Myrtle Point stage driver Al Baker recalls frontier roades
Al Baker, longtime Myrtle Point to Roseburg stage driver, recounts a life on the Coquille river route. He details livery stables, early mail runs, rough roads, and a few hold ups he and relatives faced while delivering passengers and mail. He notes wages from $20 to $90 with board included.
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Marriott P. Crank
al Baker
Myrtle Point
Roseburg
Allen E
Ruby Baker
Coquille
Penney
Mast
Brodie
Spruce Street
First Street
Steep Ranch
Remote
Camas Valley
Express