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Oregon gold-country legend: The solid-gold snuff can

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Is there anything to the story of the Native American man who came out of the woods every few years with a snuff can full of gold dust? Maybe. (McKenzie River valley; 1920s, 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1001d_GoldSnuff.htm)

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