Oct 14, 2026 · 7 hr 40 min · 68 segments
"Early Days Of Old Oregon" by Katharine Berry Judson invites listeners to explore the rich tapestry of Oregon's early history, capturing the essence of a time when pioneers shaped the land and their…
Chapter 1 The First White Man's Ship An Indian woman was one day walking along the shore near Seaside, Oregon, on her way back to the Clatsop village.
Her son had been killed in battle the year before, and she often walked along this beach, wailing for him, as Indians wail for their dead.
Suddenly she saw something lying on the beach.
She thought it might be a whale and went toward it, because at that point her tribe caught many whales.
When she came near it, she saw two trees standing up in this thing.
She thought, "Behold, it is no whale.
It is a monster." Then she reached that thing that lay on the beach.
All the outside was shining as copper shines.
Ropes were tied to those trees, and there were many pieces of iron sticking into it.
Then a bear came out of it.
He stood on the thing near the trees.
He looked just like a bear, yet his face was like that of a man.
The woman was amazed.
She thought this strange thing had come from the ghost land because Indians believe in ghosts.
So she at once turned away and went home, for she was afraid.
As she walked on, she began to weep for her dead son.
She wailed, "Oh, my son is dead, and the thing we hear about in tales is lying on the beach." As she neared the Clatsop village, her people heard the long wailing cry.
The Clatsops said, "Oh, a person comes crying.
Perhaps someone has struck her." They took down their bows and arrows, thinking an enemy must be near.
An old man said, "Listen." The Indian woman was still weeping.
She wailed, "Oh, my son is dead, and the thing we hear about in tales is lying on the beach." The Indians said, "What can it be?" They went running toward her and said, "What is it?" The woman replied, "A thing lies on the beach, and there are two bears in it, but they look like people." At once the warriors ran down the beach to this thing, and there it lay.
Then the two bears came out of it with copper kettles in their hands.
They put their hands to their mouths and pointed inland, giving their kettles to the Indians.
They were asking for water.
Some of the Indians took the kettles and ran inland to a spring or stream, but others hid themselves behind logs because they were afraid.
Chapter 1 The First White Man's Ship An Indian woman was one day walking along the shore near Seaside, Oregon, on her way back to the Clatsop village.
Her son had been killed in battle the year before, and she often walked along this beach, wailing for him, as Indians wail for their dead.
Suddenly she saw something lying on the beach.
She thought it might be a whale and went toward it, because at that point her tribe caught many whales.
When she came near it, she saw two trees standing up in this thing.
She thought, "Behold, it is no whale.
It is a monster." Then she reached that thing that lay on the beach.
All the outside was shining as copper shines.
Ropes were tied to those trees, and there were many pieces of iron sticking into it.
Then a bear came out of it.
He stood on the thing near the trees.
He looked just like a bear, yet his face was like that of a man.
The woman was amazed.
She thought this strange thing had come from the ghost land because Indians believe in ghosts.
So she at once turned away and went home, for she was afraid.
As she walked on, she began to weep for her dead son.
She wailed, "Oh, my son is dead, and the thing we hear about in tales is lying on the beach." As she neared the Clatsop village, her people heard the long wailing cry.
The Clatsops said, "Oh, a person comes crying.
Perhaps someone has struck her." They took down their bows and arrows, thinking an enemy must be near.
An old man said, "Listen." The Indian woman was still weeping.
She wailed, "Oh, my son is dead, and the thing we hear about in tales is lying on the beach." The Indians said, "What can it be?" They went running toward her and said, "What is it?" The woman replied, "A thing lies on the beach, and there are two bears in it, but they look like people." At once the warriors ran down the beach to this thing, and there it lay.
Then the two bears came out of it with copper kettles in their hands.
They put their hands to their mouths and pointed inland, giving their kettles to the Indians.
They were asking for water.
Some of the Indians took the kettles and ran inland to a spring or stream, but others hid themselves behind logs because they were afraid.
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