Mystery of Pioneer’s Fate 100 Years Old
1957-12-26
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
This report is about John Stewart the fifth and his mysterious disappearance on December 26, 1857. He was one of the first true mysteries in Lane County. The report is that he was walking along Little Fall Creek on his way to deliver a pair of shoes to his granddaughter, and he disappeared. His wife suspected that he was murdered by Indians. It gives a brief history on where the Stewarts family and where they came from, Pittsburg, PA. John Stewart had only been living in Fall Creek for four years before his disappearance.
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- Description
- This report is about John Stewart the fifth and his mysterious disappearance on December 26, 1857. He was one of the first true mysteries in Lane County. The report is that he was walking along Little Fall Creek on his way to deliver a pair of shoes to his granddaughter, and he disappeared. His wife suspected that he was murdered by Indians. It gives a brief history on where the Stewarts family and where they came from, Pittsburg, PA. John Stewart had only been living in Fall Creek for four years before his disappearance.
- Identifier
- Lowell_misc_news1957_12_26
- Date
- 1957-12-26
- Spatial Coverage
- Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States
- Source
- The Register- Guard
- Subject
- Mysteries
- Format
- text/pdf
- Type
- Text
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
- Contributor
- Maggie Osgood Library
- Item sets
- Lowell Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings