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We damaged all the big guns we could, and carried away the powder and the lead.

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Chief Joseph
Age: 64 †
Born: 1840
Born: March 3
Died: 1904
Died: September 21
Tribal Chief
Wallowa Valley
Joseph Buruzagia
Hin-mut-too-uah-lat-kekht
Thunder Rolling in the Mountains
Heinmot Tooyalaket
Joseph the Younger
Powder
Guns
Carried
Gun
Lead
Bigs
Away
Damaged

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