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Word: chiantel (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...right-of-way for a power line from Bonneville Dam, lumberjacks brought down a ponderosa pine. Tied by a shriveled leather thong, high in the treetop was the answer to the mystery of Kamela: a bronze cattle bell, inscribed with the date 1878. It carried the words "Saignelegier"-"Chiantel"-"Fondeur." Its clapper was worn smooth by years of gentle tinkling. The people of Kamela guessed that a pioneer had tied it to a sapling that grew into a towering pine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OREGON: The Bell of Kamela | 7/16/1951 | See Source »

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