Port Orford Historical Photos Postcards from Sixes, Oregon Cattle Rustling on the Dement Ranch Cape Blanco Heritage Society Hawthorne Gallery Point.B Studio Darren Evans Art #rdcHQ 2CJ.com Redfish Public.Resource.Org Sixes River Fire Rare Bird Arts William Paul Gaetjens Port Orford News The Sixes river valley has been settled since the early 1850s, since the discovery of abundant gold, minerals and the rich resources of the land. Miners, loggers, fishermen, and hunters all made the trek north from Port Orford, packed down from Bandon, or took a boat up from the mouth of the Sixes River in search of land and fortune.