, 1858-03-19

SSSv GIVING him stStement n M y,
a eopv of NJ CorlisSi letter Tvho vas one bSth ~
matss m the bonse al the time Col Fhsv - r,os
"a AMI srSrS him 70 sSns var s,es,Ssr w" :, n
n the vrsteTS of ppge, Sound H,s rers d
marked conv of INV letter a. big Iii ~ snd
on de in the Navy Bepartnent' '''' ~ 'O-'N
"Tbere AN 10 10 danh, that The i,r.di.,o .rso nj
tbis rnrrler y,,as ,ts ct ~ ,ho stsa 49,
mai a yessoi ~ tbc iIni,ea S,.,s b,s IN = 80
81 InSsns f,o; ht 4. S a. ..i,u - ~ y
never IA fnrget an ininr, ona iHaaaa,i hit H.
0nenres evi1ces either a ,-.nt ~ orS sr tbs com
Nm i,;ios ~ hv,, A". " ~. ~ ~
indrment. For what nnrro.e a nav he ascJ src
yvssssis ~ The irnitd ts,, ,,,,y1 ~ az D. la
ces.,, i. te ,ot sSes M sGne1 ,,3 ~ On W .e snS
h.s ,ts - - ''y - ~ al ,ls -. I ,,sJ =,
nrotect ne veS of the s,tfas an tSe renote shores
az onr fropter5 W
Il
aThs Trpiied S,.tos r.y.,ro ,r,tor I.esr,o, D,y;s
can H. made svsiasle a. am t;, b ~ inds md
tides arc s,voralle Dnri1S tbs Summer months
! - th.sa inSians .a,,raf, ST. dnraSa,ions 4,
,s[o- ne cr,ter ab, S - =, ~ n
t , r. s;.S ~. - =, 80, ~ a Sb
sometlmes TeoaireS Ten Ssvs 10 make tbe sams dis
s ~ 'eu u.3e ~ niAAo ~ W ~ ~ @
UnSer IISSe % S SgsRcss s o6t miles she war sSa
can AZ mncb syecntiop sm6ng tbcp,'
But another question arises u The consideration iR & 81
ish and Russian territories from which these northern
The British iladsons d;o Bay Company have had no
III rT paue sas sc1e VSf WbebeSsT
0ne Of their s9Rcs murdered they PnTsne The %ur
on the spot. The Indians well understand that NO
captured and, 80 sure as they deserve @ it, will suffer-
Das %Sr eameT o
drives out few indiana Tres several rounds Of am
ea re7srberntOn Of large and small guns around the
Ave ndns 0os The settlers hat se no ue
in staying any longer as The enemy have al e St gets
where she rests fom ber abOrs for the space of
"BGt' then, military posts are esblIshed; pickets
and are erected & 0ceTs ana soldiers
An this Is done without doubt. But the country Is
impassable the woods and underground form barrl-
er to land operations along the shores Of the Sound
more impregnable than the great Chinese wall. l
consider therefore that so far as any beneficial result
Is concerned TINS expensive system Of operations Is
worse than useless. One war steamer, OF suitable
size, and well armed aud equipped, would do more
good than the whole military force united, as 1t Is now
siiuated
81 trust the attention OF the War Department will
be called TO this subject"
AFTER caretul ana detailed statement
ne IN tba condition of tba differ.nt resarvo-
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tions and agencies on Puget Sound, Mr.
N
ID. uoes not ANTICIPATE any oenenclal results
f.o,,, o;.L.. -. Al. ...-. .
from eNher, upder tne present arrange
mept He can Nee no permnnent good like
" 10 result from the expenses incident to
1t, :. - ~
Partlal supervision. hS says tnat all Ine
Iod;ons shonId ho oonoontr.tad n. f..
~ -" '"' Ne
practicable, at some principal reservation,
and compelled 10 WORK; and oil white en-
nlovo, NOT sctrollv sn,o1od IN octivo Iohor
P'VyOs' u0' SS'uN"J e"Seseu IN ~S''e i""V'
should be discontinued Unon this snhiect
bis views are very clearly set forth in the
elt.-; .,..
iOhO"inB SANACts'
,sThs pol,ev spocastad bv c,ovsrnor s,.v.n. In nh
mttinS m var,aSs treaties msde Win ne Indans N
the Sound ,ss anal thsre shonld sventnoilv he ono
main reServation Al PnvsInn an isolsted noint len
miles northsast Of Scs eSst Hapd M oasttsrf can
nroaob within large seone of eountrv on aeeonnt ar
nc swamp Lands and dense forests inferyenine Tbis
raooe Of country ID watered bv two 6ne streams the
snow.ho-mis ana stilioua-mish. which abound IN
oal,non Attha noint indicafed are thrso claiTs IN
stTuetons having been given fo Agent simmons to ex
sine and t,nste the vsine of these claims be dd 40
On one ofthem Ia good sawmil. To which rristmiI
coud easily be attached for the nse Of the Indians
The location Il Central and convenient Of ACCESS bv
rstsr N Il slso snacientlv isoated 10 evcInde ~
N white seftIers on fbe hanks III the
ten 81
snitahls IN cnitiv.ton ~'' -'-'o ''-'-''
~ falIv concnr Win (,overnor stevens in the nro-
Psy 2, SSaeea.a1s sss Indians ot tae Sound At
They are now scattered from Olympia tS Bellingham
being made BY any d them towards civilization. An
to Supervise them, A. and prevent dcStes between
them AND sas settlers Az every place where t9sy are
BY deP!eyed class q white men who furnish them
wherever & they 60. The agents have really e or i no
oyer Yer % az %na ts result ~ IS 'osy are
whites with whom they associate; ,,.-
tribes shall continue to have the unrestricted range Of
With tbe Of ST Spd ns@ @
tle%sn. The best % mode Of decreasing the expense
the formation Of State But 50 long as large bands
arc permcd 70 roam Al large committing % petv dep
SneTsve, they SSs oG9gns % dy about The
ing profitable trade to the worst possible class Of
iitiIe hone for tbe TerTSrv oS TssbinSton w 's'