Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-04-26


which the editor SAYS Vas cs0assiruf,J."
The ar,icl.. is d.~i-n-d to magnify the y~cul-
ia ntmss of II. r. Kendall for The o(ice al
Superintendent of our Indian AfEairs. ard ro
di-Psracr in the public estimation our very
worthy ,o~nsman. 4. ~ Hale. Esq ~ho i
l. understood will supsr>.-lc him. The ~r.-
ter not cont-nt " ith sra.lurin; the character
a," qualifications ii Nr. Hale. steps aside and
indulge in a mo-, ,indicri,e strain of scanda-
lou- abuse II zen. ". ". Mill-r. . g.nil.
nan "f great n>r'e;ahili'y. and Of nnqn.>
i..md integrity Of character. III. name It
Elw0.d E,ar- is u>.4l. tno doul. wi,l,oai hi-
authority fer the Purp">- IT Grating ia.
falls. impression that b. regards Mr.. HaIe :,
unii, for the position ci Superintendent. and
that h., would have ;.F,i.-rrt-d the evs,inuauce
of Mr.. Kendall in office to Lis apPsiniInrui-
W. regard this statement fal.e aud
founded. for it Is ~i,hin cur personal KNOW
edge that Mr.. Evans signed Mr. Hail. rS
o;.,ln. ,,da,ion tor The Office. and has regarded
Mr.. krndall's arloin'in.n, a, a great ou'ra=e
up., III. pcopls III The Territory. and that Ia"
inan In, lab"rs, Nor, a--iai",;>iy fer hi. IT,
moval than h., Mr.. Evans.
Al! tina, i published in the T,aos alou,
the appoiniu. ut 81 thi.f Chik. aud the DE-,
lnaud, made l., G,n. Miller for I'D, spp"in,-
men, OF hi former clerk Maj. G"h-l.rou-i
IL a condition of hs signing Mr.. Hail. bond.
is lie made oui If abode cloth W,ar- SURE
that Ten. Miller has n.,cr been asked Z"
sign Mr.. llalr's bond. Vet We presume lac
would do 80 if requested. having full conf
drncc in the integrity anu competency Of Mr.
Hale for the position.
We are surprised that a respectable paper
like the Times, should have been induced to
publisl, such scandalous liLcls upon our most
worthy citizens, to CRAFTY the malignant hate
of one too much coward to sign his name.
The editor of the Times will, of course, on
reflection, see the propriety of disclosing his
authority for the statements contained in the
article.
TIE Observation-Disclosures almost every
day II number of our amateur sportsmcn, with
rifles shot guns, muskcts, and other murder
Gus looking weapons, sallying out with deadly
intent on the many grouse which every morn
ing fill the woods with their singular hooting.
For their particular reading We give the fol-
lowing extract from the Natural History Of
Washington Territory and Oregon, by DIR.
Geo. Sucklcy:
concerning the whereabouts Of this bird
during the winter months there ere many
opinions among the settlers. Some maintain
that the species is migratory, and that they
retire to the south, while others say that they
repair to the tops Of the highest evergreen
trees. where, in the tlickcst foliage of the
branches, they pass the cold season in n state
of scmi-torpor, rarely or never descending un-
til warm weather comes on. AS the subsist
well on the leaves of the conii;'rac. and can
always obtain sufficient water from the SNOW
and rain drops on the leaves to supply their
necessities, have but little doubt that this
latter is the correct account, or that, il mgra-
tory, but partially SO. saw one bird of this
species on the ground. during fall of snow,
in January, 1854, near the Nisqually river.
Washington Territory and have been told
that man, near Olympia, Washington Terri
tory, whose cye-s;ght is excellent, is able any
day during winter to obtain several birds by
searching carefully for them in the tree tops
of the tallcst and most thickly leaved frs
This requires cyc-sight Of much greater pow
or than most men possess. Even in summer
when these birds are generally lower in the
trees, it is very difficult to find them among
the dense branches. They have, in addition
to their sombrc hues, the advantage Of habit
of crowding very closely to the limbs, and Of
sitting almost immOvable for hours
We should like very much to be informed
who the "Sharp-shootcr" is, referred to above
We hope that 10 unnatural modesty will pre-
vent him from making himself known.
\ CuRlosITy.-Verily the days of Won
ders willncvcr cease. Without forcwarning
or even an announcement the brilliancy of an
other luminary just emerged from the horizon.
bursts upon our startled sight. With the OK.
centric scintillations still flashing before our
eyes. We feel how humble and hopeless is the
ta-k Of giving our readers anything like an
adequate idea Of the crraiic phenomenon.
Its orbit is more than srrexfvsc, resembling
s"incw hat a rail fence or a flash Of lightning.
We arr promised monthly recurrence II the
rl'cn"'nenon. but in this We place no faith. rs
Ne believe the essential Z" elements must have
been exhausted in the first display
This new phenomenon is called the Far
II ,xf and i. ,ul,l;sl..sl and ...,;,I L. a.