, 1863-02-14
.eeting in Yakima Valley.


We have been requested to publish the follow
ing proceedings of a meeting held in the Yakima
valley. The writer of the first resolution is eyi-
dently an admirer of long sentences.
In pursuance of a call of the citizens of Yaki-
ma valley, W. T., to take into consideration and
try to avert the danger that threatens our desruc-
tion-namely, the making the valley an Indian
Reservation met at the house of the Hon. f. NJ.
Thorpe, and proceeded to elect the Hon. F, M.
Thorpe, President, and Albert L. Haws, Secretary
and after stating the object, proceeded to draft
the following resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted:
ResOIved, That we view with great dissatisfac-
ton, and entertain that feeling that cannot be
fully appreciated only by those secluded as we
are, who left our homes, relatives, friends and the
comforts of civilization, vending our way over
traclless wilderness of over 1000 miles with our
families, TO secure US homes of our choice for our
selves and children, in the wilds of tn Pacific. a
bowling and savage land, undergoing untold hard
ships and dangers of the old settlers of Oregon
passing through two relentless savage wars. sacri
hcing many ct our dearest friends by the hands of
the foe, and when the glad tidings Of peace came
to US, accompanied by the assurance that the
upper country was open for settlement, and that
we should have ample protection by the military,
sands bid adieu to the rainy cline of the William
cite valley, to secure US homes in a more congen-
al climate which we knew existed east of the
Cascades. Taking or families with US. some
hndng homes of their choice near the Dalles
others at Umatilla, Walla Waa, Colvile and
the Yakima valley, the latter being our choice
Gladly d:d we view this large and fertile valley of
land, large enough to give happy homes to at
least 1000 settlers in a continuous settlement its
pure waters, milling privileges, and inexhaustible
grass meadows, and an abundance of good timber,
climate day, and one Of the most productive
countries in the world famed by the sweet and
health:ul, breezes of those pyramids of snow with
which the Cascades are dotted and the boundless
resources Of mineral wealth, that every stream
and pan ot earth, and the replenished Golfers of
at least 1000 happy miners the past year, will be
satisfactory evidences of the mineral wealth of
this valley; Also the fact every bar from Priests
rapids up the Columbia river for three hundred
miles, as far as explored pay the miner satsfacto-
ry wages, from S3 to $50 per day, and ali those
acquainted with gold min ng know the fact Of the
probable extent, and rare richness Of gold fields
when discovered on every bar in paving quantities.
as the late discovery on the Columbia has proved
TO ue, and taking into consideration the vast min
eral field and agricultural resources, and its very
favorable location, being the outlet for our friends
west OF the Cascades, and the highway to Cariboo,
over which our overland and very heavy stock
trade must ever pass, and thereby surely making
this the land Of the white man, and any sane man
knowing the facts mus see the ab>urdity of giving
this country to The Indians, unless their annihila-
tioa and destruction be the object, which will sure
ly and swiftly oveItake them if placed here, and
we would recommend to these whose province it
IS to lock after such matters to give this subject an
impartial, and correct Investigation
ReSotCed That a copy Of these resolutions be
sent 10 the Dalles .Nountaiaeer the Portland and
Olympia papers, and that the newspaper press
generally be requested to publish the same
+. NJ. THORPE, President.
ALBERT /. HAYES, Secretary.