Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-04-11
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In rrevious ru=sbe-s. the lro=r'ss Of
American occupancy Of Oregon Territory
north the Columbia river. has lean traced.
and an iGra afforded Of the population and
position Of settlements. In this article we
propose 10 record the Incidents attending
the frs, exercise of Fedora! authority over
the Territory, by virtue Of its then being
embraced within the jurisdiction Of the
Territorial government. Ct Oregon, which
all will remember was established by act
Of Congress approved August IA, 1S4s.
Gen. Joseph Lane was appointed Govern
or. and &C c6icio Superintendent Of Indian
Affairs, who with Joseph L. Meek, the first
U. S. Marshall, crossed the plains and ar
rived at Oregon City. March 2. ls49.
Hon. w. P. Bryant was appointed Chief
Justice, and James Turney and Peter II.
Burnett Associate Justices, all being COM
nissioned Aug. IA, ls4s. Mr.. Bryant
alone accepted :he appointment. VIM. A.
Hall was commissioned in place Of Turney,
Sept. l, ls4S. but resigned Nov. %, when
Hon. o. c. Pratt was appointed.
The proclamation of Gov. Lane divid-
ing the Territory into Judicial Districts
and assigning the judges was dated May,
%. 1s49. The county Of Vancouver. with
several counties south of the Columbia,
constituted the first judicial district, to
which was assigned Chief Justice Bryant.
10 the second, lying wholly south of the
Columbia river, was assigned Hon. o. G.
Pratt. Lewis county alone constituted the
third district, and continued without a
judge until Sept. II, 1s49, when Hon.
William Strong was appointed to succeed
Hon. Peter H. Burnett. This statement
was essential to appreciate the condition
Of the Puget Sound country, at this time
Though included within an organized Ter
ritory of the United States early in ls4o,
not an officer, clothed with Federal or mil.
itary authority, was present 70 afford pro.
lection to the settlers, or keep in subsection
the large number Of Indians then living
ON these waters.
We now recur to April, ls49, to detail
an incident which had much to do towards
securing the presence of United States
troops for the protection of the aettlers
north OF the Columbia river. In the latte,
part OF this month. the Snoqualmis Indi.
ans made an attack upon the Hudson
Boy Co. at Fou Nesqually. Pasksnim
their Chief, was inside the :ort. engaged
in conversation with DR.. Vim. F. Tolmie
the agent in ehsrg-. who had ordered til.
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