Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-01-13
Hewitt, succeeded hy Chs.. Prc>eh.

mise of the Psss-vy and Democrat. The |
press from which the ColSmJias was
issued possesses history, to which brief
alusion may not be inappropriate. 1t Twas
a Ramagc machine constructed mainly Of
wood and was brought to Portland by I. j.
Dryer, in 1851, and used to print the Ore
gon;an 1t is said to have been used in
San Francisco, to print the first newspaper
in that city. 1t is now, we believe, in the
possession Of Mr. Maxwell of the Seattle
MeVgencer.
The first store was established in Olym.
pia in 1850, by NJ. T. Simmons, who re.
moved tho stock from the Catholic Mis-
sion on the cast side of Budd's Inlet,
where he had first exposed it, principally
for the Indian trade connected with the
Mission. The second store was established
by G. A. Barnes, in 1851, in the building
now occupied by J. II. Clealc.
The first child was born to Mrs. S. y.
Moses in 1857, and was the recipient Of
town lot on Main Street, by the delighted
town proprietor. Master Moses has now
about arrived at the age of manhood, and
his lot, one of the most eligibly located on
the principal street, is beginning to figure
among the thousands in value. The first
marriage in this vicinity, occurred at Tum.
water, in 1913 - Daniel Mckenzie and
Ruth Brock, being the parties united. The
first American vessel that visited these
waters was the bark Peiadcs, taking car.
20 of lumber for the San Francisco market.
A saw mill was built at Tumwater, in l847,
by company of mine stockholders, aud a
grist mill the same year by Col. Simmons,
TIE first hotel in Olympia was a log
structure 1G by "a feet in dimensions, d.
vidcd into two rooms, one being the
kitchen and dining.room, and the other the
bedroom Of the proprietor, Mr.. Sylvester.
Guests were Accommodated with hunks in
the attic, aud the mail carrier by special
grace of the proprietor was allowed to sleep
on the floor of the dniug-room. The fur
niture was equally primitive, consisting Of
a deal table, and pine blocks Of conve-
nient height for seats.
AS indicating the spirit of adventure
which possessed these hardy pioneers, as
well as the enterprise Of our embryo city,
VIC alludc to the formation ola gold-hunt-
ing expedition, in 1851, by Messrs. VIM.
Billings, S. D. Howe, Chas. Weed, S. S.
Ford, Samuel Williams, l. Colvig, Asher,
Wilson and Nelson Sarjent, Dorse, and
others, who chartered the sloop Georgiana
and sailed in the summer of that year for
the unknown shores Of Queen Charlotte's
Island. Upon arriving at the island,
gale arose. drifted their vessel aground,
where she was wrecked and the adventur.
Gus crew fell into the hands of the Indi.
ans, by whom they were treated with great
indignity and made to perform all the me-
NAL labor of the tribe. After remaining
in captivity several months, one of the
number escaped to the mainland, and after
much hardship arrived at Olympia. Col.
lector Moses Immediately organized re-
lief party, which he dispatched by the
Dameres Core, which expedition was sue.
cessful in its mission, rescued the captivcs
and broughtthem to this place.
The first school was taught in 1852 in
small building occupying the site of the
present Postofice-D. L. Phillips teacher.
School was afterwards taught in the build.
ing lately occupied by A. J. Baldwiu's
Blacksmith shop, by A. w. Moore, and in
the cooper shop near the brewery by Ber-
nard Cornelius.
The first term Of court in the portion
Of Oregon now embraced in Washington
Territory, commenced Jan. 20, 1852, and
was held in the old building occupied by
the Collector Of Customs, that stood on the
lot opposite Cleale's bath. house, Judge
Strong presiding, David Logan Prescott.
ing Attorney. 1t was special term in
admiralty, to try the seizure cases of the
brig Mary Dare and steamer Beaver,
seized by the Collector of Customs. At
this term, Elwood Evans, D. r. Bigelow,
Quincy A. Brooks and Simpson p. Moses
we're admitted to the bar as practicing at.
torneys. The first named of these gentle.
man alone has maintained continuously
the practice Of his profession to the pres.
ent time.
The first session Of the Legislature after
this Territory was set apart from Oregon