, 1877-09-29
'Tnc Settlement and NarOYYth
Oi'Ihe a'uyallUp.

gun prlur to the Indian war ol 1904 and
80. The region around Strimcorm had
teen previously occupied, ms well ns the
Aludson Bay Co.'S. post on the NsquaIly.
Some efforts were made rs long ago as
1852 to settle the valley by Hudson Bay
ucn.
In the spring of 1853, Abicl Morrison
and George Haywood settled where
Archibald Mcmillan now lives. \ poI-
tlon OF their claims were purchased OF
lla, wood after he became un American
citizen.
In the fall OF 1853, Americans in great
numbers began to come over the Pass OF
4. !, Cascade Mountains into the valley.
Ol these Isaac Lemon, Mr.. Perrin and II.
A. iinnell settled in the valley in the
hll OF 1853 others wiutcred near Stella
COON and settled in tac valley in the
spring, Lemon is the only one OF these
III The valley. Flnnel never returned
after Indian war, and Perm was wound
ed in the war and went to Oregon, never
returned.
Besides the settlers from over the
mountains, number OF Hudson Bay
men were in the valley in 1884 besides
those above named.
Edward Lane, VIM. Whitsell and Mr..
Hrad,y settling ut the upper PuyaiIup
near the forks ol the Puyalup.
John Carson scttlX2a.nca the ferry
Near him were the@Hfce Bensons,
Below towards The reservation were
the two Weights, Mr. Owens finally set
tied on one OF these claims, and Frank
Clark became interested there also.
Guns. Buildings settled on the road to-
wards upper settlement. Vim. kncald,
Willis BOatmun, Abram and Isaac Wool
cry came with Carson over the mountains
in 1868. and settled near where they at
present reside, inthe spring OF 1854
'acob Leach, Rohcr Moore and Mr.
"a .sscttled on south bank OF river above
tue ferry. j. W. McCnrty settled on
Stuck river Many of these settlers had
families at that time, whose children are
now still in the valley.
This list embraces nearly all the fnmi.
lies That we could get an account of from
the old settlers now in the valley, Owens
kand Kincaid are dead. Morrison and
Haywood ARE not in the valley, Leach and
\ pc BeLsOn's are on the prairie.
Wnne, Whitsel, Carson, Moore, Nix
Nman, the two Woolery's are still in
IT, Aafvaley ms well ms the sons of VIM,
KinAaid. McCarty leases his place, is
now in Seattle, Mr.. Baker now lives there.
The lndian war broke out in tall of
1854, McAllister, Moore and Miles were
Nillcd, Wallace, wounded. All the set
ytlers He'd to the garrison at Steilacoom
for safrty. Mrs. Woolery stated that
they left the night before the White river
massacre.
John +. and w. C. sons of VIM. Kin
caid and Mr.. Leach were the first settlers
to return. They came back to the valley
inthc winter of 1858. Others returned
y Acn that time and 1861. L. F.
Thompson, Eligah Meade and J. r.
Meckcr settled in 1860, and Archibald
Mcmillan and family bought and settled
on portions of Morrison's and Haywood's
claims in spring of 1861,
The growth of the valley was steady
iroW that time on, but not rapid, until
within the past year or two. Now there
are about zoo resdents of the valley
The railroad is especially opening up
means of transportation, and forwarding
the growth of every part ot the valley.
Therefore it is very popular there.
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Mr.. Dnrwin's life isa comfortable one
--lr has never been obliged 10 fight
poverty and has had plenty of leisure in
which TO follow his chosen studies. lie
married his cousin Miss Emma Wedge
wood and they live in the lovely county
OF Kent, Mr. Durwn's eldest son, Mr..
Wllium Darwin, is banker Mt South
ampton; the second, George, took high