The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-06-19

. dead Indian? All Of the whites on
the upper Skagit will turn out. If ne. d
be. to help the Indians hold their little
prairie. or TO help protect them against
the unrighteous encroachmenis Of any
struggling whites psid the Indians
who picked up those drowned men the
sum If s26 so, which was raised in Sc
attic by Ira Brown about two months
ego. Let rs JOIN them in their plea to
the Territnrisi officials. Keep whisky
away from then, and treat them as
they treat us.
There is portage ON the Sank near
ly i've miles long. about sixty miles up,
and il will average more dangerous all
the way than the Sksgit portage. Five
Indians. myself and Will Knox took
one canoe through, while tho rest of
the patty packed cur provisions ard
blankets around. 6ix OF NJ polei the
canse along. sod Will Knox bailed out
the waller vith gold pan. and it kept
him busy ell the time. Tue roar Of
the water vas terrible. Old John acted
~ pilot. and would motion with his
hand where We were TO 90, ~ We could
not hear each other speak. Near the
head Of the portage . large stream
COMES in from the right called by the
Indians CulIom. or White river. and It
10 rightly named. for it comes foaming
out OF Q mountain sbout like Mount
Baker. called by them Tacoma. We
pssssd several large branches on both
sides. We went sb,ut Is miles above
the portage. where the river branches
of into four channels for about two
miles, and then comes together again
On one Of these bars Ne camped to
prospect. We found very Ans eolors in
the lopss gravel. bat ~ We sank deeper
We got nothing. We tried an old river
bed and went to solid gravel. but could
do NO better. went with tine Indians
shout FIVE miles above 10 see . fall in
the river. and Il was . beauty. II 10 on
the west fork, and about as miles above
the month Of 6auk. The stream that
falls over the roek h - lssgs a. Ruby
Greek, OF about bali - large as the
Skykomish. The falls are three in
number. one above the other. probably
6ve hundred feet in oil. named them
the Maryetfa Falls. in honor of Seat.
tie lady. When ws returned TO camp
the river wss rising very fast. and our
'tFovsnder was skase;" 90 We started
back. Twelve OF Ms, with ell our blan.
ksts aud mining traps. in one CANOE.
Hsw We did gol the Indians dropping
the canes over sifIles With poles, and
then We would Ind smooth water again.
then away Ne would hy.- When We
reached the Portage Old John made u
white trash get out and walk. Is be said
. devil lived in the rapids IT, high wa
ter. aud we concluded by the looks Of
things shat the old fellow was NOV
ing" or something, for it looked fri ht-
fnl. We got on bluff to see tbs Ca
noe 60 over the many rspids. and saw
it dart out like an arrow. with Old
John in the bow guiding i, with large
paddle ~ it flew into the huge waves
caused by the water rollidg over great
boulders. He had on q red blanket,
his pants tucked 10 HE boots. bis hat
on Que side Of his head. his tall form
towering above the other Indians Who
were following biz directions. at times
holding tho canoe IN huge rifle with
poles while he would take q look.
Sometimes the canoe would siaud at an
angle Of forty fse degrees, and then it
would bound on ths top Of wavs,
again to 30 lost out Of sight. The In
dians, canoe. swift. foany rspids anG
white. glistening rocks. with the foot
hills OF evergreens and the tall. glistsn.
ing. snow. capped peaks for back.
ground, made . scene for . painter.
1t Was truly grand. terrible and bean :
tilul. Below the portage We took our
other canoe and divided our losd !, snd
away We went. Going over the rapids
below the portage We could not see the
canoe ahead OF Ne more than half the
time. but could sss the msn's heads
only, and they seemed 70 BE- vadiog in.
stssd Of being in boat. We stopped
Tor the night ct Old John's house % vs
came down. and the next morning We
arrived Ut Sank City. on the Sksgit.
about 10 o'clock.
We formed . shining district on the
Sioux. which We called Wah. Wit. kan
District, aftse Old John. Will Knox
VS. elected recorder.
Sank City = progressing finely. The
steamer Chshalis claims not only the
bsooo, bat the laarels also, o. Capt.
Brennan Gays 10 has left his mark
higher up the 6ksgit river than any
ether seoansr can "a We cay, don't
give Il mp. CAptains; sone Of you may
ct np on e Ruby. and the highsr. you
60 III better yoa viii snit the Rnby
miners. Success 70 each and oil OF you.
We wish you could al lad on the Nip
and.Tuck claim OF inst below it.
I shsli etsst for Raby neat week.
Win write again from Goodslls land
Ing.
A man named Peter Winters vss
drowned q the portsgs last Friday.
He was On . rock holding TlnRlcy's
boat. which alled and jssksd him int
the water. Hs he's not bean foand.
Yox.