The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-23

well discharged. Prom apprentice TO
Governor of Q wealthy province, he
conferred honor upon each grade while
occupied by him. He filled every sta
ton with dignity-he never forgot
what WAS due to himself and to those
who had placed their confidence in
bis management He never acted upon
impulse. but was always cool. wise,
dispassionste and brave. He leaves a
name illustrious in Pscific coast his
tory. dear to the carly settlers of Ore
gon, Washington and British Colum-
bis. The American pioneers OF Puget
Sound can pever forget his generous
response in behalf of the Georgian
csptives on Queen Charlotte's Island,
in the winter of 1S5l-52. In the In-
dian war that visited our Territory in
1906. he furnished the needed sup>
plies. arms and ammunition to enable
our people to make a defence, neglected
as they were by their own Government.
He sent hither an armed vessel 10 CO.
operate with the authorities in protect
ing the infant settlements of Puget
81 und. He gave the Indians to I'M
derstand that in making war upon the
Americans they wsrred against the
white race. The Indians learned, and
so did our people, that Douglas was 9
Christian and 9 white man ii such .
war. The savage was forever dis
abused OF his previous ides-that In
dian hostility to the 'Bostons' was nser-
itorious in the sight of King George.
His later official career. his established
fame, his recent death are well known
to all.
Other officers of the company in
those pre- historic days earned distino-
ton for meritorious service to the com
pany aud entitled themselves to CRATE
full remembrance for hospitality. kind
ness and assistance to our fellow-coun-
trymen. In our sister province of Brit
lsh Columbia. several of them. have
acquired distinction in the sffairs of
State. Let US name few who have
never lost their interest in their old
homes. DR. William Fraser Tolmie
nearly so years ago took charge of Fort
Nesqually, on Puget Sound. At Q ripe
old age, his intellect and physique still
bright and vigorous, be cheerfully
and industriously with facile pen from
his well-stored memory enriches our
current literature with "reminiscences of
that eventful past The veteran Archi.
bald Mckinlay. Esq. who held Fort
Wslla Walla from lS4l to 1916, so well
known and highly esteemed by ancient
Oregonians, Is rounding off an eventful
and useful life at Lacha Hacle, in Brit
ish Columbia. Near Victoria resides
the accurate Alexander G Anderson,
who half century ago vas on duty
on the Columbia river and the upper
coast, painstaking writer of dis
tinguished ability. now recognized as
an oracle of the history of those early
times. Nor must we forget our own
fellow citizen, George B Roberts, who
served the company so zealously and
well-long before Americans began to
settle in Oregon-the present Pro-
bate Judge of Wshkiakum county,
residing at Kathlamet. Such are some
of those early men who still survive.
Of those who rose to the rank of
factor, trader or even clerk, instances
are rare of retiring from the compauy's
service to settle in the country. But
those who. were termed servants, in
Guiding the farmers, dairymen and
men of all work who constituted the
enlisted employees. after having served
their full term of five years and proba-
bly, re-enlistment. became settlers of
Oregon. Of these, many were natives
of Scotland and the Orkney Isles; the
remainder were Canadian trappers and
voyagerurs. this latter class when
retired. as already stated, located upon
French Prairie, in the Wallamet VAL
ley. and upon Cowlitz Prairie; a very
few settled on the Steilacoom Prairie.
near Puget Sound.
In 1910. the number of British SUBJ
jects in Oregon as then defined, en-
ployees Of the Hudson Bay Company
and the retired servants. Appropriated
to twelve hundred.