Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-09-14
TaIaTI-0ll TEARS \ MING
COUNTY.

UUHI. i
Interesting Historical Facts
from the Oldest White Set
tier In King County.
lcoxcLUDEp.
"WelI, Uncle Henry, you stated that
the Indians were peaceabie and friendly
till September Ii, 1856. WhaA Il my
thing, occurred at that time to mar
those friendly relations r. continued
our reporter, who by this time was
deeply Interested in the odd gentlemsn's
story.
"Why, don't you know that was the
date of the breaking out Of the general
INDIAN wAR
Which took place all over this Coast !!
"By that time the country had set
tied up considerably, aud Seattle had
grown TO be quito little town: People
had come in. and settlers had located
up White river for mary miles.
"On that eventful Sunday morning,
September II, 1855. inst foar years from
the date d. the first settlement Of what
il now King County, the InercileSs In
dams, In uursuaucs of veil arranged
plans, swoOped down On the settlers of
White river, and maaaacred Mr.. and
Mrs. King, Nj. and Mrs. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brannan and child, and . Ne.
Cooper. During the night the, Indians
had secreted themselves in the brusn
near the residences Of these people. and
| in the morning shot tho settlers down
~ they ventured from their houses. doe
Lake, a settler ON White river, WIS also
shot, bat not killed, and IL was Through
him that the news spread before other
murders could DO Committed. People
| in terror left thsir farms and fled to
Seattle. IL twelve hours after the mas
sacre the only white porsOns in King
county, outside of Seattle, were Sam
| Maple. DR.. Grow aud his brother and
myself. We remained on our places
TIT the morning Of the 18th, but slept
in the wuods for safety. andleft ct day
light for seattle. Shortly after the In
dams came along and burned OuI
houses, bariIs and fences, stole our
horses and drove of our stock. Not .
building Of any description was left
standing from the head Of White riveT
| to the mouth Of the Duwamish.
"On tue morning Of the 10Th, az our
party were leaving for Seattle. party
Of friendly Indians caIue along with
three white children belonging 70 the
Jones family. Their parents had been
murdered. They were turned over to
rs, and we brought them to Seattle and
gavo them to the authorities. They
were cared for, and finally sent to
friends in the Eastern States.
"Seattle was barricaded BY the poo
Die. who converted the town into a fort,
and three months volunteer company
of settlers was formed, with Captain
Hayward in command. The company
projected the town, marched through
the country, killed few Indians, and
we're finally mustered out.
ain the meantime an American man
of war (ths Decatur) had arrived, and
WAS lying at anchor in the harbOr. She
would occasionally send cannon ball
whizzing by the town into the woods
where the Indians were secrcted.
On the 9th Of January, 1896, after
tho disbanding Of the volunteer COM
pany, the Indians
ATTACKED THE TOWN, ga
And killed two men-one, n brother Of
Lsmuel Holgate, and another, whose
name do not rec0llect.
"a six months volunteer company
was then organized with Judge Lander
as Captain, aud A. A. Denny and ID.
N0eley rs LieutenantS. This company
did good service in guarding the town
and converting the h0etiles into good
indiana.
Zone day it was reported to me that
the Indian who killed Holgate was up
ON the hill above tho fort about whore
John Collins's house now stands). firing
At any one who chanced TO put in an
appearance. watched for awhile, and
noticed that he would get behind tree,
load his gun and then como out to a
log, take his aim and 6ye. Taking my
Sharpe's carbine, laid down behind
little fir stump, Just outside the fort,
and when he appeared, / took good aim
and fred. cannot say for certain that
l killed the Indian, but one thing is Ger
tain, he never bothered tho settlers
age in, and has never aimee been seen by
q white man, 10 far "a ! have been able
to learn.
III. L. Yesler at that time bad a sort
Of charge or supervision over q lot Of
friendly Indians c,Ampe1 at what is now
Milton. One evening Sergeant John