Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-01-29

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Psss oa06se.
An sssaohs Of ths Posr-lxrELIIoKSck1
spent Q day or % It Port Gamble 10
Gently, and while there picked up
M nbsr Of items which viii doubtless
b Of interest 20 the general reader. In
the Arss plass. the Puget Mil Company
own three Of the Largest mills on the
Sound. viz. Port Gamble. Port Ludlow
and Ussalady. with . combined cutting
Q .paeisy of 10000 fest in twenty four
h0orsL Just at The present time. ovisR
70 the threatened drouth in California,
these mills are NOT working up 70 their
fup capacity, and on the nrss Of Feofu-
sry those and Ill the other large mills
on the Sound belonging 20 the combina-
ton will cut down 20 Svo-shIrds time,
working eight, instead Of twelve Doors,
- At present. The Puget Mill Company
have bsen preparing fox lively season,
which will ensus in o. . Of rains IN Cal
ifosnla. and have enough logs IN the
water to run eli tbeis mills for year.
Ths cd mill q 0Amtis 10 shut down,
undergoing repairs, and the new mill -
turping ous abous lO0,O00 fest Of lumbar
por day. rhsso are TO vessels In port,
the ba1k AFkvfiRht. nsaFiy bosded, and
the schooner Hneneme. dischArging
msrohandise.
Ths cook h,uas IL under the efficient
management of Tnomss Watson. WHO
feeds l6O hands employed in and about
the nill The tables are at all times
supplied With the best Of Substantial.
Wholesome provision.
The TeskaIes Hotel II run BY James
No9rAth, and enjoys 8 literal patron
age, shOogh a. the present time business
70 little slack, owing to the absence Ut
deep water ships which always attract
large numbers Of longshoreme0 and
strangers.
Saturday evening, on an invstst'ou
from Mr.. Edwin Eslis, Indian ARsn',
our reporter accompanied that Rontie-
man aoeoss the water In canoe to the
little Indian village near Port Gamble,
known As Boston. In this vill.Rs are
about 6 indians, 10 Of whom are bocxs
and the balance wo0ea aDd ooildfsn.
The men and boys work in and about
the mill and lumber yards, and some Of
them are very thrifty. They have com
Portable, veil built houses, and appear
quite civilized. The writer visited sew
eral of these houses. and in all found
more or less furnitoTe. Nearly every
family il supplied with . sewing ma
chine, while some Of them have me-
lodsons and other maslcai instruments.
The floors we're clean and the walls were
0enameuted With pictures 1T different
kinds. Most of thess Indians have en-.
bssoed the Catholic faith, and Que of
them 10 . priest, Who conducts public
worship twice each day in ths neat little
church which the indiana have bailt
sid furnished in the midst OF their set-
tlsspeut. The agent had some business
VitA the Indians, and they all oon9re.
gated in ono Of the houses TO hear what
be had 70 cay. They Were quiet and
orderly throughout, and listened very
astentivsly. He spoke ia the Chinook
language, and told them that he b ID
come 10 talk With them about elocling 4
new chief, re0rgAnizlng their police
fofcs and sendiaQ their children 10 one
of the fOur Indian schools on she Sound.
He Wsut on - some Iengto ~ explain
ths advantages 70 DO gained by these
ohanges- When he ceAsed to speak,
silence reiQned for three or four min
usss, during which time the Indiana ap-
peared 70 keep up a terrible thinking.
Presently big ua0uthed tyos broke cut
and harang0ed the crowd in their ma
tive tongue for about ten minutes.
Others followed him, when another
silence ensoed. They finally decided TO
have head chief and two assistants.
These we're finally picked out by the Ia
dlAna from Am ,nQ their best men aud
duly appointed 10y the agent. They
then chose policeman, ~ lawyers and
q clerk. The head ohief is TO be Judge
in all matters of disagreement or breach
Of their laws, tho 0.iceman ID to make
all arrests for drunkenness Or other
violations. the lawyers are 70 elucidate
the Gases, while the clerk, Charley Jack
son, IN educated Indian. is to keep the
records, In ease any Of the business il
70 Be submitted ~ the agent for rev.
SION. AL tines are - 10 applied 10 pay
inG the policemsn and expenses of the
court. After getting the machinery ali
In working order. the agent took leave
Of his wards and returned 10 Port
Gamble.
There 10 q resident minister at Port
Gamble. woo holds ssrv,oes every Sun
day, and three physicians who look af-
Tor the afflicted ones Ut the port.
Last Saturday mosoing. Msssrs. Vim.
Walker, +. q. Ames and Amss or
Raoi1ed toemselves into u hunting party
and ordered provisions for . two days
hunt. Mr.. Watson boiled teo large
hamS baked . hundred pounds Of
bread, and put up enough eat lb,ss :,
lase regiment Of soldiers week. Tnis
provonder vAs hauled In oarts to the
soamsf Hyank, watch had been fitted
up Tor the expedition, regardless Of ex-
pensss Aud Was safely slowed away.
Early u the morning these three MIN
rods sallted forth. loaded down with
ofoech loading guns and amnuaitiou
on0ugh 70 kill all the ducka on Hoods
Canal Thar destination Us tho a ,ts
neas Little Devils Hole. about ten miles
up the canal. which punt they reached
In dus tune, and 10 their great JOY and
deltRhS tho water vas fairly black With
ducks. which q that time had not CON-
menoed 10 dy. ~ il Vas not vet day
light. Mr.. walker proceeded at once
70 organize Q campaign against these
canvass backs and mallards. With due
care he stationed his COMPANIONS at
suitable distances apart, and started TO
scare The game down 70 them. Uufor-
tunately he did not warn them not 10
shoot until they could go the waites Ut
the ducks' svea, and jns before he got
rosdy 70 commence tas slaughter, q
little butter bali 0ew above Mr.. Ames,
Who was Standing waist deep in mud,
waiting tor something % shoot at. Sce-
ing the bird far ab0vo his head, he
biased avay With both barrels, and net
70 b 0utdone, Gvin followed cult. TINS
vas the signal for = general alarm
AMONG tAe ducks for miles around. and
the country Va soon dss~etsd BY the
feaihery tribe. All day tho hunters oou
unoed their chase, and ali q ~ q terrible
cAnnonadlna vas kept up without fat al
rssulta. Finally, IN dsspxir, the hun.
sers laid saeRs 70 tksis b0unteous lunch.
and the way that ~ POUNDS Of han dis
Appeared vae caution. The next eve
ming the party retufned to their homes.
bridging half daasu ducks With theu,
and eo0,e VEG 80 cruz, enough 70 ven.
tors shns1aavsei0o that silver Vs. often
times 1iiQhtiee than lsad. and poeuiblv
big dollar had bssu Aired into an In.
dams pocket, and The dncks thereby
captured H0vsvss, these eeuslsmen,
nos discouraged. have already con-
meooed planning another campaisu
ARainss the ducks at Devils Hole.