Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-07

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himself, in outward demeanor, but IL
some anecdotes freely told were true,
ne soon learned that Il was not always
Best 70 insist on outward forms.
One was this:
a man OF the immigration of fs43,
went into the Office a. Vancouver on
business. keeping bis hat on. The
doctor. like al persons with 8 natural
impedifnent Of speech. sometimes got
the hrst words cut very suddenly.
On this sccasioa be asked the man 70
take on his hat in such q manner that
the party, receiving the invitation
both as surprise and q reproof-got
very angry. The doctor stared at the
angry man, and said ''tut, tut, tut;
what strange people, ask man 10 re-
move his hat and ne will pull off his
coat"
A story of 1s41 Is told of Henry
Woods who was one Of the projectors
and builders Of the Star of Oregon,
the first sea going vessel built on the
Northwest coast. When the schooner
was well under way of construction,
Woods went 10 Vancouver to see IL
the doctor would let them have such
material for rigging, sails, etc as
was indispensable 70 finish her. The
doctor had already been pursuing q
system of repression toward men Ike
Woods, Hubbard, Gale, Armstrong
and other Americans, some of whom
had come with Wyeth and other
American traders, who had been
crushad our by the trade power of the
Hudson Bay Company. But though
poor in purse and reckless of life,
they would never submit. On this
occasion the doctor took rather high
aud mighty tone to Woods, and af-
fected 20 believe that the vessel they
we're haiiding would be the means OF
drowning it, owners, and the Com
psny would never get its pay. At
last Woods changed his tone also,
and said. well, your Company does
seem all-powerful here just now, and
il is trueI am . very poor man, but !
cal tell you. doctor, poor as am
and iook, I've got an uncle that is
rich enough 10 buy up many such
companies as yours"
Tut, tut, tut. says the doctor,
who Is your uncle that is so rich,
and what Is his name -
I'VE call hira Uncle SAM replied
Woods, "aud he'll be slong here
some Of these days and will probably
change the condition of things some /"
Ssre enough. Commodore Wilkes
expedition shortly Afterwards sailed
10 over the bar OF the Columbia, and
DR.. Mclaughlin probably remem.
hered the effort that had on prev
ious occasion been made to repress
the action of some of these very same
men, when they determined to 60 TO
California and get cattle of their own
and be no logger depandent on the
Hudson Bay Company for the loan Of
cows 10 milk. AT that time Mr.. Slo.
cum had sailed In over the bar, left
his vessel iD the river a1d came up
into the Willamette valley, took part
ia the first meeting held, at which
The bird Of independence screamed
little; advanced money TO Rev. Jason
Lee for purposes of cattle purchase,
and offered passage down the coast
TO the party going on this first Amer
ican cattle driving enterprise. The
wise doctor had not forgotten that
these men had not only thus brought
cattle 10 supply the free settlers and
missionaries Of Western Oregon with |
a start OF cattle. but these men find
ing q couniryman Of their own the
owner of 800 head OF sheep In Sacra-
menso valley, persuaded him 70 start |
half OF them TO Oregon in their com.
pany. Mr.. Lease, the owner Of the
sheep found no d.fficnlty in disposing
of them when he got here, members
of The Hudson Bay Company becom-
ing the largest purchasers. This was
only four years previous TO the time
of Woods's talk. When The doctor
got opportunity he stated TO Commo-
tiore Wilkes the application that had
been made to him for supplies for the
little vessel and asked him TO examine
IL, and say II men might safely risk
their lives by going TO sea in such
craft. The Commodore did 30, and
pronounced the vessel safe 10 double
Cape Horn. and offered to become
responsible for her outfit.
He not only thus warranted the en-
tefprise Of the builders. but according
10 Col. Nssmith's address OF 1880. be
furnished them with an anchor, haw-
ser, nautical iHstrumeats. snd an
American flag and Q clearance. The
Star Of Oregon sailed. made her port.
YeEba Basns lSan Francisco) Id five
days, and was sold for $50 mead of
cows. Her owner then became the
nucleus around which q second dFiv-
Ing enterprise gathered consisting Of
aa men who hfogght 70 The William
cite valley an aggregate OF ! $50 head
of cattle. 900 head Of msres, colts,
horses and mules; and 5000 head OF
sheep. They we're seventy-fise days
on the way, says Col. Nesmith. and,
on their arrival with their herds, the
monopoly In stock cattle came 70 an
end Ia 0regon.s Bur thai / fancy
wae not The wont scsslls, II DR.. Nc
Laughlin refused 10 furnish the out
fif for the schooner In the first place,
rs q means Of repressipg American
enterprise, the fafnishing Of The To-
sfruuients. flag and cleafanrs, were
new poInts on Woods's side OF the
question, and altogether tended 70
snow DIR. Mclaughlin that To inter-
fere too much with Simmons's enter
prise might and probably would emily
stimulate it.
II was certainly waste Of time to
mention fear OF death 10 Woods as
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