Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-18
SWAMP AsGEL"

Z, the fill Of 1873 that James
- ,.ts Pnysician and sarReon IN
80 Garit,Oe Hospital si Barker
= ps;.ish Colanlbis, gave me an invi
OF a- !. asrgmpsny him oD h1TiiuQ
pssttn, expeSlition IN Bear Lake,
% = minated about 81 miles from
s..tsryille. sm0pg the ioothilis OF Tue
s-.sy Mogntsins' near the io'ns
-. lake il at,n7t = miles long t,Y 3
- -. ~ outlei being Bear river, =
sHss,r 49, "A the Fraser. Its shores are
a-.S-5 u,tb a slantti growth Of pine,
sss A and aIdsr. The home OF the
-. re broFa, cinnamon and black
Wild geese and other fowl inHa-
..,4s beye bring forth their young,
~ ~ lake l. tseEing with the speck-
y ..1.aut2in tro,nt, very EidOracO Of
:. sostsnaan aid hunter.
- he sOrth and soush shores of
= aks spHrs Of the mountain rise
.s.s.nds Of fees, terminating or the
- a grand old Bald Mountain and
: - porth IN perpetual snos and the
- abgaf suaiist Of the secoEd dag
to- Barker.ills that We arrived,
.....r H. direction Of an Indian guide,
: ~ lsks and pitched oor tent Oa Its
M 4 saoden heavy black clouds or.
4 ~ aruand the nH3aaf ius and settled
- 70 the susfa0s Of the lake; and II
s.s.re 40 black and dark that IT. intsu
4. sas almost paintul.
Aprryine within our tent. we lighted
.,ndls. A good Hupply of which We
= fortsnately brought along With Us,
a made preparations for our evening
waa
! &c. accomp9nisd by a deafsRinR
Ling and rufnbliIle like ceaseless srlil-
-. swfulIy grand aud majestic. We
siisrvsfd learned that the csnse Of It's
eysttanity Was its re-echoiug from
aaap,Ain 10 mountain, as We c suid hear
Igartsen distinct repetItions Of shout
l7,,p the middle of she lake
Ioukine out ffOla our tent, by the aid
aash VI lightning, | beheld a CANOE
ttk single occupant making toward
4 drawn hiiher. no doubt, by our light
IInnsdialslY informed the Doctor and
epcesded 10 get III readiness nay rlbe,
esse il might be an uufriendly in-
ssdsr: bat ray fears were eroundless.
n ouF guide informed US that IL Was \
skite ran. aud 10 4 proved. But hos
A / describe him7 Six feet tall.
k4sny and suuburued, his dress the
aims Of wild beasts, his hair aud beard
Rsen long and matted from NEGLECT.
q uelcomed az to Bear Lake, and in
ssnea us that tne name by which he
a. known was "siwamp Angel" that
4 had been the sole white inhsbiisnt
4 the lake REGION for fifteen years:
Aai Barkeivtlle wAs the nearest settle
zsnt, to which be inadeoBe trip year
y supplies; and that he lived by huni'
q and fishing. Ills only companions
ssrs his dogs, OF which he bad a goodly
lMnber.
Be had travelled from the Yukon river
8 the north to Mexico, and from the
iilantic to the PAeiiie Ocean; had once
sen q v0yageuF la the employ of the
hadson Bay Company, and had learned
u the arts Of hunting, trapping and
thhinQ, as well ~ other usefai aud val
lahIe arts, from the different tribes Of
lsdians With whom he came IN contact.
He vas Intelligent, eood-nataredr aud
seemed quite happy and eonieuted- He
nsited ns 10 his log cabin, where We re-
asined q week.
He spoke finently live different dialects
1 The Indian Language, and informed ua
bat be could make himself understood
) ali the Indian tribes Of America.
Ehen asked concerning his life previoas
i b, coming vOyRg,eur, he WIZ retiOent
nd made syAsays answers; noticing
zach, we did noR piess him Oh this sub
=, Ihs Doclor llsked him what be
IL when be wRR aick. and he n Piled:
Nature provides me with the means 10
Il yell again." | recognized him as
klenging to the y K y \ Order, where
pan be seemed 10 form great attach
esnt for me, which he eften showed by
hking me- 10 his favorite fishing POOLS
: ths evening, where We voald sit and
"a I'LL IL sas quite dark. On one OF
lhsss pooasions he appeared uneasy. and
kaing seemed 30 have no charms Tor
IN. Finally he said TO me;
hr. Phinney, for many ytaIs | have
lsen wanderer. My real name is
w.; saa bJrn aiad brought up IN the
Fill1as ei NJ, nesalt'd lovingly on the
sanks Of the - river, 10 E. There
hGm son, nov no donbs grown to
nsnheed. .she story OF my life ard
AaFaad his cannot relate. suffice II
lsnt shat | wAa the sou Of & proud.
Hsegaht and selfish father, whu turned
as iren his door peianAlcss, and swofe
naHtal cath never to retarn to my ma
ireland. Alb too uell have kept that
Aih hat my heart goes back 70 the old
nme. and In my dreilms often see that
~ htsle girl, the mother of my boy, as
Lee her elinginR 10 me long, long wears
"a have package fsr her OF him
ast ! would ssk ve1 10 take, with you,
~ want you TO Bwear 20 me by the
nh Sou bold sacred that you will seek
asn oat when ern dead, and. II he or
&c b still alive. yeu will deliver u 10
Apn with the seal IlilbFoken. You will
vel repaid for war troubles bat. II
~ have sare prsoe tba, they are dead,
yqa cali break the seal and the contents
Ais package are joufs."
tsvera is. On the 18th day OF Janu-
~ ksA | learned from friend at
ezrioes that swamp Angel was dead.
immediately wrote 10 the American
eeasal AZ NJ ana learned that the
ssihsf and child had both died many
is.n AGO, and that the package ! hsd
sAleasls guarded fap long bad saved
IN the noble shir Olympus IN 1871.
ssish Vas baFnesi fBar hundred Dilss
iae mouth of the Columbia in The
see OceaE -waa mine. How neRy
41<z7 broke tha gaali And tharetn 1
Msaa letter TO thai darling Girl written
~ he pen blood, a. posis checks 90
- ---e-- bank for eElO. and . medical
ssape for the cure Of rheunatisui.
~ = true story, and every eld Car
sle vii well remember swamp Angel
nssr Lsska. q. g. PaISSRY.
Ascnkxa esAn Tews.--Tes PioHssr
fsSt& IL late data savS, aAsnsworfh.