Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-03
n IspIIIs I MARRIAGE.


isin circle Of his retasions, or certain
go 90 elan. 30 said an Indian OF per-
- forty or forty hve ysars 70 me. de
Al .. and sas refused; and tk'ea said
80 be vas at liberty to seek one where
- pissasd. He was Skokonliah In
-. &c wulss 70 Sqnaksin and found
I ~ a psrhgps fourteen, and married
-. Her father consented, and, though
= aid neA, yes shs had 70 subsnit, for
~ - bought and paid for. An or
=, froea the u. s. Indian Department.
- urohihitesi this in the future. Usu-
IN, 4 mar's relations help him 70 pay
~ Arr. although this often does not
laks ulacs until some time after they
bs,s 6eQur 10 live together. TIE price
sEries frou, one 30 three or four hundred
a1lisrz
Marriage Ia BY no means confined TO
eefzcns within the same tribe, ftr most
4 he tribes Of the Sound are thus CON
rsesed With all the surrounding tribes.
Tor Instance, she Skokomish Indians
sss ,ntermarfaed with the following
sribss. the cisIiams, 5gaaksins. Ohehs-
IA inequalities, Puyallups, Chemikums.
Port NadisDns, Snohomish, Samlsh, DQ-
ssmiah. ShaGla. Vistoriaa, skevnami-h.
Kiikisass and isnoqualrniea. Gus of 242
Indians In the trise In 1870, tbere vsre
enly twenty full blDoded Skokoaiish In
d.sns. and thay we're called full bloods
ghan mot at least one-foufth Of some
cher blood. Tho Claliama have the
Mood Of siRhlesn other tribes Hn their
ssins, fsN having the blood OF four
diaersns TRIBES. Two hundred and
ninsty ous Of four hundred and eighty
Ave- are full. hIooded Clsllams. | onoe
No a kitiinssl woman who had Just
hsen marFi,sd 70 Ciallam. when shey
we're firss married he could Inst talk
NistinaE, and she could talk neither
OaisAm nor Chinook. fheir naarried
life must havB bean under din cultiss
When marriages TAXA place between
persons Of lliGefeRt tribes, usually the
woman RciA 10 the tribe Of the man,
thouaA thel,e are ssme exceptiontL
Marriage with Indiana generally takes
plaee much eirliar than With whites;
hoys Of s0urtesn and girls year or two
yonnQsf being married. Sozietimes
Eooh youn,I persons were married To-
esther; hatnWlally, 10 prevent the union
III tHo eesh young folks, q gtr1 was mar
NlXAA ~ y ~ AZ ~ 04AIt&8N 1AkAu ICMt1 4A4A
ahoy 10 sFDsian old enough 20 be bis
asher, with ahe oAieaiation that, II
~ % noa suit each othsf, theJ could
EFafxte when they we're elder and eeek
eiher companions, 30 that they would
b mere evenly mated.
Tbs ceremonies AA the weddings vary;
sometinaes, % With whites being very
slahofnte, and sometimes less ~. 1he
a1aaaenmaas1 d.
Juna, 1881, oss the 6kokouaiah reserva.
man and & Chehalis wosnAn, who had
been informally married two oE three
nonshs previous. The ChsbAlis Indians
had come thA week before, ard werS
eampsd neas mile from chs agency
Whan ! wsnt 90 the place, ablus one
u'cluck PM, the Skakemiah lndians
we're feassink. The Chshaiis Indians
usrs eAmpad - few rods distant, all OF
fheir tents bslng 9pen exoapt The ons
sustaining tha bride. After the feast
sas over the Chehalis Indians sang fo'
shcFt time, willis pounding on sticks
fer an aeohnpaniinent. After q tint
ihs bride Via tiFouaAt into the crowd oI
Chehalis Indians. and when 90 saw bel
lAs waa 80 ,osvnrsd with many blankets
6Ha quilts thi,t we could not iles bel
psrsoe. Hm friends then unfollsd twS
boiis of calico and stretched them on
No ground 10 the Skokomish Indiana
isrenosi autong whom the gro,Im "a
utfieG. THIS vas for q carpot on Which
Ne hFi&s sas 10 waik. the ground no
esinx saitalhleI for this parpose. Max
tte3 Get aema plates on the calico, and
h<< fFienda Surrounding her, began q
dance toward the groom. She vas held
ap hy swo women and walked sn onl
tins 81 cAliso; tbs plates being tlken N
iasi hsfess sha stepped where thss werI
nd tee ealini being taken up ~ sooE
b sks hsd pissed. When about hal
wxf % the groom. her fFseEds atOppel
~ thstf sniIfull. bua remained dancing
sasls ~. asH,orssd By The two vomen
se1< = he ekekc,mish indians, wher'
~ - tesHs By the side Of the groom
81 - Essnhtl. she waa then aneoF
sssa nd siapne other things on bel
we stfs1u d bei.ds and ioar bFeas
ee'xe1 a. asaliaiiA shellsb sIf dideren
hspeN . uas Of These there being fou
russ I'D ilisg shells In row. etscn rov
usisx Npelsted hy q fee beads. A lafg'
lAm1ef IL Ktas we're nos hrosght b,
- u.eads aud placed en her hasd. bu
wsfs s@usi1isaely pailed down behins
~ cf hS her Hide. These consisted o.
cslieA eleth. dresses, shAvis and th.
hke Two heiaes ssra also led slonl
pfssentlk Shortly Aftar a Oh0halil
Iadian n 4 lead veioa gave her . nss
nAass thtR Lbs UhshAlts indians ssn
- = hrst tAFea % q tima) siid ear
I'D bsek apira. 81 The pfssenss, knt MOI
~ y - afta'wHri Distributed AnsonE
sn ssakeset4i frisnds The dentalia
1T ltaeii Aiicient nloneyl and som.
s<lN fAinas rHiaained With her. Aftsl
.1M tActe ans M exchange of psessns.
eaaM 4 hehtuie tilrusnne 10 nss and
essir2 hssEl laid thai the main osresno.
eAs ssfs e'tst laft. aftar seins thsr'
sea1t threa hutFs. About four hgIndred
,asA u uoney ARd ArhIcletk wer'
- ~ shsl esn, thoaRh mach II u VA
arnsA hauA of taa giving Of pres
- neAni ifsat ether pfesants Of ltks
- are " bsi ssvsn In retain. 0fsea
. saess " tlaasA gamhling. htaSsinl
~ sesssi'anlne ~ TIE time % thes'
es-insA lseage they have 10 rea
Mans.
= y. hlAttyn In tAA Sialu sFa1sf'
~ sastmlAw. iSeak describes iinnilx
sesaz only nsora elaborate. Il "a
eesess hy ahpui tuo weeks ~ fseatine
a*nE aamhliaG and harse raalne
kroozn vsH fciirioen and the hrid
e tuelve sear,I old. The day va
Sa - uf.h tll cans. h1xas and
~ ~ kMN speeohss we're made b
Aanezs ot The Andfdasss. ana scsa
- e eitlisA and hsada we're ,hroul
e efelnd b. she zide Of ths oAiic
raiell ssls . rnsiateA q ths white
Had she's sssFe tald 60 sshb an
49, @emshNls. This Was aone ama
- t1et iut1 uas followed ty . Efmiln
-eaoll OF applesI beAds d1sha.
esnAu Aaa clothes, waick wer
hzs EellkaeA 10 The Enaiania IN
~ was ssarerea with three uuils
eeHelazl ssssa drsssssL nad vhe
49,. ssss tsllsn Cd sue wzsi lais wif
.el1xk tkiserNi. dAsk uaiinA ~
eesH llg thk bay. whawn hlln<
wish iheir harks 70 sael. ushs
80 ss ksad-dssssss q asnsslI