The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-13
CHIEF CnEWISH.
cxrEBEsTEs nssrIsH solrssla
INDIAN ~ sKsTrLE.
Haw he Earned MEDAL Prem the
United States ooverrnens-As story
% shipwresk On Vancouver
Island.

CAestsb. chief o. the elaqaos Eaaianx.
was Ia Seattle yesterday Aa1 attrseses5 q
sTssf deal q atieaffoD- Though British
SoluasssA iEaiaa be Wears cm his breast q
large geld zzetszi, teeaEifa1tS eH-Tzvesi.
shich vas rrsze1fea 30 lin By the XIV
srusnenf 81 the Urzs.ed States ii ixsa for
Us ksa1ness and humanity 10 q ship
wrecked crew ot Americas sailors east
sshcrv al the terrible eozst Of vazevmve5
island. IN the siHter u 1870. The Glaquof
lnilzus we're formerly q very sreaehersas
tTt1e and arg aeen.sd Of harinx some years
arc murdered every member Of En unfcr-
funate ereE cast ashore near their VILLAGE
bat this was before tie AseeaGaney u
fheIalsh 10 the chiefship.
The CHIP,
Who Ia about 90 years Of age "a very proud
Of his god medal. and no amount Of
money would tempt kim - part with il.
Waile a crowd of people, who had sur
rounded the chief were adnir1ng his
medal nna reading the fnscrlp-
lion upon II. Captain J. /. Oliver. Of
the steamer Queen City, came along and
tae chief. With an exclamation CT Joy,
sprang forward and grasped bis out
stretched hand which be shook fsryenfiy.
going through sort of Indian lingo
Then you know the chief = remarked
a reporter 20 Captain Oliver, after the In
dian had released his hand
through his kindness 10 myself and my
shipn rocked crew that he 10 day wears
thar beautiful gold badge. In the year 1880
was commander Of the
OLD BARK GESEnAL coDB,
Flying between san Francisco and Sea
beck in the lumber trade. In the early
part OF February OF thafyear, ! sailed o3t
VI san Francisco for the sound The
weather Was rough and the fog was thick
During the entire voyage | was only
enabled % take two observations We had
been carrying sail and the storm
had carried away OuF main teYegal-
liant, aud while the men were sloft,
our lea, aud No reported. The sea was
~ heavy | could not tack, and at
tempted to wear ship. when
we went ashore on Portland point. a few
miles from Cla41ot sound. the vessel
run up on a shelving rock right between
two immense rocks. about one mile from
shore. The weather was 80 rough that no
small boat could live minute, aud As We
expected the ship 70 beat IN two e. any
minute We remained an the forward part
Of the vessel tiil morning, we having pat
out two anchors 10 bold her on the rocks
~ Gayoreas VIC gathered up n liille sea
b.seBit. and after making s%inglng SPAR
which extended IRON the vessel 70 the
rseks, We
LEFT THE sHlr,
And for two days ana two nights we re-
NAMED GA that big rock. with nothing 10
eat bat bread. On the third day G large
canoe came oGf. and took as to the fishing
houses Of the Claqn0ss on Portland point
Many of the sailors thought they We're 20
ing 10 be murdered. but was Dot AFRAID OF
thar " hat feared was that they would
make slaves 81 Us all. the same as they aid
u Captain Mccoy, now IN the tug Blsseiey,
a few years previous Mccoy was VITA
-. iasfDrs he
escaped. They made him do al sorts 81
mental work. We remained al the FISHING
suses one week, in the hope Of saving
something from the wreck. when we were
taken by the Indians TO their village az
ciaaRot sound, where for 20 days We lived
on
saoKED sALNoS AND CLANS.
There are two chiefs IN the tribe. che
wish and seeds kanim. Tie latter Is
suFiy Old fellow. VINO never SPOKE 70 Us
he was III charge NJ the tribe when mp
wrecked crew was murdered. lie has two
sons, however. who arc very decent fes-
lows. Their NAMES are Frank AID George.
Frank speaks English a little, aud had q
letter from judge swan, of Fort Townsend,
saving be was a good judShn. When he
showed me that letter. knew we were az
right, 20 far - our lives were concerned.
Alter We had bcea 10 the camp about
two weeks q large northern canoe came
aiuGg boignd for Victoria ! waited 70 90
With the indians. bHt tie Claqueis wonid
siat permit Isa cut of their sight They
kHew ! was the captain OF the snip. anu
they wanted pay Tor what they al done.
They feared that II | left there void be no
one 10 whom they could look for pay. !
then wanted one OF my crew 10 volunteer
"a 60 bat not one % them wanld make the
venture | then wrote letter 70 The
American consul At Victoria telling him of
our whers abonts, and paid the Northern
Indians sl5, ala the money ! had. % take
faq letter. After we bad been al Claqr0t
sound - days / convinced the Indians
that the American government would pay
them for shat they had done for as. Ihey
hal bsca
VERY KIND To rs
All, during our stay. and just before we
left. aud Chief Chewlsh gave
BIG roTLATcH,
Aud presented Us each with two blankets,
a. he said. 20 keen Us warm while coming
Ia our own country Not 10 be oufdone by
Ghewish. Frank seedy kauim held a bot
latch, aud gave each OF the sailors one dol
Isr and ms two dollars. The Indians then
took rs IN canoes to barclay sound, where
We fell Ia with aqtainffauclS with his seal
ing seap.4,4er who took rs 10 victoria which
pn.nt We rtae he'd the sRrne DAY mat the
Northern Indians Bearing my message got
there, and was al Mr.. Francis Once whea
he received the letter I had sent him two
weeks previously.
Through the efforts Of American Consul
Fraacis aad Or. Powell, Indian agent, the
indians were rewarded for their kind
treatment OF myself aud the crew 81 the
shsyk general Cobb. The American gov,
eran,ent presented Caewish with the gold
medal which ven see him wearing
- proudly. and Frank nui George, sons 81
, chief @eedy kEnim. were presenicd win
silver medals. The presents are RlEhif
ayrrvriaied hy the indians The IauH
I = an Government aIeo took Notice OF their
E i4stsnsris trcafus iis 0i Us. and luaae Frank
aad Charley policemen 81 The Tribe, ana
saslf them handsome uniforms NJ white
reaa wlu ever suIer NJ the hands 81 the
Claguot indians 50 long as these Bedais
ace la existence.