The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-07

6AA = III.
iiftse. The story i familiar enc 10
every vel infsf1nel res;denf a Nah
inesoa Territory. Dr. Whitman. Who
hs<s for several years arfet ~ q mis-
ssoaary in Eastern orrxcn. teram<
slaFSsed At the pTospefs a the eounsry
being settled By fhc Bsfti-h. snaas~ =
forced journey 10 Wa-hfsxssa and nv
Personal opportunities s1<n~esie<i IN
prevensisz the eev~ien % what j. now
orsrpa and Washington Territory 10
Gssat Britain. whssa wz< even then
contemplated br thr government.
Bsfsre returning. he esaicasorei ia
erery possible say - zseusA ensevest
ii the far northwest. and a h<f SET
out ~ the head of Wagon train Which
Fsaf.kess Orerun in safety. II Was this
ssscsrssfssi journey which f-xt sksmezs-
ssrzses the fast that these was > rrsr-
f.cabie wagon ruase 10 Oregon and
that the vast iofasia drained kv the
tsanmssia vas . part Of the legitimate
field of the Ans<fican TsaneeF. DR..
Whitman after this great exploit re-
tanned 10 his iassoF as missionary and
eontinucd hix xork until lS47. IN No.
vemb<s Of which year he. together
With his wife and nine other Ameri-
cans. was murdered by the Indians 81
bis station atouf rine miles from the
present ste Of waila wslla. II was
this unprovokes massacre which led
10 the Cayuae war. In which the In
dians were severely ehastiset By the
provisional government Of Oregon
Settlements % Puget sssnsi.
The fret settlement on Puget Sound
was made IN fsa5, at what + now Tam-
waser by coionei Michael T. simmons,
with his own and several other fanli-
lies Colonel Simmons had originally
iasenhed to settle in southern 0resuB.
bat the evident reluctance of the agents
of the Hudson's Bag Company 10
have settlers enter the country north
OF the Columbia river aroused his curl
osify and he determined 10 explore
the country st all events. This exrlo-
ration ended in the settlement Of
Turnwater and gained for Colonel
simmons the distinction OF being the
first permanent American setter in
Washington Territory. Speaking Of
this and other settlements which i'm
me,iiatsiy followed, Hon. II. G. strive.
ia the address before referred to. SAYS.
In the fail OF 1sis. Colonel Simmons
started with George wanch and a few
Others for this t<oa ssroraisa. aud pro-
curing the services OF old Peter Eer-
ceir, an old French voyageur. and the
servant Of the Hudson Bay Company.
As guide. the party was engaged for a
period OF fifteen days in cutting their
way from cowiifx landing 10 Tum-
water. a distance of iifiy-eigsbt miles.
where they arrived late la October,
ists. and where the Colonel took the
claim OF Tumwater. calling it New-
market. aud the balance Of his party
settled in the same neighborhcod. at
what i nov known as Bash prairie.
named after George Bush, caloresi
man. who settled there the same year
and whose generous hospitality 10 suf-
fering emigrants earned for him the
gratitude and resreet Of all people and
induced congress to donate 10 him the
sio acres OF land upon which he had
settled. and which. under existing laws
discriminating against co,ored peop.e.
he could not otherwise acquire.
''in 1876 sidney ;. Ford. Sr, and
Joseph Borst settled al the confluence
OF skookumrhucs and chehaIis rivers.
and the same year Edmund Sylvester,
Levi Smith, A. u. Robbesen and A.
II. Poe arrived. and all made
PERMANENT SETTLEMENTS.
Mr.. Smith made his residence upon
what afterwari became the townsite
OF olympia, and which he afterwards
called Smithiield, while Mr.. sylvester.
his partner. took hi~ claim ON the edge
of Chambers prairie. until the sad
death OF Mr.. Smith by drowning
shortly afterwaf,i, when by right os sur
vivorship he took the smithiield claim
and established and founded the site
OF the prc-en. capital OF this Territory.
the name Olympia being suggested by
the beautiful snoweapped range con
stitusing the glorious scenery in fun
view Of that point. At this time the
provisional government Of Oregon
exercised jurisdiction. The whole of
our Territory constituted the single
county or district of Vancouver, OF
which James Douglas. aiterward gov
crnor OF British Columbia. Colonel ~.
+. simmons aud James Forres, were
the first county commissioners. short
Is afterwards she county was divided
hy the organization OF Lewis county,
e,nhricing al the territory north OF
tie Columbia river and west OF the
cowlitx river. and OF Clarke county.
ce.upr:xing the balance of the Terri
tory, with The crest OF the Rocky
Mountains constituting il. eastern
boundary. In August. ISIS. congress
finally ra3ei the long delayed aci
i Organizing
THE TgEgiresy us esrGas.
By " J, the national government for
/ the { time cxtcndesi its protection
over acSe isoiatc.. shores. and shortly
aftc ard the territorial government,
with General Lane az its head, was
/ sue. cssfaiiy insugurA,ej. In the
meantime auite large nunilsr os cri-
! igrants hal sought and fo'sra homes
on the psairies snd fertile spots an
water courses and different parts of
cur territory. The siiscoyery-of sold
I ia California in 1853 caused, however.
a general rusn for the raines. Many
abandoned their farras and neglected
to sow or fArveste crops While money
was p.eaty enough. sll Improvement
were suspended and all Industrial rtiF-
suits ssagnatesi ard the price Of labor
ami nrss .Ecc advanced 10 eserAitant
rsfc>
/; ssss, lsse nanicl =. Bradford and F..
A. chenowctA. afterwards \ justice OF
oar supreme court lsseasca ST the CAS-
cas.es IL tie CoiimhIa. and established
there town ef that name. In the
same wear Edward y. WaEbsss settled
utoa the claim st the oI4 tpSh'x
landing. near the present town oi To-
s.s..-r. sa-sftz4f