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

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by Mr. Armstrong ON the chiskee;es.
Roads have been eat out and inprey-
ea. s-hoai houses have been ersrsei.
the Indian canoe has been supy,lante,i
ON the waters OF the soansl BY our ma
lesise brigs and sehooners. whi-h are
constantly floating up and down It's
quiet bosom. and nov we want a few
thoasAnd families OF this years im,ni-
grafton 20 easae over and reside among
us. a. sneh an Accession wotii lie x
aInos;
fSraIftiaRi.E BENEFIT
To olr nes territory, and prove high
y advantageous to those who may
embrace the opportunity now present
ed. We have plenty OF everything
necessary FOR your Subsistence. an,i
the choicest Ian Is await Your selection.
: We viii ies the foregoing contrast as
to what the Puget Sound Country was
seven years ago. and what il nos is.
suffice for The present
The Hanging cf Kussaxs and Quail
lahw0wt.
One OF the most memorable events
OF the early history OF the territory Was
the hanging of kussass and Qnallah-
wowt. two snoaua,nie Indians. for
the murder of I.eansie. {. Wallace. an
American settler. ws.irh occurred nj
Fort Sisqnal!y On 0ctoher ID, Isls.
The murder for which these men were
hung occurred on the first day of MAY
OF the same year end was due to the
jealousy with which the Indians re-
garsiei the encroachmenss Of the
American settlers, being entirely un-
provoked 50 far as the victim Was cor
eerned. For some lime prior to this
there had been bad feeling between
the Nisaualiy and Sno9aaimie tribes.
4 reaee was a: length concluded he
tween them. however. and wny-it. the
daughter OF the chief of the snoeuaI-
mics was given in marriage 10 WA
incoeh, the son of the powerful Ms
qually chief I.ahaiet The Snoaualmies
sooii weariesi OF the peace, and large
war party under command ef Patyka-
MIN, a fanoas chief. entered the cour-
try of the inequalities under preiense
Of investigating rumors which they
had heard to the effect that Wlsy-it
was cruelty treated by her husband.
The members Of the latter tribe. warn
ed of the approach of this party, Hell
TO Fort Nisqually for safety. The
Sneqnalmies followed. plandering the
deserted lodges of the Sisqnallies as
they went, until Fort Nisqnaliy was
/ reached. DIR. Tolmie. who was in
charge of the fort. believing that the
movement was directed against the
Sisaaallies and was not intended a. an
act OF hostility 10 the whites, left the
| stockade and PARTED with the intru-
ders, making them presents OF tobacco
and other things acceptable TO them.
/ Patykanim, the leader of the party,
was induced to enter the fort. but he
slipped away unohserved before the
murder OF Wallace.
Wallace had come to the for; in com
| psny with a friend. At the time of
his murder be was idly standing out
side the stoekatse watching the Indians
and waiting for lunch. He had no
thought of danger, the Snoqnalmies
having at that time been in the vicinity
Of the fort for several hours and having
eyineed u disposition entirely peace
able. Sssddenly and without warning
a nuatcr of shots we're fred in the
tlirea,ien of the fort and Wallace feIl
dead The vniley was answered iy n
voIley from the fort. and a young
{ Skswamish. who had accompanied
the sneasialmies as an observer. was
killed, The Indians ,hereupon re
treated, and after having done what
mischief thes could retired to their
own country. The friendly Snohonsish
Indians gave the anthcrisics at the
fort the names Of SIX Indians who had
hcen implicated in The murder, and a
demand was made upon the snoguai-
mics for their surrender. After some
tine had been <reni iu fr,;itiess nego-
tiaiioas. the Sssoqualmies agreed to
SURRENDER rRE xrRBERgEs
In return for eighty blankets. II has
been supposed that their intention
vas TO surrender six eaptiveS or slaves
in hea of the six men Who we're
: wanted, but the o.sieialS were aware OF
the identity of the Indians who were
supposed to have committed the MUIR
der. and by a clever ruse they sue
ceessed N obtaining possession of the
Eaen who were really wanted. one Of
these. however, a. il afterwards ap-
pearcsi. was ,ssni.er Of the Daszra-
! ish tribe Rhs hssl had nothing % do
with the murder and who hsl been
talaeia 10 Si-qaally by the ssog :almies
IN the hsIe that he might te tarness
over - the whites with other eapiires
and that the real mssTsle=ers iaisht
thereby bc shielded.
on the first Monday OF 0-seher lol-
lowing. the fFss term 81 court ever
heia in Washington Territsry bezaa
Il Sssilasuagsa. Caiei Justice Bryant.
oi Oregon. presiding. The osiy hasi-
ness Mas the trial x tie six fndi1us
asrassss OF Wallace ntsr.Ier. Trey
v'eEe kussssS. 2G2l4shToui. sfefhA-
wai. Tatan,. why-cs snd QuaFish-
hnrlkyne. the last named s.sng sas
DGssnsish prisoner who had lesa
>uFrs.iere3 by the saaqssaisaies azd
who has Accl aesss.le, a 4 vain food.
Ills home wss Ga the present site cf
seattle Judge ssans3 A. SsfnHer
ca;ss2ce;esl she E'Fa-Ss Htios and Bay5si
stone. ESD. the s.efessr. The trial
reses:esl in the conviction q kassass
ard Q5.AsiaA xoEs and the as3 3lsi-tsa, os
the Remaining foar. The eaassetgsl
Ias5aas xe-e cxecAfesi or she nexi
3av. ncsas.er Il. II prcsea.e oi 4 vast
csaesarss Ct trd.a8s,
xaE sEr a. az TgGs -riaf-
ss furnishes! lsy Iiissye Ryyxns - fisv-
erras f.Sae, u ersSsa. waS q .asesi ~
Esa.s- EiEossi Evans n h}s asfssss -
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