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

The yoling commonwealth was not
long 10 be without struggle. Scarce
iy bad il come into existence when il
was swept by storm Of war which for
a ,ime threatened utter le-treetiun to
the settlements and the temporary re-
conquest OF the country by the saw
ages. In ts55 there occurred an In
dian uprising on both sides OF the
mountains. II was participated In by
almost all the tribes of the northwest,
and the danger which menaced the ter
ritory win be appreciated when il Is
remembered that at that time the In
dian was four or five times as great A.
the white population. The outbreak
began in Eastern Washington, but il
was quickly taken up by the Indians
west OF the mountains and soon bs-
came general throughout the Terri
tory. II does not appear that the
western Indians had any reason for
their oaiisrt ak other than their ir.her-
ent aniagorism 10 the whites and their
resentment at the invasion OF their
country by the American settlers.
There mas, at 'ea-t, so act of agrees
Jon ON the part OF the settlers, and the
uprisins came snis:eaiy and almost
une xpeeset.iy. Ii was believed by
many Of the settlers nj that time fhai
the otiiasrs OF the Hudson's Bay com
pany has. had much todowith foment-
ing the trouble. but there il no direct
evidence to tho effect that they inrited
the uprssing. II i certain, however.
that their attitude during the contest
was one OF comparative Indifference
and that firearms were furnished 10
the Indians by the Hudson's Bay
eou.pany ., all times daring the war.
THE oPFsfxc ISerpESrs
OF the var are related as follows hy
Captain L. +. Hieks in an interesting
pamphlet entitled. Personal Recoliee-
.ions OF Captain T. T.. Hicks
4 wss residing af Chamhers' Prairie.
five miles east Of Olympia. in the fab
o! IssS. News had been received that
the Indians east OF the Cascade Noun
tai.S had murdered Sssb-Ageni Bolan
aud several gold hunters sa route 70
the Co!yiile Mines. among whom were
one or tao weil-known residents Of
Olympia.
The American population of the
Sound country at that time vas. per-
hafs. not raueh aiore Eve fhorsana,
while the Indian t-opalaiiou was va
rioa-iv estimated at from Twelve TO
twesfg thousand Perhaps no. one
white man in Eve Possessed gan or
fire-arrn OF ans Kind. The game Of
the country was principally deer and
foxi. su.i the indians did most Of the
hssniing.
s-tsayern0r Stevens hal called for
several companies of volunteers, furm-
ing the First Regiment. II act in con
Junction with the spazH force Of rega-
lar -olsiie7s sfszr stationed 81 the mil.
tarv y,osss in Washington Territory
aud the volunteer forces of Oregon,
for the paFpssc Of qsseiAag the oGf-
break essf ef sl.e rliouata.nz, and had
ffrtsf fEaeE=8 II ttf-@ft +8 AftI Astr+f<f
eanntry. tezvirsg Serrsta.ye. II. Mason
In charge g. acting governor during
his afsseace Major James Tiltsa.
Surveyor General of iae Territory, we.
commissioned Agjussnt General oi
volunteers.
@Aross f.assy vas fs5Ftsesi IA Olympia,
rasanse.l ssad equipped. nnder com
m 4-.s II 1uslee 8iimore iioys. This
eSrn7any. whieh bad pEs.sy wesl drain
esl thai he,.lsisszha.oi q srare raen,
aurzeS sza gEfnS, bad 5eiae.i si;h tsss
Tnites >t11es forces irons Fors Stella.
seeaa, ard pzrAsfSs ore ar two o;s.ss
ssaail companies frssB further ao~n
tie "a zr.i. sud were GA .ise4r gay oyrr
the mountains wEess q rrnne- asrsssl
HI ThIi rzrns II ffosn he sag q ~
s;aaansiia rsse-. iassrsssi:zg sc authssF
issss ~ 0sFsnfsa tlsst the prsgen ve'
anser-s z-ssi tf.e ~ss sr< e4st of IN
.sSasr.s..;ss hal driven TIE ho ssies II