The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-13

canoe short distance from where tie Bel
EnEharn saxEnII nov stands.
an attack was srp-ehen1ea tia. nfxhs
ana tfsse nlen were watching for ap-
p9oacasTg canoes. Whether tie men zert
20 siesp and we're slaughtered unawsrss. no
one can tel. a. we Enow i that the canoe
NAs found next day ON the beach near
Nanasicz1ra creek. covered with blood. and
agsnisag vas eye- seen CT heard Of the men
hnsa the Indian wAr broke ont ii
sekS-sss X was confined 20 the Indians
east OF the mountains. ard few tribes IN
the UPPER part o. the Sound bat the g-ra.
mass OF the tribes remained friendly 70 the
whites although strong efforts were made
py TIE hostile tribes TO get all the Indians
% go4n them and extermir2te the whites.
10 prevent this, AID believing Il 10 he
cheaper and better 20 feed than 20 fight the
Indians. the governor. who was then
superintendent q Indian affairs also.
paced ali the friendly Indians on reaerva-
soass, under proper officers. and is
s1ea rstsons 10 them regularly. and
ESd , government express established
tf4At visited every reservation once a week,
Which AFFORDED the settlers an irnrroyed
system OF osstaining their mail General
Hopit WHO commanded the Diiitary de-
Eartment u the Pacific 81 fhaT time would
nos acknowledge the magnitude 81 the In
siaa uprising ard would not furnish the as
sissanee required Governor Stevens beng
'Sofosghly posted on the feeling, strength
ard resources OF the various tribes. having
been forming treaties wish them during the
previous eighteen months ard having Just
been recalled from The Bi1rkfooG nation nv
al express FROM Governor Mason. and
knowing the great danger from our
Isolated position, unless prompt and
energetic measures were taken at
once be determined 10 set unon
BIS own judgment and assume control Of
affairs, Notwithstanding the opinion Of
s'eneral Wool, and To his bold and timely
course the inhabitants OF both Washington
and Oregon almost unanimously conce<le
TIE aFerting OF great calamity. Governor
Palmer, of Oregon. and stevens, of Wash
irgton. both called for volunteers, which
was promptly responded 10.
There Sere 10 settlers in Eastern wash
ington then. bat nearly every able-bodi.d
man IN Western Washington was enrolled
and took the field, leaving small deiach-
nents at rsrloas points ia protect the
families who we're collected together in the
ogns in log forts built FOR the purpose
Every man vas enrolled i'm Whatcou county
except those working in the coat mine.
orders having been sent from Olympia TO
work the mine as long IS possible IN order
that coal could he had for the war steam
ers then on the Sound The Whatcom COM
pany. under Captain Peabody, together
with company formed Oh WILDLY
island. and another formed at Port
Townsend. constituted the northern
battalion under Major Van BOkkelen,
ali Of whom went up the Snoqualmie. ex-
cept detachment OF twelve men from the
Nhateoin company who were left under
Lieutenant EldEidge to guard the settlement
and coal mine. The families were collected
within 2 ssockade baiit on the hin Al What
ON. As that var is now well known
matter Of history, and as no military
operations took plaee within What
com county. IL is unnecessary to
ailude further thereto After the close Of
the war. Company II. of the Ninth infan-
try. commanded by Captain Pickett, who
subsequently achieved 30 brilliant record
in the Confederate army, was stationed or
Bellingham bay They established mill
tary post known as Fort Relhngham on the
donation claim Of Charles Roberts and wife
The company remained there nearly three
years when they were ordered 10 San Juan
( island by Genera, Harvey when the diff
/ Guilty arose relative to the ownership OF
F. the islands in 1850 The next event of any
/ Importance in the history of WhatcOm
county after the establishment o; Fort
! Bellinghani. was the arrival OF the boun-
1 dairy coinuli ssloaerE 10 establish the
I line between the United States territory
/ and the British North American pos
sessions, from the Pacific ocean ia
/ the Lake OF the Woods. TO which point
the line from the Atlantic had previously
been established. The expedition was un-
/ der the control % Mr.. Archibald Campbell.
/ chief commissioner. and consisted OF
corps q astronomers and engineers, under
/ Nj. Park. a company OF United States
infantry. under captain Woodruff, with
transfers. packers. azemen. laborers, etc,
amounting 10 about 80 men. They AZ
rived in the fall OF 1850 and established
heir quarters AZ the boundary line near
seuiahmo0. which remained their head
! quarters for nearly two years.