, 1890-11-27
INDIAN IMAGES FOUND
Decided Curiosities Discov-
cred by Railroad Graders.
TOWED BY A LARGE pORpOlSE
Fire at Notwithstanding Deer In
the Methow Valley-Vigil-
anoe Committee.

A decided curiosity was found re
Gently by a party Of graders on th'
Seattle Il Montana railroad right-of
way, at point about three mile
north OF Ballard. Among the thicl
brush 100 feet from the shore OF the
sounds and half exposed, were two
carvel wooden images, which ap
peured TO be the headstones OF In
dian graves. A Post-Intelligence,
reporter was shown photograph ol
the images taken by Mr.. Wilsey,
draughtsman In the city engineers
Office, and obtained verbal de
.cription ofthem from,A. G.. Scurfeld
the engineer IN charge Of that sec
ton of the road.
The images are busts, roughly
carved In fir wood, aud do not APP
pear to be over five or six years old,
though they have probably been
covered with some material which
preserves them and are there
fore likely to be older. One of them,
which is the better piece of work,
la about four and one-half feet high
and the other about three feet high.
In the rear they have the appear
ance of the keel of boat, fiat on
top, though in front the head rises
to u point. They measure about
eighteen inches across the chest and
at the base are rounded otf to about
the thickness of a mans arm. They
are cbarred at the lower end as II
with fire. Both are covered with
some kind of varnish, as ii to pre-
vent them from rotting.
The larger image has eyes made
of pieces of white pottery about the
size of a dollar. A patch of white
paint Is on the outer corner OF each
eye and n white stripe runs down
the nose. A hole Ia cut for the
mouth and white stripes mark the
lips. The lelt arm hangs down ut
the side and the right Is stretched
across the chest, both fists being
clinched and each having six
fingers. The whole figure is striped
with red paint.
The smaller figure has not had so
much labor used on 1t and appears
TO represent pappoose boud up in
their children, and its arms are
hidden by the bandages. Holes
have been gouged out for the eyes
aud the face is streaked with red
paint.
Both images have been set up in
the ground In u clearing near the
railroad grade and are attracting
much attention.
The Wilbur Register says: On
Wednesday IA number of tents and a
large camping outfit arrived by the
Central Washington, consigned to
J. +. Stevens, engineer OF the Great
Northern railway. A number OF
men have been hired in the town
who will be taken charge of by Mr..
Baldwin, the asslstan. engineer,
and he will Mt once pitch his cam,
near Grand Coulee postoiIice and
commence a survey east and west
from the Grand coulee to Cooper's
canyon. Much speculation has
been INDUCED in regarding the
probable fiiial location of the right t
of way, but so far nothing has trans
pired by which the slightest clew
could be obtained. 1t nevertheless
seems certain that the instructions
to the engineer are to endeavor to
find a suitable grade and crossing at
the Grand coulee much nearer its
mouth than Coulee City. The pre-
vailing impression IL, however that
such a route is not practicable and
that the survey will have to parallel
the Central Washington and pass
through Wilbur.
At $3.50 p. nj. on Thursday, says
the Wardner News, our citizens
were startled by hearing the shrill
whistle of the Bunker Hill and Sui
livan Company sounded rs fire
alarm. "A glance in the direction OF
the mines told the story, the sky be-
ing brilliantly illuminated as il
from an extensive conflagration.
The people of Wardner We're prompt
in replying to the summons, and
crowds of men followed by anxious
women hurried up the hill to the
scene of the disaster. The fire
started in the upper story of the
boarding house, where a man acci-
dentally upset an oil lamp that he
was filling. The flames spread rap
idly and fears were entsrtained that
all the surrounding buildings would
be destroyed. Luckily there was no
wind, and by the willing and timely
aid of the employees of the company
together with the prompt assistance
rendered by many citizens of Ward
ner. the flames were kept from
spreading. The powder house
which stands about sixty feet south
west of the boarding house, caught
fire, but was extinguished promptly
by the fire brigade, a willing and
energetic lot of men, who, regardless
OF the great heat, stood boldly in
line and manly fought the flames.
Much credit is due to George II.
Crane for so quickly supplying
buckets from his store, the iise of
which proved invaluable. During
the work of throwing water on the
powder house a number of men
were engaged In removing the
powder from within, which con-
tained over 100 cases of giant. The
residence of Frank Jenkins was in
imminent danger. The roof was
n danger and several holes were
burned in the roof of an adjoining
cabin, but the structure was saved
~ the tireless efforts of those who
uOored to preserve Ii. The last
named DWELLING IL an hopnrnd land