Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-09-04


I gathered CLAIMS in either hand These
CLAIMS are for sale to whomsver viii
bDy, She carries them TO market AND
he carries the money home. CT 10 ths
shop where IL is spent, and so the bur
dsns cf life are divided between them
j "A few Of the kIoochnen, generally
those from the interior, can manage o
pony right orsft5ly- They invariably
ride astride after the manner OF their
lords, and always behind them if in
their company. She always takes tie
family on her pony, If too young to
! maLgEe ponies Of their Own. ] have
seen one with foar youngsters mount
ed Oh ODE csyuse, one al her breast,
hungry but Comfortably sppeasing tbs
sppenfe, oDe in the shawl 81 her back
AID the two others seated behind, with
feet sticking ont nearly st right angles
I from their bodies. hanging 10 her waist
for dear life while the pony cRnIered
gaily along ss If proud OF his burden
The hop picking sesson generally
lasts about Two weeks, and during thsi
time the SiwRsb is really industrious.
| The crop is always large in this region
snd the grover pressing TO have il
harvested Jast when il is ripe. The
pickers thfrsf srE command good wages
and fh is stimulates them To constant
application. When il is ever they
flock To town and speod the proceeds
! for tbs reddest fabrics they can bEy.
/ for trinkets, for little toddy, If they
CAD get il, then they sit around On the
sidewalks for q few weeks looking al
the things they have not bought but
wish they had. Then they disappear
as they came
For month or more after the pick
ing IS over the Sound is dotted with
swarns Of canoes going norfbwsrd.
The hoaeward trip il made IeisursIy,
The voyagers stopping wherever they
feel inclined to sleep for q night,
week Or possibly month They take
no thought q the morrow apparently.
The waters Of the Sound never fail to
supply them with tood. Wbeu the
tide is ont the fsbIe is set, =" is the saw
ing Of The Old settler, md the Indian
knows il even better than the white
man CLAIMS. or shell fish Of various
sorts can be picked up al any season
Of the yeAr, and in few minutes in
quantity TO make 8 meal for d family.
Or If il ls more agreeable hook dRDgled
over the side Of The canoe is almost
sure 10 catch d salmon, Goldfish Or q
halibut. Fish Of some sort is the con-
stAnt diet Of tbe SiwHsh tribes. The
Sound supplies them in uufalling
abundance and its waters 10 them are q
double Deoessity-Ibey furnish food
and means If transportation. The use
OF water Tor ally other purpose seems
To The Indian unknown. The constant
in ward and outward application Of fish
Therefore gives him AN ancient and
fsh-liks smell" that 10 human being
CAD Appreciate without smelling it. II
is So strong that it really seems to have
substance, and il il about the only ele-
A@1NA4A eA cs3 Az ALE AD21HA --AA 80 p
As a voyager apo as hop picker tie
Indian il picturesque, hut keep TO wind |
ward OF L i'm, oh " hite nsn, if you value |
comfort.
Ali The numerous tribes On this part /
of The G0Ast, from the mouth Of the /
Colunt,is northward are called SiEssh- |
es. The name is not Indian, aud is |
not the name Of s. nation, as Sioux or /
Iriqu quois Oh Algonquin was. It is simp- /
ly corruption Of the French word |
s zV0ge. used by the EARLY Yoyagers |
aud Hudson Bay Company men 10 /
designsIe ell s8rs ges. The Indian |
seems 10 think il means something |
very Lice, aud he generally prefers 10 ]
be known as cIwRsh rather tilaD az |
Tolalip, swinomish, Stil- |
Rgaunisb, Snobomish, Or whatever /
his tribal name msy bs-
The siwash. like the Sioux. Ii rspi6- /
ly disappearing. AS dangerous eie- i
ment IN frontier life be is DO more, as
q picturesque figure be remains YET sor /
a time but he viii soon be gone. Ninety /
eight years ago, when Vancouver and /
Puget explored these noble waters, his /
canoes swsrmed in every book and in
lei Rs ihlckiy, the season through, as |
they do now for lew brief weeks, /
&" Whplgs.' as be called the Sound, .ss |
his home; new il is merely visiting |
place 10 which he returns oDce "a year
with pleasure and for profit While /
the Indian is fast disappear ng the de-
uaDd Tor hls services IN the only field /
in which be has ever made himself
useful to civilization il Increasing The |
profits Of bop growing IN late years ms
greatly stimulated production, and |
IL king advantage Of the increasing de-
msnd far his services poor Lo is
already showing signs OF an incliua-
tjor1 to resort 10 The methods OF the
trades Unions By org Rnizing strikes and /
bovcotfs- AS be can't be replaced by
Chinamep under our present laws. He
rnsy have 10 pick Cur hops ourselves
before many years, unless some genius
lnvents bop harvester
C a. sSowBEy.
Taxing Ameracans fe Enr7ch Europeans. |
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