The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-30
THE PASSING .rHRONG.

Here is . letter I received from Young
Doctor, q Neah Bay Indian: whose father, Old
Doctor, was found dead during the hop picking
season near Kent" SAID Asj. W. l. fowe.i,
formerly Indian agent at Neah bay during
CieTeiand's las. administration. "Ine iet'er
reads a. follows: Two yeass ago Mean Bay
Indian fGilbestl brought tsorse from Seattle 10
this reservation, which be ssas atterward tFieo
for ct Seattle for stealing. He was acquitted.
Tie man who accused hi n Ct stealing fne morse
then said he would have Esvenge by killing
Neah bay Indian. Thia year my father Eoid
poctorl went to Seattle to pick hops ana was
killed by these Indians want the horse to be
sent back 10 the Seattle indians. Tor know
Gilbert stole the horse. xhea the man that lost
the horse wrote to Peter ehset of the Neaa bay
tcioe) and said that he woEld Kill Mean Day
Indian Then Peter answered his letter ana
told him tina. he shoua Eli as many as ne
wanted, and think that is why he killed my
father. All the Indians neFs know about III
want you TO advertise this a the Seattle news
paper / very much doubs the truth OF the
statement that Chief fe,es replied that tie
Seattle Indian could kill 3 Nesh bay Indian IN
retaliation if he wanted 10. The object OF this
letter 10 to get some revenge out OF Gilbert by
forcing him to give up the horse. IL Will De
reeoI.ected that Old Doctor vas found dead last
September in a hut up the Duwanaisa valley,
and there was talk at the tirzs that he had been
murdered in revenge ior sealing the horse.
An inquest held and the verdict
rendered was that be ha5 died from nat
ural causes, and had nos been murdered.
He was an old man and tesble. and had COM
planned of feeling i'll several days before he
died, and the reason that ne was alone during
his last moments il that the rest OF his people
were OF picking hops st t;Ie time. These Indians
are quite thrifty and many O. them, whose ap-
pearance might excite your Flty, are pretty well
fixed for Indians. Half a t.ozsn or more own
ffnJe rat. - has fp+yn
cleared 800 catching seals enc season. Alter
considerable persuasion he was induced TO put
the money in bank, but he soon became nervous
ana three days aiterward withdrew it all anu
buried ii on the reservation Thatis the way
they all do, and It speaks vel for their honesty
that none OF these caches age ever disturbed.
The storekeepers on the reservation who used
to make lots OF money trading with these
Indians are not in 1t any raorz, so to speak. The
Indians now own boats Of Eheir own and they
bring the products of their Industry 10 me bet
ter market at seattle. was among them for
four years and always got alolg well with them,
and nave received several letters from them
saying they would like to have me come back
again"
W. A. Jowett, q mining booker of Nelson, B.
C., Is guest of the Raiiee. 1.-The Kooteney
region is attracting wide attention The min
ing camps there are all yoUeg. but the reason
capitalists have SO quickly caught on to it Is
that the ores are all high gra1s and pay from the
grass roots. Then We have frst-clsss lot OF
prospectors and practical mining men there.
The prospectors have goae n 20 show up what
they have. and when offered fair price for
their property have sold to practical mining
men who have the means TO develop the proper
ties, Instead OF to q lot OF niue spectators, who
never do any developing. Tia result has been
that a lot OF work is being do1e in that region.
Notwithstanding the transportation difficulties
in the way, the SLOGAN mines will ship out 4.o00
tons of ore this winter. Roads have been con-
structed wherever practicable, and IN one place
of mile and half the orr is slipped along
over the snow in rawhiGe sacks, six or seven
sacks OF orc. each weighing 100 pounds, being
fastened to a rawhde, as If e were @ toooggan.
The season was too late 70 construct road at
this place, but the enterprise Of the men in that
country has enabled them to use the trail in the
fashion indicated. am Interested in some
good claims in the SLOGAN country and am
working one claim for LONDON syndicate. We
are developing our property put are not ship
ping any ORE"