The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-18
IN WAR CLAIM.
Riyer Massacre Recalled
IN Court
trus or JONES FAMILY.

MIN or JONES FAMILY.
u nnn1nlsessssss N - Hstoss
r.. - isss-sspsssss Cssss
-, ~ sssas- Dasssss.
- ln666us IN the early history d
- b. the fling In the sn-
.5ss. - vpsessdsy Of petitions for lot.
IN .s1-iniafeat;on OF the estates Of
q Jouee ead his wife. Eliza J.
z!.1. ~ z, - asrdesed by Indiana &c.
snk II. Jenes and his wife
3!1- 's,.s~ - Gsgs settlers 81 King
!...4 e,,9in~ ecroD the plains from
asiaaIp n 1874 nd settilng - sns
~. 800 yoiiey, nsar what - now
q s6af5cn. n. Jones' 0utnt was
...' - ness extensive Jet brought
..s.s. ~ naotns ss that tims. and M
~ mskfne necessary for the estab-
~ 80 "A 80 fruit and dairy farm. .
-. sbtSN - boen formed BY Mr.. Jones
- ~ - the states, and COM
= ~ White r1ver valley, took
= - s1tna claim Of go acres.
fsor eeyss Of this farm were Ia cni-
-. 40 q three acses we're sst ont In
y 1rt,s end coed house had been
Nh Jones. when he and bis vie
ESkjljo1 b. the Indians. The farm was
uette. the fruit tssss torn No. the
- bssnsd and I'll The stock killed or
nsA.
II With M. JONES' q Tho time wers
I'd children Of himself and wife,
20. ZONES and Harvey p. Jones, and
I. King. . son of Mrs. Jones b. .
= snssriage. The Jones children
ueaii. bus John Vas wsai-gfosn
or 9 years old. 4 hired man
- Enos Cooper was also one Of Mr..
f1miIy.
lfeysas Of 1854 had been . turbulent
opeug the Indians oil over the Pa
~ ooskt north of tho California bound
~ i was no. until In the summer Of
thst open hostilities were begun in
hkims scenty by tbs Indians. and then
keap N Indian war Of 1856. The
suss Of 4. L Porter. at the head Of thc
1Aiss ssvss vailsy. was attacked by In
nos lac IL September, but Porter had
- on bic guard aad escaped. He
nod Cue settlers oil along the valley.
u ooss a them came 70 Seattle. A few,
ses yemained. among them Mr..
nsM his family. A few Of those
i Ne come to Seattle had r.
W g. their homes. when on Sunday
- October q. some say the 2lst,
- wss made on the White river
onsnt. The settlers were defenseless,
II - sarpriss was complete. Mr.. Jones
~ sife were killed, and with them
- ths hired man Cooper. George e
- vile, w. H. Brannon, wife and
nDt . man whose name was nm
ms lad, John !. King and the two
~ 81 NJ. and Mrs. Jones. wers car
euas csptives BY the redskins. but
|oeoxS Gay . friendly Indian brought al
- = 6esttis unharmsd and they we're
- a. board the United States sloop-ot.
D nUu,ur. then lying in Seattle harbor.
5ouEst3ors brought the news 20 the liz.
{ &1eet Of Seattle end the day follow
III rpany Of volunteers. under the
I'D Of Christopher c. Hewitt.
- fss the scene. The sicken-
T. 6e1Aas Of their discoveries are
~ Htter by Capt Hewitt ct the
- Il d sufYicisnt 70 say that the bodies
e - named - killed were found,
~ ~ mutilated By the Indians. and
nesss horrible 20 relate. some Of the
llous: partially eaten By hogs,
~ bor,ss of Mr.. Jones were found In
nAhss .of his house. the flssh roasted
ea1ss:of by hogs. A short distance
- ths5Eouss lay his wife terribly mutt
~ x
he Ahsd man. Cooper. was found some
5lanet fvay, shot through the iungs.
seems ;shst he had braveiy defended
mseif fsssm the upper windows of the
lpuss unsii The Indians. having sst firs 20
J he ica&sd through . second story win.
les. CARRYING tho sash with him, and
2nrtsd ftS tie timber. He was ovsrtaken
- shot lead by Chief Leschi himself it
, md os;mhny OF the old settlers
( Then t'Sloved long and anxious time
! saitine ~. the settlers OF Seattle. In.
=, Uas not until several years after
y massacre that the settlers Of the White
~ valley again returned 10 their homes.
{ NJ district court appointed c. c. Lewis.
Us s,gl living. although very old, near
inland Or. administrator Of the estate
Harvey Il. Jones on November 10, 1855.
- The inai account vas approved and
- sdmieistrstor discharged on July 30,
- Tbs estate Of Mrs. Jones vas never
oonlnssssked. The three children were
len back 10 Wisconsin BY relatives, and
estuo Zones children have since died.
1sea l. King is siill alive however. and
~ q f,re HUI. o.
eosa asess ais appointment ~ admins
sasoe Mts Lewis filed . claim agains: the
es'ssd siktes government Tor property 10.
Hx'ns tsstae estate destroyed by the In
saaa Aslsl OF this property. copied from
- lot aaedc out by tho administrator on
esnai' si'ses Of old-fssEionet purple note.
Assf sad, tiled IN the probate court. the
.o<s'aiasd records Of which were yester-
~ sxass.aed by a Posr-iSrELIloxxc.n
Npossef. n gwen below.