The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-10
Correspondence and County Notes,
HOOD CANAL, July 81, 1894.

HOOD CANAL, July 81, 1894
At present Hood Canal is becoming
quite full of life because of the tourists
who are visiting it. Mrs Miller OF
Seattle and Mrs. Roe of Tacoma, he,
sister are at r. Diapers at Eagle Creel
expecting however to return this week
Harry Hale, wife and two daughters
of Seattle, are spending a week al
Thomas Webb's, Mrs. Hale and Mrs
| Webb, being sisters; J. H. Irving Of
the firm of Irving and Cannon, mer
chant tailors of Seattle is today re-
turning from weeks outing at Lake
Cushman, while at the same time he
is canvassing for his firm; the s1oor
Agnes with some excursionists was al
Lillewaup, Saturday and Sunday; a
party of campers were landed al
Anderson Bay, near Holly by the
Delta Saturday night; sixteen persons
were at the Lake eastman Hotel yes
terday, eight more arrived last night
while there were also five camping
parties of from two to eight each,
around the Lake. Many more at diff
ferent places on the Canal, the steam
ers are loaded and Hood Canal almost
feels that once in a while it is at a
premium.
| The brig Lucas finishes loading
piles at Hoodspert today and will be
ready to sail for San Francisco tomor-
row. She will take about three hun
dred and leaves about half enough at
| Hoodsport for another load May
| she come again.
Rev. James Campbell of Seattle
agent for the New York Life Insurance
company has spent two or three DAYS
at the reservation and Union City, and
will leave tomorrow for Shelton, KAN
ilchie, and the Grays Harbor region.
O. A. Furness is keeping a small
store at Lilliwaup to supply in that
line since Captain Troutman and wife,
nee MISS w CHS, ClOScQ tne1rS.
WILLIAM STEVE.
Your correspondent recently had an
| interview with William Steve, an Ind
| ian of the reservation who was one of
the Indian scouts in the war of 1856
under the Snohornish chief Patkanim,
aiding the whites against the Nesqua1-
1y chief Leschi. Steve was original
| 1y Snoqua1nlie Indian, and owns
| land on the Snohomish reservation.
but married Skokonish woman, and
for many years has made this reserva-
ton his home. He graphically tells
how the scouts went up from Sn Ohio
r1ish to the Snoqua1mie a11s, thence
over to White river, above Muck1e-
shoot, where they fought Leschi and
his band, took two heads from the kill
ed of the enemy, and conquered them.
He also speaks of having taken two
heads previous to this fight. This
corresponds with Hon. E1wood Evans
history of the war, in the History of
the Pacific Northwest, who says that
Patkanim surprised and took prisoners
seventeen Indians near the Snoqua1-
mic falls. Fourteen of these were of
Patkani1n's own tribe and so were re-
leased. The other three were K1iki-
tats, one of whom turned informer,
and guided the Indians to Leochi's
camp. The other two he hung and
beht AIDED. The history also says that
| at the battle on White river, the scouts
killed eight of the enemy, but six of
| them were across the river, and so
were not secured. The heads of the
other two alone we're obtained. Steve
says that as far as he knows, only four
of that band of friendly scouts are
now alive, himself and brother, and
two other brothers. The other are
living on or near the Snohomish rescr-
walton, Steve says that he plainly
remembers when Fort Nisqually was
built, having then been boy of per-
haps ten or twelve years. AS this fort
was built in 1888, it would make him
now between seventy and seventy-five
years old, still he has the appearance
OF one much younger, as his hair is
very black, though his beard is con-
siderably gray. He has always had
good name, never once during Is
years having been accused of drunken
ness, or having done anything which
required punishment, More than once
since the Indians have become citizens
and have been required to work road
tax, he has given few days work
willingly, although SO much oyer so.
He has done good work ON his land,
which he cultivates, but is now failing
a little, as about year a ago he was
thrown from wagon, and injured on
the head and ohas not fully recovered
from the effect of it. He has had
thirteen children. but all have died,
the last one in 1882, since which time
he and his wife have lived together
alone. S.
HARTsTEIN Aug 5, "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. K1eber, Mr.. and
Mrs H. M. Pierce, Miss Owen, Mr..
Hart, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Owen, Miss
Halle Pierce, Tad and John Pierce
are having a very enjoyable time