The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-05

tracted royal mansion / saw dumpy
female there, OF middle age, with a heaSy
but knotte6 and uncornbed head of hair.
silently engaged IN ornamenting a new
pair OF moccasins with steel ana glass
beads This could not be the princess
The agent told me that the chief desired
TO talk with me about the incoming lmrni-
grafton | aSsented, the agent sctIng as
interpreter. This conversation ending,
went out 10 take more accurate survey
OF the village. While standing IN 'front.'
CT the chieftain's tent, a young lnoian
woman riding astr;de a very Ane morse
approached the tent. She reigneo up her
steed few feet In front OF me, showed
little astonishment at my presence anu
lightly dismounted without any assistance
from me- That was the princess. she
tarried for moment 10 pet her morse
thus giving NE an excellent chsnce Iof
observation. While / cannot say that her
form was sylph-lise and elegant, yet her
features were not irregular nor her form
misshapen. She was OF medium height and
stood erect. Her head was covered with
luxuriant growth of dark coarse hair,
flowing over her shoulders and extending
down TO her waist. X was neatly eomoeo
Around her neck she had several strings
OF different eolored beads. large ana or
bogus pearls. she had a short gown, close
ly fitting her neck and body, and extend
ing TO her knees: it was made out or soft
buckskin and was tastefully ornamented
with beads and fringed around the nol-
tom: her lower limbs were wrapped IN
buckskin leggings with fringed stripes at
the sides: her feet were covered win a
neat pair of moccasins ornamented with
beads. Such was the chieftain's daughter
as then saw her. She dashed by me and
entered the tent. l soon after followed
] judged from the long and inquiring stare
OF the mother and the quick and abashed
look of the daughter that the agent and
chief were talking about me. ana sunse-
quently learned that such was the TACT
BY invitation of the chief We stayed for
dinner / will not detain you by descrip-
ton of that repast. After dinner We
smoked the pipe of peace and friendship
then bid adieu to the chieftain ana rode
back TO our camp. The next day l went
up TO the agents camp and wrote for the
Detroit Free Press a description or the
Tmatilla valley and the surrounding coun-
try stated the number of Indians residing
there their mode Of life, their habits and
customs together with their desire for
civilization. | stated the generous offer
OF the cayuse chief and closing with
glowing description of the dusky princess.
l mailed the letter at the Dalles.
A Printers Error spoiled 1t.
''Tn due time we arrived in the willamette
valley. Over three months elapsed before
! received a copy of the Press containing
my letter BY n strange perversion the
printer had changed the word "cayuse' in
to 'rhsns" This explained a mystery.
Quite number of letters directed TO the
chief of the Hans Indians. care OF the
superintendent OF Indian affairs for Ore
gon, had been received by him. No one
knew anything about the Hans Indians.
These letters were afterward published in
the Oregon papers. will give from mem
DRY a synopsis of two or three of them.
The first was written by Michigan man,
aud he was Endorsed by Lewis Cass. Henry
Ward Beecher, and many other noted per-
sons. II was plain. straightforward let
ter, and Internationally accepted the
chieftain's offer. He desired TO be speed
lily notified that he might come on to ac-
cept his patrimony and open his agricul-
tural school. The other letter was written
by Virginian. He was Endorsed by the
senators OF that state and most of its
members OF congress. A daguerreotype
accompanied the letter. This gallant gen.
tleman stated TO the chief that he would
scorn to accept the hand OF the daugher
unless he could first win her heart. He
flattered himself. however. that he would
have no difficulty in that matter. The
whole tone of the letter was that of reg
uIar nasher. / do not know whether these
letters ever reached the chief and his fair
dusky daughter or not. nor do l know
whether he was blessed or cursed with a
white son-in-law or not. My belief is that
the perverseness of that Detroit printer
INSTRUCTED the civilization of tribe.
I'm conclusion the jolly Indian agenthas
been gathered to his fathers long ago. The
bow has fallen from the nerveless grasp
OF the generous chieftain. The princess
may still be alive. II so, and her eyes by
chance should fall upon these lines. she
will no doubt, remember the bashful and
ungallant young man who met her in front
Of her royal fathers mansion in the beau
tiful Cmatilla valley in 1857
Pioneer Churches and Clergymen.
The address of Rev. George +. Whit
worth on Pioneer Churches and Clergy
men" was as follows:
The subject assigned me. TO give some
account Of pioneer churches and clergy
men. though a pleasant one, has Teen
somewhat difficult for want or data,
which it has not been easy TO obtain
from other churches than the one to
which | belong Some of the parties 10
whom / applied for information. suppos-
ing them 10 be posted, ! found unable
to give it, and some to whom l addressed
letters failed TO answer / am, therefore,
compelled to pres Mt in regard 10 some
very meager statement. | have, however,
to acknowledge Indebtedness to Rev. Dr.
Watson, Father Prefontaine and Revs.
Bagley and Blaine. In advance OF all
others were the priests OF the Roman
Catholic church, a number OF whom were
employed at forts of the Hudson BAY
COMPANY and at mission stations among
the Indians They were therefore ready
10 enlarge Their work at the very Degin-
ming of our territorial existence
II shall therefore call your attention in
the first place to the pioneer clergynen
and worla OF the Roman Catholic chureh.
In the month of October. 1853. on reach
ing The Dalles. fell in with Bishop
Bianchet. Of the Roman Catholic church.
who was the bishop Of Nisqually. ana
his diocese extended over all of the ter
ritory Of Washington. We were fellow
messengers on small steamer which had
neither stateroor1s nor CABIN from me
Dalles TO the Cascades. l FOUND MN 70
he a very pleasant and agreeable gehue-
man lie having learned that l was sent
as a PRESBYTERIAN missionary TO Puget
sound gave me valuable informa non,
telling me a the same time mat IN MS
Judgment Olympia, which whi'e l was
crossing the plains, had been made the
caoital was the best and most Hnpor-
tant point for ne 70 begin my work. As
my commission only deslgnafeu FuSt1
sound. 7 had no particular point IN we"
for location. I found his 1uogthehL MaS
correct and felt very kindly toward MN
for me information ne SO freely gave In
addition TO Rishop Bianchet there we're
os priests Reys Brouillette, Rossi ana
Demers.
The Catholic churches of vancouver
and tawlitz prairie were estanhsheu
some time in the forties ny FatneF b-
rrers. afterwards made oisnop anu
transferred % British Columbia. Next
=, or7sr vas the church at Port Towns
end bv Father Rossi and probably about
- -. .t-,n +ra churches at Stella