The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06
OUR WESTERN COAST.
Along tie Sandstone Cliffs of
Port Grcnvillc.
THE PECULIAR OYSTER BEDS
Tie Jsomoto Reservation Of the Quin
ault Indinns-Up the River 20
Rich Country.

At the northern extremity OF North
Beach which ilex north Of GTays mar
Dor. flows the AocI4pse river. rnss stream
al iss entrance to the ocean u tHe sost1-
efn cid OF the asuiaault Indian ressrEs-
ton. This reservation II in the form OF =
triangle with It's bass on the ocean. IL
extends north to the Qmeets river, a dis
lance of twenty-five n7!les. The apex OF
the triangle II At Lake Quinauit twenty
rive miles In the interior, and ~ the loot
OF the Olympic range OF mountains Si'
;he ocean side OF the reservation oDjfct4
OF particular interest are Point brensiIe,
Hoie-n-the-Rock. sandstone GINS. the
aLlaaulf Indian agency ana the oyster
beds Point Greuyii.e. Z pfomonlofy
throwing It's huge bulk out into the ocean,
e. the highest point on the ocean shore Tor
. distance Of 60 mice After leaving inc
cspe IT toe mouth Of the Columbia, there
g. one un5r0kea stretch NJ smooth SAND
save where Il 10 occ8sionaliy broken by me
ENTRANCE Of some stream INTO the ocean' ~
Is no wonder. then. that Point a'renFihe -
on object 81 interest - the slantseer VINO
naa Travelled ~ along tlc sandy shore
from the south Like Il great many OF the
notable object. OK this Northwestern coon-
trv n - na.sied after ian tnglssornan, the
I.srj OF Cireryils. The point ~ easy oil
sccesa a.s winding road from the beach
leads TO the .or crosses u ana winds down
20 the beach on the other side rms IN
ths wagon road 80 the Qninault Indian
agsnoy, and over whIch all or the govern
men, supplies are hauled
A Man with History.
on the summit of the point there is a
habitafion Here lives a man. solitary and
sione His skin is copper colored and he
In dirty and uncouth but he has a MS
cory which rivals anything found IN ne
ton. What his Indian name ~ is not
known. AZ any rate. IL il impossible 10
spell IL with any aggregation of English
letters Webster or Worcester would
stand ashasi a. the mar. suggestion Of an
attempt 10 make IL pronounccahle- lie IL
Familiarity known as 'TiataWa jim. "clat-
ava" being the Chinook targon for travel,
10 60 10 move on Ii small one-room
shansy. built partly from cedar shakes
and partly from driTt lumber gathered
from the beach. ltgeE a former Indian
chief from the tribes of oregon. Tie was
a powerful chief and had many wives and
many braves He would make war. He
wanted more blood 30 low lie VAS some
thing OF a monopoiiSt. after tho style or
a railroad corporation lie wanted more
land There WAS no literal government 10
hoodwink into hestowing ~. 80 he would
yet il rs conquest. He assembled his war
rlor, aud told them IN burning, eloquent
words OF the lands Of the tlunaul,s. OF
their beautiful women their many strong
canoes. of a country ilicd with plenty. OF
their weak. eowardiy men. The warriors
were eager listeners. their unanimous vote
was for war Many VA canoes were niled
with provisions and nghtcrr- They were
launched and headed uorthward over tho
ocean The land of the Quinaults was
reached A pitched battle cnsued, which
lasted according IN indian accounts. for
three weeks The results We're disastrous
10 the oregon braves. \ few escaped TO
tell lurid tales OF the fight with the giants
OF Washington. who assembled IN count
iess numbers. Many were Killed ana some
wsre captured TO he held a. slaves by the
ouinault Indians Among The captured
WAS the redoubtable chief. the leader OF
the expedition. For twenty years he was
a slave, drudging and toiling for william
Mason the chief 81 tho 9utnaulfE For
forty years he has had liberty To work FOR
himself and accumulate wealth Mont
;iaiv he is sim slave. out there Is nov so
much humiliation IN Il - ga former years.
He ear 10 and come - he p'sas~s ana 10
ali intents ana purposes - Is free
Some thirty or forty years ago CintRwa
I'm, fcll In love with one Of the Qulnault
El0o:chmcn and thai i7ve was presumably
returned II eliminated in = marriage GER
emony according 80 thc INDIAN rites Ihcir
Happiness was Of 81 ggt duration Ths
Ilcolchmau broke faith With Jim aud LETT
tho reservation with \ Eandsor'er man.
The absconeug couple wcnt 20 Mean bay.
on the Straits Of Fuca. 1iri lctt tho ss"n-
~ rrd went % nc top OF Point GTcnVillc.
nns has lived lhc-u aioua ever aincF. hs
viii have rcthing - Ia with Alootchwsn,
nu. ne Hdmircs white women. because Nc
tasa they are better than lad'nn women.
They would not ran .sny ari leave their
hnmhands Poor. uasophlsticaied unist-
tr~cd rcd laan. i'd Will mover know that
human noture Is the same cr"rN Srtc,