The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29
NOTES BY The WAY.

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m Chinook word "allki" = proeounced
ar1rey. cd not ai-ki. - II u spelled The
~orc Is never used by the Indians 70 sig
esfy anything except some time in the fu-
surs. II means after while. o. by-and-by.
rsrzs slki means in a little whiie. enA
htas sin signifies . long time In the fu-
eure. The seal Of the territory Of WASH
6rgson contained the word .'alki," s.gni-
fr.ax that after a while the territory would
merge into statehood. and the designers
IL ne state seal very properly omitted ~
fos the prophecy which It had signffiet 70
Ioag had finally been fulfilled
Capt John @. Parker and wife arrived In
a4sttle yesterday after an absence Of sew
~r-i years In Southern California Capt
parker was one Of the pioneer steamboat
me- on the Sound In 1877 be built the
s.xarnsr Messenger AZ Tumwater. and put
her on the route between Olympia and Be-
sftis She was the FIRST steamer ever on
hat route. The Zephyr was soon after
SIT on between tae two por.F. and an
arrangement was made between the re-
sp~ctive owners. by which one boat would
IsAye eacn end Of the route every other
day. For instance. the Messenger would
have Olympia at o'clock Monday morn
ing and arrive at Seattle any time between
and o'clock the same evening. return
Ing 10 Olympia the following day. The
Messenger was q little sternwheei hos {.
but amply large for all the business there
vas 10 be done in those days. In ISL the
lHssIIszencsr published an account OF the
capture OF n deer. made In the Sound by
the officers Of the steamer Messenger.
This story was copied In two Of the East
srn illustrated papers. each Of which de-
voted whole page to picturins the scene
out In ali its details. They both repre-
seuled the Messenger 40 an immense side
wheel steamer. with two smoksstacks.
several decks and loaded with several
hundred passengers. The poor little deer
vas exaggerated into a feroeious buck.
larger than a flil-grown Holstein bull.
with horns of immense proportions. This
fighting. and creating a perfect panic on
board the gigantic steamboat. Capt Par
ter. few years ago. traded Tacoma prop
erty for a small ranch In Southern Cali
forTia This he has disposed OF. declaring
that "the clams Of the Sound are far
greater pleasure than flowers that SUM
Der In Orient bowers" The captain ana
his wife will be welcomed back by their
sons, Capts. Gilmore II. and Herbert Par
Herbert McMicken. Of Seattle. and Mrs. !.
W. Anderson. Of Tacoma
"Joe Brannan, OF White river. killed the
Indian, and Sailor Jack promptly sealped
him" A number Of pioneers were talking
over old times the other day In front OF tho
city hall. and the statement quoted above.
made by Mr.. j. II. Eckler. attracted my
attention. Knowing Mr.. Eckler. who Is a
brother OF Mrs. ]. w. George. asked him
10 repeat the story he was telling as
came along He said. THE battle OF
b lIich was speaking was fought betweeu
d detachment OF volunteers sent out from
olympia by Gov. I. ]. Stevens. under Capt.
Gilmore Hayes. and band OF hostile In
dams, at Connelrs prairie in the White
river valley. forty years ago the 10Th or
this month. The fight lasted all day. Ten
or twelve OF the volunteers were wounded.
none mortaiy. DO not know how many
Indians we killed or wounded during the
light but I saw one redskin bite the dust
under the following circumstances; n
eqnad OF sixteen volunteers were charging
up a hill. under Capt. Swindie. when all
Of sudden two Indians raised up from be-
nini log directly In front OF US. and
nrsd Their fire was returned by Joe
Rrsnnan and Sailor Jack. two Of our party.
through the body with a rife ball. The
other sprans into the woods and disap-
peared. Quick as a fash sailor Jack
jumped over the log and scalped that IN
dian. The volunteers carried the carcass
into camp as trophy. and buried 1t in thu
edge of forest. just as the sun went down
behind the Olympic mountains"
Mr Ecker and Mr.. Harvey Scott. OF tho
we're boys together. The
and MnrfGWE
back In the carly fifties. settled on little
prairie In Mason county. three
miles back OF the present prosperous town
Of shelton but after n time they all re-
turned 20 the Willamette valley. One OF
tho Morrow boys became a prosperous
lawyer and afterwards n Judge. Harvey
Scott became a prominent factor In the
political history of Oregon. and for
number OF years has been at the head Of
Its leading newspaper; and J. +. Ecker.
after returning 10 the territory of Wash
ington In tho early seventies. married a
popular Tumwater school teacher and
hnally made a fortune In fruit culture in
asked Mr. Eckler how II hap
pened that his parents who came to tho
Sound AT a time when they could have To-
Gated anywhere they desired In Western
Washington. should have selected 50 iso-
lated a locality as they did. on a graveliy
IfN'ffNs Nllfst away sfbiit itt rntTSr VI ti1
waters of tho Sound. He said he supposed
the reason was because all the land they
saw was covered with timber until they
came 20 the prairie. That was cleared and
there they settled. when we remember
that in tho Eastern states the good land Is
found on the rrairies, their choice OF loca-
tions will not seem so strange.
Speaking OF clerical errors" I heard
very good one the other day. Two weeks
ago this morning Rev. William Arnold
shanklin % this city, occupied the pulpit
IN Dr C1csver's church In Victoria, which.
~ the way. is the largest and rsnest
Netho5ist church on this coast After
thu Bible lesson. pr. Cicavcr commenced
20 read the HYMN. AS round about Jeru-
salem the hilly bulwarhs stand" etc. but
ny slip OF the tongue he rendered u
mas AS round about jerusalem tho
ballA hiiwarks standr' smile liz M the
faces ~ the members OF the vast congrc-
s4iioa. and noticing his error. nr. Cleaver
aesa,. again TO read tho hymn and once
r'rc made the Same error OF rendition.
This was more than the worshippcrs could
stand and this time the sntle broke into
q hearty laugh. In which the eloquent d.
sine took part.
Nr Cieavcr tells a very good story at
Nj own expense he saws thar three years
a., Shfg, he u.rs tn Nisforfa 10 gnssr Ysnon