The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-06

/, apologies cav. cara. and Immediately puts
| himself out Of danger But TIE CROW -
not the only -hses mat visits the r0ezs.
! As soon a. TIE birds dominance laying.
Numerous expedtts0ns 10 ire rocks are
.aas9s by ne Indians. Trey g1H Daools
their "a noes oct through :hs sar<, lay
1soag re Zee side 81 tire rocks and csEr1o
up ard &c. the eggs. A. times tney Val
tazs away a. one trip .Uliy tTo wagon
ios1s J; wouiG seem that tsc bras
sTgcsla clif laying. yoald gst LIZ cs1ras.f
d such mIssoff8nes Detailing iaeFn- 'Iaey
dcrft however The gull Is especially
persistent No sooner are lis eggs stoie7
and the fe1 things that constitute Is nest
1ss.arbed than Is Immediately starts IN
to ressg3ia and 7e7lsnssa e. The Ifsasaf3s
gay that the gnll knows more taan tho
er0w. because the gll4 would I've Wn-Fe
the croS would have 70 leave the country
or de. However. they belAeve tina; the
cro~ "a the beS, ifuitaSor in the "oric
They cay ma; when the crow iirst came 20
The ocean side r. would capture big can
and put III hours trying 20 open the sasii,
an1 then invariably would have 10 aoSsh-
don IL and 70 and hun, Cor worms his
native aeraseness vas not sufhcient 20
rnaxfer the problem. Bu{ on" day q crow
saw ruli rs down and pick up clam
that had Just been left In disgust rs the
crow Flying into the air for a hundred
fest the rlsn dropped the clam on the
beach The force OF the c0ncus@lon
caused the e!amsneil 10 open. and the gull
flew down and made q rneal. The crow
UNDERWOOD the naneuver. ard since then
has been as much o, an adept at cracking
ciarashsils as any gull could be
Sandstone Gifts.
From Point Grenyille 10 the Qulnaul;
Ind an agency the distance is four miles.
- s.
side OF the point is entirely different from
the beach on the south side On the north
side the beach is narrow. At high TIDE
Their. il no beach a. ali. The ocean comes
% close to the sandstone cliffs. The
cliffs arr about three miles long and from
eighty TO 30 feet high. They are Of the
same formation as the point. soft sand
stone. Al low tide one can travel along
their base comfortably. though TO a novice
around the ocean. the breakers are ap-
palitngiy near. Hundreds OF names OF
travellers carved In the walls. from
distance OF four fee. from the bottom TO
leo feet high. Steps have been cut In the
Toek. into which the adventurous have
climbed and there placed their names.
others have gone to the top and let them
selves down by the aid OF ropes. Gu.
deep into the stone are such names as
John Smith. Henry Jones and Jim Brown.
But the most interesting thing about the
cliff - natlre's work. Here and there are
80 lac seen. firmly imbedded in the rock
pieces Of petrined trees. \ hundred feet
deep from the surface there are objects
Of this kind. In one place the whole trunk
Of tree appears. wlth some If the limbs
attached. How they got there and how
long ago. are questions that are asked Il
great many times.
Quinauit Indian Agency.
The agency Ia located al the junction Of
the 9nnault river with the ocean, on the
south side Of the river. /, Is well-bu
little village with population Of about
l0o Indians and \ dozen white people
There il consldera bic evidence OF clVili-
aati3n among this tribe. although It's past
history has been that Of extreme degra-
dauon and brutality. The Qunauit In
disns at one time were a.laree tribe mum
herring several thousand souls but war
and pesii!euce have diminished their num-
hers 20 q mere handful. and they are de-
creasing every year the mortality being
greater than the increase. A a rule they
are cleanly and orderly. except when
whisky or alcohol csn be procured. They
are not naturally SO. however IL has
been through the efforts of Uncle sam
and the expenditure OF great deal Of
mercy thar they have been brought 10
anything Ike 4 fair degree OF decency.
The government has had for ever twenty
i've years a good school among them AMI
u IS compulsory Tor the young 10 attend.
For years these Indians were supplied
With all the uecessarics OF living by the
government. hut Of late wears only hose
decrepit and aged or sick have been the
recipient of any bounty. All Of the able
bod.ei have "a work for their living Con-
siderable OF this work is furnished by he
government. In hauling goods building
houses. choppiug wood ana raising hay
and other farm products There Is a sys-
tenn OF police rcguiatio IN force. tbs In
dams serving as police ana the chief be-
ing selected from among them. The chief
AMI his s}tbor5inates are not elected ny
the indians. but are appointed by the In
dian agent. These appointments are made
because or qualifications possessed by ne
appointee. good behavior beng the para
mount one. Generally speaking. these In
dams are ms moral = any othtr Indians
of the Northwest. though In some in
stances they have boon addicted "a the
practice % trading wives, marrying near
relatives. etc. The good work % the gov
era nent agents. however. has been lnStr.i-
mental in almost entirely putting a stop
% sach Objectionable proceedings The
easlircn arc bright, learn fast ana show
great promise OF amounting 10 something
Cntil about - years OF age. when tAey ar
pear 90 become ara hCtlr and DAFT aat
rom t1at aee instead OF advancing they
fetragrade The old Indian nature comes
back 20 them. sai lhey demonstrate that
thev are cnlv siwashes after all. TIE In
dams syc experts a. fishing hunting ana
canoeing ANA seem 10 be nearly as much
~ aofu, in the water ps the salmon tAat
inhahii iofiF rivers. Th-y ara courage
cu$ -xCenunK where thelr SuD-rstft.oua
prevail. snd sacn tAey are abj.ct cow
aids.
An Indian Court.
Thrv have a horror OF no tail or ~ekeo-
Nun house" az g - deslgnat~a ~ them
and ~Iii DO most anything % keep from
FgfN.g Henseues INSIDE % - walls
t'0ari 's hrlf among them onc- = month
TIE agent IS tfs l01re. ana 3ary :. IN
ta1elsa from among tAe In3lans. an. =,
near ~ IAN -. rhs forms - ihe sta1e
courts sfo follow 81 The Jury brings n
a verdict after hs4rrg al ~ the tes.i-
uonY - tHs }ltse pronounce. the sen
tFTre S-s7le ~ tao.r Vetdts-.s 80 anus
Sos sns Ehstrd Nst az ;irrses th-y get
Very caaSe .o th- 'ighjs sn the = e one
verdict r>as.~ rcj some v0srs So So >s~v
vNft or- q, the ra0aiAT lnsisans - -
trtan saa H@eu 80 fortunate as 80 se,sil~.
- SSH h'sav Win Nntch to g. drunk
as he sse~tiv u-u 81 a. Tor taat rsr-
ssesa A ttr Hraf fcru1 .. coa~t Sc psas
rr-t 9nat a~t tried h.s mt .-.-r...- -sa