The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18

c,0ugh 81 the land claim, so 81 the
spring OF ~ We moved to Aatorla, Al
this time there were but two fran,
housss ~ Astoria, Mr. wclchR and Mr.
pavtd Ipg0lls, We moved into one OF
the shark houses that stood near whcr
nov stands the Parker House IN AZ
toria The houses were built by the men
from the wrecked vessel shark
Mr. Van pusen had TO split out boards
for ROOT z aad chlnking FOR this house,
We had no furniture except what we
made ourselves, our hcdStead was madt
hy boring three holes into the logS ot
the house into which end and side rails
or the bSdstc;,d werc driven and tastone0
to one leg ON the hoor We were very
thankful. however Ter this humble home,
and sooa made Il cGsy AMI comfortable
About this time Mr., and Mrs, Truman :,
Powers arrived IN Astoria and we save
them house rent for the use OF thrh
cook stove We divided or partoned on
our house by using "elsauiscs' tmatsl,
were very nice aad pretty, made IRON
dried tules. trom three to ftve feet Wild,
and various lengths, Many Indians were
camped on the hills near our house and
they seemed to .kccp up an nccssanl
howllng As their Queen sally waa very
sick. they constantly made night hidcouA
with their medicine performances. Tht
quCen's slaves We're In mortal terror lest
she should he and they he buried ALIVE
with her. according to tribal power,
became SO familiar with the peculiar ana
varied music made by these Indians that
migh; have execllcd as one OF theh
magiciaas, our house stood near littlt
bay, the front OF the house being three
or four feet above the ground; frequent.
ly number of Indians would come from
Chinook, landing In the bay then com,
up to our house and stand around N,
lire to dry out and ge, warm and otIoh
slept under the house, one night ~,
Indian baby was horn under our house,
The following little incident might bt
OF iaterest: was always very ha dy
with my needle and had made mo q
pretty hood quilting Il very nicely Mrs
n, C, Klndred was visiting me one day
and seeing this hood offered me iyt
pounds OF butter II would make hei
ere like it'll maGe the hood Butter wrs
then - cents per pound. Time pass
ed and we built US comfortable home
In Uppcrtown (Adair's AstorlO, ana
here In 1852 was Keeping hoarlers, BS
this time the California gold mines han
made money plentiful and produce o,
all kinds very high One day MIR Kin.
dred called and said. "well l think Il Is
about time We were paying for thar hood,
how r1uch Is IL" | said FIVE pounds Of
butter. He replied. We'll butter waA
only Is cents pound then while Il Ia
worth $3.50 pound now" Yes, | saia
but the price OF the hood was Ave pounds
OF butter He laughed and paid the i've
pounds OF butter. Mr. Van pHscn was
the first person in Astoria 20 sell goods
from shelves, The Hudsou's Bay Com.
pany always having sold their goods
from boxes.
My first child. Seth. died IN infancy,
next Florence. born November g. 1851
Cara. January %. lS54: Brcnham. Aprh
le, 1856: Hustler O., October 3 iSSs; Lloyd.
August -, 1850: Mary Amy. May . 1868.
Mrs. Florence Westdaie and Mrs Mary
Mcintosh live In Oakland. California;,
and Mrs. Cara Trenchard. Brenham ano
Hustler G. Van Dusen with their families
reside in Astoria.