The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-21
rfDD'S EXPLOIT.


Seattle, Feb. ls. KS
To the Editor; An incident eonaec--
81 with The life Of the late VII
liam Tidd. whose death was men
toned il the Post-iatsli sencer last
Saturday. VIII always IL a part Of oEr
o. the most interesting chapters n me
history OF the state OF Washington. -Four
men. named Eaton. Fancy. Maker and
Jameson. WAC had sons from Seattle over
the Cascade mountains. We're killed III
the Yakima country by Indians TINS was
lagS n the summer Of ass. The other
men escaped. returned % the Sound. am
informed ne people and authorities Of
wfIaL had occurred Indian Agent Bolen
was sent II from The Columbia river 10 =
ySstiSate. u September- Il = supposed
that Bolen was indiscyeet: that he wished
70 show his power, ina he threatened tn
Indians telling chem be would have SCI
d4ers there IN a few days. etc. The AuG.-
ans concluded that II was better 10 ser
him ont Of the way and they killed MN.
This, IN connection with The ochSr mar
dsrs. meant war. and Maj. g o. dallar
was sent from Fort Dal.es with i hundred
men 10 begin II on tEe palI OF the whites
Lieut.. ". \. Slaughter N4s sent Wl,h
forty men from Fort SgellacoOm IN the
same direction. going up the NaJchcZ pass.
Volunteers were alS9 called Tor BY Act
ing Governor Mason. Hailer met the In
clans in great numbers. october 8. nf-eca
or twenty fighting men 10 one 1I his. and,
10 save his e-tire command from destTuc-
tiCn. was compelled tn turn about and
80 back 20 Fort DaEes. i've OF his me1
being killed and seventeen wounded and
all the camp equippage and supplies be-
ing lost OF course the indians lost Ia
killed and wounded. as Haller and his m"n
made a brave and skillful running fgat.
but how many the Indians lest they never
made known.
Lieut.. Slaughter went on his way 70
the Puyallup and White rivers and 10 the
headwaters Of the Natchez. near the SUM
NIT of The mountains. From the SIS
picious manner Of The few Indians ne N Z.
and from other signs. he became alarmed.
and. resolving TO go no further without 4
stronger force he wen. into nxed camp
and sent back a report TO Fort Steilacocm.
In the meantime capt. Gilmore Hayes
raised a company OF volunteers in Thurs
ton county They We're taken by Capt
Maloney CT the regular army. TO the
camp OF Lieut.. Slaughter The war signs
were multiplying and spreading. The Ms
qualities Puyallups and White and Green
river Indians were giving evidences II
hostility. The news Of Haller's retreat
had been communicated 70 them by East
ern Washington Indians. with probably
much exaggeTation and imaginative de-
tail. Leschi. Quiemuth. kitsap, kanasket
purpose of arranging their plans, Settns
together their forces and striking telling
blows IN the beginning, were tAen IN the
vicinity OF Mukleshoot King county. They
made their attack upon the White river
settlement on october Il and killed nine
Ieope. Under the circumstances II was
absolutely necessary for The soldiers in the
mountains to return. An order 70 thAt
effect was sen: to Capt. Malouey, William
made the trip OF about 4 hundred miles,
ever the rough road and over the noun
tains In a single day. About the time he
started the acting governor sent small
force 10 confer wiki Lesch and the 9th
Indians When they got 10 the vicln.ty
OF hostihties they Went into log house
for protection fearing treachery from and
attack by the Indians TWO men-Jau-s
MICA Ulster. of Nisqualiy. and Council, u
White river-went on. % encounter death
at the hands Of Quiemuth and other say
ages within half an hour. The Indians
then attacked the remainder Of the party
in the log house. capturing an thelr
horses, the men making their escape il
the night without further miSnap
Three days later, October 81. Express
man Tidd reached the same place ou his
way from Capt Malopcys camp. He
was accompanied by other men named
Moses. Miles, Rabbeson, Burns, Bright and
Bradley They found several hundred In
dams there. who. instead OF attacking
them there and then. detained them in
ordinary conversation. finally diminishing
them and sending them on their way to-
ward Fort Stellacoom. \ mile or two oe-
youd was swamp. through which The
trail led. and across which TRAN ropes
were tied Indians being secreted on either
side When the white men reached these
rores the horse upon which Miles was
IT,
the stomach at the same time. Tidd took
the lead drew his cutl3ss and cut the
ropes he being also shot. though not
seriously hurt. Another Of the party
Moses was also shot. All rode IN,
though after they had gone a little d's-
lance Miles dropped off his horse and
had 10 be left. and a Nttie further ~
Moses said ~ could 80 no further The
Others Of the party hid him and made nm
as comfortable as possible. promising -
return as soon as they could. Miles aol
Moses We're never again seen alive ~
white men. Shortly after these events
Capts Muoney and Hayes ard Lieut..
Slaughter arrived on che scene. and finding
the bodies of ConneA. NcAllister. Mos 3
ana Miles. and houses burned an about.
th+t Immediately attacked the iuiHns,
against whom they wasci war ali wiu+eC.
Oulemuth was subsequently, captured and
tax n 20 Olympia. While confined 10
GOV. stevens Office AZ night the pace
vas foTcbly entered and Quiemuth killed..
being both shot ana stabbed. hy Joseph
EuutCn. Ere revenge fer the murder =
his f. hcr-tn-iaw. MeAuister. Ieschj was
accused by u hUasou 81 fhc killing II
Moses for which be was indicted at Stru-
accom-. and thare hanged iu February
1ssS Tild remained iu the service ID the
end IL tho Indian war making wanv dIf-
fcu't and aanEeEous trips and establish