The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-06
4 Legend Of THE YM|Mk
TINE srOyE FIGURE OF TBg Uy-
FoRTUNArE LooSA-
perate Lover and - Maiden " no
Did Not Rectprocss~-H~w Fancy
Us, Fingered around 70 wewam~ws


out in the Yakima Indian reservation.
few miles from this town. there has been
for many years-no white nan Knows now
many-the crude representation IN stone
OF a female form. Ii lies upon the ground.
The earth about II Is packed hard ard
bears the imprfuts OF many moccasined
feet The Yakirnas 90 there even % this
day. a. they have gone for many genera
lions. and throwing themselves prostrate
on the ground ask for the blessing =
Loona's spirit. or Offer up thanks 20 L for
the successful outcome u their ventures
Hon Ralph X. Nichols. Of North fa<i-
ma recently went cut q his way on a trip
across the country TO klickttat N order 20
see this ancient monument Of which he had
often heard. but the existence Of which ne
had doubted. He found that The stories
when ne had heard were true. ard he was
so much interested in the subject that ne
Inquired among the Indians for the history
II the woman in stone. They gave him TINS
legend which he thinks is deserving OF
publication:
II is many SHOWS since old Calokan lived
in aboriginal felicity on the banks OF tns
Satas.
He was happy for his band ~ horses
were large and always fat. feeding on the
succuient bunch grass that waved Ike
grain and grew down 10 the very entrance
~ his wickiap. There was abundant evil
aence OF plenty and wealth IN all those
things necessary and dear 20 the red man
Here his daughter. Loona. the dark-eyed
beauty Of the Yak mas presided. and bad
ruled since the hanefui day some summers
past; when the Spokanes raided the camp
and bore OF her mother 70 captivity.
No maiden Of the tribe could compare
with Loona in beauty. none was 50 HIGHT
footed: no one could weave the wicker
basket more deftlv. dig more cameras or
rta a ssS - . hs fsr yrs
sr skin.
Equally celebrated for her capabilities n
Indian houS~wlfery as well as her 5eaufy
her hand was sought IN marriage IN many
Of the young braves OF the ration.
None was persistent in hts suit a.
the young chief Of the ToDDeunish, Ksns-
nela Brave but fiery ard impatient. his
very arsier frightened The gentle r.eona
who shudaered as he rolled hir w'if black
sves and urged his love making With all
the impe,uoesty Of his fierce. savage ua-
ture
Many times had he made proposals with
out avail He became gloomy, ruoross. sui
len For weeks he absences himself from
the lodge ~ Caiokan and Zen one even
ing. jus, ~ the r13on vas r.xsng above ne
edge OF the Simcoes. ne appeared at the
dnor ard tegxpd % fscona - walk wifh
him for the last time before ne departed
Tor the great hunting feids 81 Okanogav.
She consented. and. leaving his horse be-
hind. together they stroiied across ire
creek and ID The green. grassy hills THAT
divide the Satae from the Tornanlah
what happened there was weveF known.
IN the darkness a Wild fearful fszpzir4rr
shrek was heard ard fhe nexf morning
The body ~ the beautiful fooaa ~ss found
on the hits stark. cold In death. :eullg
slain cruelty murdered
R5osne.a wes never mere seen IN ~
lard ~ TIRE Yakiraas
Wrapping her body IN tha~softest deer
skins bralding her hsir wlgn heaFs srf
covering her wiin IRE beauflfai flowers sae
loved 50 sell. they hurried I,so-s. the
pride g the satas. where sbe was sfr.rierT.
A whole moon they nsonruaf Ber fax~
ard fhen ~aAe hlg ne1icine They hml'F
e rouga cross q Stone over the srof sni
fne puresl AMI the best - fha Yakisuss
slept forever
From THAT flraa - the crescent fhls auof
has been revsref y All good Indians -
ne Yakima tribe
Here they ~ofra susf THROWING .he-r-
sasves uyostrafe On th~ xr-und. ask or sne
s.ssssnF - feore's sFErtt. CFn going sran
norne ard rsturn.re. fHev nursy rera 81
o@sr thanks f0r her protection.
The gr8sEHs = beaten Dae kef sols4 ~
she 'reaE anA tramp - feet ssrtnw al
ifge@s years r = Tire cn8rea house. ire
hugv ground - fns YAK mas
The rassxh e-9xs - store - eth there
or ,ae hiH between rs safas srd tfe Tor
pera~h. easily fnan1 Bat ieF ~ vansag
bard disturb e. fer = . ~arres5 r - fhs
savage frsbute - purity sns Innocence
that hes lssfef sswz sar1uzs re ages