The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-01
THE RED NAN IH[NANDNOW
TEARvCL SUFFERING AMONG IN
DIASs ~ EARLY SEVENTIES.
swsii asd Pstvih Csscsssss "s De-
ceased Animals the Osiy veeA
81 ske Hoods, uisckse~t ssd
P1ssans-Mealetne sea's ssssa.

~ r was only q few days age"
90 said q p.on~r recently, that
business called me 90 the
Great Northern depot. ThsFs
sight was presented that
called me hack o quarter -
century and caused me 90 CONTRAST then
with now Blg engines we're putting and
painting about the yard showing coaches
and cars about. S~wsbayE we're calling
out their wares and hsasmsn elamoffng
for business, bat above IL all could b.
distinctly heard the sonofou1 voice ~ =
brawny siwash 40 he directed the move
mania 81 q number ~ his tribe whs wers
trying 20 stun mere hop.picklns para
phernaIis into a car ihsn u VS. bullf %
accommodate. The platform vas liter
ally coverud, from the depot building 20
the track. with sguaws pspoesss ard
haH-srpwn ducks, az en- route - tha
pu,sliup hop fields There we're probably
fys hundred all told. ma largest rom
f'nsent shipped ~ any one iins This ssa.
son A. stood wafphlns she younger ~
tho clan sf~edliy devSuFna candy ani
fruit my mind reverted - early days IN
the Northeast when the indians fifa'f
rat candy rnd when ~ The efst uHs IN
The snrthvssf ne eondesesndfi ~ ash
tho psiefses foe aid
"a AT, ~. a. 's -. e ~, b., ,s,, I've,
saF a old Fort Benton. Non
isna We had besutfH fail ani FIRE
Weather prevailed until chfi~mas time
Johnn,s Hssiy. nov cspi = usaly n
the Neftn American TfAnspoftsfi6n sad
TFa1ins Company wss fhefs then sat
had tasi bess sieet-a shsrH = Chafssa
county q s'fsfrh ~ rsunfFy infested la
those dsy.. wifh as '0uss set ~ snsn
"a couis 30 found snywhefe. Fuf 11bN
~as siIsfn al fse tine be held the u.
nee
"Absns CHRISTMAS = hafs winter act ~
As Oh timers wB5 Hesd IN Montana wi
yegremner Ire winter ~ fslsfs sfd she
following spfins. thai Isr the tsrfafles
f8li 81 starving Cfsss Hoods af9 Pie
sans whose only fend saw M fseRYs1
snd pwifd bodies ~ animals that h8a
faiifn = prev ~ The wn'ers ffasfa pr
Yeas their eurftian hsd been ternrsfns
worse ard from time % time Eva s'fsnfs0n
~ she government hsa hs~n called 20
tbeir stfats ~ fns little band ~ sefuafs
then in he Territory. Win recommend.
s,ssr That safneihing be done N fNs way
% farashinW them food ard fnas pnt a
stop - ire threatened dangers q an al
Name aaf outbreak - az fhe ~ bss In
habfsirE ere MIX river country
The our wsfs IN rensYel ~ ne sS
aia grounds AMI prevented ne ftfes
tribes believed 70 30 friendly eGh tha
whites from svuHag Ire sane inst
rfnp~glY belonged 80 ibsr The sle8x
were British Subjects ARD bad ~ rshis
Whatever. oiHsr thsn that - force q
nagsbsYs Line other 20 tes NswsVef
trey hsa 10 faIbow fhe hu~ao urie@s sup.
Ported ~ tire Canadian government ani
o. ,eos ~ q residence IN Aonftna They
were well supplied sith arms ART hcfs~<
ard remained q menace 90 tgfdeF s~tfis-
msnfs
Tire pi6oas, uisek're' anf Northern
risr.rs were also British sgt3srfs bat
we're friendly 20 th~ whlfe ~ttisTs snf
ssr vifn an TIRE pssessbsv Gisprs~t
srhss sr this siss - ,s@ iiss ~ 80
tnerefere. ga those days. no sfsst maG.
Ter yHser uhsss Gag they lived Dat the