The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-31
etsn Pole Brought From
Northern Wilds.
- OWEN TO THIS CITY.
$3.50 v1Ilaee ~ PoFt ToA9ass
rabstes . aagniaeeat SDees4
ss1es, which will De nesa-
.rlnAnasa ana ErscteA In Thts City,
ossbIy n P1sness sssase.

.1als Il TO have an ofIlcial emblem
NJ ~fli probably be the most unique
s.ssS6aed by any city IN the world. II
- Z genuine totem pole. brought
- - OF the ancient deserted Russian
sSss.ans that sprinkle the shores along
~ Snannd passage TO Alaska, and II ex-
I s.r1e1 q be erected In Pioneer square -
1 - Il can be rehabilitatAd and re-
$500 10 It's Drfs.ane appearance.
III ~ 81 Of securing this relic ana trans
- & 70 Seattle was performed BY
nembers OF the observation-disclosures ex-
sSn11n that returned from the North
p0ey morning. II was gotten at Port
f7ii5Sneu. little station IN Portland canal
~ reed 10 be q thriving village and
16narfers for fishermen On the up
o1 fr1p the hundreds Of these emblems
T1E past seen on every vide gave some-
5<7S N in1piyatton, and the ideA was
dGfed or securing one of them for q
T1Dal landmark. Capt. Conneii said
fSw OF a deserted village where he
stop on the way back and the peo-
leaid 70 ashore and get one Of the
20 without any more trouble than
3lbor Of securing 4.
III TonGAss was the place. and ac-
~ the City OF Seattle hauled up In
{1Sfrows Z mile from there on the way
at o'clock last Monday morning.
{he Ship's boats took the ax-armed
ul0ulDts. the captain and the deck
- a1l1ofe. The Chamber Of Commerce
- were J. ". elise. q. w. FISCHER.
- II. HiGbee, r. a. echoenfeld. T.
lime. =. H IAtimef. Rev. J. p. ID.
Y1 and y. b. Piper.
3 ~ found 4 yeritahle Acid OF maGnin-
~ totem poles. and not person In
IS The village was truly deserted.
- for somsb0dy. probably a warrant
7eman. who refused 20 come out Of his
u Altar roaming around tho spire-iike
80 Tor few minutes. one OF the finest
of1mons WAS seiected. and the work OF
xnoptnx and sAWissG commenced. Totem
are tough wood, and II was not until
ferrous biisters had been raised on the
69peTienced hands Of the woodmen that
~ hiatt fell to the ground In this y
"a u the noses and other protuberances
- knocked of, but all were carefully
mtod. and will be restored TO their prop
J places. Tho pole was 80 heavy Il had
- sawed In two before II could be
.ong .s the T., +, . ysrd s. iS the :. sea .s
1geger and hoissed aboard, and the City
oeaftle sailed away for home. after
(1Ae.to four hours.
he members OF the crew and ofacers
lHya = and more apiece a. . testimonial
4their work, ard later fund was raised.
y the passengers contributing. to pur-
1nes z loving cup TO be presented TO
M, Connect Tor this and other cOurte-
~ extended during the trip.
The pole n n magnificent specimen,
4anding fnrty-ntne feet and eight inches
~, II will be presented to the city by
6etmmittee named az soon m II Is In
e1dition for erection. with the recOm-
nehdation that Il be erected In Pioneer
|1nere. on a pedestal Of six feet or 10
IN To prevent mutilation. One remark
Ne coincidence was found In the Indian
!lefOgiyo hics engraved on the srirc
lbeut ten feet from the ground are s-vs
lAAka Totally different frnm the res
11seeering = remarkable resemblance -
- ietteFs Up. l."