The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-03
Aladka Totem Pols VIII etand n
PionsR Plaoo.
the COUNCIL TAXES ACTION.


G0Ht3o t0o4 o0you tuc04o n 09aDsto1 ~ IL
bass - - b srsseed In : co0suicuoas
ape& an p3ooAer psaee. By uuan1nous vots
the council Iast night AccepiSd the sift Of
the totem pole pxocusad by the sxcurn1os-
lists "a the Foet-lntAlitGsnosrs Alas1an
excursion ana presented 70 the municipal
~ Mst night ~ = cc1amfktee u nfteen-
1hs nna1 oeBpmoa1as VIII b had 1t the
ttns when the pcss y ~ mp In the north
single e. P5GnsG p1aca. thsre 70 stand until
tins works fts ruin
There va unusual interest surrounding
the presentation OF the totsm pole to the
city, which occurred IT 1ast nights meet
1ng IT she council About the poaG itself
there ciunto9n 3 wealth Of aaecdOte and Of
tribal history. The nannsr 81 IL procure
usent and the motives that led 10 III pre-
oentation - the city are Also part OF the
sa0ry.
1lssewy - tAs gssaneaa.
A haS besu told IN the Post-Intsili-
g6rces. the pole was enc Of . group Of
giant monuman<s Of IT. Kind erected ~ .
vaniahAd tsihs q Indians on ToDgas isl
and. AlaakA, where Il was obtained By the
1xcuEst0nign from the steAm1r City Of -
ost1e. chArtAFed hy Tho st-lntailagencer
u cnsry the business man of TIE city 70
oouthsastssu AiaakA The pole b eiabor-
ately carved Aud II = estimated that e
q q leADs ~ years old. The Agures on II
~ charuc4esiseia q this claa Of monu-
vs--r.., Tr...s 1900 ~ othsr 49,
q Aissin-
a consA~shss sa3hssans a. psopis oc-
cupaad the lobby when President Rinehart
brought tho matter 10 this ATTENTION Of the
council Attorney Will H. Thompson was
invited w'snin me s.il'ns 9 ns spokss-
mounttnx che platform. spoks II sub
efanre \. soil1.re.
s..Har 4. ~-.~.....
-ord,nars,y, psop,e wlo eon. beeur. You,
souttemen az o. counc1L come ankinr fsr
so~e1hinr a. - @- rssson =. IN.
hsrs asking you to accspe sensthins for
tho city from " \ short tins ago IN
excurmon Of business men from this city
visited AIAska. We had moe enjoyable
go. ..s..-s.s. s,s......s ~. ss',s ..
~s - - s~n4 sAss ..s 49, vos.1A
6ar s,hes s 2. s h,n q h g ,ns 10
sss1 y ~ csex o1sn ~ y DsIs no A.. 20 pre-
~ 20 g 49, - ssts. -, .n.s - nnss M1nS
80 f0uad eome yery me e1Mn0 g
nnsss ,.i.n ~, ~ ec..,,d n. Sess ~, g
a. which Ne brought here ana ASK you
70 accept on behalf OF the city. II meas
thsee fest seven inches IN diameter. II i
carved from = single piece Of cedar and Is
the work Of an artiaf. Is has stood ON
tss % .Ser rsa q h sss
this northwest territory and sent out afSon
after. the Lewis and Clarke expedition
Mnananr ~ -. ceeva.-.
-
- Anow uttts g the oojecss o. the
sarm = n..I 49, ~ .r s,n aonaas -
nav ~, - ~ H. 49, ~. cuss: ~ ina.
s ~ eAsvss III ansM3e Ahu snceekIas nislofy
~ suv snssts. tof WuV.n InSv Wste efseted-
1Mla l0se 49, WcNtueI peMsn ahu me
w ou1 avn'eWnat aeGxs0. pW the ufi41nai
Soss kWen ~ tne InaIan W&menfs nave
1919 $1,000 - LAT - pAOte ana tho
Spots Wnefe tns Wooo oecayeo nave
peen rensweo pt SOUND umcer IN the
nan1s % ehpeI, casPenter II erected In
svns.cooms Place ~ the Guy. ~ fInneer
Hs.ee. WHt sycf attfast tne CURIOUS and
sH.rrcst NC w.,
an.nsMnu ycaxs axe sne Romans
49,. ~ y. 81" iensss the oneiisks
Napoleon followed their aSamn,s IN III.
day ana not many years age one OF them
WAS SCI up ~ New York This totem pole
represents the hisfhry ana geueaiogy %
= l0st ana vanished race. We hope the
CITY WIZ accept this FIN and rear IL on q
germanent ana substantial place In
fIoneef square,
Title II 0veattouea
r,,.,n.,, -
sts.,s .s stis 49,. ~" ~. w tne uiscus-
eer .rr S e''' ~na =" isss cAafaStefs-
az,
s,ars ,hs. Me-" ..a,...ss...y Anow wnat depreda-
snid ..refors aces,,s,nx . ,n.a so,e ne