The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-05

elected at this commencement OF that in
IoEtaEt ofT.ee were +. 4. Chenowith for
the frTst district and y. r. Bigelow for
the Second district. Mr.. Chsnowita was
speaker or the house. and Mr.. Bieelow
was a member of the council sTaause Of the
senate in territorial 5ags1 from TndTas0n
county Thus NJ. Clarke was the emily out
slider who obtained one u these PLACES. al
though Eiwood Evans received eight votes
against fifteen for Mr.. Bigelow In the Sec
oad district election. Mr., Brownfiela also
secured the passage OF memorial ask ng
that gndd hafbor, near Dungeness, be ere
atea a port or delivery.
4 gfea. contest was precipitated In the
first session by an attempt 70 adopt he
Neal Dow or Maine liquor law. Mr..
Brownfeid says tina: nlcSt OF the members
peoaesi at the idea OF attempting 20 en-
force such law in the new and Wild ter
rltory, but those who favored the law were
very much In earnest E!wood Evans pre-
pared a legal argument against the law
which was read 10 the legislature by H.
X. crosate, representative from Clarke
On Wednesday. March 1854, the follow
Ing resolution was adopted: Resolved,
that the committee on memorials he and
are hereby requested 20 report TO the house
as early as practicable memorial to the
congress OF the United States asking for
payment OF the expenses or the Queen
Charlotte island expedition. undertaken in
December, ISL. for the rescue of O. party
Of American citizens who escaped from
wreck and Were made prisoners on the
above named island by the Indians On
CHANGING at this Item Mr. Browntje.d said
that two of his netghbors Were members
OF that expedition. These were j. c. Brown
and John Thornton. The latter. he says.
still has o farm near Dungeness, though
he lives at Port Townsend.
Sailors EnxIavcd by Indians.
The memorial referred 10 above recites
some thrilling facts not often mentioned
in these later days. Some OF these facts
are as follows: "A vessel named the Geor-
giana. commanded By William Rowland
| and having on board twentyseven Ameri-
| can citizens. which sailed from olympia on
or about the "a day Of November. ISL.
| on tour OF exploration IN the northwest
coast, In search OF gold mines said to
| exist en- Queen Charlotte island tinhab-
tied only by savagest. was wrecked on or
about the 18th day OF said month on the
| coast or said island. and the passengers.
| officers and crew narrowly escaping with
| their lives. after reaching the shore were.
| sn mt1winter, In the high northern latitude
| OF 50 degfees s. minutes. stripped and
| robbed of their clothing and made prison.
| ers ard slaves by the Indians. who daily
| threatened them with death Or violence OF
| some sort. In this aepiarshie condition, at
such a sea son, and in such q severe cii-
| mate, with masters scarce Il degree re-
| moved from the brute species. with no
| other food than that o. the mast disgust
| ing description. ana almost entirely eat asf
| from all communication win tie word.
she Indians themselves helng A. war With
1 some OF their nesghhoFs. the unfortunate
| tot OF oer countrymen seemed Il hopeless
! oue. Their constant assurance To the In
| dams was that II they were weh treated
| their great father. the president of the
/ United States. would suitably reward
| thsga The ksndcst treatment that can r0s~
| sihly De received AT the hands II such a
/ people. so utterly barharo2s. Is sickening
/ and horrible when contemplated by civil
| lge3 nar.
/ *slpon a promise of payment, after much
| hesitation. they sent an express canoe.
! strongly manned by rumeer Of their
/ hardest and ocl3est warriors, with aepn-
/ "a tfon from the prisoners ever buister1Gs
| waters Tao miles to tae Hudson E4y Con-
| pang's establishment al Eost Simpson. "a
| iry 5he effect ef bescsSalng ~ he rescued,
IL ransom or otherwise. tat}3Hg fD tbiS.
| 30 prospect seafgtcd 90 ZEE theirs save 1ae
| VfTv faint one that, 81 these Caraaar4ave.v
| HafgeuNeu ted seas so;ue accident might
| with home government and home friends.
SHgH an opHof&ME offered. 4B3 Il note
| MAS dispatched 10 Puget sound - M les
| distant IN Whjeh they expressed tN&iY le-
| auf taAt The Indians whas@ stAk Of pro-
| visions was nearly exhausted. would spare
| their av@N Het y Tgw 8ays longer = rrady
/ haA plans beer }@A& f9g separating TIE EF3S-
| enHFS. and selling 'Aen7 iFrecIAltashlX into
| tha .sosk Aa3esg slavery. among has0arous
| tribes that iahah5t FAR 20 ire nogt Inward.
| Their uct@. sra reaching the Sound. VAS
| frat submitted with It's appeal on SIS face.
| - Cart fitl. 4 tse Knitted states arzTy
| commanding EpTt S,e-iaSQ8gg3. n no d@t, laed
IA sEf Mr. Jnhn N0Tk. an oM3esr % high
| eanA in the Hudson bay t-cnrsuV's seex-
! sce helng then al Fort &isqU&tg. sas n@x'
Failed apcE. waa EXPRESSED great - 7a1RjEiy
| fSr the sufferers asa ;haJsh' fmne=sfSie
/ fsssef saoald D. Afforded. lie regretted.
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| JAe HGason E&y Company - 60 zs1x tx
/ 5a fAa us&SseT Tho subject was then
/ Gre8sAg 20 tae notice az &53.@et@r sses
| ~Ao tsak tHs ve&porsisittt af ss.Tg al
| sh&s IA nNcessaTy 10 egTess the fh&rat4au
! ~ the EslSeHsTS. ara ats aIeTts proved a8c-