The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-17

csk jagGon has becoesH linguistic 1uke
on shs Coast. bat sucs n far from ths
truth. II IL true, inevitably true,
that " has tost casts. In former days. whsn
cities, ~ even towns. wsrs VERY lee ana
y~ry far tefwesn. the Use of Chinook was
ubiquitous. little intercourse being hal be-
swern the whites Themselves Dse sssae fh~y.
TOO. Ike the towns. we're few and fer be-
tween, Intercourse with thu Indians &c.
man1ed the uss Of the jsrgon. At the
present time csntsss Of population have
becomes established, and intercourse 10 by
no snsans restricted 10 the essi9ren Of the
forest. ergo, Chinook 10 aH an.ts 20 sssap-
slai an formerly. Nevertheless. the Indians
u the Horfhwsst are far from ex.incs, and
ia al relations with them, 81 least tia Old
~g onss, the Chinook u s.moss ~ sbs1Sgls~
jy essential ~ IL ever wss, And tisis de-
spite the fact that . fair proportion nov
understand. 10 . greater o. ,esS extent.
the English language. In which. however.
they 90 not fesi ~ ssss. The jasson IL
states Of Warrington and Oregon, and
even in pxsions Of fdAao. and along the
coast Gf Alaska.
~ 10 the actual gsnssss u the monxrsl
tongue there ~ much doDbt II =. u
rDgfs~, product ~ gradual Gyewtb, and
IN ~ no means fbs cHgd ~ any gus fDAa
~ corporation of msn. There car bs nitls
question hut that the U.as5a Bay Com
psDy not only smEIfnsd tBa tongue, Dgt
WAS also sbs means ny when ds gss HaA
gradually disseminated over . widsr tsrrls
tory than tSsf IN whten tBA corporation
hsd found IL sstsbtlsBsd BY sfGsrs There
can Dr. little question. indeed, That tsis
company wss ths one great factor a. which
WAS due tis ultimate extensive smplsymsal
owing 10 IT. enlargement ~ . written
tongue, Yet IL 10 impossible ~ bsIlsys, -
has DeeD claimed, test ina Hua~ys Hay
Company ~ any Other corporation s1fss
ally ersStsd the jsfssn. IN tss etBsf bAsg,
~ ~ equally Impossible % believe, - Bss
been elslHsd sls,, mat II existed OfHs
asIly - ~ iStsTHtb&i language Dsfofs fss
coming u the white msG-ths very Ia
fsrDsi nature ana esmDostiDs u fBs jsfs
ksg ttAsif s.sDsIs the Possibility ~ ssSA
4 Deiisf sveB ee6tesfIo6 las been pst
forward ~ some very sglA ssstlsmSs
whose words sgs worthy ~ sb resyscf AMI
ee6sldsfsusg, however, Nevertheless Is .
my gfW esBylefloB mat ssaf Dstsf -
aIfgE1fger erroneous, ~ must be fsmAMs
b1fsd mat fhs tGdisgs 81 tbis Iea4Ify nsafs
msrvsiSgsty qs51h ~ learning Bssr ysO~
oye tongues ana 1lslsAts, sga ~ 10 ~ 30
mssHs uncommon ~ ind individuals among
tBo tftbssWS6 HBG ~ civilization NDuld B@
accounted mast 1SBGaffaalT sffed Ilss
gusts, ~ so0s Instances fsa,tlly 80 90
GsIssms8f ~ the mesfsfy 81 80 many
tongues 10 ags ~ certain 6ssges ~ SIM
asnfT sslsslGE tatTssg sofhe forms ~
language spoken ny no s@ttsBab fsmIy NJ
Indians Fgfu0Bgrs, many igges0sstDfs
b4ss bssG Mtsls1 NJ u1s very BAfpTs ~
tie eeBSoslfIGG ~ nge Chinook jsgsSs, tseg
Ing msf~ ~, ~ = 10, ~ eeffsDtsd nefda.
fofms sgd NzDfsas,oas pifatNa ffgm Ens
sllsb, FfsGoB, spanish, FnIfeDh. rhshsils,
EiafssD. Ngsfka, A)sggsilys sdd aveB . fsw
wards fggfa fbS EfNktfsf Tstf0s rgaa
Chippewa, Wsseo, CAisgoSya ara ottefs
~ ms NJ no msaDs sffaDss fbsf wherever
ftss isSssfixsEOf mfxbf ~ 70 would End
weFfs strangely FeHBiOitf sff ~ Chinook
tsfge0, sgG WHEN be- fSsx tn gfims faofs
sVfdsHfG n me szsfSnfs ~ q gfseraseas
sls8 jsfzgg, Ni,fg sB fbs eDbifsfT fba
GBisDek jsfEoH fVfTs iteeH ass Dsi . o6fs
Fggfls6 ~ me efizlnAl ib6ssh words rIlcf,
h. had bssft and lBdk@d ~ he eSaNBN ~
sifsfef taJRg6 ~ r. fbe sams oit mls~
fskA - me RAM GIf argument g9~f hoe,
pfogfaf bDn Then, fsS ftle sane misfA<s
Eas HfgnNgfiy bf9H m8de ~ he 6DnGfiafH
~ Indian ICcabaJsfies, tefn@ gitIoloeieslIy