The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-19

the base and remove the entire body O.
carving. which wss brought y Seattle end
properly fastened upon J. strong cedar back
With Il foot extending over eight feet bslo.
the bottom of tna carving. This foot vas
for the purpose OF giving The pole q sold
foundation In concrete.
After the pole aaa been properly paint
ed TO restore tho original coors. II was
taken fl charge By Superintendent Frank
n. Little. Of the eity's streets and parks.
who had fl transported 20 Pioneer place
and base arranged for is reception The
work has been done In excellent fashion
and will be completed In a few days by
building up the hack OF the pole WITH
cedar 10 restore the original appearance Of
having been carved on a solid log Park
Foreman John Patterson Is In immediate
charge of the work The heavy pole was
raised to be placed In position by the Sun
set Telephone Company. WHICH volunteer
ed it's appliances for the purpose.
ALL SEEM TO WEAR A SMILE.
One OF the most striking Things about
the appearance Of the carvings Is the ex-
trcmely good natnred expression OF each
of the remarkable faces. This is so pro-
nounced that a smile ia forced from every
heholder. from sheer sympathy. Thus. It
II clear that the pole Is bound TO be
perpetual promoter Of good feeling. Yet
another use might be- made OF 1t by the
w. G. r l.. az a terrible example OF what
men may see WHO foregatner with the
demon rum. From the kinxfisher at the
top to the raven at the base. every image
wears a broad smile, Ia some cases de-
veioping into a grim. showing all the teeth.
The Hydah artists evidently knew that the
heal was iae most important part of the
body. for they give II much or more
space than all the rest Of the body conn
bined. So that each image reminds one Of
the newspaper csricafurist's pet habit OF
putting big heads tiny bodies. The old
Hydahs had their ideas OF color. but the
coiors are not inAarmonious. though gor-
eeons. They believed apparently that all
animals ami fishes had. or should have.
eyes III yellow and black surrounded by IL
big area ~ solid green
After looking at the poe for time one
wonders where one saw something like 1t
In life. then remembers that IL was at the
circus when Il boy. he saw the clowns In
fantastic costumes noun, upon one an
others shoulders and form a living column
First. at the base. IL the Raven. about
ten fee, high. with "a mans face. square
and red and with an orange beak three feet
long. two-foat smile. and white eyebrows.
RECALLS STORY OF JONAH.
Standing on it's head on top of the raven
Is The orea, or grampus TOR as the crowd
called II. the wha.sl dark green of body
with suggestion Of scales. a hong dorsal
fin sticking uat Of rs hack and looking
Ike "A hat peg 20 the pole its mouth open
diseayiug great teeth. between which a
green seal Is Just disappearing The
grampuss has euriei IT'S tail over its hack
and Il rolling It's eyes inward with an sx-
preston Of intense satisfaction over ..s
lunch. Just below the dorsal Mn the spout
Ing ori'ice or hlowhola OF the srampus is
represented by "a mans face. with the
caNernous mouth vide open as IL attempting
To cough ur something
Oats JONAH cried a small hoy when
the po.e was unveiled. Look at I'm. he's
cut a hole In The whales back and IL try
IN ter get oUS"
fercheei npun the Tail 81 the gramptis Is
the eagle. looking Hike some representa-
uoa Of the aaetont haTpies. a great red
head, grange beak green body and vari,,-
gated wings He seems In Ne aa, sncon-
seuienced by the weight of the black bear
who ats en- his launches un the eagles
head. his forsnawS drawn. up In an att
tudc of idiotiT good nature anj d smile Of
conIertment stretching his mouth from ear
10 ear.
Next above Is an enormous green frog
about 10 sakc a nying Heap 30 the ground
bearing WIN him IA rcd mar who il hug
slng "A smaller gros. head ioanWara t. his
breast Finally. 1t the very top IL perehed
an deliberately carved king1lsher with a
green ash in It's heak
cory or ARCHIVES,
Following is a copy og the archives de-
posted nj the base Of the pole Just after
the unveitlng;
Seattle oci Is .Ssl
tas totem lole was soana az d.
s"rtei milan village ga Tongass Island
Southeastern Alaska. on thy morning az
Monday. August -. issSa hv 4 ,s1f,>yulttee
from the Seattle Chamber - t*nfuYn.ree
consisting 81 Aessrs J W ,qise = p
N'aine. Geo ". Fischer ] T. n flr..!
Esfsar II Piper. y, II I.afiraar at,1 g'h<.~
W i're-rh. There serc thirty other ,,.,sss
81 the sau4s place all Judged IN T., sinai
ST THAR ana tufericr ~ TIE oue selected
ami taken. This gole. iroka al information,
fhAs can - obtained "a a~snnvsf =, -.
not FAR from t3si YEARS old IL WAS In.
er,t 80 tha ground ~ members ~ tfet. .~s-,,
'nitEee. aIsd piarei br Cant w t9,~
neE arl hts crew ga hoar4 the STEAMSHIP,
CITY q Seattle II was rendered hy .ha
cou1nn'tc' e. the t'ast-tnteliteegt-sr Raset-
ness mems excursion fetn on board sha
steamer frr pfcss0taston - ths> .rs!ut-t-
r&Nty 2f Suite t was . ..-rnsgs aas
nv Subscription. a f,nt was raised among
tae ssrersioa's's fer th@ payment q any