The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-27

Son of the Washington Pioneer
Writes of His Fathers Career.

THE Life OF Isaac ingalls, Stevens Is
the title of a new book that will soon be
Gen. Hazard Stevens. son Of the first gov
ernor OF Washington territory. The author
has Kept IN close touch with the develop
ment OF Washington since the early days,
He was here ten or fifteen years ago, and
interested Boston capitalists In various en-
terprises at Olympia lie also owns prop
The Stevens family holds a prominent
place IN the memory Of the early settlers
OF Washington.
Gen. Isaac / Stevens was born at And
over. Mass. In ISIS. He went TO West
Point and held a record that Is said to
have never been equaled IA that institution
for he stood at the head OF his class for
every examination and year he was there.
He made the campaign OF Mexico rs an
engineer on Gen. Scou's STAN. was severe
ly wounded, and awarded two brevets, lie
was In charge Of the coast survey office
at Washington from iSi9 tc 1853, and on
account Of his high character and ability
was appointed governor OF Washington
territory In lSS3 and placed In command
OF the exploration and survey q the
northern route fer the Pacific railroad
With a corps Of eleven regular army
officers and scientific men. making a total
force II 243. ne traverxed the region from
N'esi7stnpi 90 tho Pacific. exploring q zone
1000 miles long. and from 2'o 90 900 wide.
examined nine passes In the Rocky noun
tains. and demonstrated the practicsbilty
% the route and the favorable character
of The country and climate Five q the
compauied Gen. Stevens on this exre3i-
ti0u became regular officers in the civt
war They were Gems George r MC(YCl-
Jan Ctfv'rr Grover. Rufus SaNton. Richard
Arnold. r Macfcely and Frederick "
Lander
After nrEanizing civil government IN the
territory Gov. Stevens made treaties wta
80 100 Indians. extingu,sling the indian
title 90 great part o. the Pacific North
west and assembled the great Hiacktoo'
council Of iS- az the junction q the Judith
and Missouri rivers While he was absent
on TITS futv the rndaus 81 the territory
broke cut On war. but the intrepid warrior
FASTENED back. arriving at OLYMPIA In Jan
u8rv. lisa He called out 100 volunteers.
ara Ora three months had The indians -
suh lu-d that most - them surrendered,
ana the trouble was settled FOR All tine
We was chairman % the Democratic ma.
tinuu- committee in iss1 which nominated
PreckinridEe and Bell: hut remained
sreadfast f1r thc Tnian when The waT
broke out Tie won't 81 ~ general appoint
q by President Lincoln psr@o9aly
~ ;hc battle 81 ChantillF. September Z.
ISIS. be hurlcd his scanty column of six
regiments acains- St0neWau Iackson's
rrs and Wien hts forces were waver NJ
seized m, colors from the wounded stand
mrs bearer. and calling his men - follow
back fbe enemy. IN the moment Il nis VIC
tory be fen RE brain pierced By hul'ot
with the Tag Of hts country Ia his grasp
e. ,e sa1d that President Lincoln Rad de-
rifa7 ius' before thia time 20 place hiW N
charge % the army, ~ the Potomac IN
Hazard stevens was ~ the sane fAifh
a. ris father He went into the evil var
q r7r-7hr- ~ the ia+f.r's star and w7en ne
was 23 or q wears Cd was briEadier sen
oral He was one - ne early collectors
OF internal revenue ~ thlS STAT"