The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-15
- Old CAPT. GEORGE,
FRIEND OF BOSTON MAN.
N Of N Aged Indian Resident Of
- han Island. Who Aided Capt.
Pickett In Early Days

n OWN near the south end OF San
Juan island, near the site of old
Camp San Juan" occupied by
United States troops during the
period OF the Joint American and
British military occupancy of the San
'sss archipelago, AN aged Indian and
y saaaw are living in an old ''rancherie''
ssl up on the side of a sandy hill. slop-
" Down 10 a little beach, where the
uAal Dc Haro begins to reach out to
" ncfthward from the broad expanse
fnca strait There, for two score
~r Al least, and not unlikely for half
ssniury or more. the eyes of the old
@ees have looked out upon the waters
WARE the setting sun. watching the
asdhs and the ebhing OF the tides
No have lived In the usual fashion Of
" Indians OF the Sound. improvident
s's careless. taking little thought for
~ morrow and obtaining "A scant llveli.
@sd from fishing and hunting and the
M1sv bounty OF occasional visitors since
~ snd Of the old military regime. They
'se faithful friends OF the American
sA'ess and United States troops during
= US years OF Oh" joint occupancy. and
- aocnments In their possession at
fx Their services they appear TO he
~'s'ng 81 rather better treatment than
my *em to have received from the gev-
.An#hs and the people that they have
sfsea 40 well
Naeh the fost.lntclligencer correspond
~, s' ehaneed upon them a few days ago
49, CRUISING along tho coast. Captain
- a. the old man Il called. was
sNns upon ar old canoe down upon
n'lf bach. and tho Old sduaw. weak
ah was sitting owt IN the sunshine
ttVM q tho hats GA the hnl above
skAs out aerosa the strait In the same
.'ss'on whence she was wont 60 watch
y Ne coming and gainE Of the nritish
VITA soldiers aud sailors OF her
IsssN Or employees Of the Hudson Hay
EAAli forty years age THEIR chill
4te scattered and the old cuupls are
"as NE evening of their lives there
hinE In the best % the three
- SACKS comprising the old ranch
~. Ahe other two are tvuantlsss.
~ man speaks English fairly well.
- aai'r eoUrtly, Kindly and hospitable
=. : u4aanef, II am an American citl.
"a sAsa De proudly. and leading the
a. " a@ rude hAbliatiNn. from which
seNe ~ an 0pen hre Within Nas
49, Meash hole iu the roof. hc
;. ths writer ana envelope contain
- sitter frem suu az the Tuiaiip
~. @'iqa and she two original docu-
s " which the following are copies
tePtai1 Georgc.
a~A seSFEe VAS born u q CIallam
49, 49, sanlsh mother IN the state o.
49, 'oh The writer first made his
49, s,s. nee on Sal Juan island En- the
\. -. ne u entitled co. the benefits Of
$50 II lS1 tn which his pareuts
-. w. thFsr right 30 lands then in
Il \, ssestson al s8mtab. swing them
,,.s.s accustomed hshlnE grounds as
n ~, ana perpetual right
@s, ~ Nhcn san Juan island was In
- DANGER % clands~tint, posses
aea' ne oNerW heimlnG naval forces %
"FNAih. be Was of valuable service
~ Seorge r. Pickett. whose name
4, warts bore as Il token II hosor
y ~ services. in keeping a Wsch of
a. Ssss'e5e landing place on the tsi-
as,a, ~ YES faithful friend OF that
- @neeT al an times when his serV-
u, sN required tie never received
a ,,.~- s'rhsA'ion for his services. which
- were accompanied with the rtsk
~ we and destruction % his house
A,sa.se Being cogniAant OF all the
a. OF the San Juan contest. / feel
80 government valuing lust services
s'auioa'e a donation by pension,