The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-04-02

portunities OF their inland brothers and
gave up their arms to the authorities
without word; but the magot of unrest
was industriously working in the "mili-
tary brain,h and the arrest OF three OF
the principal chiefs OF the tribe was de-
cided upon. Mr.. Joslyn, the pioneer
settler of White Salmon, a warm-hearted
Christian gentleman and an earnest
friend of the Indians, protested in vain
against the outrage. The unsuspecting
chiefs were easily trapped, loaded with
chains, sent to Vancouver and placed in
charge of the regular army. They soon
found means to evade the vigilance of
their guards and returned to their tribe,
who, with few notable exceptions,
at once joined the hostiles.
This occurred during the latter part Of
February, 1856. Mr.. Joslyn, satisfied
that trouble would follow the arrest of
the chiefs, had removed with his family
to Portland, leaving hired man named
Galentine and boy named Hawks to
look out for the place. An attack was
at once planned by the angry chiefs, but
the friendly Indians notified them
of the plot and they left the place
and crossed to Hood River, after being
chased all night by the hostiles. For
this act Of friendship to the whites the
friendly Indians we're compelled to leave
their homes and with their wives and
little ones also came to Hood River.
There were at that time but two families
living here-William Jenkins and wife
and two brothtrs-in law, making with
our family and the man named Galen-
tine seven men, two women and two
boys, composing the entire white popu-
lation between the Cascades and The
Dalles.
Our farm work thus far had been done
very much as the Jews had rebuilded
Jerusalem, with implements of war in
one hand and atrowel in another Many a
day have | urged on the tardy oxen with
goad in one hand and a rifle in the
other These were troublous times.
The hostile Klickitats made themselves
very conspicuous along the bluffs on the
| Washington shore above White Salmon.
For days the war drums had beat contin-
uously, filling our hearts with forebod-
ings of trouble.
HowLING INDIANS GATHER ON THE BLUFFS
The Hood River Indians had been, so
far, very pronounced in their friendship
! toward us, and in conjunction with the
| friendly Klickitats, had captured and
brought to the Oregon side every canoe
or boat that could be found which was
in reach Of the hostiles. So far so good;
but the Polala Illahe (sand land Indians
under old Chief Walachn, living on
what was afterward the Haynes ranch,
about two miles west of Hood River,
| we're known TO have a very decided
leaning toward the hostiles. We at
once appealed to the military authorities
at The Dalles for protection, and Lieu
| tenant Davidson was sent down with a
company OF cavalry. How well | re-
member them coming The hostiles
had been unusually active that morning,
and the boy Woodburn Hawks and my
sell had been sent out to gather up the
cattle and drive them home. We did
not much like the job, but could not
help il; but before we the found the
cattle we saw the smoke from
Joslyn's house and barn and hur-
ried home as fast as our feet could
carry us. We found the cavalry had ar
rived, and their coming was the signal
for the burning. The valorous lisuten-
ant marshaled his forces on the sandbar,
and hailing the steamer Wasco on her
way TO The Dalles, started for the seat
Of war. My two brothers and the two
BensOns had gone with the troops, also
Amos Underwood, who was on his way
20 the Cascades, was one OF the party
How the Indians did yell The cliff