Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-07-20
dent of the day, and the following
programme clrried Out:

programme carried out:
Song" America
lnvocation-lsev. Geo. +. Whitworth,
Seattle.
AddrcSs-"The Revolutionary Idea"
Judge 4. Il. lIanford, President Wash
ln@ton Sons of the American Rcvolu-
ti"n.
Historical Sketch of the Event OF the
Day-W. II. Gilstrap, Secretary of the
Ferry Museum, Tacoma.
Grafton THE Responsibility Resting
Upon the People of the Pacific Coast in
Connection with the Treatment of the
Asatic Peoples of the Far East S. l..
b. Penrosc, President of Whitman Col
leSe, Walla Walla.
Paper" Rev. J. p. Richmond's Part
in the Original Celebration at This
Place, July 3, 1SIl," Rev. A. Atwood.
At this point the audience was
formed into a procession, the promi-
nent pioneers of the State seated on
the platform taking the lead, headed
by the flag, and marched in double
file to the site OF the monument OF
native granite. provided to perpetuatc
this historic event, where the follow.
ing exercises occurred:
Song" Star Spangled Banner
Talk in Chinook Jargon by Chief
Slugamus koqniton, the only known
survivor OF Wilkes celebration. This
was translated for benefit of the audience
by Franklin Lane, a pioneer OF 1858.
Those present who knew the old Indian
believe him to be nearly if not quite
ninety years old.
Address Historical Places and
Occasions" Governor Albert f. Mead.
Then followed the final formal act of
the day, viz: The unveiling of the
Monument by Gov. Mead, assisted by
young ladies', descendants Of Pioneers
and Daughters of the Revolution.
So ended the celebration of a most
memorable event, one long to be re-
membered in the annals OF the Pacific
Coast.
The monument erected at this time
should be the forerunner OF a series OF
monuments or tablets to mark all
spots or places of historic interest in
the State of Washington, for the bene.
fit of future generations.
Aside from the Indian Chief Sluga.
mus KoquiltOn, there was another
person present at the celebration who
has had a strikingly interesting career,
Capt. Thomas Mountain. He was
born in England April l, 1922. He
ran away from England to America
in early boyhood and became a naval
apprentice on the U. S. frigate Ohio"
in 1886. In 1888 he was transferred
to Capt. Wilkes command and served
on board the Peacock" one OF his
vessels, all through the exploration of
the South Pacific ocean and on north.
ward till this war vessel was wrecked
at the mouth of the Columbia river
on July Is, 1911. Early in 1916
Capt. Mountain was in Capt. Duncan's
battery at the battle of Palo Alto,
Mexico, and one of his hands was
badly wounded in the successful effort
of the members OF the battery to repel
the furious charge made by the horde
of Santa Anna's men to cut Gen.
Taylor off from his base of supplies
and thus prevent the invasion OF
Mexico. Since the close Of the Mexi.
can war Capt. Mountain has been in
the civil service for the most part.
From 1855 to 1850 he was in Puget
Sound, much of the time in charge
of the steamer Julia, so we'll known to
all old-timers there. For more than
forty years he has been connected with
the navigation OF the Columbia river
in various capacities, mainly in the
employ OF the 0. S. N. Co. and its sue.
cessor, the o. r. & n. Co., and now
has retired OH a pension for long and
conspicuously faithful service.
GEORGE H. HINES.