Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1918-05-31


timately connected with the early
settlement of Puget Sound, she hav-
ing brought hither very many of the
early settlers, that we may be justi-
| fed in bringing to notice the voyage
above referred to (to the new gold
diggings on Queen Charlotte's island)
to record an incident in the eventful
life of her gallant master, the we'll
known present General Enoch S.
Fowler of Port Towsend. AS she
was under coasting license. it may
we'll be inquired why the occasion OF
the above entry? How came she to
need papers" from the new Custom
House? The reason will now ap-
pear.
The George Emery" at this time
belonged to Captain Lafayette Balch
and Cyrus Palmer and hailed from
Port Steilacoom, Puget Sound. On
her previous voyage to San Francis
CO, where she arrived October 14th,
the cook of the brig mistook his po-
sition and was very insolent to Cap
tan Fowler, who promptly admins
tered a just punishment.
Arriving at San Francisco the cook
put his cause into the hands of q
sailor lawyer" called Judge Smith,
who at once notified Captain Fowler
to settle" The captain himeslf
went up incog. had an interview with
Judge Smith, tried to arrange mat
tiers for his friend" Captain Fow-
Ter, but Smith was too exorbitant.
Meets Cook at Door.
/ Just as Fowler left the Office. in
came the cook, whom he met at the
Threshold. Fowler had barely time
to get down to his brig before war
rant was in the hands of an officer
The captain then sent Messrs. H. c..
Wilson and Elwood Evans to see
Judge Smith. The former offered
Smith slug Zone of the old octagon
$50 pieces of California coinage)
which was Indignantly refcsed and
$3.50 demanded, whereupOn, after a
huge condemnation of this attempt
of Smith to levy blackmail, Wilson
and Evans retired.
A friend then employed in the
sheriff's Office kindly pointed out to
CAPTAIN Fowler the officer who had
the writ for service and whenever
that functionary appeared on the
wharf Captain Fowler would quietly
retreat to one Of the neighboring
vessels on the dock.
The brig was soon ready for sea.
She had for passengers Colonel P;
Moses and family, the Misses Relyea
(now Mrs. John Bradley and Mrs.
Frederick Myers Of Pierce county,,
Captain A. Benton Moses, Henry c.,
1 Wilson, Theodore Dubosq and
lElwood Evans for Olympia. and Cap
tain J. NJ. Batchelder and family. TN,
GLIDING his brother-in-law John
Hamilton, who was drowned March
81, 1854. on the ill-fated expedition
! of Major Larned. U. s. Army.
| To avoid any delay the papers OF
the brig were in the name Of Captain
~. M. Batchelder as master and she
sailed October gath for Olympia. Cap
tain Fowler joining the brig at Fort
Point in a Whitehall boat. The voy-
age terminated, Batchelder remained
at Steilacoom and the Olympia Gus
tom House again transferred mas
tiers. the voyage to San Francisco
being made in the name of Captain
John Wilson, then Captain Fowler'e
first officer, but afterwards master OF
the brig. ue
! Laden with a cargo Of piles she
duly arrived at San Francisco and
the name of Wilson chronicled as
4 Fowler's successor quieted the whole
matter. and Fowler thus forever es-
CAPPED from the cooks action of dam
ages and from paying tribute OF
..black mail" to a sailor lawyer
Attend Wedding Party.
while the brig remained at Olym-
MA an incident occurred which. from
it's connection with the Custom
House, is we'll worth stating. From
the same diary we extract as fol-
lows):
/ November goth. Today was q
great day in this section of the coun-
try. everybody being invited to the
/ wedding of Joseph S. Brohears and
Betty. daughter of Gabriel Jones.
ESQ. The Olympians were out early
and at about 10 a. m. Colonel Moses