Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1922-02-03
SlLETZ


Recreation Hall Saturday for the pur-
pose Of organizing to secure money
that belong to them when they ceded
their land, hunting grounds, gold fields
and fishing interests to the govern
ment that belonged to them at the
close pf the Rogue River War in
1866. The amount is s12,00q000.
Elwood Towner was chosen chairman
and Arthur Bensell secretary of the
meeting. The meeting was well rep
resented by the Indian people of
Siletz. Some eloquent and pathetic
speeches were made by the orators
Of the day. They spoke of how they
had given up their lands, the happy
hunting grounds of theirfathers and
the rich gold feds that the white man
had made millions OF dollars ou. OF
the Siletz reservation. No my friends
we ought to have more moIey for the
beautiful home we ceded to the gov
ernment. We were happy in our coun-
try, the resting place Of our fathers,
among the great mountains, bcauti-
full vallies, and roaring rivers the
Great Spirit had made for us. Here
we could paddle our canoes along
the rocky shores of the sparkling riv-
ers, filled with fish and the mountains
with game where our young men
could WOO the dusky maidens out on
the flowery hills and the green vallies,
where our medicine man" could as
send the high mountain and talk to
the Great Spirit and ask that his peo-
pie might be free from sickness sor-
row and trouble. But now see what
a change. When we came to Siletz
we numbered about 1900 souls but
now we are only a remnant of few
tribes that are left. We believe the
Great Father at Washington vii: 10
the right thing by us, if we can estab-
lish a just claim it will be paid The
Great Father will not cheat his child
rem. TssFF'Rai
A committee OF three was appointed
to get the number of tribes and the
information and data SO the claim
can be presented TO the government
for settlement. The committee con-
sisted of Elwood Towner chairman,
Arthur Bensell and Norman Strong.
After some preliminary. work the
meeting adjourned to meet again at
the call of the president. This matter
at Siletz is being handled by the In.
dt2ns under the advice Of their At
torneys.
M. Andersen has bought the Mil
Erl Collins place. This fine farm
contains 60 acres, located on the best
part OF the Siletz valley all under
fence and every acre can be cultivated
this land has not been cultivated like
some of the other land, consequently
and will produce more than land that
has been overworked by a continuous
crop without change. Mr. Anderson
has already sold half the place to
Chris Larson and these men will
be partners and work the place to-
gether. The price paid was $4,000.
The home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Crawford was made happy Wednes-
day evening by the arrival Of Mrs.
Crawfords father and mother, Rev.
and Mrs. Isaac Clark who live in
Raspberry, Idaho They are on a
visit and will remain here for some
time. Mr.. Clark is prominent min
lister in the Christian Church. From
here they will go to California to see
friends Mr. Clark brought with him
two blood hounds, they are certainly
wide awake and full of life They are
a terror to bear, bob cats and other
preditary animals. He will take them
out and have a chase some of these
days. 1t will be fun.
Major Shepard leaves this morning,
Thursday for Marshfield where he will
do some heirship and inheritance
work for the Coos Bay Indians. He
will be done about ten days before
returning to Siletz.