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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1885)
252 THE WEST SHORE. It U not ImnrnbihU that ha (O'larthlimkyne) tu eUva whom the fuilty rhiefe who were eonvintaii ot iwirlwl lit nlajie in their atmtl. aa ft aatiafaction for the Amerio in murdered. Two otliare l Americana) were wounded baiUr by the ehnta, end a Indian child Uiet afterward died. The effect produoacl br the trial wee ealutary. end 1 have no doubt will Iiiiik be remimibered by the tribe. The whole Iritte. I wnnld fnde. aw firwwil fit Itii. evertili'tn, nnrl n rnwt jrnth- erio of um Indiana from other trlhee on the Hon d, end titer were made to underatand that our lawe would puniah them promptly for every murder they eoontniltiwl, ami that we would have no aatiafaction abort of ell who acted in the murdt-rnf ourciiiaene. to Uie en I that the trial miiilit be omtdnctnl fairly, I appointed jnnireA. r. namner, whnm yon had naaipxl to go out tu attend to their proaeoutiun, dielrict attorney for the time, and ordered that he lie allowed l.i. 1. 1 a ur. I n fill.. ..A -1 . -.J . - 't ..I .1 I ;. 11. 1.' 1 ' w-' Kim mm i ' . 1 1 1 i.i in iminni mimi I ' t hi r.v" ' iin, 1 , , mn aiioroer aim inn oai ny rou to Helena litem, ana l made an allowance ol i him for fAMl. Thia imianeal.n 1 deemed reaeonable. Titer had to rem oi ua. ana empire a great ileal or fatigue in tlte manner of traveling in bat. I.lt i and cauoee l.r water. Many of the (rami and petit Jurore were aummnned recnrn lo mm l"f rill. 1 liia imanaalln 1 deemed reaaonaltle. Titer travel til milee from their reepacliva homee, oantp in the wooda, aa well aa the atadlatanoa of 111 In ilea from thair honiMi anil alllif.n-l. Ik- lrt.iiirl.lin may have diet aoma more to Ute department than bringing the Indiana into the more exiled dlatrtrt, and with Diem the witnaeaea, with a eufnoienl eeoort for iiwtilion (which I very much iloubtl. yet 1 hare no heeitation in believing that the imliny puraoed here more titan retaid any athlitional eiitenae that may have IWp Incurred. I directed the Marahal to knap a oareful aroount of eioenam end report the aame to you, whirh he haa doulttlaea done. There are not in the (tiillrlel diairint the rauniaile numlmr of lawful Juntra nearer than thia plaoa to tlte plana appointed to hold Mie Court (whirh ia the only American fort on the Hoandi, ao aimraely ia the ntuntrv around the Hound entiled. 1 will be glad to . . wi rniniin ii ii in luuno nt vary truly, your obedient aervant, .. Governor Lane rts Superintendent of Indian Affairs, in ii'jntiiiug ui iiio vAiininiHHionor, urns comments: ror me pnrpoaa or anoniing a fair. Impartial and prniiarly oontlucled trial, . X ii ,r"V,"','" "' ' !"", Proeeeum the eriminale. and - hih. ii.. i "sn iimnrwi ui a uiwanoe or M' i I..- i...i. ii."V..i .". ..V"T "-". yf-w or w w... i mi inoiau lunoa in my nanita. J have alao paid ti. Ih. Indian, who worked the b.a.1. for the oonrennee of Uta Mirt Jury tun. The einee wae neoemry for the reaain that there ia no other mode of travel there lieina no ruail in the diraeilon of I'uiret Hound, and oonee.,uenlly have to " "Tflle, and then acniaa the sountry to tlie Hound. ineunaieipnm or h.,l.ln U,. Wl el HKllaeootn for the trial of theae Inifian. am.Hinl. MI N.I.JI U.ar.l of .!, blanketl, VwiTmakiM "he .Z .Hal of H iiltM. IVIun from thia anm the U and the reianl of aWl win -W(i,,f.mOT f,n,. in U.a TWil.. The law of YwrV-T. Zpri."!l i-rtaia amnnni ut defray th.ipM. f u.e lcialative Aailv hut ih. ti.'k'. kSsl1!' '" rnl- V" ifi'ati tu Awi(im- ioW'r lion-l a di-anoa of .i m,le",o r J7,m";," ZrtJSSSai altonliiia Utal Jualiee which Ota people am anuUad to. '"wniota me In tlie oilloiftl iounml of Fort Nwqunlly there was cmUTwl thin loqiixl: rU'i'tUki: """" hanl ., I-itohi, who in our war of 1855 broaine tlie prominent . ""'," wr otiiei oi me iioritiiee in Western WrVftliMBton, witnoBmxl that execution. Riding nway in utternwMiof Uionttlitand foelinft he donounoed the bW tm of two Iiv.ta mg ?iven for ona Hud that radioal Indian riew-lifn fr life-thuH violated, anythino to do with hi MlMMoont diHtnjHt and enmity for Americana? Did not, hat he reKanled aa injuntiV' rankle in his .-... nun num. n m more nattily (r that rAU- he no Bbly ajwumnd, for that line of conduct ao ooiiHpicuoiuly pur auetl which occasioned the end of his career upon the callow, near the aame apot where the murderers of Wal. laoe had piii.I the penalty for the firnt murder of an Amonoan on the ahore. of Paget Sound? The inoidenta rrt"J'Y6,,,,,:rre;,1 oluiteroltjeely to the year of grace 1M0. Practically our point of view begin, when Oregon wm alxjut to enter the I ant half of the nineteenth 3y Ihen Nowmarkot, or Tumwater (the nrat had been the argeat American fMittlement north of the Columbia Kiw, but Olympia later in location ami wtUenmnt), waa the only American town on Puget Hound.. Fort Ni,ully w the only other white eaUbliHlnnciit on iu Lrel I here wa. no city of 8teilao,Kn. no city of Taooma, no city o Rattle, no city of Prt TownncnA La Conner m V hatetun - not a aotUer tlwolt , Uie HWe8 0 ward to Upe lla tery. No humble cabin, with iU mli. Ury inliybiUtnt, .kirfcsl theae .h()rM nortu of ft hhipyanl, abort dintanoe thia aide of the aite of Steihu m. , K.ncM.lhatfir.tytvr of th. preaimt half Puyvt Souud MlloiuHnu have increaatHj a thouaand BJ L tch favored Ual.ty ha. .U biatoryj oeh wouh fumiah chapter of reminiscences of early settlement; each has its pioneers, its just reason for local pride. In 1352, so evident had been the progress of settlement on ruget SouuJ, so prouiibiug won iU early future, that it was eon ceded that Oregon north of the Columbia River possessed ii -f 11.- -i i csl-l- aii or ui Hiuiuunu) hi uonatitiiu a unmparouH oihih. Congress therefore (March 3, 1853,) set off the territory north of the Columbia River, established a Territorial Government and nominated it " Washington." Fitting name to perpetuate tlie record ot the geographical dis coveries and commercial ventures of the little sloop, con sort of the ship Columbia on the memorable voyage to the Pacific Ocean and Northwest America, when, for the, first time, was carried at the mastheads of the gallant little fleet the starry national emblem of the United States of America, "as the credential of their seamen." The ship Columbia in that pioneer voyage was com manded by Rolwrt Gray, the immortal discoverer of the river to which he gave the name of his ship. Washington should be retained as the name of these regions, were it ' for no other reason than to remind us of that little sloop and those discoveries made in the adjacent seas by Cap tain John Kendrick, that daring American sailor, who commanded her, discoveries which, in a scientific view, were of greater importance than Gray's discovery of the great river of the West . I have trespassed too long to pursue further a local hiatory, replete with novelty and interest. Now the Indian has no longer power or inclination for mischief; the hardHhioB of pioneer life have given way to the halcyon times of peace and prosperity. Now roads and railways spread thoir busy network over the country; the telegraph quickens the intercourse ot man; the school house, the church, the factory, the mill, exhibit progress and mater lal prosperity. Now life and property are secure because the law ia supreme. If I have stimulated an increased interest in our early history and those who made it I am atisfied. As memory weakens, as time wanes, and we approach the end of our journey, be it the duty of each ' to contribute individual effort to treasure the incidents of the past Oftentime. I find myself contemplating old Kaimer. the foot nl a and fnrW. .t u;. i ...j u.. k - -lii"! i ,.;.. i uu tue val ley before ua with its beautiful river rolling between the Ilia hllla In ltd u it.. mi . . . . uv ..... ..... ... . va,uloo iai uie bob. i uus tiM it been since creation placed them there, and I stand in solemn silence lovins them becanitA tli venerable age. These old hills, this old river, skirted on urn. . imnKB wiin inese oia trees that have bowed their aged neada aa Uia hi aula tnr iun.i,... i - 1 i do unvo unssea over them, and eo oft have defied the fury of the tempesto, . inspire i adoration. Yea! I love old books, old memories; old settlor.. I love to d nn tu j i. ' acto, who though gone from our sight live in our memo- rlAA. ItVat firvain I ma .i i n i ... uvcj niwoys in uie impress they have Stamped llnon najwtnrr hio(n Tl.- f: ' . 7. .. . , r o v. iiio ivuiiniBcences oi the YiLVr "i.tore8t; .Wi" Buffer them 40 be lost? Isee before me those who have passed through trying i.;n.. . """uuw tun wnuorness and brine h ther American civilization. The evidences of thrift n "!lenl,gi,t6nmont' !urrounJ o "i'les. Let . ...n ... . CI1,,WBU ooarage te future T, . resB. this linnntnaaa tl .... i ... r. H ri""-" "'o iniuuuiurance ot pioneer labor and pioneer sacrifice,, We come to hold up to "SI moSS and to ptastenty the example set by our pioneer! J2 country ami nice which prejMiretl these region, to lieof.mH "Ho,uo,Swect Home" LmihmJSSS.-
