MARCH 27, 1908. NO. 40
VOL. 10.
An OU
Miami Story
Battle yf Forks Prairie Indian
Version.
Long time 'ago the Quileute Indians
use to have a war against the Makah
Indians the Makah used to come over
here to have a fight; one time, sever
al of our canoes were strolling on the
south side of James Island, fishing. The
Makah Indians had hidden themselves
and were watching the fishermen, till
they went out quite a distance from the
shore; the Makah then went after the
fishermen and killed some of them, hut
most of our people escaped.
In some place above the river there
were quite a number of Indian hunters;
they had about two dozen of hunting
dogs. One morning the women went to
the prairie to get the roots of the fern
which thev used to eat; as soon as thev
started to dig the roots they saw some
Indians and they knew they came over
to have a fight. They just filled their
basket with fern instead of the root and
ran home and told their husbands that
they saw some unknown tribe.
The hunters made up their mind to
get into one house; so they did, they dug
a very deep hole on the inside of the
house, by the door; now they began to
sing their song, and dance. They danc
ed from evening till morning. As soon
as it began to get dark, one man was
seen coming toward the house where
they had their dance. Two men were
standing by the door watching the men
coming where they had their dancing,
when the unknown stand by the door
the two hunters killed them, and so on
doing-that till the breaking of the day,
they singing and dancing all night.
In the morning they used their dogs
and chased the unknown tribe and kill
ed nearly all of them. The next day
they all came down to the river to Ako
lot (James Island).'
The above Indian Story was written by
Thomas Black of the Quileute Day School
for the American and is published without
correction.
"So your daughter made a brilliant
marriage?"
"Not very," answered Mr. Cumrox.
"Your son-in-law is of noble origin?"
"Yes. But I couldn't pronounce hit
name properly the first time I tried."
Washington Star.