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THE COOS BAY TIMES,, M.ARSHFIELD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY T, 911-VENIWQ EDITION.
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55 Years Ago On Coos Bay
A. G. Aiken Recalls Thrilling Experiences With the Indians
in Southwestern Oregon in Early Days.
The following account of the rathor ins tlioy practiced tho now method
of execution on tncir nogs, mey
thrilling experiences of tho curly set- (
tiers of Coos Hny and Southern Oro-j
gon was written for The Times by
A. 0. Aiken ono of Coos county's'
earliest pioneers and who was him
aoir n tinrtlnlnnnt In the events of
which he writes. Mr. Alison has
promised some further chronicles of
thoso early times which will prove
Interesting reading to tho present
residents. Pcoplo today thlnlc they
nro Isolated and Buffer Inconvenien
ces but these tales of the hardships
and porlls of tho ploneors stand out
in sharp contrast with tho blowings
of civilization enjoyed now.
The Times would be plonsod to
hear from others of the pioneers who
have Interesting stories to toll of ear
lv ilnv striiBBlos and oxporloncos In
the farthost frontier.
The following Is Mr. Aiken's story:
"Just GB years ago this month, or
to bo exact, on February 22, isr.fi,
n number of white settlors, IS or
20, were killed nt tho mouth of Ho
guo rlvor. Tho nows reached Coos
Hay n few days later. Capt. W. II.
Harris, n Mexican war veteran, want
ed somo of us boys to go with liliti
and help tho Hoguo river residents.
Wo wont as far as Port Orford. They
had formed n enmp of Mlnuto Men
at that placo, under command of John
Croyton. .Wo started back next
morning nnd organized a company,
forty-three all told, elected V. H.
Harris captain, built a fort at Em
plro City, whoro tho old Court House
now stands, We then hold n council
with tho Indians. Thoro woro flvo
chiefs present. Wo wanted to know
if they woro going to fight or bo
peaceable. They said they did not
want to fight but If they did not tho
Hoguo and Coqulllo Illvor Indians
would como and kill them. Wo told
them If they would como and camp
on tho llttlo flat below Empire and
let us know when any strange Indians
camo In among thoin and any fighting
was to bo done to let us know(nnd
wo would help them nnd furnish them
flour and meat. This they agreed to
do nnd kopt their word.
S. S. Mnn was appointed quarter
master. Ho employed Snll Domont
nnd Jack Penso to kill elk nnd Pat
rick Flanagan had n pnek train nnd
ho packed flour from tho Umpqun.
So tho Indians had plenty of meat
and flour. Wo thon started out to
find somo renegato Indians that wo
know to bo bad. Ono Indian, Pete,
was not to bo found. Wo went to
Coos City whoro Judge Wntson lives
now, took an Indian trail to Ilurton
Pralrlo, almost parallel with tho Coos
Day wagon road. Wo arrived nt
Ilurton Prairie as wet as rats, each
man carrying n pair of blankets nnd
10 dnys grub. Tho noxt day I killed
my first deer. That was a feast for
tho boys. Somo of tho boys went up
tho North Fork of tho Coqulllo above
Ilurton Pralrlo and found fresh
signs of Indians. Tho next morning
wo took up the trail of tho Indians
and trailed them Into tho head of
Catching Slough, found where they
had n cnuoo cached nnd had gone.
Wo then made hasto to Empire City
nnd next day lind Peto In tho guard
house. Wo tried him, mostly on
Indian evidence, found him guilty and
sentenced him to bo hung.
Wo got n small flr nbout S or 10
. inches at tho but end trimmed It
-lip nnd put It In tho forks of a wild
chorry tree. It was fixed something
ltko the old fashioned well swoops.
"Wo pulled down tho top end nnd
mad o It fast; tied tho Indian to the
top end; gave him about C ft. of
rono. F. 0. Lorkhnrt was master of
ceremonies. Ho told Poto If bo had
anything to say to do so, and "delate
-wn-wn" that Is. toll the truth. Pete
then asked to seo Tyco Jim who was
tho first chief of the Coos Hay In
dians. Jim was called. Jim said
"Nlcn wako tlckey wa-wn copn oak
onk cultls slwash," meaning "I don't
want to talk to that bad Indian."
Thon, Mr. I.ockhart told Poto to tell
us nil nbout tho killing of tho two
men nt tho mouth of Iienver Slough,
Venerable nnd Ilurton. Mr. I.ockhart
impressed It on his mind If bo told
tho truth that ho would bo nil right
In tho next world, nnd If ho lied
"Snhhnllo Tylo hlghuo suIIa" mean
ing God would bo very angry with
him, Poto then told how ho had
helped to kill the wblto men nt tho
mouth of nenver slough.
An unusunl incident of tho hanging
of Indian Poto was that It was wit
nessed by a largo numbor of other
Indians aud for sovoral days follow-
fnstcned trees as wo hnd done, tied
lin dons to them nnd then cut the
rope. Dogs could bo Been banging In
all directions. Whether they did It
In Imitation of tho white mini's way
or wnetnor iney wnuieu iu aeiiu
some dogs to the happy bunting
grounds with Indian Peto wo never
learned.
Peto said: "I was helping two
men to move somo goods .from the
head of Isthmus slough to the mouth
of Heaver slough. They woro camp
ing their goods on their backs across
the Isthmus to Cavaledo nnd I was
Inking them down tho Henvor slough
In my canoe. The night of the kill
ing, the men were tired. After sup
per they nutde their bod and went
to sleep. I made my bod on the
other sldo of tho lire from them,
when I was sntlsllod they woro asleep
I got up and went down to my canoe.
got In and paddled down to the
mouth of Heaver slough nnd helped
to kill the two men. I Killed one ot
the men myself. Wo threw the
bodleB Into the river." Ono body wus
found below Heaver slough, tho other
was found nt tho mouth of Hend
North Bend News
Mrs. Alex Mattson Is n Marshflcld
visitor today.
John Tcllefson of Enstsldc Is mak
ing n short trip to San Pedro.
Will Emery, who has been quite 111
Is able to be around again.
ralso January 10, but tho report fail
ed to reach hefe until' , yestdf day,
owing to tho Btorm which prevailed
nlong tho const.
John Hondrlckson of Coos River
made n business trip to our city to-day.
Tho W. C. T. U. will meet Thurs
day afternoon nt 2:30 at tho home of
Mrs. Robert Kittson at Eastsldp.
Mrs. Hoata Wittlg nnd Mrs. J. D.
Johnson of North Hend wore In
Mnrshflold today calling on friends.
The schooner Echo reached Vnlpa-
ASTOItIA LOSES OUT.
Oregon Senate Refuses $100,000 For
Celebration There.
SALEM. Ore., Feb. 1. House bill
No. 23, appropriating $1,000 for the
purchaso of n burial plot In lllvor
sldo Cemetery for tho dpniilsh
Amerlcnn wnr veterans passed tho
House by n vote of 3S to '15. The
matter of tho appropriation for tho
Astoria centennial camo before tho
sennto and went down to defeat by
n vote of 11 to 11. Astorln hoped
to get nn appropriation ot $100,000
to nhl in the exposition nt that city,
nnd now tho delegation from tho
oldest town In Oregon nro trying to
get n reconsideration of tho vote on
tho subject.
Man's slough,
slough.
now called Iown
Three Indians were hung nt old
Randolph for the crime which Peto
confessed nnd Peto would have been
hung then but thoso white men thnt
Poto was working for, swore that
Peto was with thorn tho night of tho
murder. This crlnio was commttod
In 1S5I nnd Poto was hung in 186G,
before tho war.
About ono month Inter I helped
hang Pete's brother on Hnttlo Hock
at Port Orford. Enns, n Cnnndlnn
half breed was hung later on Dattlo
Hock. He was executed for tnklng
arms against the settlers and light
ing with tho Hoguo river Indians."
CAPT. CLOl'GH DEAD.
Navigator Well-Known Hero Dies nt
Hcnfllc.
SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 1. Cap
tain W. II. Clougb, well-known as n
commander of steamers on the Great
Lakes, Coos Hay,' Or., Grays Harbor
nnd Pugct Sound, died Saturday at
his homo In this city, nged SO years.
TOPICS OK THE TIMES.
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Few men shnpo their lives so that
their ftinornl eulogies can bo mat
ters of history.
To bo really appropriate, monu
ments to departed aviators ought to
bo anchored sovoral thousand feet In
tho air.
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In Coqulllo a man has a spry driv
ing horso which Is named "Mawsoz."
He explains thnt ho solcctcd that
name because what maw says goes.
It's up to a mnn to chonso between
two evils when he la nsked to bent
tho carpet or tnko care of tho baby
while his wlfo does It.
The popular idea of ihe
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W o enn also order nny special model and securo It for you promptly.
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OTHER GOOD RUYS
2 Lots on Fifth stroct near Hennessey rcsldenco for GOO plus
$225 street Improvement bonds.
Cornor Johnson nnd Fifth street, COxMO for $050 plus $225 street
Improvement bonds.
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HENRY SENGSTACKEN, Manager
"THE FRIEND OF COOS HAY"
STEAMER ALLIANCE
Connecting with tho 'orth Ilnnk road at Portland
EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS.
Will sail from Portland for Coos Ray nnd Eureka, on a ten-day
schedule, calling At Marshflcld both wnys.
NORTH PACIFIC 3TEAMSH1P COMPANY.
C. F. McGEORGE, Agent
STEAMER BREAKWATER
Stills from Alnsworth Dock, Portland, nt 8 P. ,M .every Tuesday.
Sails from Coos Bny every Snturtlny nt service of tide. Reservations
will not bo held later titan Friday noou, unless tickets are purchased.
L. II. KEATING, AGENT
PHONE MAIN 35-L
STEAMER M. F. PLANT
Sails for San Francisco every 'eight days.
TICKETS RESERVED UP TO THE ARRIVAL OF TnE SHIP,
RESERVATIONS WILL RE CANCELLED AT THAT TIME UN
LESS TICKET IS DOUGIIT.
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F. S. Dow, Agent. Marshf ield Ore
THE FAST AND COMMODIOUS
Steamer Redondo " ""
yill make- regular trips carrying passengers and freight between
Coos Ray uml Sun Francisco. All reservations for passengers
nmdo nt Alllnnco Dock, Marshfleld nnd Inter-Ocean Transp. Co.
Union Street Wlmrf No. 3, San Francisco. For Information, phone
1 1-J or 285, Will sail for San Pedro 10 n. m., Jnnunry 20, calling
nt San Francisco both ways.
1NTER-OCEAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.
Coos Bay-Roseburg Stage Line
Dally stage bctweeu Roseburg and Mnrshlleld. Stngeleave dally and
Sunday at 7 p. in. Fare, $0.00.
OTTO Srn ETTER, Agent,
120 MARKET AW, Marshfleld. C. P RlRNAItD
Auent, ROBERTTRO. OR.
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