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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1927)
T T W T T W T T WW W f V I I " THE OREGON STATESMAN, SAtEM. OREGON ; QTTVn AV MnRMtVP. 1TTMI? 10 10O7 v MAUlbillllVJ UWA.IXJ XStaa WHEN OREGPN WA3 , STrtANGE COUNTRY .; k , , " ,-1 , , : , ; - , (Continued- frn page 1.) . ten, bjr Mr. McKinlay or by an amanuensis. "At Walla Walla It wag the duty T the officer In charge to furnish horses, pack saddles and, other equipment to al! and every party repairing the same. . All over the country from Utah to, British Co lumbia , I bad a, mm especially employed to make pack saddles. The only hardwood we could find to the purpose wasjbirch, this we got . from the Blue mountains, at least 50 -miles away. My saddles tor the season were finished; how ever, there was a quantity of saddle wood in the saddle maker's house. I happened to go in. one day and found , the saddle wood - dimished in bulk. - I remarked the same to th Saddle maker; hi, reply was that . both Indians and k .whites Helped themselves to tba. wood and that fan thought the wood was not required. I told him that U the wood v was not required then it would be required in another year; to'tUow-no person to take a stick of it. i. A few days later, while bus ily, employed writing, the saddle maker opened my door and told me an Indian was taking a piece of the wood; that he had remonstrat ed with him and that he would not give it up. - I asked my clerk, Mr. Win. Todd, to go and see about it. In. a few minutes after I heard some noise wblch induced m to go to the window. I saw an Indian rush out of the .saddle maker's house, pick up u stone and before you could Bay Jack Robinson, Todd was out grapp ling with him, and, happening to Lave two other Indians standing by, they also got hold of Todd. I w.v.. iuc inu Vll, IU SITU I UUU fair play. The consequence was that although Todd's opponent was a stronger man than himself, he had thrown him down and kick ed him unmercifully. On separ ating them I inquired of them who hlc opponent was; he told me he ws the son of Peu Pcu Mox Mux. the big chief of the Walla Walla tribe. I blamed Todd for being so hasty and told him we would have some trouble. All the nieu except Todd, the saddle maker and myself, were out in the fields about two miles away. However, I expected a big talk, but did not anticipate anything worse. About an hour after, the old chief, ac companied by some 4 0 or 60 men. came in by the back gate of the; fort through the kitchen into my room. On seeing him, wishing to be polite I offered him a chair. ; Instead, of accepting the same he and his men flew by me to Todd and took hold of him. As soon as I could get among them I was k In time to take hold of the chief's arm, who had a tomahawk in his hand and was about bringing it down on Todd's head. I managed to draw him toward my desk where I had three pistols (not re- volvers) hanging, probably not loaded. As the chief and I were scuffling the men who had hold of Todd let go, apparently to see what we were about to do. . I handed one pistol to Todd, kept two for myself with the order not to fire till I gave the word. The chief then presented his naked breast and asked me whether I was going to shoot him. 'Shoot me. You shod a man,' said he. I replied such was by no menu my wish, but if he again attempt ed to use his tomahawk on Todd 'a head I would certainly use ,- my pistol. Then ensued a long con versation about Dr. White's laws, wherein if an Indian struck a white man he would be flogged and if a- white man struck an In dian that he also would be flogged. I told the chief that I would not submit to anything of the kind; that if his son had thrased my young man, I would have thought nothing more of it. , He still In sisted on having Todd flogged. I told him that they would have to kill .me first. While thus talking the young, man- who . bad been thraohed by Todd gave me a se vere blow from behind, hitting me . nnder toe fifth rib. I took him-by the hair of the head, in tending first to strike him, but knowing to do so would be sure death, I let. him go and thinking of a keg uf powder in the adjoin ing room I sprung . to the door, took hold of a flint and steel and defied themao tench. Todd. Be fire I conld. think of what I was about there was not an Indian in the house except the old chief and his son- The former after sitting moodily for a few minutes ad dressed me thus, 'Don' you think you arV very smart to frighten my young men sol You can't fright en me. I have .heard that, you w hltc people are"J In the; hwbit of. taking guns and challenging one another;-let's you and I do the same. - My; reply was: There are only six whites of us here and there arenas - many .hundreds . of you. Should you kill me there is! no one to take ray lace as chief of the-whltswV;hould'I kill yuu thera are .plenty- in yoartrlbe as good if not. better men than yaur eel'. At this he went off In high dudgeottltsent messengers to. the Cay uses and N JPerces that hls son was killed by the whiles- and for two day Indians - gathered around the fort, but none came in side the gatej aomething uousual On the evening.?. the cond day the Five Crows, a Cayuse, chief, an uncle of the young; man who get the thrashing, a very old friend cf the white and a maa who had fi leiy 'fttf regard lor. me, CW? from a distance end entered the fort without ever knowing any thing of jrhat occurred. , I must here digress a little and mention that a tewWjaya previously Mr. Ogden had passed down taking my wife to Vancouver, so when the Five Crows came in I inquired whether he had heard the news, referring to my trouble with the Indians; his answer was that he had. 'I hare heard,' he said, 'that your father-in-law (Mr. Ogden) has lost two men by, the upsetting of the boat at The Dalles.' I told him that I had also heard of thai accident but that T did not mean that, .but my trouble with bis brother-in-law, the Walla Walla chief. He wished to know the particulars. I told him that he would find out the trouble from the Indians, as Indians considered the white men liars. , On this he said: 'Did you ever know me to doubt your word or to go among Indians listening to their idle tattle?' I answered 'Now as you have spoken, I will tell you,' and of course repeated what had happened. He expressed himself sorry for what had hap pened, saying that., it was a great disgrace for a chief's son to be thrashed. aI explained to him that if my ybung man had got the worst of the fight I would think nothing of it and that they were both of them to blame; to this he said nothing but remained in the fort all night alone attended by an Indian boy Next morning he -said he would stud for the father. He sent his boy accordingly. To my surprise he tamo to nie saying, 'My broth er-in-law knows I am a peace mak er and he will not come (At this time they were not on speak ing terms.) Shortly the Five Crows went off saying that he might see his brother Tawato. head chief of the Cayuses, and would give my version of tbe story. At noon the same day, Tawato came to the fort accom panied by Elijah, an elder broth er of the young man who got a thrashing and a yonng man who had received a considerable smat tering of English. reading and writing at the Methodist institute at the Willamette. They were both cleanly dressed, fully armed with guns, pistols and swords. This was in my (opinion carried more for show than for violence. After being seated for some time without saying a word. Tawato made known the object of his vis it; it was if there was not a pos sibility" of our coming to some ar rangement of settling the difficul tly. After explaining my case, ne proposed to send for the father. The father accordingly came ac companied at last by five or 600 Indiana; If I remember rightly they , were not all armed. They filled the house, every nook and cranny of the fort yard, and crowded outside of the windows. Every available space was occu pied by them. After Peu Peu Mox Mox came in he and I agreed to explain our case to Tawato. and to cut a long yarn short, Peu Peu Mox Mox told me he had nothing particular against me per sonally, but that I must send Mr. Todd out of the country immedi ately. I replied I would no noth ing of the kind, that Todd had been sent to me by the white head (McLoughlin) as my assistant, that ho had not committed a fault, that I would not discharge him. that they had strength enough to kill us but our lives would be re-J venged. if his heart was not good toward Todd it could not be good toward me. Then he sprung from. his scat beating his breast, saying uiy heart will never be good, and rushing out of the door, a few minutes of a dead silence ensued. ou might hear a pin drop. Then Tawato arose to his feet sternly addressing me, tell ing me that I was a fool, that I wanted blood and that I would get enough of It. Another, term of silence ensued as 'impressive as the last, lasting a few minutes; it was a critical timo. Giving myself time t thiuk, I asked Tawato whether, he was chief or not; he sneeringly answered, 'ask my young men. I told him I knew that he was the son of a great- chief, tb'at his father was known among tlie early whites as a great aprt a good man. that no number of white men would make him, through fear, do wrong, that I was a chief, that notwithstand ing the number, that -were stand ing around mo they- would " not make me change ono iota of what I said.. Then followed a mur muring sound as a consultation in low tones which lasted for some time. Ir observed the chietr.give an order that caused a young, man to leave the room. Shortly after. Peu 'Pea Mox-: Mox entered ' the room and without uny preface or ceremony came forward -and off ered me his hand in token of friendship. 1 1 looked with an ex pression of surprise and took his hand ; - then - asked him , whether his heart was cood. He .answered yea.V striking his- breaul. I then asked hlm-whether his heart was good toward hTodd: his reply was yep. and im prove it and wipe out all 111 feeling forever- my son Is coming with a horse as a present for Todd. To wal the compact I made the son a present of a suit of clothes and smoked the pipe of peace a peace wnhrli ' lasted- the whola.; time I remained with him. I have been more ; proud: ol the termination of thfc- Incident- than tha gunpowder! plot, for I. believe 1 of ht in give myself the credit f it was fo..cg8efcd;bj my ) ; brother officers) I had secured a lasting peace 'with honor to all whereas if I had acted In any way concerned without any bloodshed, hasty or without forethought or firmness it would be hard for me to say what the consequences, might have been." It is likely Mr. McKinlay would not have lived to tell the tale had he not acted with firmness. Firm ness is a very strong weapon for holding the Indian in check. It was the lack of firmness in Dr. Whitman, which, to a great ex tent, caused his downfall and fin ally his massacre. Dr. Whit man's policy, for a long time was nonresistance; when smitten on one cheek he would turn the other. When he changed his policy it was then too late. In his first dealings with the Indians he returned good for evil. The Indians considered his actions. while pleasing to them, only as sure indications of weakness and lack of bravery and as a result they became very overbearing and insulting in their manner with the missionaries. Here Is a sample which will illustrate the effect of the Doctor's policy, which we take from a letter to his Mission Board: "The Indians have been very quiet for the last year and a half, but from various causes which have been operating upon them, they were prepared for agi tation, thinking this the best way to obtain property. I-a-tin, an Indian who had been to tbe Wil lamette settlement, undertook to embarrass Mr. Gin in his build ing operations, forbidding him to cut timber without pay, and others joined him iu talking of charging us for firewood. There was often talk of causing us to pay for the land we occupy. I-a-tin said he was told while at the Willamette that if any one tame on the white man's land and he refused to go off he was kicked off." Another Indian turned his horses into the mission grain field, and wheu Whitman remon strated the Indian struck him "twice severely on the breast." Then followed another trouble with I-a-tin. which resulted in his threatening to burn the mill. Soon after Gray put an Indian out of doors, who had refused to go when requested, which result ed in a 'number of the Indians ordering Gray "to stop building and remove the next day." This resulted In one of the Indians as saulting Whitman as follows: "I told him also, that if Indians came into Mr. G.'s or my house and re fused to do as we desired, it was right for us to put them out. He then took hold of my ear and pulled it and struck me on the breast, ordering me to hear, as much as to say we must let them do as they pleased about our houses. When he let go I turned the other to him and he pulled that, and in this way I let him pull first one and then the other until he gave over and took my. hat and threw it into the mud. I called on the Indians who were at work for Mr. G., to give it to me. and I put it on my head when he took it off again and threw it in the same place. With more violence he took it off and threw it in the mud and water. of which it dipped plentifully. Once more the Indians gave it back to me, and I put it on. all mud as it was and said to him. 'Perhaps you are playing.' At this he left us. A day or two after this McKay, another Indian, made a violent speccn ana rornia an the Indians to labor for us. "Soon after on being denied admission to Whitman's house through a door which the family wished to keep for their private use, one Indian took a hammer and another an ax, by which means they broke the kitchen door, and a horde of lawless savages filled the house. Tbe Indians then at tacked Whitman and Gray with the hammer and ax, and with a club, but on these being taken away without bloodshed, one of the Indians struck Whitman with his fist and tore his clothes and another leveled a gun at him. Wap-tash-takmal next said that there was property in the house, ( t Certainly Orange Blossom Orange Blossom because its significance has been identified with the marriage ceremony through the ages. Orange Blossom because this exclusive Traub design speaks the last word in wedding ring fashion. 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GRINNELL GLACIER PROVES RARE SIGHT (Continued from px 1.) nv studies on glacier and glacial action can be made here as well is they could be made on a larger zlacier requiring days and weeks to cover. They pronounce Grin nell Glacier to be one of the most accessible glaciers in the United States for geological Students to observe. One of the important items gleaned from the discussions of the Princeton party was the con sideration of the so-called "reef limestone." The rocks composing the Altyn limestone, Appekunny and Grinnell Argyllities. and Siyeh limestone are the Belt Series. Al gonklon rock, said to be formed before the existence of life on earth. Hence they are said to be without fossils. This reef, limestone occurs abundantly in the Siyeh limestone, a very large area, over 50 feet thick, lying below the diorite band. This limestone does not occur in regular and even layers. as is the case with sedimentary rocks, but presents large aud small more or less concentric masses, re sembling the appearance of pil low lava more than anything else. A clean break of the black look ing rock presents an even looking surface. When it weathers there are yellowish streaks, leaf-like layers, much harder than the other rock, and along which the rock frequently breaks, thereby show ing its peculiar formation and structure. A large weathered boulder of the limestone is at once noticeable because of its uneven ! surface, unlike any of the sedi mentary rocks mentioned. j It was stated that many gco- I Iogists believe this limestone to , be the deposit erf marine algae. ; as a result of their growth, and j that the yellowish layers are com- j posed of the fossil bodies of the algae, not recognizable as such. There are those who do not be lieve this, the number on each side being about even. However, the marine algae theory gives an explanation for the strange forma tion of the rock. Should the theory be proven, then It becomes certain the lime stone was formed in the sea, and not in fresh water, and the algae will be the earliest known fossils. Should the theory be false then it is uncertain whether this rock was deposited in fresh or salt water, and there is no explanation for the uneven nature of the rock formation. The research party made care ful examination to determine whether tbe four formations are more or less continuous and blending, or whether they were formed during distinct eras, and are thus sharply marked. They were convinced the former was the case. Since each of the four rock for mations show many separate lay ers of greatly differing appear ances and structures, they are of the opinion that one of the finest bits of geological study awaiting some investigator is the determin ation of the number and probable origin, as well as the chemical na ture of thejnany rock layers com prising the several thousand feet of exposed rock deposit. GREAT WORD TASK NEARS COMPLETION ( Continued from paxr 1.) German lexicon of the great brothers Grimm, who also wrote fairy tales in idle moments. It was begun in 1853. but after !) years it had reached only its 131 h volume, down to WEG Slossom Even with its supplements, Lit- I tre's French Dictionary is a small 1 I affair compared with the Oxford , Dictionary. Students find that Wefbster's Dictionary cannot be compared to the New English Dictionary for scope and thor oughness. Most of the work on the Oxford Dictionary has been done in the Scriptorium, a little tin taberna cle erected in Dr. Murray's own fearden at Mill Hill, and in 1891 takeu over by Oxford University. When the editor started work he had more than 5.000,000 quo tations at hand and since then has handled countless numbers. GATHERING INDIAN STORIES BIG TASK (C'ontinnpd frontpage l. their versions of the Blackfeet Kutenai wars and peace makings In the long ago. They will be v. ith us again this summer. "Several members of our little camp are medicine men -sun 1 25J Anniversary Lunch Box and Vacuum Bottle Good size and roomy Lunch Box with patent hold er on inside of cover for Vacuum Bottle. Sold sep arately if desired. 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Assisted by his sits-beside-him woman, he opens his sacred bundle with prayer and song, and its contents are rever ently lifted and held over a little heap of coals from which is ris ing the perfume of burning sweet g'tass. Thus is purified the pipe and its beautifully ornamented stem; the rattles, made of the scrotums of the buffalo bulls; the skins of various water animals and birds all of which have their par ticular place in the long cere mony. The medicine man paints my son's face and hands, prays Sun to give him long life and good health, accuracy of eye and hands in painting the pictures that are to illustrate the ancient tales that are to be told. Then I am painted and Sun is asked to give, me his powerful help in recording the tales; perfect understanding, per fect memory, that I may omit no "where savings are greatest ' 160 North Liberty Street, Salem SELLING Here Is Not "Saleing" , No "Sales" But Lowest Prices Every Day Is Our Idea of Giving You 100 Service. 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Prayers are then offered for all the other members ol our little circle; the sacred pipe ; goes from hand to hand , and. one after another: the sqngs of this particular medicine pipe are sug. We then decide upon: just what part of tribal his tory we will first take up, and our old men and women go to their lodges to seriously think about it, refresh their memories of it all. , "Missionaries nor any other in fluences of civilization have not in the least affected the habit of mind of my old Indian friends; they still have implicit faith in the gods of their fathers, the sun, moon, certain stars; various ani mals and birds; particularly those of the water. As an instance of their faith: Three summers ago we went into camp at Two .Medi cine Lake. A thunderstorm came up and during it a bolt of light ning struck Boy, Chief's lodge, largely painted in red, with the symbol of his Buffalo Stone med ANATON-WDE iNsrrruTON- ;. WW 25 Anniversary Just Right ! 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Striking the i .upper front F ! of the lodge the "flash burned its way down to the top of the door ' curtain and then, glancing out, ' tore a great hole in the grounr. f Proof enough, said my old friends.V of the power of the Buffalo Stone , medicine, so very powerful that 5 J Thunder Bird himself could not pierce the lodge with his fireboit to kill the occupants. "The Interest or tne old people in this work is almost beyond !.- f lief; in their anxiety to make a perfect record of the old dayiC ways they become half-sickV'.i '. -N to their object in it, I quote Curly I Bear, himself, now dead: 'We go soon. Our children are follow- ) ing the -white man's road; thtir children will likely .forget our language. So it Is that we must now prepare for them this record. j that they may read it and so he ; j ever proud of the bravery and tho j dignity and the in-every-way fiuP character of their once-powerful . ancestors, be proud of tbe bio'i vi'p that is in their veins." 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