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TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State

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Told <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pioneers<br />

He had to make a road through <strong>the</strong> woods before he could drive to his<br />

farm. Mary Jane, his eldest daughter and my mo<strong>the</strong>r, kept house for<br />

him and' took care <strong>of</strong> her three younger sisters until her marriage in<br />

1857. They stayed in <strong>the</strong> block house in Seattle during <strong>the</strong> Indian<br />

war. Grandfa<strong>the</strong>r was always kind to <strong>the</strong> Indians and one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m<br />

urged him to take his little girls to safety before <strong>the</strong> Indians came to<br />

attack <strong>the</strong> town. His property was not molested.<br />

'''"'"e are still living on <strong>the</strong> old homestead where we all grew up.<br />

There are two old cherry trees here that are about seventy years old.<br />

They still bear every year.<br />

MRS. ELMIRA WHITAKER<br />

Thurston County<br />

There were seventeen families on Bush Prairie in 1853. They were:<br />

•<br />

Bush, Jones, Dullnap, Rider, Kindred, Kune, Ferguson, Rutledge, Gordon,<br />

Carnell Johnson, Candell, Littlejohn and Judson.<br />

A log school house was built across <strong>the</strong> road from <strong>the</strong> Bush home.<br />

I lived through a period <strong>of</strong> time when <strong>the</strong>re were many advances in<br />

<strong>the</strong> mode <strong>of</strong> transportation. First was <strong>the</strong> ox team. In <strong>the</strong> 80's <strong>the</strong><br />

demand for speed brought <strong>the</strong> democrat wagon, with which we could<br />

make <strong>the</strong> round trip to Olympia in one day. Then in <strong>the</strong> 90's <strong>the</strong>re<br />

was <strong>the</strong>"hack", and folks <strong>the</strong>n remarked, "this is <strong>the</strong> way to travel."<br />

This was soon supplanted <strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> two-seated buggy, and with <strong>the</strong> im~<br />

proved road's one could drive to Olympia in two hours. Then came<br />

<strong>the</strong> automobile and paved roads and <strong>the</strong> round trip to Olympia could<br />

be made in less time than it formerly took to curry, harness and hitch<br />

<strong>the</strong> team to <strong>the</strong> carriage.<br />

JOSEPH WARREN ANDERSON<br />

King County<br />

I bought several ranches in Kitsap County and planted an orchard<br />

<strong>the</strong>re. I raised eight different kinds <strong>of</strong> apples from one tree for a<br />

novelty and raised Japanese pears from our wild pear trees. I also<br />

planted five and one-half acres to orchard. I own <strong>the</strong>se ranches yet.<br />

I lived with <strong>the</strong> Ingrahams and <strong>the</strong> Hollenbecks and devoted my<br />

evenings to books and study. My friends were Ed Cheasty, Ed Chilberg,<br />

Pierre Ferry and <strong>the</strong> Denny boys. The Good Templars had lots<br />

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