TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
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 />
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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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