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Told by the Pioneers tacking them by surprise. In revenge, the Quillayutes would later raid the Makah villages, killing the men and grown women and stealing the young girls to be held as slaves. The Ozettef., a peaceful tribe, attempted in all this warfare, to remain neutral; but their nnwilling11ess to join either of the warring nations as an ally caused resentment on both sides. As a result, both the Makahs on their way to raid the Quillayutes and the latter on the way to fight the Makahs, would "whet their knives," so to say, on the Ozettes. Both warlike tribes, on their way to fight the real enemy, would attack the Ozettes. After a battle between the Makahs and the Quillayutes, on either battleground, the returning walTors would celebrate victory by killing a few Ozettes; or if their hattle with the enemy had been lost, they would revenge themselves by raiding the more peaceful tribe. Nat always were the Quillayutes successful, however, in their wars with the Ozettes; and not forever could the Ozettes remain passive under this constant menace. On one occasion, an Ozette fisherman, seeking a catch half a mile offshore, was surrounded by a number of Quillayute canoes. The Quillayutes pretended to be there on a peace~ ful mission, but the Ozette's keen eyes noted that their spears and warelubs were lying in the bottoms of the canoes within easy reach, and his suspicious were aroused when the Quillayutes inquired if any others of the Ozettes were coming out to fish that day. The Ozette replied that all the men would be out in the water very soon. The Quillayutes knew that if the entire Ozette tribe came out on the water, the former would be outnumbered, so they did not attack the lone fisherman, but turned their canoes southward to return to their own villages. The single Ozette quickly paddled to shore and reported What had occurred. A sudden squall drove the Quillayutes back into the Ozette bay, where they were compelled to land to avoid being swamped. They were met on shore by a large body of Ozettes, who invited them to take shelter in the village. Here, they were fed a great feast, and the fires were built up so that the houses would be "nice and warm" but really in order to induce the glutted men to fall asleep. In the meantime, a search had been made of their canoes, and weapons were found which indicated to the Ozettes that the Quillayutes had come prepared to do harm. All of the Quillayutes were induced to remain in one house, but only the Ozette chief and a half dozen braves staved with them. The other • Ozettes wandered about the village in the open air so that they might 21
Told by the Pioneers remain awake. When all of the Quillayutes were asleep, the Ozette warriors stole into the house and killed their enemies with war clubs. The heads of the dead Quillayutes were cut off, their bodies laid out in a long row (there were forty-seven in all) on the beach, and disemboweled. The heads were placed on tall poles along the beach and the bodies permitted to rot where they lay. For years, tall poles stood as a warning to all officious tribes that the Ozettes were not to be attacked with impunity. The warning served to prevent direct attacks, but both Quillayutes and :Makahs, by sniping methods, continued their warfare against the Ozettes, until in the end none was left but the chief (my father) and a few members of the family. By this time, however, the government had placed all Indians upon reservations, and in order that his children might go to school, the chief took up his residence in the :Makah reservation. The government still holds a small area of land on the site of the old Ozette reservation, but none of the Ozettes remain. ",Vell within my lifetime, Indians were frequently employed in whaling. The killing of a whale meant a great celebration in the village at Neah Bay. The capture of these immense mammals was attended with great danger, and only the Indians skilled in casting the harpoon or in rowing the large canoes were permitted to engage in the hunt. One of the most successful hunters was "Lighthouse Jim," who at the end of his life had established the reputation of having killed fifty nine whales. The method of killing whales, although primitive, was ...vell worked out, and usually successful. Harpoons were made with a long lance of "'ood, tipped with a removable bone point, to which was attached a rope made of twisted kelp and about 300 feet long. Hides of hair seal, well tanned and with the fur inside, were made into balloons which were blown up and carried in the sealing canoe. When a whale was sighted, the canoe was maneuvered into a position within six feet of the mammal, the harpooner cast his lance into the whale, and the oarsmen, with one strong sweep, carried their canoe out of danger of the whale's lashing tail. The whale immediately dived and then swam rapidly toward the open sea, dragging the canoe behind, sometimes at great speed. When the animal rose to spout, other lances were driven into its body, and these were attached to the balloons which made it impossible, or at least difficult, for the whale to dive. When enough of the balloons had been attached to prevent the animal from diving, its body was penetrated again and again with lances until it was dead. Cruel the method must have been, but the Indians had no method of killing their prey quickly-it was simply 22
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Told by the Pioneers Port Townsend,
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Told by the Pioneers HUGH ELDRIDGE
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Logging in Mason County Told by the
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INDEX Benton, 149 Benton, Maine, 16
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INDEX Cold Spring Canyon, 13 Colfax
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INDEX Engle, A. W., Mrs., 51 Engle,
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INDEX Hays, Logan, 82 Hearn, Lamber
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INDEX Ketchikan, Alaska, 127 Kimbal
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INDEX Montgomery, William (Bill), 1
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'SDEX Polk, 1 'i 5 Polk County, Ore
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INDEX Second National Bank, Colfax,
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INDEX Touchet Valley, 134, 135, 150
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INDEX Yakima River, 15 Yakima Valle
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