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Indigenous communities around Skokomish evolve the ancient tradition of the potlatch into a Fourth of July celebration.
“The Fourth of July among the Indians is taking the place of their old potlatches. It has become Bostonized.”
A rare 1885 account details the intricate marriage customs, dowries, and inter-tribal alliances of the Pacific Northwest tribes.
“Her friends then unrolled two bolts of calico and stretched them on the ground... This was for a carpet on which the bride was to walk, the ground not being deemed fit for this purpose.”
After fifty years, a timber company clears a river-blocking mass of logs and puts out a call for loggers.
“Mr. Hildebrand is now at the Olympia Hotel and is anxious to secure loggers to take advantage of the clear run.”
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