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Federal authorities announce the formal setting aside of lands for the Quinault and Quileute tribes, imposing new restrictions on settlers.
“All persons are hereby positively warned against settling or trespassing on said tract of land.”
Superintendent of Indian Affairs William W. Miller formally establishes boundaries for the Quinault and Queets lands, warning settlers of trespassing.
“The carcasses of all whales and other marine animals floating ashore within the boundaries of said Reservation belong to and are the sole property of said Indians.”
Federal agents move to open the Quinault Reservation for white settlement, promising a new boom for the Olympic Peninsula.
“This reservation is known to possess some of the best lands on the Olympic peninsula, and as there are about ten townships, there is enough for a host of settlers.”
Government agent Edwin Eells details the imminent survey and allotment of reservation lands, signaling a shift in local land ownership and settlement.
“The demand for homesteads in Chehalis county during the past two years has exhausted the supply of available lands, and if the Quiniault reservation is thrown open for settlement it will immediately be followed by an immigration that will result in developing the most resourceful territory on the Pacific coast.”
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