The Unlucky Life of General Wilson

General Wilson, of Arcadia, Mason County, W.T., died at his home on the 1st of April. He was one of the best-known citizens of the county. He came to California with his parents, brothers, and sisters thirty-six years ago, when he was but a boy. They then drove to San Francisco to come north. He was at Rogue River, Southern Oregon, when the Indian war broke out in the early '50s. He belonged to a company that was attacked and all but destroyed. He was wounded in several places and left on the field for dead. The Indians took a look at him and went on after the fleeing whites, intending to return and finish the supposed dead man. Wilson was barely conscious, but had strength enough to take advantage of the opportunity to escape. He got into the river and into a lot of drift logs. The Indians discovered his flight and fired upon his person. He stayed in the water for hours, with little more than his mouth and nose out, the Indians all around him. They finally left, and he began working his way slowly and painfully towards the river mouth and ocean. His immersion in the water seemed to do him good, and he afterwards attributed his continued life to the benefits there derived. He took a vessel for San Francisco, and on entering the house of his parents, found all there mourning his cruel and untimely death. Later, Mr. Wilson came to Puget Sound. He was in business at Whatcom, and from there went to Hoodsport, where he settled at what is now Union City. About twenty years ago, he went to Arcadia, where he has remained ever since.