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Chief Seattle. Siwash Indian were sellers. Princess Angeline. The Golden Potlatch, 97. A hot time in a cool place. The Potlatch, lasting several days : “It was the crowning glory of Indian life, and worth the meed of a thousand victories over the foe, confined to no particular tribe but to the met with everywhere along the Coast.” “The great day, set so many sums or moons ahead, arrived, great was the interest and excitement of the occasion. From far and near assembled the invited guests and tribes and with feasting, singing, chanting and dancing the bounteous hospitality was distributed.” Come! Seattle's Great Carnival Week of July 17th, 1911 Welcome! “With the scenery of Puget Sound at her feet. The lakes within her borders, the mountains seen upon all sides, the forests which clothe the mountains - few other cities, the world round, are so beautifully environed as Seattle.” |
