This document is a communication from the acting commissioner of Indian Affairs that details the rolls of certain Indian Tribes in Oregon and Washington, specifically in reference to a Treaty made in August 1851 between the Lower Chinook tribe and the United States Government. This treaty was never ratified, and never went into effect. This particular statement, No. 10, is given by Samuel Mallet of Bay Center, a 76-year-old member of the Waukikum tribe of Chinook Indians, to Charles E. McChesney, supervisor of Indian schools, in 1906. In his sworn statement, Mallet provides a detailed account of various Lower Chinook Indians who signed the 1851 treaty, including their descendants and their fates.
Statement No. 10
State of Washington, Pacific County, ss:
Samuel Mallet, of Bay Center, being duly sworn, deposes and says he is 76 years of age and born at Bay Center, and belongs to the Waukikum tribe of Chinook Indians.
I knew Cumcumley, a Lower Chinook Indian and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He died nearly forty-two years ago. Cumcumley had 5 children, 4 of whom died before Cumcumley did. One daughter survived him, whose name I do not now remember and who died about two or three years after Cumcumley died, and without issue, aged about 15 years. Cumcumley lived at the mouth of the Columbia River, near where Fort Columbia now stands, on the Washington side of the river.
I knew Kulchute, a Lower Chinook Indian and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He died of smallpox before Cumcumley’s death. Kulchute had two wives and three children; both wives and two of the children died before Kulchute died. The daughter who survived Kulchute was named Tah-shuck, who is now dead, leaving as sole issue and heirs one son and one daughter, viz, Edward Smith, who now lives on the Chehalis Reserve, Oakville, Wash., and his sister, Maggie Smith, now Mrs. Joseph Pete, who lives same place.
I knew Ahmoosamoose, a Lower Chinook Indian and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty, who is now deceased, leaving as sole heirs two sons and a daughter, as follows: Jack Ahmoosamoose, who is dead, unmarried and without issue; Joseph Ahmoosamoose, who has since died, leaving a daughter named Kate, who is now alive and married to a man named John Walkowsky, and lives near Oysterville, Wash. The daughter of Ahmoosamoose was named Looks, and she is dead, leaving as issue two sons named Joe and Frank Hyasman, both of whom live at Granville, Chehalis County, Wash.
I knew Quewish, a Lower Chinook Indian, and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He is dead, and did not leave any children surviving him, but left grandchildren. One grandchild, whose name I do not now remember, married and left surviving her a daughter named Sallie, who is now dead. She was married and left surviving her a son named Matthew John, who now lives at Georgetown, Wash., and a daughter named Caroline, who is now Mrs. George Charley, and lives at Georgetown, Pacific County, Wash. Another grandchild of Quewish is named Joseph Narcotta, whose whereabouts I do not now know. He went to Victoria, British Columbia, several years ago, and I do not know whether he ever married or is now alive. Another grandson named Jones is dead, leaving surviving him as issue and sole heir a son named Paul Jones, who is now living at Bay Center, Wash.
I knew Selahwish, a Lower Chinook Indian, and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty, who is dead. He had children, but they are all dead and without issue or heirs. All the children died in youth.
I knew Wahkuck, a Lower Chinook Indian, and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty, who died about thirty years ago without issue, but he left surviving him as sole heir a sister, whose name I can not now remember, who is also dead, leaving as sole issue and heir a son named James Julius, aged about 55 years, who now lives at Oakville, Chehalis County, Wash.
I knew Chakinpon, a Lower Chinook Indian, one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He is dead. He had children, who are also dead, and I know of no issue or heirs.
I knew Huckswelt, a Lower Chinook Indian, one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He is deceased, and left as sole heirs his wife, now named Catherine George, aged about 60 years, living at Bay Center, Wash., and one daughter and two sons. The daughter’s name is Josephine Hawk, now married to Fred Pope, at Granville, Chehalis County, Wash. One son is named Adam Hawk, and lives at Granville, Chehalis County, Wash., and the other son is named John Hawk, and lives at Bay Center, Wash.
I did not know Kahluckmuck.
I knew Schoo, a Lower Chinook Indian, one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He is dead, without issue and without heirs, as far as I know.
I knew Tychawin, a Lower Chinook Indian, and one of the signers to the 1851 treaty. He is dead. He had children, but they are all dead, leaving no issue or heirs—all died of smallpox.
I knew Narcotta, a Lower Chinook Indian, signer to the 1851 treaty. He was a grandson of Quewish, deceased. [See Quewish, above.]
I knew Yahmants, a Lower Chinook Indian, and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He died fourteen or fifteen years ago. His wife and children are all dead, leaving no issue. The wife and all the children died before Yahmants did. Yahmants had a sister named Kahmuck, who was alive in 1851 and left surviving her at her death a daughter named Julia Lussier, who is now deceased, leaving as issue and heirs Alex. Lussier, of Bay Center, Wash.; Sterling Price, of Portland, Oreg.; Mrs. George Pryor, of Neina, Wash., and other children whose names I do not now remember.
I knew Kaase, who is dead. He was a Lower Chinook Indian and one of the signers to the 1851 treaty. He left no issue or heirs, to my knowledge.
I knew Wahqueon, a Lower Chinook Indian and one of the signers to the 1851 treaty. He is dead and his wife is dead, and there is no issue. He had a sister who survived him, named Willegas, who is now dead, leaving as sole heir a son named Samuel Jackson, who now lives at Bay Center, Wash., about 21 years of age.
I knew Seekumtyee, who is dead. He was a Lower Chinook Indian, one of the signers to the 1851 treaty. His wife is also dead, and they left no issue. Seekumtyee had a sister, who is dead and left as issue and sole heir a son named John Cliff, who now lives at Humptulips, Chehalis County, Wash., and who is the only heir I know of Seekumtyee.
I knew Kadock, a Lower Chinook Indian, and one of the signers to the 1851 treaty. He had children, but they all died before he did, and he has no issue or heirs now alive to my knowledge.
I knew Yahwisk, who is dead. He signed the Lower Chinook treaty of 1851. His wife and children are all dead, but one of his sons, named Tyee John, who is dead, left two children, named John and Sampson. John John lives at Georgetown, Wash., and is about 40 years old. Sampson John lives at Oyhut, Chehalis County, Wash., and is over 40 years of age.
I knew Elaspah, who is dead. He was a Lower Chinook Indian. He died unmarried and without issue. He had brothers, but they died without issue. He had no sisters, and there are no heirs to my knowledge.
I knew Chacolitch, who is dead, and he left no issue or heirs. He was a Lower Chinook Indian.
I knew Jack Wonio, a Lower Chinook Indian, who was alive when the treaty was made in 1851. He was a relative of Yahmants, deceased; and Jack Wonio died about ten years ago, leaving as issue and sole heir one son, named Henry Jack or Jackson, who is about 30 years old and lives at Bay Center, Wash.
I know Herbert Petit, of Ilwaco. He is a Lower Chinook Indian. His mother is a Lower Chinook, and his father was a white man. Herbert was alive when the 1851 treaty was made.
I know Julia Russel, who lives in Ilwaco, Wash. She is a Lower Chinook woman. I do not remember her mother’s name. Julia was alive in 1851. Her mother was a daughter of a niece of Yosick. Julia Russel had a sister named Mary Ann Bouten, who lived at or near Ilwaco, and has other relatives alive there, I think.
Catharine McCarthy, living at Ilwaco, Wash., is a descendant of the Clatsop Indians. Catharine was married to a man named Brown, who is dead, and Catharine’s mother was related to Chenob’s sister.
I knew Totillicum, who was a chief of the Kathlamet band, alive and one of the signers of the 1851 treaty. He died about thirty-five years ago. He had a number of children, but they died without issue. Totillicum had four brothers and two sisters, all of whom died before Totillicum did, except Klowsum, who has since died, leaving as sole heirs the following: Samuel Mallet, male son, living at Bay Center, Wash.; Elizabeth Klowsum Springer, daughter, living at Bay Center, Wash. James Mallet, deceased, son of Klowsum, deceased, who died about twenty years ago, leaving a son named Jason Millet, who lives at Tokeland, Wash.
I did not know John, one of the Kathlamet treaty signers.
I knew Kaisht, a Kathlamet Indian chief, who was alive in 1851. He is dead, without issue or heirs.
I knew Sahoho, a Kathlamet Indian, who was alive in 1851, but who has since died. He had children, but they are all dead, without issue or heirs, to my knowledge.
I knew Moses, who was alive in 1851, but has since died. He was a Kathlamet Indian. He left no issue or heirs.
I knew Kalup, who was Klowsum’s son and my half brother, same father but different mother. He is dead, without issue, and the only relatives of his now alive are Samuel Mallet, half brother, Bay Center, Wash.; Elizabeth Klowsum Springer, half sister, Bay Center, Wash.; James Mallet, deceased, half brother, and who left as sole issue and heir a son, Jason Millet, Tokeland, Wash.
I knew Wakotsuck, who is dead. He left no children or heirs. He was a Kathlamet Indian and one of the 1851 treaty signers.
I knew Twilts, also Scotchlecbie, who were both chiefs of the Clatsop Indians; both are dead, without issue or heirs, to my knowledge.
Samuel Mallet (his x mark).
Sworn and subscribed to before me at Bay Center, Wash., this 2nd day of January, 1906.
Chas. E. McChesney, Supervisor of Indian Schools.
