Chief Tonasket Log Cabin is a log cabin in Okanogan County, Washington, once the home of Chief Tonasket, born 1822. It is along Washington State Route 21 near Curlew, Washington.[1] Tonasket moved to the Colville Indian Reservation, now the Old North Half in the Curlew area, after signing the 1883 treaty with the United States. Tonasket died in 1891,[2] and the structure was operated as the "Curlew Store" for a period of time by G.S. Helphry and J. Walters, beginning in 1896, supplying prospectors coming to the Okanogan gold rush.[3][4]
The original structure was approximately 80 feet (24 m) long and was expanded and framed in when the Curlew Store was put up. The store was dismantled when the Great Northern Railway came through the area and the original log cabin uncovered.[5]
References edit
- ^ Kirk & Alexander 1995, p. 33.
- ^ Brown 1961.
- ^ Kirk & Alexander 1995, p. 70.
- ^ Steele 1904, p. 427.
- ^ Helphrey 1999, p. 8.
Sources edit
- Brown, W.C. (1961). The Indian side of the story: being a concourse of presentations historical and biographical in character relating to the Indian Wars, and to the treatment accorded the Indians, in Washington Territory east of the Cascade Mountains during the period from 1853 to 1889, combined with some general discussions designed to bring out the Indians side of the story, and to offer a re-examination into Stevens-Wool controversy. C.W. Hill Print. Co. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- Helphrey, Bill (1999), "THE HELPHREY'S [sic]", Old & New Reflections of the Kettle River Region. Bodie, Curlew, Danville, Ferry, Malo, Toroda, and Surrounding Areas, Kettle River History Club, pp. 8–14 – via Internet Archive
- Kirk, R.; Alexander, C. (1995). Exploring Washington's Past: A Road Guide to History. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-97443-9. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- Steele, Richard F. (1904). An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, State of Washington. An Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties, State of Washington. Western Historical Publishing Company. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
- Treaty with the Columbias and Colvilles, Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1886 (treaty text)
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