Yakama-Cowlitz Trail: Ancient and Modern Paths Across the Mountains
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COLUMBIA THE MAGAZINE OF NORTHWEST HISTORY ■ SUMMER 2018 Yakama-Cowlitz Trail: Ancient and modern paths across the mountains North Cascades National Park celebrates 50 years • Explore WPA Legacies A quarterly publication of the Washington State Historical Society TWO CENTURIES OF GLASS 19 • JULY 14–DECEMBER 6, 2018 27 − Experience the beauty of transformed materials • − Explore innovative reuse from across WA − See dozens of unique objects created by upcycling, downcycling, recycling − Learn about enterprising makers in our region 18 – 1 • 8 • 9 WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma | 1-888-BE-THERE WashingtonHistory.org CONTENTS COLUMBIA The Magazine of Northwest History A quarterly publication of the VOLUME THIRTY-TWO, NUMBER TWO ■ Feliks Banel, Editor Theresa Cummins, Graphic Designer FOUNDING EDITOR COVER STORY John McClelland Jr. (1915–2010) ■ 4 The Yakama-Cowlitz Trail by Judy Bentley OFFICERS Judy Bentley searches the landscape, memories, old photos—and President: Larry Kopp, Tacoma occasionally, signage along the trail—to help tell the story of an Vice President: Ryan Pennington, Woodinville ancient footpath over the Cascades. Treasurer: Alex McGregor, Colfax Secretary/WSHS Director: Jennifer Kilmer EX OFFICIO TRUSTEES Jay Inslee, Governor Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction Kim Wyman, Secretary of State BOARD OF TRUSTEES Sally Barline, Lakewood Natalie Bowman, Tacoma Enrique Cerna, Seattle Senator Jeannie Darneille, Tacoma David Devine, Tacoma 14 Crown Jewel Wilderness of the North Cascades by Lauren Danner Suzie Dicks, Belfair Lauren14 Danner commemorates the 50th22 anniversary of one of John B. Dimmer, Tacoma Washington’s most special places in an excerpt from her book, Jim Garrison, Mount Vernon Representative Zack Hudgins, Tukwila Crown Jewel Wilderness: Creating North Cascades National Park. John C. Hughes, Grays Harbor Sam Hunt, Olympia 22 Research, Explore, Photograph, Repeat by J Tucker Krist Novoselic, Naselle Photographer J. Tucker explores Washington looking for legacies Chris Pendl, Seattle of the WPA. Bill Sleeth, Seattle Sheryl Stiefel, Seattle Representative J. T. Wilcox, Roy COLUMBIA FEATURES ONLINE Ruth Elizabeth Allen Willis, Lakewood COLUMBIA Magazine is a portal to a Senator Hans Zeiger, Puyallup 2 Editor’s Note/Contributors growing online presence of archival ■ 3 Collecting Washington materials and other content from the COLUMBIA (ISSN: 0892-3094) is published quarterly by the 26 39 Counties Washington State Historical Society; copyright 2018. All Washington State Historical Society. rights reserved. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part 28 Noteworthy Visit washingtonhistory.org for more without express permission from the publisher. SUBSCRIPTION 29 Washington Gallery features, including a searchable INFORMATION: Subscribe online at www.Washington database of photos, ephemera History.org/support/ or call 253-798-5894. EDITORIAL 30 Used Books CONTRIBUTIONS/BOOK REVIEWS: Direct inquiries and artifacts, and episodes of the and submissions to COLUMBIA, Washington State 31 Reference Desk new COLUMBIA Magazine podcast Historical Society, 1911 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402; 253-798-5902; or [email protected]. Although reasonable care 32 Maps & Legends COLUMBIA Conversations. will be taken with materials received, no responsibility can be assumed for unsolicited materials, including photographs. POST MASTER: Please send address changes to Washington State Historical Society, 1911 Pacific venue,A Tacoma, WA 98402. ON THE COVER ■ “Cowlitz Valley – Tatooch Range” is the description of this hand-colored glass lantern The Washington State Historical Society does not discriminate slide from the Tacoma Public Library, circa early 1900s. The Tatoosh Range (modern on the basis of disability in its program delivery and will provide, to the best of its ability, alternate formats upon request. For assistance, spelling) is not far from Mount Rainier, and this image appears to include the contact the ADA coordinator at 253-272-3500. geologic features known as Pinnacle Peak (on the left) and The Castle. This slide and Printed on FSC-certified 10% PCW recycled-content paper. many others were donated to the library by Tacoma-born Donald H. Cooper. IN THIS ISSUE s the team at the Washington State His- already have a passion for history, but may not Atorical Society was putting the finishing think they have what it takes to write an article touches on this Summer 2018 issue, it really about their favorite historical topics. dawned on me how lucky we are to have so So, if you’ve never written for COLUMBIA, many wonderful and talented history writers we encourage you to consider doing so now. living and working here in the Pacific North- A great first step is to send an email to editor. west. And this issue, in particular, highlights [email protected] with a sentence or two places you can visit this summer and experience describing the topics that interest you, and what history in person. you might like to write about for the magazine. Feliks Banel From stories about the Yakama-Cowlitz Trail Also, if you haven’t already, please be sure COLUMBIA Editor and the 50th anniversary of North Cascades and give a listen to our new COLUMBIA Con- National Park, to a gallery of photos of WPA versations podcast – maybe while you’re on the projects, to the reviews of current and vintage way to one of the interesting destinations fea- books, it’s an honor to be a place for talented tured in this issue. We post a new episode about writers and photographers to share the fruits of once a month, and it’s a great way to hear the their explorations and research with COLUM- voices of our writers and other people doing BIA readers. interesting work to preserve and share Pacific While many of our contributors are profes- Northwest history. sionals with several published pieces to their As always, we love to hear from you with credit, COLUMBIA depends on new and your thoughts on COLUMBIA, and your ques- emerging writers, too. We’re very happy to help tions and comments. Reach us via editor.colum- develop the talents of Northwesterners who [email protected]. The talented writers, historians and archivists from around CONTRIBUTORS the Northwest whose work appears in this issue. LEONARD GARFIELD Noteworthy (Book Reviews) Leonard Garfield has been executive director of Seattle’s Museum JUDY BENTLEY LAUREN DANNER J. TUCKER PETER DONAHUE of History & Industry Yakama-Cowlitz Trail Crown Jewel Research, Explore, Used Books (MOHAI) since 1999, and before that he had Judy Bentley is a writer, Wilderness Photograph, Repeat Peter Dohahue is the a long career in historic historian, teacher, and Lauren Danner, PhD, is a Jenny Tucker was born author of the historical preservation and arts and hiker. She taught for writer and historian based and raised in Bremerton. novels Madison House heritage administration. more than twenty years in Olympia. She focuses Coming from a long line and Clara and Merritt, at South Seattle College on public lands policy, of shipyard workers, she both set in Seattle, and and is author of several Pacific Northwest and has always had an interest Three Sides Water, a new books, including Hiking environmental history, in maritime and other trilogy of short novels Washington’s History and and outdoor recreation. local history. Tucker is set on the Olympic Walking Washington’s She previously served as a owner-operator of Sticks Peninsula during different History: Ten Cities. college professor, museum & Stones Photography, historical periods. He has Curiosity propels her director, and Washington and she shoots for several written about Northwest interest in historical trails; State field coordinator local publications and literature and authors for she wants to know how for the Lewis and Clark for Historic Seattle. She COLUMBIA since 2005. the path came to be and bicentennial. resides in Edmonds. who has been there before. COLUMBIA 2 I IN THIS ISSUE COLLECTING Artifacts and stories from the collections of WASHINGTON the Washington State Historical Society. Treaty of Point No Point Necklace or more than a decade, the Washington the Clallam, Chimacum and Skokomish tribes. FState Historical Society has made it a The treaty was signed on January 26, 1855. IN THE SPIRIT practice to select one work from each annual On the occasion of the centennial of the Contemporary IN THE SPIRT Contemporary Native Arts treaty in 1955, historian Charles Gates wrote: Native Arts exhibition to add to its collection. “The record of the government in In 2011, a necklace created by artist Denise the handling of Indian affairs is by Saturday, June 30 – Emerson was chosen. The necklace is com- no means without blemish. The Sunday, August 12 prised of two pieces of woven beadwork that chiefs were often put under con- See Washington are connected by three strings of beads at the siderable duress in the negotiation State Historical bottom, with one string of beads extending of treaties and were disappointed Society’s 13th annual from the top of each to form the necklace. juried exhibition of afterward by the failure of the su- contemporary Native The two pieces of woven beadwork are red perintendents and agents to carry art at the History with black letters that say “Jan 26 1855” and out the policies and commitments Museum. Works on “Point No Point Treaty.” Each piece has two to which they had agreed.” view typically include black dogs facing outward below the lettering. textiles, sculptures, Gates also wrote that on the first day of the Emerson writes, “This piece was inspired paintings, carvings, and parley, “issues in dispute were thoroughly aired, basketry, and many are by the Point No Point Treaty that was signed and a number of chiefs spoke their minds with available for purchase. by many tribes here in the Northwest. I am some vigor,” but, ultimately, by the next day, An artist award an enrolled Skokomish Tribal member, and I ceremony will be held “the Indian resistance weakened, and those wanted to create jewelry with the name and July 1 at 3:00 PM.