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IBS
Report #: 533
Location: FERRY
county, WA. United States
Sighting
Type: 1
Latitude: +048˚ 04'
N
Longitude: 118˚ 41' W
Day:
Month:
Year:
1890'S
Time:
Elevation:
Data Source:
TR70
Credibility:
5
Locality: near Keller on the San
Poil River
Researcher: Dr. Edward
Fuch
Witness: COLVILLE
NATIVES
Sighting Type:
1
Summary: MAIDEN KIDNAPPED BY
Skanicum , HALF BREED BF/INDIAN PATRICK
STORY
Sighting Text:
WA, FERRY
1890’S TR#70 Next to speak was Dr. Edward Fuch,
anthropologist, geologist, and philosopher, who
has also written a book about tales told to him
by friends in the Colville and Spokane Indian
tribes. He gave us several examples from
“Scweneyti and The Stick Indians Of The
Colvilles.” Order from him at PO Box 47,
Riverside, WA 98849. I thought the most
interesting tale, and one of import to our
Coroner’s Inquest (though delayed), was the tale
of Patrick. Before the turn of the century, the
Lake Band of the Colville, had set up a fishing
camp near Keller on the San Poil River. A recent
bride went for water, and was heard screaming.
The men rushed to her aid but could only stand
and watch as the Skanicum carried the bride
away. She was with the Skanicum all summer, when
searchers rescued her from the sleeping Skanicum
as she gathered roots. During her stay she
became pregnant and bore a son named Patrick.
His body was quite different; the 5’4” tiny man
had very long arms - reaching to his knees, had
a sloping forehead, a large lower jaw with a
wide mouth with straight upper and lower lips,
and straight protruding teeth. He was
hump-backed, his ears were peaked, he had long
fingers and large hands, and generally when at
school was described as very ugly, although very
smart. He died at 30, and is buried on the
reservation. He did marry and was considered
affluent. There were three daughters and two
sons which both died early. The daughters were;
Mary Louise (now about 70), Madeline, and Stella
(died young). Mary Louise lives near Omak, and
has said that her paternal grandfather was a
Skanicum. She is relatively normal in
appearance, but both girls have wide mouths,
protruding teeth, and squint eyes. Madeline, who
lives on the Washington coast, has a very
distinct sloping forehead, and long peaked ears.
She is considered ugly by Indian standards, and
is an alcoholic spending much time in taverns,
Dr. Fuch said. Dr. Fuch’s book is full of other
interesting Indian tales of the Stick Indians,
or Scweneyti, and the Skanikum.
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Ecology:
Missing
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