Looking for "Auxime"

[David Robertson]

Thanks, Leanne,

I've just turned up one reference to the name Auxime.  This one would be a
Secwepemc (Shuswap) man, but maybe his first name was Nicola due to a
connection with the chief you mentioned.  I'll quote from a letter written
by Nicola Auxime, reprinted in Kamloops Wawa in August 1896:

"North Thompson, away up in the
Mountains of British Columbia,
June 1st, 1896.

To Mr. William Buckley,
Denver, Colorado.

My Dear Sir,--Will you allow me
to write you a few words in shorthand.
I am only an Indian cow-boy in the
mountains of British Columbia, and
I use only cow-boy English, because
I know no other.  But I will be happy
and proud of receiving from you cards
written in Shorthand.  If you do not
find it too bold, I will call myself
your friend,

NICOLA AUXIME"

--Dave R.


On Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:40:07 -0700, Leanne Riding <riding at TIMETEMPLE.COM>
wrote:

>Do you mean the Nicola for whom the Nicola valley (north of Merritt) was
named?
>  That particular Nicola grew potatoes and sold them to the Kamloops Fort
c.
>  1840 or so. He was an important fellow, called a chief, and he had a lot
>of wives. John Todd mentions him frequently in his journal. There is a
website
>which has a very good bio about him, I think. If that's the guy you are
looking
>for, I could probably find the website again. Or perhaps this is another
fellow?
>
>On Monday, September 27, 2004, at 03:23 , David Robertson wrote:
>
>> Klahawiam,
>>
>> I'm trying to track down references to the name "Auxime".
>>
>> I think I've read of a First Nations person named Nicola Auxime in
southern
>> interior BC.
>>
>> Anyone here have knowledge of any Auximes?
>>
>> I'm having the devil of a time locating this in any of the numerous
>> databases & search engines I'm trying.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> --Dave R
>>
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>
>-- Leanne (http://timetemple.com)
>
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