Nordhoff, Charles. "Northern California, Oregon and the Sandwich Islands"

[Scott Tyler]

Thats an entertaining introduction to the Washington Territory.
On the Olympic Peninsula it is even more fun---Chimicum, Moclips, Taholah, 
LaPush, Ozette, Clallam Bay, Neah Bay (Nunez de Gaona Bahia Blanka), Pysht, 
Elwa, Hoh.
It would be nice to put up signs like Sasquatch Crossing---where locals have 
seen these beings.
Scott
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From: "Dave Robertson" <ddr11 at UVIC.CA>
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Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 3:00 PM
Subject: Nordhoff, Charles. "Northern California, Oregon and the Sandwich 
Islands"


> Available as a free e-book reprint at 
> http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13222.
>
> New York: Harper & Brothers, 1875.
>
> His impression of local place names in Washington Territory, including 
> those
> from Chinook Jargon, is amusing:
>
> "When, at Kalama, you enter Washington Territory, your ears begin to be
> assailed by the most barbarous names imaginable. On your way to Olympia
> by rail you cross a river called the Skookum-Chuck; your train stops at
> places named Newaukum, Tumwater, and Toutle; and if you seek further, you
> will hear of whole counties labeled Wahkiakum, or Snohomish, or Kitsap, or
> Klikatat; and Cowlitz, Hookium, and Nenolelops greet and offend you. They
> complain in Olympia that Washington Territory gets but little immigration;
> but what wonder? What man, having the whole American continent to chose
> from, would willingly date his letters from the county of Snohomish, or
> bring up his children in the city of Nenolelops? The village of Tumwater
> is, as I am ready to bear witness, very pretty indeed; but surely an
> emigrant would think twice before he established himself either there or
> at Toutle. Seattle is sufficiently barbarous; Steilacoom is no better; and
> I suspect that the Northern Pacific Railroad terminus has been fixed at
> Tacoma--if it is fixed there--because that is one of the few places
> on Puget Sound whose name does not inspire horror and disgust."
>
> Is "Nenolelops" a version of "Humptulips"?  Or maybe a separate Lower
> Chehalis name?
>
> Also, add this book's misspelling "Chistook" to your synonymy for 
> "Chinook".
>
> --Dave R
>
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