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 the State of Washington, were not of the pure river type of Indian, nor did they live directly on the banks of the Columbia. They had a trail extending from the Cowlitz River to the gravel plains South of 01ympia,Tacoma and Seattle. Some of them who lived near the Gravel Plains had ponies and were what might be called half horse and half canoe Indians. They were a more lively and warlike people than the Chinooks and held a middle position between the Columbia River and the Puget Sound Indians.

Indians are by nature great gamblers, and it is hard where all so excelled to specify any one tribe that was preeminent in this fascinating vice, but perhaps the Indians of the Lower Puget Sound country were entitled to this award. Too timorous to go to actual war and take chances with death, they were also too 112