US Edition1886, WA: Olney appointed interpreter
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1886, WA: Olney appointed interpreter
Late in the frontier era in Washington Territory, there was still a real need for experts at talking Chinuk Wawa. Thus this terse announcement in the local newspaper: Tho[ma]s Olney appointed interpreter of Chinook jargon. — from “District Court Proceedings”, in the Port Townsend (Washington Territory) Puget Sound Weekly Argus of November 11,1886, page 3, column 5 The language was still mighty alive ‘n’ kicking! The need for a government-salari…
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