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Puget Sound Herald
Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington
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The Puget Sound Herald reports on tobacco grown last season at Snohomish River on the Indian Reserve under Rev. Father Chirouse's direction. A specimen brought by Capt. McDonald is praised as nearly equal to imported brands for smoking and chewing.
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STEILACOOM, W. T.,
Thursday Evening, March 26, 1863.
SNOHOMISH TOBACCO.
Some weeks ago we noticed, in these columns, a box of cigars received by us from the Snohomish River, the tobacco of which was grown there last season. On Tuesday last, Capt. McDonald brought to us another specimen of the weed, in the form of a loose plug, resembling some of the brands of the Southern natural leaf tobacco. This was grown at the mouth of the river, on the Indian Reserve, under the direction of Rev. Father Chirouse, the Catholic missionary stationed there. For a first attempt, or experiment, we have no hesitation in pronouncing the result highly satisfactory; for, both for smoking and chewing, it is scarcely, if any, inferior to many of the imported brands. Father Chirouse in this, as in the mental culture of the Indians under his care, has accomplished much to be proud of. The results of his labors mental and physical, are as creditable as they are gratifying.
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Snohomish River, Indian Reserve
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March 26, 1863 (Article); Last Season (1862); Tuesday Last
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A box of cigars from tobacco grown last season in Snohomish River is noted; Capt. McDonald brings another specimen grown at the river's mouth on the Indian Reserve under Rev. Father Chirouse's direction. The first attempt yields highly satisfactory tobacco, comparable to imported brands for smoking and chewing, crediting the missionary's physical and mental labors with the Indians.