Katie & Mabel present"Tales to Tell" © The Stump Ranch welcomes submissions for stories, folklore, poems, talltales, profiles that fit the theme of the pioneer spirit and/or local Skagit County History. E-Mail Here! |
 by Dick Fallis |
 Catherine Savage Pulsipher by Noel V. Bourasaw Skagit River Journal |
 by C. Holmes aka Corrine Pape The Stump Ranch would love to recieve more logging stories from readers. Real life or tale tales welcomed. |
 by Mollie Dowdle from her book "My Best Loved Stories." Profile included from Hamilton 100 Years by Carol Bates |
 By Catherine Savage Pulsipher A great tale of adventure during early Skagit Counties brush with its own Gold Rush. |
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The Rest of the Story "The Black Prince"-excerpts from STERNWHEELERS AND THE SKAGIT RIVER by Helen Barrett plus the story from John W. Savage, shared by Betty Savage- remembrances of the days when sternwheelers navigated the Skagit River |
"Stumps By The Million"by Ray Jordan from Ray's Writin's Preview excerpt from Mabel's Brood or Ten Years On A Stump Ranch |
I'm pleased to present for your reading pleasure; a bit of History 101 on pioneer women and their contributions to the winning of the west-"THE WOMEN WHO WON THE WEST" by Julius Debuschewitz- |
Christmas with the Savage Family"Early Historical Incidents of Skagit County" by Paul v. Pressentin |
Cascade Pass Adventure 1877From: "Early Historical Incidents of Skagit County," by Otto Klement Published by the Mount Vernon Daily Herald, First one, Oct. 19, 1926 This story is already posted at "Skagit River Journal", but Barb Halliday updated the story recently with some beautiful pictures at her website, so this link is where I'm sending you. |
Poems by Mabel Boyd Royal-Steen©At writing I'm far from an expert, These poems are nothing so fine, But they've given me moments of pleasure And filled in spare hours of time. I could not stir the world by my writing For nothing so great could I do, So I'll just play the part, Write the thoughts of my heart, And send them along to you. Ma- Written by Mabel Boyd Royal-Steen, Christmas 1947 |
I needed a dedicated place to showcase the vast array of stories, poems, & history written by cousins
Catherine Savage Pulsipher & Mabel Boyd Royal.(click link for quick profile) Thanks to Katie and Mabel, Savage and Boyd descendants have an amazing amount of dedicated source material for our family trees.  I've debated quite often with my wife whether or not the modern feminist women could live the life of the pioneer. I personally think it's a myth that the pioneer woman were just subservient little hausfraus to their husbands. The pioneer women weren't always dependent on the men in their life for sustenance, they couldn't afford to be.
The love of Mabels life, Tom Royal, was a lifetime logger and a bit of a rolling stone. He went to where the work was. Mabel simply got tired of following him with the kids from camp to camp and finally decided to settle down at the place of her birth, Birdsview, Washington. Katie lived the bulk of her life with husband Henry (Happy) Pulsipher, in Bellingham and Birdsview, but didn't let that stop her from being her own woman.While it is true Katie & Mabel were the daughters of pioneer women, [Read Torrey Girls] they were taught the same survival skills, which you'd be hard pressed to find in use today. Terms I've heard used about the strength and character of these amazing women and their lives have been; hardy, zest for life, adventurous spirit, outdoorsman, delight in their children, love of music, cooks, homemakers and herbalist. Not suffering fools gladly, they both had green thumbs and loved tending their gardens. |
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