Library jewel #2: Indian monster tale
(Photo courtesy of Washington State Library) Halloween is always a great time for a scary story, and our second Library jewel for our latest contest definitely qualifies as something spooky. Found in our rare collections is a book published in 1918 called “Tsoqalem: a weird Indian tale of the Cowichan, a ballad.” The book was written by Lionel Haweis. This excerpt from the book’s foreword paints a picture of what this monster is about: “Among the Salish tribes, especially those…