Many Northwest hikers have trod the miles to Indian Henry's Hunting Ground on the southwest side of Mt. Rainier, and a few of them have no doubt wondered, "Who was this Indian Henry guy, anyway? Fewer of them know that a nearby peak, Satulick, was named for him as well.
Satulick, Soo-too-lick, or Indian Henry, however you choose to call him, was a friend to early settlers in the region where he is thought to be buried. He is known to have guided the Longmire party in their exploration of the territory now known as Mt. Rainier National Park. It is also known that his village was wiped out in the Maxon Massacre, although he himself survived.
Until a few years ago, his purported gravesite had gone largely untended. Then a young Eatonville man named Zach Ingalls took on its restoration as an Eagle Scout project. Through his tireless efforts, the renovation was completed early in the spring of 2005. For those who wish to know more about Soo-too-lick and this project, visit the Eatonville News website, www.eatonvillenews.net/sootoolick.html
I invite you to honor Soo-too-lick's spirit. When you visit the memorial, you may enter through the picket gate and pay your respects at the monument and, if you wish, leave flowers or a string of beads. Take nothing away but a faded blossom or a pulled weed. Go with good spirits at your side!
You will need the following information from this site:
1)The number of pickets in the gate and the three panels left of it. The gate will be called panel #1 and the panel furthest from the gate will be panel #4. Do not count posts!
2)The total pickets in panels #1-#4.
3)The number of Douglas firs exceeding 5' in height within the fenced compound.
4) The total number of flat-top posts in the fence.
Parking is at a convenient spot along Highway 7. Complete the following parking coordinates: 46° 50.aab 122° 19.cdd
Let aa = (the number of pickets in panel #4 plus the number of pickets in panel #2) times the number of Doug firs. Mind the parentheses!!!
Let b = the number of Doug firs.
Let c = 0.
Let dd = the total of pickets in panels #1-#4 plus 11.
Complete the intermediate waypoint coordinates: 46° 50.uww 122° xx.yyz
Let u = the number of pickets in panel #3 minus the number of pickets in panel #4.
Let ww = the number of flat-top posts plus the number of pickets in panels #1-#4 minus 1.
Let xx = twice the number of pickets in panel #1.
Let yy = ww plus the number of Doug firs plus the number of pickets in panel #1.
Let z = the number of pickets in panel #1 minus the number of Doug firs.
In less than half a mile, you will come to an intersection where there are three signs. Only one of them is pertinent, and it won't take you long to figure out which one.
Complete the final waypoint coordinates: 46° 50.ABC 122° xx.DED. Hike less than a mile to the goal.
Let A = the number of flat-top posts minus the sum of pickets in panels #1 and #3.
Let B = a number which appears three times on this sign, but never beside itself.
Let C = the number of pickets in panel #3 minus the number of pickets in panel #2 plus the number of Doug firs.
Let xx = the number you obtained in calculating the previous waypoint coordinates.
Let D = the number of pickets in panel #2 minus the number of pickets in panel #1.
Let E = the second-to-last number on this sign.
Enjoy your walk! There are many quietly beautiful things to see en route, so you may want to take a camera.