1 9 th ▁century , ▁even ▁during ▁the ▁small po x ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 7 ▁and ▁food ▁short ages ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 1 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Y ak ima ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁US ▁Army ▁Colonel ▁Wright ▁interven ed ▁on ▁a ▁possible ▁al liance ▁between ▁Y ak ama ▁and ▁W en atch i ▁tribes ▁by ▁removing ▁the ▁W en atch i ▁to ▁K itt itas . ▁The ▁resulting ▁march ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁include ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁horses ▁and ▁extend ▁five ▁miles ▁long . ▁A ▁cont igent ▁stayed ▁behind ▁to ▁fish ▁at ▁W en atch ap am ▁Fish ery ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁winter . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁Father ▁Res par i , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest , ▁began ▁his ▁mission ary ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁Indians . ▁He ▁was ▁followed ▁some ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁Father ▁De ▁Gr ass i , ▁who ▁built ▁a ▁log ▁cabin ▁on ▁the ▁W en atch ee ▁River ▁near ▁the ▁present ▁town ▁of ▁C ash m ere . ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁other ▁white ▁sett lers ▁came ▁to ▁hom est ead ▁the ▁land . ▁W en atch ee ▁was ▁pl atted ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁officially ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 9 3 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁counted ▁ 4 5 1 ▁residents