▁armed ▁ste amer ▁be ▁sent ▁north ▁to ▁support ▁troops ▁in ▁those ▁g arr isons , ▁who ▁had ▁no ▁water ▁transport . ▁ ▁was ▁sent ▁north ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁being ▁fitted ▁out ▁for ▁Al ask an ▁service ▁and ▁station ed ▁at ▁Sit ka , ▁as ▁support ▁for ▁these ▁bases . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁a ▁newspaper ▁was ▁published ▁at ▁Fort ▁T ong ass ▁named ▁the ▁T ong ass ▁Wa - W a ▁(" W a - wa " ▁in ▁the ▁Ch ino ok ▁J arg on ▁means ▁" t alk , ▁speech , ▁conversation "). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fort ' s ▁closing ▁the ▁name ▁Fort ▁T ong ass ▁became ▁current ▁for ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁native ▁village ▁which ▁remained . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁army ' s ▁withdraw al , ▁a ▁Custom s ▁Ins pect or ▁remained ▁in ▁residence , ▁though ▁having ▁difficulty ▁in ▁cont rolling ▁trade ▁between ▁the ▁various ▁T ling it ▁tribes ▁and ▁the ▁Hudson ' s ▁Bay ▁Company ▁post ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sim pson , ▁which ▁was ▁just ▁ 1 5 ▁miles ▁south . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁there ▁were ▁ 7 0 0 ▁T ong ass ▁under ▁a ▁chief ▁named ▁Ya - so ot .< ref >[ https :// books . google . com / books ? id = i I c FA AA A Q AA J & pg = RA 2 - PA 1 4 5 & l pg = RA 2 - PA 1 4 5 & d q