at medicine creek, kanasket protested what he saw as a bad deal for the nisqually tribe, and told their chief, leschi (c. 1808-1858). those present told him to leave, stating "you are half-klickitat; you have nothing to say; the treaty is made." in september 1855, kanasket and chief leschi met with officials of washington territory at muckleshoot prairie, but the outcome is not known. later, after the start of the puget sound war, along with quiemuth (half brother of leschi, c.1798-1856) of the mishalpam ("mashel river people") or mica'l band of nisqually, chief kitsap of the muckleshoot, and powhowtish, kanasket was credited with leading a group of 80 warriors that attacked an army camp, killing lieutenant william a. slaughter. in this same attack, two corporals and a private were killed, as well as three privates being wounded.