 One day, after a disagreement, he packed up all his possessions and paddled off to board a ship for San Francisco, never to return.číčməhán traveled to San Francisco in the early 1850s, where he befriended James G. Swan.The Superintendent of Indian Affairs recognized Cheech-Ma-Ham as chief of the S'Klallam in 1854, holding him responsible for the "good behavior" of his people.