Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-25
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From, The Peoria (HliaoisJ Repisier. Oci. 5.
VISITORS EROM OkEGON.

IN the Main street Presbyterian church. the leading
events in the history and progress OF the mission with
which he is connected.
About six years ago six Indians arrived at St
Louis from beyond the Rocky Mountains, 10 IN
form themselves about the Christian religion, of
which they Ind heard something in their homes IN
the wilderness. They the Flat Head aud
| Nezpercos tribes. aud resided between 2uOp and
5000 miles from ST. Lnnis, IN latitude - OF -, and
about longitude 40 from Washington, llo" they had
heard OF the Christian festo - not clearly known,
hui was doubtless through oil the traders he
longing TO the fur companies who are continually
raversing those regions. They Nerc kindly received
by tie Christian public Of 81. LOUIS, and hospitality
detained there some timc. la this period three OF
them died, when The remaining three, having. ms
the, thou ghi succeeded m their design, sci out up
on Their return. ca then way home Two al these
died. so thai bat oil the original party.-a Flat
Head ,--aud he the least Intelligent oil the whole,
reached the nation.
This event created qnire sensation in the Chris
I tan community throughout the /. States. 1t WIS
considered remarkable that doubts were express
sed By whether the design OF the Indians
was really What prole.sed to be and soepeal feel
tne increasing, an inquiry was sci on foot which
resulted ia the perfect establishment OF the fact. In
tins inquiry the feuds 81 Christianity were greatly
aided by Gen Clark, Whose recent death at st Louis
We have recorded. lie Ma acquainted, from per
soual intercourse with the tribes spoken Of and be
came satisfied the oisnceItly Of the deputaon short
" atttt arfsal ut st LnuIs. The event therefore,
was regarded m Iutmatlon that Providence was
opening The way foI mission To the Tribes OF In
d:tus more Immediately feeuCd TO, and 10 the Tribes
generally OF That tegton-an ,ntmaIion which
Christians dtd not iat to obey with all reasonable
expedition.
To the call thus made the Methodist Episcopal
church was the htsi 10 respond. In June 1893
The Rev Jason Lee set apart by the New Eng
land conference as anlissIouary 10 the Flat Head
aud Arzpcrees INDIAN, but with discretion 10 plant
himself wherever be might think II most eNpedicut
After ms appointment, and before setting out, his
nephew, Rev. Daniel Lee, wasassoc1tcd with HIM
~ tie mission.
The Messrs Lee were prevented from setting out
TIL the sprog oil 1r3i. To then number was added
Mi Shcpstd, WHO volunteered to accompany them rs
/ 4 teacher. The party reached 81. Louis IN April
/ where they procured horses and without loss of
Tune continued ON then journey. As they pro-
eeeded through the state OF Missouri, two young
men, &. NJ. Walker aud 7. l.. Edwards, became
interested ia the enterprise, and determined 10 &c
company II. They joined accordingly with their
HORSES, by which addition ths patty WAS increased
10 i've. They continued on without further dctcn-
lion, and without meeting any thing worthy ol note,
TIL they reached Independence, Al that tine tie most
remote white settlement ~ the United States. Here
they found Capt. Wyelh and hs party, amounting
/ ot~enly five men.
Mcssrs. Lee aud then party, proceeded up the
! " llhamct rner which emptIes into the Columbia
ncm Vancouver. I'LL they reached small settlement
! OF whites 30 mIics from IFS mouth. They were men
who had been m the employ OF the Hudson Bay
company, but had taken Indian wives and settled
/ here Ia pursue the business Of farming. They mum
brfed - % families and had become as uncivi.
lled, nearly, rs the sasageS around them. The set
Element was called Nlhamot and the patty arrived
| at II on the 9th OF October. Ii should have been
before mentioned HAT Capt. Nyeih aud ms party
separated from our travellers IN the Rocky Noun
talns they having remained there To erect a fort to
be called Font Hall. This has since been purchas-
. ed \ g BAY is tptr
caslelly posi- IN that vicinity, aud ncal the Rocky
Mountains.
In the spling OF 1s35, Nh Walker, vino had
joined the party on It's through Missouri, left
TO indulge his adventurous disposition. Thus lcdu-
eed The number to four. They laborcd asslduous-
/ " upon the farm uutl three were taken slck with
fever and aEne, leaving the elder Mr.. Lee the only
active mAn N the company. lie at length was also
taken down. but proyldenually not until the others
became conra'cscent lie remained confined sew
efa weeks, and has not Vet entirely recovered.
We cannot follow the mission through each sue
cccdmg years operations In July, lsS7 il was
joined ny DIR. White, with his wife and child Mr.
Beers, blacksmith, Mr. Wilson, carpenter and three
single ladies'. To build HOUSES for these occupied
the principal part of the fail but they were all
comfortably provide lor before the RAINY season set
IN The same lall seven others joined the mission,
VIZ. kcv' David Leslie, wife aud thee daughters ;
Rev. II. X. w. Perkins aud Miss Smuh teacher
These all sailed from Boston, and arrived by way of
Cape Horn tluArcts were provided for these in due
tlme' Down 10 tins time the mission cause had ad.
vanccd very slowly but the school had prospercd
equal TO their wafmtst expectations. Including
Indian children and missionaries Mr.. j. Lee had IN
hls family, Tor few months last year, fifty persons
In the farm there are now IS acres under culuva.
tlon' tIiiy OF TINS was broken up by the missiona-
lies, aud the residue purchased of the settlers
Last year II produced about 400 bushels of wheat
with full supply otyegetablcs.
A new mission station has been commenced on
The Columbia river, about hall way between the
Vancouver and Waa, At the head of which Mr.
Daniel Lee has been placed. MIR. Perkins is learn
ing the language there spoken, with the view OF
reducing II To a system.
On the Goth of March, 1888, Mr.. Lee left the
mission house, accompanied by Mr.. Edwards who
has been before named, Mr. +. \. Ewing a scntle.
man well known IN Missouri, aud five lutlians-ihrcc
OF the latter Nezpeiccs, and two Flat Heads. They
cdne, lor the most part, the way Mr.. Lee went
ca reaching the Waa.waIla. they remained there
ttli The sth OF May waiting for the Fur company to
set out, and with whom they travelled TO Font Hall
Hero the greater part OF the Fur company STONED
and the gentleman who had IL IN charge with 4
few men, continued on with Nh. Lees party TO the
American Rendezvous on Wind river, "A branch oil
the yellow Stone. They numbered sixteen per.
sons, and though tins MAS the most dangerous por-
ton OF the route, they not at all molcsted
from tins point they proceeded homeward with the
American fnt company having IN thor tram thirty
odd wagons and carts loaded with iurs On reach.
lng Wcstpor near the Missouri line, Mr.. Lee and
his live Indians took canoes and descended the Mis-
SOM to Alton proceeding about 50 miles a day
From Alton they went 10 ST. Louis, and thence SCI
out on their journey To New " rk proceeding
through Illinois To our town, whence the, will con-
tlnue by way Of The lakes. Mr.. H. was detained here
ed sd Inv a IL. l.