Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-04-04

ID on, and took bird scye view Of the plantation
and plain Of the Waawalla The old mission
house stands on the northeast, bank of the river,
about four rods from the wafer side, a, the north.
east corner Of an enclosure containing about $50
acres 200 of which are under good cultivation
The soil is thin stratum Of clay, mixed with
sand and a small proportion Of vegetable mould,
resting on base Of coarse gravel Through
this gravel, water from the Wallawalla dltraies,
and by capillary attraction is raised to the roots of
vegetation in the incumben, earth The products
are wheat Indian corn, onions, urnips, rua baga
musk and nutmeg melons, squashes, asparagus,
tomatoes, cucumbers, peas, potatoes, &c. in the
gardcn-all Of very good quality, and abundant
crops,
The Wnllawalla is pretty stream. lis chan
mel is paved with gravel and sand, and about three
rods III width water two feet deep running five
or six miles the hour, and is limpd and cool
Throughout, the year A hundred yards below the
house. it makes beautiful bend to the southwest
for short distance and then resumes lis general
direction Of nothwes, by north, along the border
Of the plantation, On the opposite bank is line
of timber and underwood inierlaced with flower
ing bramblcs Oher small groves occur above
and below along the banks The plain about the
waters ofthis river is about 80 miles square A
great part Of this surface is more or less covered
distributed over it in such manner that most of it
can be grazed But from what came under my
own observation, and the information received
from respectable American citizens who had cx-
amined it more infinitely than had time to do, |
suppose there to be scarcely 1000 acres Of this
vast extent of surface, which can ever be made
available for the purpose Of cultivation The alb
sence of rains and dews in the Of crops, and
the impossbty of lrrigating much Of it on &c.
count of the height OF the general surface above
the streams will afford sufficient reasons for enter
tanning this opinion.
The doctor returned before nj ght with his timber,
one elm and a number Of quakng asp sticks; and
appeared grali6ed that he had been able TO find
the requisite number of sufficient size to supper,
his floor Tea came on, and passed away in car
nest conversation about native land and friends left
there, ofthe pleasure they derived from their pres
ent occupation, and the trials that bcfel them while
commencing the mission and aferward Among
the latter, was mentioned the drowning of their
child in the Waa the year bcfore--a little girl
two years old She fell into the river at the place
of taking water for family use. The mother
was in the house, the father shoIt distance away
on the premises. The alarm was conveyed to
them almost instantly, and they and others rushed
to the stream and sought for their child with fran
tic eagerness But the strong heavy current had
carried it down and lodged i, in a clump of bush
es under the bank on which they Stood They
passed the spot where it lay, but found it too late
Thus the devoted people were berett, in the most
affecting manner, Of their only child, left alone in
| the wilderness
The morning ofthe oath opened in the ovelitst
hues of the sky. None of the beauty ofthc harvest
field-none ofthe fragrance Of the ripened fruits
of autumn were there. The Wild horses were
frolicking on the plains; but the plains smoked
with dust and dearth. The green woods and the
streams sent up their harmonos with the breeze
but it was like dlrge over the remains of the
departed glorios Of the year. And yet when the
smoking vegetables ,he Kissing snake, bread white
as snow, and the newly.churn'd golden butter
graccd the breakfast table, and the happy counter
ances Of cOuntrymen and cOuntrywomen shonc
around, | could with difficulty believe myself in a
country so far distant from, and so unlike my ma
tive land, in all its features But during break.
fast, this pleasant illusion was dispclled by one Of
the causes which induced it, Our steak was oil
horse. flesh On such meat this poor family sub
sist NEST of the time They do not complain. Ii
enables them to exist to do the Indian good and
thus satisfies them. But can it satisfy those who
give money for the support of missionaries, tta
the allowance made by their agents for the sup
port of those who abandon parents aud freedom
the mercy Of the sayages, but their offspring also
should be so mcagre, as TO compel than 10 ca
horse flesh? This necessity existed in 1899 a
the mission on the Wallawala, and ! doubt no
exists in ls43
The breakfast being over, the host invited mn
10 a stroll over his premises. The garden vat
| first examined, its location, On llrc curying bank
the Wallawalla. the apple trees. growing lhrf!,
on its western border, the beautiful tomato anC
, other vegetables burdCning the grounds Mex
10 the fields. The doctors views Of the soil, and
its mode Of receiving moisture from the river
were such as have previously expressed Thr
TO the new house The adobe walls bad beer
erected a year. It was about 40 feet By 20 and
one and half stories high The interior area
consisted oftwo paIlors Of the ordinary size, sep
arnied by an adobe portion. The outer door
opened into one Of them. and from this a door ia
The partition led u the other Above were 10 be
sleeping apartments. To the main building was
attached another Of equal height designed for d
kirhen. with chambers above for servants Mr.
Monger and Sandwich Islander were ayine
the floors, making the doors &c The lumber
used was a very superior quality Of yellow piu.
plank, which DR. Whitman had ca, with whp
saw among the Blue hounlans.si miles distant
Next to the 'earl' A fine yoke Of oxen TWO
COWS, an American bull, and the beginning Of a
sock Of hogs were lhercabout And lac, 10 the
grsi mill on the other SIDE Of he river II con.
sisted Of spherical wrough, iron burr four or
FIVE inrheS N diarnefer surfourd.d b,, q rotFfsr.