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

help of himself and an Indian, grind enough IN
day to feed has family week, and that was btucr
than to beat It with postal and mortar Il appear.
cd to me quite remarkable tina, the doctor eoulh
have made 50 many Improvements since the year
1884. But the industry which crowded every
hour Of the day, his unliring energy Of character.
and the very efficient aid Of his wife ~ relieving
him in great degree from the labors Of tho
school, are, perhaps, circumstances which will
render possibility probable, tina, in five years one
man without funds for such purposes, without
other aid in that business than that Of fellow mis-
sonary at short intervals should fence, plough,
build, plan, an orchard, and do all the other labo-
rious acts Of opening plantation on the faco Of
that distant wilderness learn on Indian language
and do the duties, meanwhile, of a physician To
the associate stations on the Clear Water and Spo.
kan
In tho afternoon Or w and his lady assembled
the Indians for instruction in reading Forty or 80
children between the ages of and ls and several
older people gathered on the shady side of tho
new mission.house ut the ringing of han bell
and seated themselves in an orderly manner on
ranges Of wooden benefits The doctor then
wrote monosyllablcs, words, and instructive sen
fences IN the Nee Perces language, on largo
blackboard suspended on the wall and proceeded
first TO teach the nature and power Of the letters in
representing the simple sounds of the language,
and then the construction of words and their uses
IN forming sentences expressive of thought, The
sentences written during these operations were a,
last read, syllable by syllable, and word after word
and explained until the sentiments contained in
them, were comprehendcd And it was delight,
iul 10 notice the undisguiscd avdty with which
these people would devour new idea
1t seemed TO produce thrill of dolgh, tha, kin
died up the counienance and animated the whole
frame. a hymn in the Ncz percos language
learned by rote from their teachers, was then
sung and the exercises closed with prayer in tho
same tongue
was awakened at dawn by the merry sounds
of clapping Of boards, the hammer, tho axe und
the plain the sweet melodies OF the parrn, of viz
tue, at this cradle of civilization. WHOM arose
every thing was in action DR.. VS. little herd
was lowing in the river, the wild horses were
neighing at the morning breeze, the birds were
caroling in the groves said every thing was
the deepest slunbcr, save u few solitary indivilu-
ais who were stalking with slow and stately ,rcuds
up neighborng butte, TO descry the rorea, of
their animals. Their concal skin lodges dotted
the valley above the mission, and impaired to tho
monring landscape peculiar wildncss As The
sun rose, the inmates began TO emerge from their
hus. 1t was chilly hour; and their buffalo
robes were drawn over their shoulders. with the
hair side next the body. The snow white flesh
side was frnged with the dark fur tina, crcp, in
sight around the edges, and their own black tres
Sos fell over 1t far down the back The children
were out in all the boyancy Of young life, shouting
TO the prnnclng steed, or betting gravel stones
that the arrows upon their little bows woud be
the first to clip the sturdy thistle head upon which
they were waging mimic war The women
were busy at their fires, weaving mats from the
flag; or sewing moscasins, lcggings or hunting
shirts. Crlckie was giving meat TO his friends.
who the past winter had fed fed him and taken
care Of him while lying sick
This is the imperial tribe Of OREGON They
formerly claimed proscripriye right to exercise
jurisdiction over The country down the Columbia
to It's mouth, and up The North and South Forks
to their sources. In the reign of the late high
Chief, the brother Of him who now holds that
station, this claim was accccdcd to by all the
Tribes within those districts Blu, that talan,ed
and brave man, lell at his death bu, one son, who,
after receiving a thorough education at the Sci.
kirk settlement on Rcd River of Lake Winnepcg,
also diod-nnd with him the imperial dignity of
the Skyuso tribe The person in charge a, Fort
Wallawalla indeed dressed the present incumbent
IN better style than his fellows proclaimed him
high chief and by treating him with the formali.
~ usually rendered 10 his deceased brother has
| obtained for him the name hut not the respect and
influence belonging TO the Office lie is a man Of
considerable mental power. but has none Of tho
fire and energy attributed to his predecessor The
WalIlwallas End Upper Chcnooks are the only
trbts that continue TO recognize the Skyusc supre-
macy
The Skyusc are also tribe 81 merchants BE.
fore the establishment Of Forts Hall and Cosais,
they were in the habit Of rcudezvousng Ut La
Graude R0undr,' an extensive valley in Tie Blue
Mountains, with the Shoshonios and others from
he valley Of the Sap'in, and exchanging with
them their iIorscs for inrs, budio robes skin tents
&c. Bulslncc the building of,hese posts, that ror.
ton Of their trad" is nearly destroyed Ia the
winter season. band Of thrm usually desccnds to
The lhlIes, balrrs with tie chinooks i0r salmon.
nnd holds councils over llat mean and miserable
band 10 ASCERTAIN their mis1emcanors. and punish
'hcm there bywhippiog The Wallawnlas how.
ever, are thor most numerous md profitable Gus
TONERS. They may well be termed The fishermen
Of ihe skyusc camp They live on both banks Of
he Columbia, from the Blue Mountains 70 the
Dallas and employ then soly,s principally in "a.
king salmon For these. their b,uers. who con,
sIder fishing mfnial business. give thom horscs
They o"n large numbers Of these animals A
Skyuse Is thouPhlto b. poor who has bu, n or
20 Of th'n. They generally have many more
One fat h"any old i'low, owns somehine over
1000, all Wild esecp 50 many a. be Heeds Tor use
or sale
To these rrpogs ~ g., I,Si.,s u, r,o, tlb.,