, 1858-06-25

| Indian tribes of Oregon, is copied from the Ore
gonion of the 18th inst Apart from the infor
nation contained in the letter, it is rendered in.
tcrestng and readable by the relation of incidents
occurring on the journey, which give quite an
insight into the Indian character. Dating his let.
ter Happy Camp, Rocky Mountains, May 2lst
| 1858" the writer says:-
Ileil place called the DalIes some time in April,
but my mind being slightly impaired at that time,
! have forgotten the date, but we will say 1858.
| made my way into the Nez Perces country, not
having any definite object in view, but, like Mr..
Micawber was waiting for something to turn up
eligible in the way Of business. My friends the
Nez Perces said they were glad to see me, and
their lodges were always open for my reception
thanked them from the bottom Of my heart, for
| felt from the treatment that had received from
the white savages at the Dallcs that the doors Of
stick houses were forever closed against me.
claimed T. e hospitality and the protection Of the
red man. WesmOked the pipe Of peace, and ever
lasting friendship, and began discussing matters
Of state. They asked me when the soldiers were
coming up to clean them Out, and if Col Step
toss heart had turned against them. I told them
no; that Col. Steptoe was too much Of gentle
man and a soldier to harm hair Of an innocent
Ta nvu n'~', Du' :n' Se'l'eu " " 'u''euu'OuS' :
10y .oHeu NY Mas ." AvsS'n""' ~ a% saSo
"e', "'s"D"O ""'"e,' a"u 'O'u '"sui O"c'c
s~" '''t0 0Ou'u NV "lU 0O"p.''"' ","' III
S,nS U u Po~0e " o~,y =" eAPresS' ou' 'lAu Gun
r,O'SI ~ go" o". v 60 80" n ~ Oes oOsi'e ~
~ e - ASa .S, - "s"-o 'e~ue' 'Ou snOuiu Iii
-. ;s 'l1 ~ eH .o'u . P,uue", " oe
~ '~' . - ",~. " N.' @uU"s '"0 ieu ne'''
:; ~ ~. .y "nl anu nave you snareu'
49,. 80 - ",-o~a "O.Ss 1'N OSI AsAeu ii0 was
- - - w.: "~' oi'"s ~ many
"-'- nv 'u '"O'l tneS "ere SACKS oi
O'ONns, anu Pi'Se"'S iOr my r'ends' Ihey told
=, v v''"'% came out Pretty ireely' but
re'u0'anuy' Du'i knew that discretion under the
o"eunSisiceS was 'he oetter part Oh vaor. This
was On inc nOrtn, or east SIDE OF Clear Water
insy @ .O'u me Oh tne wickedness Of the Peiouse
~lu 1nAa~1 O1nu Oi people, ana told me to close
'U"aS'' A"iAnAeu 'nen 'Or the information, and
"e"' 0n my way relo'c'ng Ihere was alot Of
yOs"e oueAS PROVING AROUND the lodge and us
'0.'i,s !" uie conversation iney made up their
linus .n " aeOUnPa"y T me. nao' without thelr
eSDP"''y' .HAA'A' anu NeI ferces' we Travelled
Us - s"ny AS pOsS'o'e untl nlgnt these raa-
v yUHns soounu'eis AsePing IN company win
~ - ~. Our amusement knew iull
- y w "C'ss ;" SneeP ; c'O'nlngi out
IN ,rn- : ~ 9-, N'sa' .Om'nsO on we ehcampea
."ey proposed trade IN horsesi 1 traded with
s-s-' s,'u TO'u '"s,' I" ge' up ana get tnat
"an'eu 70 s'eeP. Ihey mounted their horses to
,S-'s yus O"e VI u'em olsnounted and said thai
~ su. ;.. 'nr0w me oOwn 'nat ne had never wreS
"S ,iA,'' anu aS was near mn
- -. - -. 49, "Ao v ~ me pop lmre"
~, s.o Oes. 'liee OUT o. nve' 70 inc amusement
- S s so'-S .Sn anu 70 nus uissuSt he rcmount
s,1.-.s .e' !. =, e'1''e "~oA 70 camp, put recon
-~,,;.~ IN. ~ '.,-.' A"s ,e'utnSa u Iua speed
go, go ~ .N,. y many ueV.,A inc Ailkatat OK,
'' 80 "T"uy' ~, "ss'Ns' : s.epPeo lO'"aro
80 ..','' my Cnereo me tnelr nanus' ana
- 80, ~ ~" 's''' anu rOoe on. Inc next NOR
s Oa,. ,nAs We were minus plstol ana
s.l.S, O,u Tue Ne- Ferces tnat tne young In
v--1 w --N S'O'sI .Ieln esno yes, mey were oao
-s ~,.u Fs'Ouses 'O'o nlin 70 80 PACK
nls o",si anu get tnem, ana ne did So ana
D'Vusn, 'ne,n 70 mo- Inc next nlgnt they
lH1Oso our norses' and ieit us Aioot but sue
Teeuea IN gesnng them back through OOsur dc
.'A.Ie inulAn. Inns Indian once saved my me-
OSs now understand Is nghnng or amusing him
~ "''n onc'e sans dragons near the Spokane
HNer. 10 IN Iemons.'