The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-11-02
For the State Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. H. H. SPAULDlNG
Early Oregon BLissiOns--.Thelr lime
pOrtanee in Securing the COun.
try TO AanePcians.
NUMBER EnIRrY-oNE.

aus in waiting to conduct US to their
countries. In ten days two stations had
been selected enc for-Dr. Whitman,
among the Cayuse and Walla Walla In
diaus, at place called Wanlatpu, in the
forks of the Pasha (Mill Creek and
Walla Walla rivers, % miles east Of Fort
Walla Walla; aud the other for myself
among the Nez Perces, two miles up the
Lapwai, a south branch of Kooskooskee
or Clearwater river, and y miles from It's
mouth, and l25 miles southeast from Ft.
Walla Walla, in lat. 4602S,, aud long.
117o05.
Leaving DR.. Whitman and Mr.. Gray,
with two Hawaiians whom DIR. McLaugh-
lin had kindly furnished to us as helpers,
and the two Nez Perces boys who had
come with Us from the States, aud a col
ored man from the mountains, to COM
menee buildings at the DIS station, l
reached Fort Walla Walla at II o'clock
on the night Of Oct Is, just in time to
take passage for Vancouver in the boat
bearing the express from Montreal, Can
ada, aud York Factory on Hudson Bay,
which places it had left in March precc-
ding. The express was in charge Of Mr..
McKinzie, who had grown up in the ser.
vice, and had spent much of his time in
crossing and re-crossing the Rocky Noun
tains and carrying the Co.'S express be-
tween their faI distant posts. He gave
many vivid accounts of their stern and
awful defles. their everlasting SHOWS and
their terrific aud laundering glaciers,
We left Walla Walla at 2 o'clock in
the morning and reached Vancouver the
third day, running both Big aud "Lit-
tie Dalles" and making short portaees at
the Des Chuttes and Cascades, Mr. Nc
Kinzie had 4 choice crew from York Fac
tory, under charge of Little Paul." an
Iroquois, one of the best watermen in the
service of the II. B. Co. 90
found our ladies in good spirits and
vigorous health Mr. Lee had visited
them, and expressed his unbounded joy
at the favorable success of their hazard
Gus and toilsome journey across the con-
tinent, a work which he had thought im-
possible for white woman to accomplish
His spirits and hopes were greatly revi-
we'd, and he returned TO his mission home
on the Willamette, nine miles below Sa-
lem, TO wait anxiOusly the arrival Of his
lady missionaries, who were even at that
date three months on their sea voyage,
but did not arrive In the Columbia till
the next May.
DR.. Mclaughlin and Mr.. Douglas ex-
pressed their Willingness to aid us in our
undertaking TO the utmost of their abill-
ty, from the public and even from their
private stores. Their goods were of a
superior quality to any in the country
then, and they magnanimously afforded
them to US cheaper than the same can be
had now, and delivered them, properly
baled, at Walla Walla, from time to time,
at about 81 per hundred.
Although DR.. Mclaughlin was disap-
pointed In not retaining the example and
instruction of cur wives with the half
bred women of the pest (who, by the way,
appeared extremely welD, he put forth
every effort to getour outfit and the boats
ready as soon as possible, that we might
accomplish the up-river journey before
the winter storms set in and on the I'd
of~Ney., 1886; the cargo aud two boats
were ready to leave, under the charge of
the same Nr- Mcleod who had conducted
US with such care and kindness from
Greene River to Walla WaIla. Our out
fit was ample-clothing, bedding, materi-
ais for building and farming, medicines,
groceries, Indian goods, &c..-for the two
stations, amounting to over 81 900. which
was paid then, as ever after, by a draft on
the Treasurer Of our Board in Boston, to
be paid By bill of exchange in London
DIR. Mclaughlin gave an order on Fort
Colville for all the -four and grain we
should need at both stations for two years;
but insisted. like father, that we should
make ourselves independent in that time,
by having grain in abundance and -four
ing mills at each station, not only fo- our
comfort but for the success of our cause,
In which he and fellow-oficers manifested
a lively interest.
To give an idea of the warm interest
Dr. McI4aughlin took In the early Protes-
~tant Missions, will copy one of his let
ters to Rev. Jason Lee:
fFT. VAseopyER, March /, 1886.
Rev. Jason Lee:
DEAR SIR IL do myself the pleasure
TO hand you the enclosed subscription
.(s250), which the gentlemen who have
signed it request you would do them the
favor to accept for the use of the mission,
and they pray our Heavenly Father
without whose. assistance we can do moth
ing-that of His infinite mercy he may
youchsafe to bless and prosper your pious
endeavors and believe me to be, with
esteem and regard, your sincere we'll
wisher and
Humble servant,
JOHN MCLAUGHLIN"
At the Cascades we met heavy storms
of rain and snow, which made the travel
ing by day il an open boat and sleeping
on the ground at night very disagreeable
for our ladies. But the early mothers of
Oregon understood this. Assured by Mr.
Mcleod that there was not much danger,
Mrs. Spalding and Mrs. Whitman deier-
mined to remain, one in each boat. and
brave the billoWs and terrific whirlpools
of both Dalles. Only the bowsman and
steersman remained with them, while the
rest of the men and some 80 Indians
strung out on the long cordelZ, 300 feet
When the boat containing Mrs. Spalding
was near the upper end Of the fearful
channel, the cordeIl caught upon a. rock,
and in throwing it off the slack gave the
ssurging billows an advantage, and in an
.stant the boat was Whirled and carried
down the food, I gave up my dear wife