The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-09-28
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the long wished for Columbia. Mr..
p. G. Pambran, clerk of the II. B. Co.
in charge, received and treated us
with the greatest kindness, and ever
after to the day of his death lin ls4l,
by being thrown upon the horn ofhis
saddle by a vicious horse) he was
ever a most agreeable and faithful
friend of us as missionaries. Here
our days of starvation came to end,
and our bleached, and mouldy dry
buffalo bull meat, if any were left was
thrown to the dogs, which of course
they would not eat. We found here
plenty of bread, corn, potatoes, milk,
butter and Walla Walla elk beet,
wild horse beef. Cattle were not al
lowed to be killed, ut this, or any of
the II. B. posts, by rule of the Com
pany. Mrs. Barcley, wife Oct. Bar
cley of Oregon City, daughter of Mr.
Pambran, then a lovely girl of II
years, will recollect with what keen
relish we devoured the abundance of
food brought upon the table by her
kind father and mother. Our labori-
Gus journeys for the last FIVE months
of $500 miles, according to our own
measurement, and about the same ac-
cording to Fremont, from the bor-
ders of Missouri had come to an end,
and under God glorious end, widely
different from what had been fearfully
anticipated by "a large circle of friends,
and by every mountain traveller. Our
dear wives instead of falling hopeless
victims into the hands of powerful
bands of prowling savages, or perish
ing for want of food and water, or be-
ing crushed under the daily accumu-
lating tolls, and hardships, and priya-
tions of seven months unceasing
journeyings, over sky-piled, snow-cap-
ped mountains, through broiling sand
deserts, where foot of white woman
never before had trod; sick or well,
compelled to travel on; rising every
morning perhaps with every bone
quivering with pain, not to rest, but
but to mount the also iaded horses,
and urge on for another nights bed
upon the cold earth or rocks, with a
blanket thrown down; their supper
and breakfast, if any, to be sent in by
their Father in Heaven from the wild
buffalo bands; and even sleep, when
so much needed, driven away by the
hourly increasing anxiety. But now
they were alive. Thank the Lord D,
our souls, thank the Lord! Yes, and
In good health and spirits, with their
feet standing by the bank of the ma
jestic Columbia, "Queen ofthe West"
the first American women to throw
their angelic shadows upon its silvery
bosoms. Noble Christians Ameri-
can oheroines worthy the country
that gave you birth worthy the pa
rents that dedicated you to God I;
worthy the noble Board that honored
you with an embassy of heavenly
love to those distant shores, and whom
In turn you honored by so great a
work as also by remaining true to
your colors and falling at your posts.
Your enterprise, the day you set foot
upon the banks of the Columbia, was
changed from Missionary to a Ma
tional one, and became a work of the
greatest Importance to your country,
as it virtually saved this Great Pacific
West, with all its untold importance,
TO your country, just as Great Britain
was about to add it, with its rich gold
fields, to her vast dominions. Noble
Americans faithful soldiers of the
cross! In less than fifty years you
will receive, by the faithful historian,
the honor and praise due the impor-
tant services you rendered to your
country.
Fort Walla Walla (Nez Perces),-
1-To In Iof&
east bank Of the Columbia, at the
Great Bend, near the mouth of the
.Walla Walla river, miles below the
moath of Lewis river, 612 miles from
Fort Hall, 1000 miles to the South
Pass, lat. 46oO3s, j 800 above the sea.
The river at this point is $500 feet
wide. The Fort is awooden stockade
200 feet square and Is feet high, with
broad walk on the top all around ;
two large bastions, one at the north
east and one at the southwest corners
of the Fort, always well armed with
small cannon and nauskets; guard
kept at night. The timbers of the
Fort were procured from the drift
wood of the Columbia, hewed and sat
close In deep trench dug in the
gravel Half the enclosure was divi-
ded off for horse-yard, while the 9th
er half contained the store, rude shops,
quarters for men, dwelling for the
clerk, and large Indian room-the
two latter foored and containing one
small window in each, 1t was built
img182O; burned down in 1912, and re-
built with oolobes. Cattle ofthe Fort,
Spanish breed, with vine-maple horns,
and rolling fat, of course, at that time
OF. the year and. On that grass but
none to be killed for beef consequent,
ly wild horses supplied the table with
choice steak, relished well if the ami
NAL was not heated by running just
before killing. There were horses in
abundance, and about as cheap as
sheep In the States. Corn aud pota-
toes Of the best quality, as they always
are in that country. Flour from Fort
CoIville, 200 miles directly north, but
900 By the circuitous bend Of the Co.
lumbia river.
It was all important before we Sc
lected our locations, to visit Vancou-
yer and present our letters of permit
to enter and settle In the country, from
our Government to the Governor oi
the H. b. Co, and make known the
object Of our mission and come to a
clear understanding as to our future
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