Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-24
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u,NIn l,ady Of It's enliarsHtsl ~ theJ ct
Fyrt Hall, and proceed aEesd. trt
sac expsotati0n thai DR.. Nhitnsn wotlic
bFiua aorae eraiarsnts taek with hltn
especially thOaa vhO S01Id AID in ais
saouafy EoTk, Mr. Vim. Gei9si, Ia ehsigss
Of DIR. whitEnMfis station during bis 80
esnes. sent sosi q ufuvisiena ~ some Aa
dams TO Port Hall. Most Of these Dr
whitman Distributed 70 the rulizraiit'
hef~es h. starnsd. Says J. Is. Aelssiss'
in q letter 70 snss writer.
sThe doctot sFAs usan atoaua rltha
ana waa a warm trend Of mine, deS
mav fadQ~ sonlsshin0 of the mao - tts
fnllo~tue faosa, when ws left fors hal
u,e sseuTed a lARhs wagon az pat tss
horses 70 II, for The puFposs q is4slht.
tvank for TIC wagons 20 fOllaW; frof1 tti'
fact thai be HHpeetsd MIS- SpHIsAIigs
and think ysIsE uoteer, 70 V s.el
abost that time. be lest y ., ssAa1
Konde and Weni on to Ars- eSalhing v
before going home 70 bis plses, Us
Indians had hfOaRht oonsideraobs houl
q, hin al ForE Hall. and tue mi'ruinl
ua left tbers be distributed al tcs p'o
visions be had To the needy erniRFants
sroept about hftY pounds Tor Eve 81 Ws
Who were In bis mess and The sfiiy ONES
vho vent ahead a the wagons Ss'
the driver Of the light usgofi. tnas'
s,Ass another fact, that De picked ilt
soFoe beef bones the morning we tfl
Fors Hail. and . yoonR oag thAt Saf
dfopped that morning, aud or eousss
vas sso Young 80 travel, aud - va
knocked on the head and put IN nay
wagon for us 20 eat, bat lost that esdi
e,f before we arrived n camp: u @as
nfhsr young for u.s." r,
While the doctor preceded the nialt
emigration and left 3 wagon track ~
slso procured Indian guides for ttos'
behind hin. rays Hon. J. W. Nesnolth
"Istikns, a Cayuse chief, and other 10
dams we're retaining from 'be baaatt
OoQntry, ana III. Whitman recommeud 0.
cd him az guide. be was faithful Old
fellow, perfectly familiar vito sil si'
trails and Topography of the eoah4iS
from Fort Hal 10 the Dailss; aud sl'
though not speAkisg word OF Engihh'
ana no one 81 our party word OF Cstg
uis, be snoessdesi By pantoSniDe n taat,
ING ps over the rouehest wagon road
ever saw."
la ,sl ton 10 the latter part II tli'
Journey Dr. Whitman wrote:
II tried 20 leave the party nj dineren'
uOints. bat found that | could pot do ".
withont subjecaine ths emIgran's 70 eoal
adorable rlsk. Az the Grand konflt
sAst of the Hue mountains, ! received 4
latter from Mr.. Walker urRing me "a
hnssen 20 Mr.. and MRS. spaidinR, VIA
were both denReTously sick. havift
engaged ono Of the Cay ases 20 con drai
the party across the Blue inoaat tlfp
into the main Coiumbia valley, vhiet
he did In o very indicions manner
sent directly 70 Mr.. SpaldinR' ., wher.
arrived on the 25th of SeptembeF. n
Having waited Mr.. and Mrs. spaidiiIR
whom be found eonvalesceut, he went ID
bis station. aud then nortp . hundred
and ATTY miles 20 tbs statisn Of Aessrs
n alker and Eslis on professional Va,
ID, and then rtsarned 70 Rfeat some 81
the emigrAnta, xho we're by that tina
arriving Of his own station. Rays Gov
Burnett:
aUn the l0th Of October NE arrived
within three Iniles OF DIR. Whitmahi
mission, and remained IN camp anti
the l4th. The exhausting tedium ci
ssch a trip, and she Attendant vexte
tons, have great effect upon the ina
joFisy Of men, especially those Of weak
mAnda Men under such circonist iilct
become childish, petuiani aud ooatinah'
I remember. while We were AZ the STA
gion Of DE. Whitman, who had p rioFm-
ed mueh hard labor for Us, ana Was de-
serving Of our warmest grailtude, hi
was most unRanesously aeousesi by snmt
OF our people of selfish motives IN con
Quoting "a past bis establishment, whsr'
We could procure fresh supplies OF honl
and potatoes. This foolish, false an.
unRrateful charge was based upon III,
fact that hs asked Us dollar bustst
for wheat and tfty cents for potItoea
Az our peopia had been accustomed Il
ssll their what ut from FIFTY 10 sixti
cents q bnsncl, and their potat'ies al
from twenty 10 twenty dive cents, in tbt
western States, they thought the priosl
demanded by the doctor amounted &
sornething iike extortion; not ftiiectinl
than be had 20 pay ut least twice ri
much for his own supplies OF merehan
dise, and could not afford to sell BIZ
produce as low as they did iheiFs al
home.s
Vet, as Dr.. whltman's min hsd been
burned by the Indians during his alb
sence, IL was necessary TO transport tha
aouf for them from the station Of Rev
n. II. Hpaldtng, q hundred miles distant
He also, IL 10 a,lid, Furnished them q
guide 10 tho DallrA free OF cost. ant
shey vent on their way rrjaIutua. Whit
A f.v al shs emisrnnis fslt "a i;oy. Bur
aeat asaasa. ana larger share felt yrr,
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