Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-21

be thozcht he co1ii have an t13zsace,
o. trdu e them 20 conne. says J. u
Pgsntlss, IN letter 10 too writer:
&" IL eo1sd Sc yea, Aisd tax 70 yo1
Of znst tee doctor said 70 lie on tie
subIees Of bis srIp, and kSoz snxiocs y
xzs 70 eontfuoa hks F0urTssE. and Res All
u GO wish hIn wtlom BE- earns II elA-
ts,es sith ia this town, aud sight miles
vsss from here. At West AlEB0a5. vusrr
then lived. aud % bis vas 70 C15a,
vhers INV father and usosssf lived 81
that time. u vOuld eKpi4ir s1ueh that
be- wFSse me about 70. In his argent So
I6rfastinus he Tss 80 anxiOas % have M.
Jackson. a brother IN lag, and ny=sh
&C. 20. He Eoold nave ft ts7t my aged
parents, Judge Preatiss and sl's, sDisai
endure the jgarneY and hassoale .tatsous
OUTSIDE OF the family we're gast A. Urgent
flsyFtYstinR he bs4uties OF that oountrT
70 ali that wouid lsten 90 his story.
Ihe=e earnest efforts of bis pFodnced
LsAEked results. and induced some -
cosne VITO wosld not otherwise have
done 20.
Having attended - missionary blsi-
nfsSs ~ Boston, be made a shOFt visit u
bis relatives and friends ~ the state 81
NsN York. and started on bis return
nksDut she 2ttl Of ApFil, With his nePhsv,
Perrin Is. Viii .usn. When be arrived
ia Missouri be found that all the ldnmt-
grants were not ready 70 start, 50 De re-
turned % Quincy, Illinois. 70 vi.lt
sistsr IN Law, Miss Jane Prsntiss- de
again returned so Missouri. bat s.ii had
10 sis for the immigrants 10 ge2 ready.
some indeed had started. bat he wished
during the 1rst part of the io1EDey -
20 With the later immigrants. from
the saaznee mission, near WestpoFt,
Ne. BE- tDea wEote tso letters, the nrss
to hia brothsf-in las Edward. OF 2 I'M
ey. III, aud the other 70 another brothsr-
10 Las, J. q. Preptiss, extracts Of which
May q. 1919.
DEAR BRoTHER EDEAkD:
take tbs uppprsnnIty TO write you
few ltaes befots / lssve tue border.
VAS very sorry not to See Won when at
| q tiney. but vas glad to hear 50 ul1ch
ABOUT yOa. IL gave me great plea 'ure 20
set sister Jane. ! suppose yon tniDk
yourseif man nov, and are not anxisu-
for advice. I vail venture, however, to
a. VOC know hos ANXIOUS ! avn for 700
10 complete your ednciiion. catering
the ministry a year or two sooner Slll
nos avail for any good purpose. We
ought 10 aim at the greatest usefulness
trust your manhood will only add 20
| yoar firm determination t0 do al IN
your poser for the glory Of God and the
good Of His cause. ] do not fee III Il
shall never see you, bat | CO mot tell
how !, will BE- likely to be eXoopt you
come 20 Oregon. cannot tell
Won very much about the immigrants o
| Oregon. They appear very we'll. and
/ nave no doubt are generally OF an en-
| terprisin9 character. Inere are over
two hundred men, besides women Al d
children. "a it il said. No one can Vel
tell. until We are all on the road and 2. {
! TO ether. how IN tny there are. me
| nave been gone week and others we
DOT vet started. hope 20 start tomof-
row. | shall have an easg journey. a. |
have not much 20 do. having no one de-
pending on me.
Lieut.. Fremont, OF the L. ). Eneineer
corps, goes oat with about thirty men,
IL explore for the government, aud FL
poets 60 return this fall. hIs men are
Canadian voysgeurs mostly, and himself
! Catholic Two papsi priests aud their
lay helpers nj. along, and Father DE
Imel hns gone baek IA oTdsr 10 go "a
Z rope 10 bring out others by ship.
think, hoEever, the Immigrants who
are going out Will be good acquisition
Il will cali on Christians TO labor fui
ths,r good. What a pity It Is good
minister is not with IA to 90 along ri
noe. Ny expectations are high fol
that eouairy. | should not be
surprised II | saw number of youi
t.rhsr's family west of the mountains
before long. Jackson and Gslusha may
some. Il IL very late starting, bat
nope 10 go on fast after | pass the
rn0uutaius and have no more dangsfOn.
Indians