The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-20
LETTERS FROM PIONEERS
Interesting Relies owned by Rev. Myron
kells. Htmaelf a Noted Flonnrr.

keiis, Htmself = Noted ftoReer.
UNION CRY, Aug. iA-fSpeeial Cor.
rsspondenee. - The Posr-INrEiGTeEScKR
correspondent had recently the privi-
lege OF looking over an autograph
album of letters from pioneers OF
Oregon and Washington owned by Rev
Myron Eells. of this place. and which no
values very highly. Nearly ali the letters
were written by pioneers who came 10 this
Coast previous 20 iSi0 These letters are
by l76 different pioneers. two eft whom
were on the Coast previous TO 1881. twenty
four others previous to isi0 aud eighty-twa
others before 1850 Twenty-nine are pio-
neers of iS4s
Among these writers are T. s. Ogden.
governor of the Hudson Bay Company,
who was on this Coast in 1918: DIR. Will
lam Mckay, n half breed. Who was born al
Astoria in 1926; the old missionaries of the
American board of commissioners FOR for
eign missionaries. who came in the SOS.
DIR. Marcus Whitman, Rev. III. III. Spald-
ing, w. IL. Gray, Rev. f.. Walker aud Rev.
Cushing Eells. and their wives; Mrs.
Eliza Warren, born az Lapwsi in 1857.
daughter of Rev. II. II. Spalding, and who
was the first white child born ia Idaho. also
believed to be. next to Alice Whitman,
who was drowned before she WAS years
old the first American white child born
on this Northwest coast; Deacon q. ii.
Walker, born at the Whitman mission in
Is3S, aud who Is believed TO be the fret
American white boy born in tho state of
Washington. or on the Northwest coast,
r. q. Pambrun. who WAS In charge
Fort Walla Walia In 1885: Archibald Nc
kinley, his successor; James Douglas,
1889, governor of tho Hudson Bay Com
pany; Il. o. Hall. 1850. the first printer on
this Northwest coast; Col. w. q. T.
Vault, 1915. oregon's first editor. who
edited the Oregon Spectator In 1885, Rev.
II. Clarke. 1882 the founder OF the Pacific
Universitys Col. J. w. Nesmith, ists. and
III. W. Corhett. 1852. United States sena-
tors from Oregon, Hon. s. ii. Thurston.
isf7. oregon's frat elected delegate To con-
gFess In 1919: Hon. J. =. Smith, is45 rep-
resentative in congress from Oregon:
Hon. Jesse Applegate, 1913, the sage of
Yoncalla; Gen. NJ. NJ. MoCarver, ISt3.
the founder Of Tacoma; II. A.
g. Lee. Of 1874, major. and
IL. ID. O. Bryant. captain
in the Cayuso war; Hon. r. X.
Cornelius, ts44. colonel In command OF the
Oregon volunteers in the Yakima war.
Hon. q. l.. Woods, isiT. governor of Ore
gon; Gen. Joseph Lane. is49. governor.
delegate TO congress and United States
senator from Oregon; DR.. Anson Dart.
Indian agent for Oregon in ls6i Capt. j.
C. Ainsworth. 1851. the father Of the Ore
gon Steam Navigation Company; Prof
Thomas Condor, 1853. oregon's state
geologist; 8. III. Marsh. ID. d.. the first
president of Pacific university. aud Gov.
ID. w. Ballard, OF Idaho.
Arnanw fha DaparN Ia a rhnrrh faffRr n
DIR. Marcus Whitman, signed in 1885. and
another OF Hon. w. III. Gray, signed in
1886; a passport OF Rev. II. III. spaiding.
signed in 1855 by J. X. Poinsett, then sec
retary Of war, SO that the bearer would be
protected ia Oregon; certificate of dis
mission and accommodation TO Mr..
spalding from Lane Theological Semi
nary, given in 1886 aud slgued by DIR. q. Il.
stowe and DIR. Lyman Beecher, father Of
Henry Ward Beecher, and the appoint
ment Of SIR. Spalding as Indian agent In
1850, signed by President Zachary Taylor
ana j. NJ. Clayton, secretary OF state.
There 10 a bill Of the Hudson Bay Com
psny TO the American board Of commis-
sloners for foreign missions of seven foois-
cap pages. made IN isf7.
Eight Of the writer's are survivors Of the
Whitman massacre. six are judges. and
eighteen letters are by the following au-
thors: Rev Daniel Lee. 1884; Rev. III. III.
spalding, 1896: DIR. W. r. Tolmie. 1884:
Hon. w. II. Gray, 1896; Gen. joel Palmer,
ls45; Hon. J. q Thornton. is4G, delegate
10 congress in isfs; J. Henry Brown. Is47,
Rev. q. III. Atkinson, ID. d., and Mrs.
n. h. Atkinson, is4s; Dr. George
Gibbs. 1913: Rev J. 3. Guffin. 1850; Rev.
n. Doane. Iss0: Hon. Elwood Evans. 1852:
Hon. j. q. swan. 1852; Rev. IL. X. Hines.
1888
Many Of these letters are auiobiographi
cal, while many others are historical,
some giving especial Items about the Red
river emigration Of ls4L others giving gen
sral facts about DIR. Marcus Whitman.
while reariy ali the twsnty-nins OF icsS
give information about DR.. Whitman's re-
lations with the emigration Of that year.
Hence these are valuable, not only as au-
tographs, but also for the original inform
alton contained In them.
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