Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-15

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Fierce Warfare Breaks Out.
Refusing to join the Cayuses, tle
Nez Perces, Yakimas' and SpOkanes
took no part in this struggle, although
the Umatillas assisted the whites in
bringing II to close. In 1850 the
friendly Umatillas captured the chief
band of Cayuses under Tamsaky, at the
headwaters Of the John Day river.
Tamsaky was killed in desperate en-.
counter. Five lndRns charged with
the murder of Marcus Whitman were
brought to Oregon City, where they
were hanged by the whites, June 3,
= 1850. Thus was the death of the great
= philanthropist partially avenged, al.
though il is likely more of the Indians
: involved in the murder were unappre-
hended. The successful exploit Of the
Umatillas ended the Cayuse war, but
the era of peace thus brought about
In 1855 the savage flame of warfare
broke out in the greatest and fiercest
struggle in all Columbia river his
. tory. It was a movement on the part
of nearly all tribes TO drive tle write
intruder from the northwest. Isaac
Stevens was governor of Washington
Territory, embracing all of Washing
ton and Idaho and portions of WyOm-
ing and Montana. Great Indian lead
+ ers in this struggle were Chiefs Peu-
peumoxmox, Of the Walla Wallas, and
! Kamiakin, of the Yakimas, the lat.
ter probably causing more trouble to
the whites than any other Indian of
the northwest tribes The area of this
titanic struggle was divided into three
sections embracing, first, the Cascades,
then the Yakima valley, Walla Walla
and the Grand ROnde, and the third
section Rogue river and Puget Sound,
extending over so great territory
, that intelligent cooperation On the
part Of the reds was impractical. Had
1t been otherwise the outcome would
} have been disastrous for the whites.
Governor Stevens was a brave and
far'seeing man. His plan. was to ne.
gotiate treaties with the Indians where.
by they were to be allotted great tracts
or reservations where they could roam
and hunt at will, undisturbed by the
white intruder. Successfully negotiat-
ing treaty with the Puget, Sound In
diang in 1904, the governor came to
Walla Walla with only 30 men the next
! year, holding Il council of II tribes, one
VI the greatest anu most important
: gatherings in all Indian history. Upon
the governor s arrival there were al
ready gathered an army of 2500 Nea
Fefces under Halhaltlossot, known as
Lawyer py the Whites, VINO proved to
be one OF our truest friends. Later
came 5oo Oayuses under the leadership
OF rlVe crows and Young Chief; they
were IN an ugly frame OF mind, and
aItef tnlS zUoo Nakimas, tmalillas and
N"iia "allas under hamiakin and Peu-
peulhoAhloN' Other tribes also had
their representatives.
; At the council winch followed Gov
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