East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-09-21

that Mr.. Keith with a small party
should undertake the business, ans
! proceed to Spokane Fort.
From the mouth of the Umatallow
Mr. Keith was to have taken his de.
| parture, and guide was there engag
ed for the purpose, but when every
1 thing was arranged, and the party
ready to start, the guide expressed Il
wish to continue with the brigade as
far as the Walla Walla, and from
thence set out for the Snake country
Mr. Keith and his party accordingly
| reembarked and we reached the Wal
la Walla early the next day: here,
again, we were on the eve of starting,
when few Indians arrived, and with
them the wife of Pierre Dorion the
Interpreter. The timely arrival of this
poor unfortunate woman put an end
to the Snake expedition: and we shall
I relate her melancholy story in her own
words:
Where Beaver Was Plentiful
about the middle of August we
reached the Great Snake River, and
soon afterwards, following up
branch to the right hand, where there
were plenty of beaver, we camped;
and there Air. Reed built q house to
winter in. After the house was built
the people spent their time in trap
ping beaver. About the latter end of
september, HobaCk, Robinson and
Rezner came to us; but they were very
poor, the Indians having robbed them
of everything they had about Is days
before.
Mr. Reed gave them some clothing
and traps, and they went to hunt with |
my husband, Landrie got a fall from |
his horse, fingered a while and died |
of it. Dclaunuy was killed, while |
trapping; my husband told me he saw
his scalp with the Indians and knew |
1t from the color of the hair. The |
Indians about the place were very
friendly to us; but when strange |
tribes visited us, they We're trouble
some and always asked Mr.. Reed for
guns and ammunition On one occa-
sion they drove an arrow into one Of
our horses and took a Capot from La Il
Chapellp. Mr.. Reed not liking the Il
place where we first built, we left it,
and built farther up the river on the
other side. After the second house
was built, the people went to trap as
usual, sometimes coming home every
night, sometimes sleeping out for Il
several nights together at time. Mr..
Reed and one man generally stayed
1t the house.
Late one evening, about the 10th
II January. a friendly Indian came
'uhning to our house in great
right and told Mr.. Reed that a band
1 tn" bad Snakes, called the Dog
M tribe. had burnt the first house
hat we had built. and that they were
oming on whoopnE and singing the
IL song. After communicating this
Intelligence. the Indian went off inn
lediatcly and took up my two chill
rem, got upon a horse, and set off
D where my husband was trapping;
ut the night was dark, the road bad,
nd lost my way. The next day he
* cold and stormy, | did not stir.
N the second day, however, l set ont
gain: but seeing a large smoke in
ne direction | had to go. and think
X 1t might proceed from Indians, III
1t into the bushes again and hidIs
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