The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-11-04
A FORTHCOMING new EDITION

A revised edition of Indian and
White in the Northwest" by Rev. L.
B. Palladino, one of Montana's most
beloved early day Jesuit missionaries,
will be published within a short time,
through the financial assistance of
John D. Ryan of Butte and New York,
it was announced this week. The
book, in it's first edition was highly
priced as one of the most interesting
and authentic accounts of the early
days of the Church in the northwest.
The new edition will be regarded as
one of the most valuable contributions
made to Montana history within the
decade. 1t will be enlarged, and will
be much in demand. Copies as
originally published are now highly
priced by book collectors, and are
rare and extremely difficult to secure.
Father Palladino, since his retirement
as pastor of the church in Missoula,
has made his home at st. Patrick's
hospital where he has spent the great
er part of his time in the work of re-
vision.
Father Palladino's original work,
in Europe and America as handbook
of the missions of the northwest. The
new history is an amplification as well
as revision of the original and car
ries a volume of interesting details
concerning the early settlement of
| Montana never before. made public.
1t is understood that the book is now
in the hands of the printers. Father
Joseph R. Stack, S. j., of Missoula,
an intimate friend and conferee OF
Father Palladino's, has been entrust-
ed by the author with seeing the work
through the press.
Among the interesting passages OF
Father Palladino's first work is one re-
lating the efforts of the Flathead In
dams to secure the presence of Cath
Ollie missionaries in their midst. They
had learned, through their aged
| chiefs, of the wise white fathers in
the black robes who had advised and
taught other tribes north and east OF
| them. The Jesuits had introduced
christianity to the Canadian Indians
and their fame had spread down into
what was later to be Montana. Sc
impressed were the Flatheads with
these stories that early in the sos
they determined to visit the home OF
the white men and beseech them tt
send to the Flatheads number oil
these black-robed fathers.
The Flatheads started three expedi
lions to st. Louis to request the pres
ence of missionaries in the western
wilderness. Only one of these parties
arrived at it's destination. The others
were beset by hostiles of other Indiar
tribes and slain. 1t was st the reques
OF the Flatheads that Father Raval1
finally was sent from st. Louis tt
establish mission among them. Fa
Their Ravalli, as told in Father Palla
dlno's book, was met where the foot
hills of the Rockies join with tn,
plains by a great party of Flathead
and escorted to the Flathead country
He established the mission near wha
is now Stevensville in the Bitter Roo
valley and there he taught these saw
ages their first lessons of the advan
tages of industry as well as of re
ligion.
The efforts of Father Ravalli to as
sist the Indians, his journey to secur
seed grain and stones to grind wheat
the establishment of the Indians whe1
they realized the results of his frs
agricultural experiments at Stevens
willie, the coming of Father de Sine,
the establishment of missions at ST
Ignatius, at st. Peters and variou
other places are all interestingly deal
with.