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Page 103
... Oregon : wide , healthful , beau- tiful , abundant , and inviting , no wonder it was coveted and fought for . When Lewis and Clarke visited it , eighty years ago , they found living there many tribes of Indians , numbering in all , at ...
... Oregon : wide , healthful , beau- tiful , abundant , and inviting , no wonder it was coveted and fought for . When Lewis and Clarke visited it , eighty years ago , they found living there many tribes of Indians , numbering in all , at ...
Page 104
... Oregon Indians . the " 66 " " As soon as the snow disappears in the spring there is in certain localities , ready for gathering , the " pohpoh " —a small bulb , like an onion . This is succeeded by the " spatlam , " and spatlam " by the ...
... Oregon Indians . the " 66 " " As soon as the snow disappears in the spring there is in certain localities , ready for gathering , the " pohpoh " —a small bulb , like an onion . This is succeeded by the " spatlam , " and spatlam " by the ...
Page 105
... Oregon Indians went to St. Louis , and through Mr. Catlin , the artist , made known their ob- ject , which was " to inquire for the truth of a representation which they said some white men had made among them , that our religion was ...
... Oregon Indians went to St. Louis , and through Mr. Catlin , the artist , made known their ob- ject , which was " to inquire for the truth of a representation which they said some white men had made among them , that our religion was ...
Page 106
... Oregon , calling on Jehovah in the name of Jesus Christ ! After the prayer he gave meat to his children and passed the dish to his wife . While eating , the frequent repetition of the words Jehovah and Jesus Christ , in the most ...
... Oregon , calling on Jehovah in the name of Jesus Christ ! After the prayer he gave meat to his children and passed the dish to his wife . While eating , the frequent repetition of the words Jehovah and Jesus Christ , in the most ...
Page 107
... Oregon tribes , and he reports as follows : " The only tribes from which much is to be hoped , or anything to be feared in this part of Oregon , are the Walla Wallas , Cayuses , and Nez Percés , inhab- iting a district on the Columbia ...
... Oregon tribes , and he reports as follows : " The only tribes from which much is to be hoped , or anything to be feared in this part of Oregon , are the Walla Wallas , Cayuses , and Nez Percés , inhab- iting a district on the Columbia ...
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