Ten Years in Oregon. Travels and adventures of Dr. E. White and lady, west of the Rocky Mountains ... Compiled by ... A. J. Allen

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TEN YEARS IN 0 E e a 0 N . TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR E. WHITE AND LADY, WEST OF THE HOCKY MOUNTAINS; WITH INCIDENTS OF TWO SEA VOYAGES VIA. SANDWICH ISLANDS AROUND CAPE HORN; CONTAINING, ALSO, A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MISSIONS AND SETTLEMENT OF THE COUNTRY- ORIGIN OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT NUMBER AND CUS- TOMS OF THE INDIANS INCIDENTS WITNESSED WHILE TRAVERSING AND RESIDING IN THE TERRITORY DE- SCRIPTION OF THE SOIL, PRODUCTION, AND CLIMATE. COMPILED BV MISS A. J. ALLEN. ITHACA, N. T. PRESS OF ANDRUS, GAUNTLETT, & CO. 1850. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year- 1848, by Elijah White, in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of the Northern District of New- York.

Introduction

Some admirers of solid reading say, with regretful sighs, and doleful faces, that the day of stable, instructing litera ture is superseded by that of trashy novels, romances, etc., tending to corrupt the mind and principles. Formerly, the tables of even the fashionable were strown with volumes de signed not only to amuse, but to elevate, edify, and contrib ute to the truly intellectual enjoyment of their readers instead of those fostering vitiated tastes and sullying youthful minds, with which they insist our shelves are now cumbered. They mourn over the degeneracy in this of our otherwise " age of improvement," and not rightly judging the true cause, al most wish, from the evils which have arisen from this, that the noble art of printing had remained undiscovered. But, dear friends, do not shake your head in such grave disapproval of the above apparently ironical paragraph.

In part, I do agree with you. There does seem to have been a sad falling off from the pure healthful taste of former days, when a volume of true poetry, or a treatise on a sensible subject could be read with real zest and enjoyment. It is too true, that many works are now forced upon us detailing scenes too highly wrought, exciting and dissipating to the mind, and presenting pictures tending to nourish a depraved moral hunger. In their places we should have productions divested of frivolous imaginings, wild speculations, and false sentimentalism ; and I can not believe that our tastes are so vitiated that such we could not appreciate and duly value- There are real scenes of sorrow and pleasure even in this introduction. VI common-place, plodding world of ours, which, if properly pictured, would absorb and interest without turning the mind into an enervating or immoral channel.

However, I do not carry condemnation of fiction to the extreme that I would banish it altogether. Certain European novelists may write a pure sentiment. Arthur — who would condemn his truthful, home-like tales to the shade ! Our noble Mrs. Ste vens, enchanting us of a summer evening with her rich, in structing stories of olden times. Miss Sedgwick, Miss Orne, Miss Pickering, Miss Gove, and last of the many in our men tal view, sweet, gentle, piquant, Fanny Forester, touchingly pleading our forbearance " with a smile on her cheek and a tear in her een." Well, lady novel reader, I fancy I see a smile again. I feared I had gained your displeasure ; for, till the last sen tence or two, I imagined a look of dudgeon stole over you face. I will endeavor to cater for the taste of all, as far as consistency will allow me.

To the first class of readers I will just say, that within these lids they will find nought contained but truth ; to the second, that, although all true, some of the incidents are sufficiently thrilling to please, I trust, even after perusing the effusions of James, Cooper, or Lippard, that prince of thrilling story tellers, and with this they must rest content. The narrative, such as it is, is ex tracted, and compiled from various notes and other informa tion obtained from Mrs. White, and Dr. White's Government Reports, and sundry documents kindly favored me, carrying them through a variety of scenes ; interesting and extensive travels by land and water, and a residence of many years in the wilds of Oregon, -j. JjJQ |gj CONTENTS,

Chapter I

Circumstances which suggested to Dr. White the project of going to Oregon — Emotions of Mrs. White — Announcing to the Board o:' Missions their willingness to go — Appointment received — Coincidence — Reception at New York and Boston — Embarkation — Friends accompany them a few miles out— Parting — Number and description of the mission party — Children IT

Chapter II

Firet dinner on board — Effect of a charge of diet — Water; its scarcity — Swearing — Flying fish — Shark — Mother Carey's chickens — Employment — Reaching the equator — Neptune — Amusing scene — Storm — Plate of ham 25

Chapter III

Falkland Isles — Seals, etc. — Albatross — Cape Horn — Atmosphere — Man overboard — Miss Johnson's Efforts for his conversion — Juan Fernandes — Burial of the cook — Whales — Loss of the ship Essex 34

Chapter IV

Black Fish — Dance of the Porpoises — See Land — Heights of Owyhee — Venerable Pilot — His after kindness — Ladies left alone — Return ol the Gentlemen — Cargo of Bananas, c£c. — Visitors — Landing — Settle for the Winter — Dress of the Natives — Numbers and occupation — Females' attempt at Imitation — Funeral ceremonies of the Princess — CONTENTS. Procession— Cahelas— Visit to Touii— Cratere and Battle Field— Tamaahaah — Hilf-Caste School— Mrs. White's School — Young Prince— Character of the Children— Nurse Kakeria— Her love foi Silas — Valuable Presents

Chapter V

Spring and preparations to leave the Sandwich Islands— Benefit to them of their residence there — Engage passage on board ship — Food and water — Windy and boisterous — Great loss — Contents of the boxes sent on board by Pilot Reynolds ; his wife — Interesting young man ; his marriage with a native woman — Mr. Grimes — Succession of Storms — Endeavor to cross the Bar of the Columbia — Desperation of the Captain — Crossing — Lulling of the Winds — Baker's Bay — Rest —View — Varieties of Trees ; their enormous size — King Chenamus and his Consort ; his Intoxication ; their Dress — Aground three times — Visitor — Invitation to the Shore — First Canoe ride — Arrival at Astoria — Residence of Mr. Birney — Beds for the Night 49

Chapter VI

Size of Astoria — The Diana still aground — Preparations to go to Fort Vancouver — One eyed Pilot George — Remonstrances of Friends — Mrs. White's Resolution — Leaving Astoria — Singing of the Crew — Beauty of the Shores — Reflections — Seeking for a place to Camp— - Startling Incident — Camping — Tale of the "Petrified Sister."... 62

Chapter VII

Indian Village — Kindness of an Indian Woman — New kind of Umbrella — Accident — Meeting with Dr. Talmie — Killing an Eagle Arrival at the Fort — Garden and Plantation — Arrival of the Diana Mr. Jason Lee — Raillery of Miss Pitman — Mr. Lee's Introduction Leaving the Fort — Captain Hinckley's officiousness — Laughable arrangement — Boat races — Conclusion respecting Mr. Lee — Putting in for the night — Supper and walk — Pond — Pleasant sail Willamette Falls — A trad;tion — Bargain — Portage — Elk Bluff — Pudding River — Arrival at Battens de portc McKoys — Letter — Departure for CONTENTS. IX the Mission — Delightful journey — Arrival at their destination — Miss Downing and Mr. Shepherd — His appearance — Two thousand two hundred miles journey ended — First dinner 62

Chapter VIII

Mr. Daniel Lee — Stroll in the garden — Its beauty — Accommodations — Mission children — Names — Sufferings of the chief — Improvements Miss Pitman and Mr. Lee — The two marriages 73

Chapter IX

Occupations — Harvesting — Mr. Lee's expertness — Temperance meetings — Ewing Young and his distillery — Customs of the Hudson's Bay Company — Action of Gov. McLaughlin 77

Chapter X

Endeavors lo reach home siom Fort Vancouver by a new route — Bewilderment in the woods — Fears — Unsatisfactory interview — Hunger and weariness of the pony — Despondency — Hunger and faligue — Hallooing for succor — Seeking a place to rest — Ascent into a tree — Passing several hours in the saddle — Bed on the ground — Fears of wild animals — Wolf story — Morning — Departure — Steep hill — Suspicions — Sudden resolution — Reach the Willamette — Despondency — Paddles — Mrs. Bilake — Hunger and disappointment — Duck — Odd reply — " A watched pot never boils" — Arrival at Mrs. B's residence — Home 80

Chapter XI

Ladies' employments — Hard Fare — Mr. Leslie's arrival, and also Mr. Perkins's — Close quarters— New house — Hearth — Wolves — Doctor White treed — Mrs. White's weapon — Cowardice of the animals — The two species of wolves — Anecdotes — Antelope hunt or " circling" — Swarming — Marriage of Miss Johnson and Mr. Perkins — Winier rains — Missionary meeting — Political convention — Mr. Lee's return to the I nited States — Reason? — Missionary efforts at the Dalles — Revival at the mission — Startling report — Death of Mrs. CONTENTS. X Lee and her babe — Drowing of George — His former escape from death on the Seneca Lake — Mrs. Whitman's little girl drowned — Coincidence 87

Chapter XII

A call from the Dalles — Mrs. White, Mr. Leslie, and Dr. Bailey set out for that station-Return to the Cascades— Salmon party— Visit among the natives — The aged turned off to die — Portage — Visit to an Indian burial place — Dead houses — War club — Re-embark — Swift Current— -Conversation — Disaster — Struggles for breath — Mr. Leslie's statement — Canoes — Conducted to the shore — The lifeless babe — Arrival at the Fort — Reach the falls of the Willamette — Strangers — Unhappy night — Reach home — Letters 95

Chapter XIII

Illness of Mr. Shepherd — Surgical operation — Singular impressions of Mrs. White — His death — Benevolent society — Visit to Xavier*s — A Mother's anguish; — Burying alive — The drowned boy — Outline of Dr. Bailey's history — John Turner — A hermitage — Turner's bravery — His seclusion 105

Chapter XIV

Daniel Lee's adventure — Visit from Mr. and Mrs. Beaver — English domestic — Visit from Dr. Whitman and Gov'nor and Mrs. McLaughlin — Mode of travelling — Mr. Hall and Lady — Party of the Hudson's Bay Company — Intermarriage with the natives — Origin of the custom — Extract from Astoria — Return of Mrs. Lee — News Effect Oregon Institute — Agriculture — Mr. Lee's course on his first arrival in the country — Results — Exploring tour to the Umpqua country Willamette Valley — Umpqua mountains — Difficult assent A plantation — Polile reception — Return — Meeting with an Indian party Narrative of the Chief. Ug

Chapter XV

Difficulty with Mr. Lee — Extract from a report of the board of missions — Embarcation — Delightful voyage to the Islands — Danger CONTENTS. XI — Mrs. W 's concern — The pilot again — Visitors — Exploring squadron—Pic-nic—Embark for the United States — Passengers — Mr. Diell's death — Social parties — Hailing a vessel — Aarrival in port — Bennett's express 131

Chapter XVI

Trip to New York — Call on Mr. Fry — His singular behavior — Introductions — Journey to Washington — Reception — Appointment to the Sub-Agency — Death — Lizette — Starting for Oregon — Company — Reach Havana — Separation — Sad thoughts — An old friend — Arrival at Geneva — Curiosity excited by the Indian boys — Reach Buffalo — Milan — Travel via. Columbus to St. Louis — Reception — William Sublet — Kind reception at Independence — Anxieties — Meeting of the emigration — Resolutions 138

Chapter XVII

Departure — Emotions — A friend — Manner of camping — Order of the morning — Dog slaughter — Sickness of a child — Detained two days — Difficulty in crossing Caw river — Increasing illness of the child — Its death — The mother becomes ill — Mr. and Mrs. L. obliged to return — Undulating country — Big Blue — Divide — Rainy night — Buffalo — Platte river and plain — Fuel — South fork of the Platte — Chimney and castle — Singular scenery — Arrival at Fort Laramy — Cost of flour, etc. — Bridger and company — Alarming incident 147

Chapter XVIII

Buffalo Hunting — Mother Bennett — Tobacco scrape — Sweetwaer Valley — Indian Village — Preparations for defence — Happy disappointment — Snow — Great Divide — Fitz Patrick's announcement — View — Two streams — Little Sandy — Separation — Reach Green river — The valley — Visit from a grisley bear — Animating chase — Another separation — Difficult travelling — Storm — Soda spring — Arrival at Fort Hall — Set off in company with McDonald — Another division — Herding district — Natives — Snake river — Drowning of a man — Fort Boicc— Burnt River Valley — Boiling spring— Doctor obtains a guide to Dr. Whitman's— Arrival there— Departure for Warja. CONTENTS. walla— Two days' stay there— Formation of the Cascade Mountains —Petrifactions— A rock— Bluffs — Fort Vancouver mills — Willa mette—Excitement at the Doctor's f.rrival and appointment— A meeting — Its doings — Preparations for receiving the leinforcement — Meetings to establish a provisional form of government — A tribu nate — Disturbance among the Indians at Wallawalla and Clearwater — Call for the Agent's interference 158

Chapter XIX

General excitement — State of the colony — Improper conduct of the upper country Indians — Characler of the Wallawallas, Keyuses, and Nez Perces — Their disposition towards the missionaries — Mistaken course ofthe missionaries — Their treatment of a clergyman — Dangerous situation of Dr. Whitman among them — His kindness — Indian's treatment of Mrs. W. — Burning of the mission mills — 111 treatment of Mr. Spalding and lady — Expedition of the Sub-Agent — Hardships — Reach Waiilatpu — Appointment with the chiefs — Mr. Spalding's station — deception — The Agent's treatment of the Indians — Public interview — Speeches of McKinley, Rogers, and Mc- Kay — Five Crows, Bloody Chief, and others — The Doctor's statement and advice — Appointment of a high chief — Feasting — Last meeting — Close — Results of Dr. White's visit to the Nez Perces — Laws of the Nez Perces — Return to Waiilatpu — Keyuse tribe — Feaihercap — Touiti's accusation against the whites Appointment for another meeting — Reach Wascopum — Success — Doings of the missionaries — Catholic missions — Schools — Country upon the Columbia and its tributaries, and towards California — Limestone, &c. — Settlements at the Willamette — Falatine Plains — Clatsop Plains, &c. — Comparison between a certain portion of Oregon, and the New England States — Terrible disaster — Hard characters Volcano Report of Mr. Spalding — Mr. Jasen Lee'sReport 172

Chapter XX

Excitement among the Indians — Different views of the alarmed whiteB — Another journey — State of the Indians — Mr. Spalding's station Nez Perces— Keyuses and Wallawadas— Presence of the women at CONTENTS. XIII the feast — Peace — Visit the Dalles — Course of the agent — Laws of the whites — Immigrating party — Willamette valley — Gov. McLaugh lin — False reports — Schools — Mission claim — Mr. Lee — Instructions to immigrants — Oregon Institute — Letters 213

Chapter XXI

Manufacture of liquors — Breaking up a distillery — Conduct of Cockstock, an Indian — Affray — Killing of Cockstock — Deaths from poisoned arrows — Interview with the Indians — Previous frightful affair with Cockstock — Alarming visit of 6ft. ■en Indians — Cold Blooded murder — Presents to Cockstock's widow — Protection required — Letter from Mr. Hines — Meeting of the legislative body — Resolution — Unhappy affray — Conduct in courts — Resources of the country — Soil of Oregon — Arrival of Rev. Mr. Desmitt, nuns and priests — Port — Exports — Imports — Tour — Schools — Quiet among the Indians — Note from Mr. Littlejohn — Fidelity of the Indians — Reasons for preventing the sale of liquor — Enactment of the legislative committee of Oregon — An act lo provide ways and means 228

Chapter XXII

General health, etc. — Winterrains — State of affairs between the whites and Indians — Chief of the Fallatine plains — Aggression by the Indians — Military assistance called for — Communication of the chief — Unhandsome and unjust behavior of the Californians — Murder of Elijah Hedding — Ellis sent to the whites — Salutary language and interview — Happy visit with Ellis — Intended revenge of the aggressed party — Invitation to the chiefs — Difficulty at fort Vancouver — Suspension of hostilities — The agents weariness of the unhappy state of affairs — Dissatisfaction with the government — An unpleasant affair settled — The colony — Methodist institute — Circulating medium needed — Agent's unpleasant position — Number of Indians — Letter from Mr. McLaughlin and Douglas — Answer from Russell and Stewart — Letter from Mr. Burnett — New wagon route — Report of the sub-agent's interpreter — Mr. Lee relative to the Nez Perces — Letter from Mr. Lovejoy to the secretary of war — A resolution — Note to Hon. W. Medill CONTENTS,

CHAPTER XXIIL

Thrilling story — A slave slain and buried with his master — Strange custom — Inducements to the doctor to take the journey home — Endeavors to discover a new route through the Cascade mountains — Scaling a mountain — Vegetation — Snows — Fine view — Masses of rocks — Mt. Hood — Disheartened — Return to the base of the mountain — Molalah Indians — Disappointment — Wheat — Petrified ash — Advantages for settling — Deer and elk — Wild cat — New determination — Fine country — Mounds — Mk Spencer — Ascent laborious — Shrubs — Incident — Stupendous view — Descent 259

Chapter XXIV

Indian encampment — Prairies and band of Indians— Stream— Separation — Spur of the mountains — Horses left — Indian village — Singular destitution — Embarking on the river — Startling accident — Swift travelling — Sterile tract — Tide water — Encamp — Indian village — Craw fish — Singular piece of meat — Indian explanation — The ocean — Strip of land — Boy — Brown's claim — Railroad advantages — Indian toil — Good fire — In sight of friends — Breakfast — A start — A present — Wolves — Beautiful country — Arrival at the colony — Petition Start again for the states— Party separate — Meeting at the Dalles Indian encampment — Wedding here to-day — Bride and bridegroom — Dresses — Whimsical story— Disappointment in obtaining the bride's beautiful dress — Murderous affair — Interesting account — Deserter Another threatened — John Day river — Saucy Indians — Wallawallas — A halt — Visitors and presents — Agriculture and its effects Hot Spring— Alarm — Keyuses and Nez Perces! — Alarming report— Guard — Emigration — Letters — St. Joseph's company — Mr. Fisher's eagerness for news— A meal— Odd reason for lagging behind— Chance for carrying a letter— Roguish girls— Fort Hall— Runaway horse.... 270

Chapter XXV

Showers— Soda Springs— Dr. Burke— Pleasant interview— Green river —Great change— New route— Sterile and forbidding country— Summit level— Uncomfortable night— Contrast— Divide— " Home, sweet CONTENTS. XV home" — A trail — Sabbath travelling — Weather — Dreary pass — Ani mals — Bear— Sweetwater valley — Independence rock — Solitary walk —Halt— Ravine— Snow— Red bluff— Camp on the Platte— Buffalo — Needless fears — Humbug — Three grizzly bears — Signs of Indians — Nondescript— Indian and family — Signs of danger — Herd of hor ses — Attempt to escape observation — Failure — An old mnn Kind reception — Handsome offer — An American — Feasting — Smoking— Reasonable request — Encampment — Two Frenchmen — Good meal — Warm spring — Fort Laranny — Mr. Tappan — Fligibility for a military post 286

Chapter XXVI

Chapman's return for the minute book^-Hard time — A move — Return —White men — The Platte — Art nature — Platte crane — Polecat- Ash creek — Thompson — A present — Wolves — Kill n buffalo— A robbery— -Woodless platte, valley, etc. — Bread — History of a lump of sugar — Singular circumstance — Sabbath morning — Weather — Buffalo — Birds — Antelope, etc, — Length of the buffalo district — Large herd — Express — Warning of danger— A sign of danger- — Pawnees — Unpleasant interruption — Pack-horse frightened — Troublesome Indian — Departure — Firing — Another interruption — Number of Indi- -ans — Madness of attempting to contend — Brown and Saxton — Coat taken — A blow — Hard usage — A protector — A ride on horse-back — Saxton— Little demons — A council — Delicate feast — Council more moderate — Another confiscation — " Bad people behind" — Not to be gulled — Saxton's visitor — Package of manuscripts — Preparation to start— Kind old squaw — -Gratitude — Unpleasant surprise — Advanta geous trade proposed — Kind interference — Forced trade — Final con clusion—Dr. Satterly 297

Chapter XXVII

Departure — Prairie on fire — Strong wind — Raw corn — Thirst — Dreams — Pool — Indians — Ruse — Living on raw corn — Big Blue— Grove — Wild turkey— LucKy shot — Postponement of a feast— Sabbath — Bad night — Indian and family flour — Nice bread — Frozen squashes — Residence of Mr. Fish — Beautiful country — Westport — Mr. Brown — Independence — Divine worship— Visit to the mission CONTENTS.

Chapter XXVIII

Outline of journey to Washington — Gracious reception— Thoughts o home — Meeting with friends in New York city — Reach Ithaca — Arrival home — Letter to the editor of a western paper — Decrease of the Indian population in Oregon — Timbers of Oregon — Fossils — Animals — Birds — Soil — Legislators of Oregon — Anecdote — Wrong of the government in not extending jurisdiction over Oregon — Treatment of public officers — Treatment of Dr. White

Chapter I

Circumstances which suggested to Dr. White the project of going to Oregon — Emotions of Mrs. White — Announcing to the Board of Missions their willingness to go — Appointment received — Coincidence — Reception at New York and Boston — Embarkation — Friends accompany them a few miles out — Parting — Number and description of the mission party — Children. During the intense frost that prevailed in the midst of the great conflagration of '36 at New York, Dr. White came in from a professional ride, and shivering with cold, seated himself by the fire ; and while warming his be numbed fingers, took up the Christian Advocate for a few moments' perusal, and, glancing over its contents, suddenly, in his usual jocular manner, observed to Mrs. W., that there was a call for them from Oregon ; that the board of missions advertised for a clergyman, physician, &c. &c, and as he could act in the capacity of pill-pedler, he thought it might be well to respond thereto.

She did not immediately answer ; and looking up, he was surprised to find her weeping. This seemed to him singular, as her disposition was so unusually cheerful, and it was so seldom that there was a trace of tears to be found upon her cheek, especially, as he thought, for so trivial a cause. In some confusion and mortification, he begged her not to allow his nonsense to cause her uneasiness ; assuring her, he was but jesting. Still she wept in silence, till, after a pause of several moments, she struggled for composure, seated herself by his side, extended her hand* for the paper, and twice looking over the notice, she related to him the sensations with which she had ever traced the map of the Columbia river.* She farther remarked, that if he could so arrange his affairs as to render it consistent for him to go to Oregon, she would place no obstacle in his way, and with her mother's consent would willingly accompany him.

This was so unlike her usually matter-of-fact language, and seemed, indeed, so visionary, that he was astounded, and in his turn, speechless. Becoming composed, they calmly discussed the matter, and eventually decided that prudence demanded their remaining at home, maugre childish impressions. They confess, that, whenever they afterwards thought of this incident, it always provoked a smile, although it never failed to interest, serving forcibly to illustrate from what casualties sometimes spring strange and momentous results ; as, till this moment, they had no more thought of engaging in such an enterprise, than of a trip to the moon. * Mrs. White relates, that from childhood, while pursuing the study of Geography, the Columbia river, and its adjoining country, had always created in her mind a deep and absorbing interest.

Not that she had any reasonable expectation of ever visiting it, but for hours she would sit, wrapped in contemplation, her feelings and attention drawn towards that region of the world, in an inconceivably strong and singular man ner. It may seem a superstition, but, in after years, this was explained by a circumstance which wil! ever causs her heart to throb with peculiar emotion. [Reference is here had to her own narrow escape, and the drowning of her little son, in the Columbia river. See chapter 12 Up to this period, the board of missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, had never employed a physician in any foreign field. But this was emphatically a time of singular adventure, aud the spirit of enterprise had seized upon all ranks and departments of business. Nor, in their benevolent operations, did the Christian churches stand still, in the busy round.

Various were the calls from heathen climes, and ready were the responses. Africa, China, Bur ma, India, and the Isles of the South Sea, were not the only quarters from which had arisen the macedon cry. The calls from the Pacific had been heard, and the gladdening results of labors in the Sandwich groups and Society Isles, urged on to farther and more glorious conquests. Last, but not least, came the cry from Oregon's dark mountains and savage plains. The thrill of the appeal of the Flat head delegation was electric, and fired the churches with a spirit of noble emulation. The Lees, Parker, Whitman, and Spaulding, were the first to respond. A fortnight passed on ; not without some reflection on the subject, and the Advocate announced that the required compliment had been completed, physician excepted.

After more mature deliberation, Dr. W. addressed the secretary of the board, stating that if no more satisfactory offers were made, he was at their service. Ten days later, a letter arrived from Dr. Bangs, containing his appointment, and requesting him to be in readiness to sail in a few weeks from Boston, via. Sandwich Islands, to Oregon. Mrs. W. still retained her determination to accompany her husband, though, till she saw the appointment and its publication, she scarce realized a possibility of a necessity of her doing so. The thought that they were now to leave, probably for ever, their dear home and dearer friends, was a sad one, aEtd she shed tears of regret, though not of reluctance, to itq. She pictured to herself her mother's anguish, at what must be very like consigning her only daughter to the grave.

The anticipated separation from that mother who had nursed her so tenderly, and loved her with the tireless, changeless affection which the maternal heart only knows, filled her with sorrow. However, by a fortunate coincidence, they were spared the painful scene they had feared, and obtained her consent with little difficulty. When they visited her for that purpose, she had just been reading, for the first time, the life of Mrs. Judson ; and the example of this excellent lady had so interested her, that, when their project was laid txefore her, she listened with comparative calmness ; and, though somewhat astonished, was willing they should go where duty led them. This, in some measure, relieved Mrs. White ; and, with a lightened heart, and more composure, she set about the necessary preparations.

In a short time, all was in readiness ; the last farewell wept, rather than spoken ; the last yearning look lingered on cherished objects, and they were on their way to Oregon. At New York they were received with the utmost cordiality, and warm, kindly feeling, for which that city has been so justly distinguished. On the day that their eldest son was one year old, they embarked for Boston, where they were like wise received with a kindness and attention worthy of en suring their lasting gratitude. During their stay, their time was mostly occupied in making purchases of utensils for the future comfort of themselves and others of the expedition, in their far-off destination. At last all was completed, and they embarked on board the ship Hamilton, Capt. S. Bar ker, for the Sandwich Islands ; and some thirty of the friends proposed escorting the mission family a short distance on their way.

For this purpose, they also went on board, hiring a pilot boat to accompany the ship. They enjoyed a delightful season together, although the missionaries felt as though about to be torn for ever from those con nected to them by ties of real friendship, for they accounted them dear as though they had known them for years instead of days. Their enjoyment was brief, however, as it was late in the day, and they were soon out of sight of land. At the end of two hours they were compelled to separate. That their adieus were sorrowful, may not be doubted ; indeed, this, or any other word in our language, is inade quate to describe the emotions of the party. As the pilot boat dropped round the stern of the vessel, its occupants waved their handkerchiefs, and simultaneously began sing ing a farewell missionary hymn.