Reservoirs built,149Residents in Oregon in 1843,74Resolutions at Pioneer Meeting of 1911,254Retail stores in Walla Walla,195Reynolds, Almos H.,110Reynolds raises fine peaches,189Rhubarb,190Ribbon of fertile soil,191Rice 18c-20c per pound,120"Rice vs. County Commissioners of Garfield county",367Riot in theatre,130Riparia or Texas Rapids,37Ritz arrives with trees,188Ritz, Philip,147Ritz ships flour, Walla Walla to New York,181Ritz to try sweet potatoes,189River improvement,378River traffic under O. N. S. Co.,160Rivers, Indian names of,20Rivers, system of,6,7Road agents,132Road justified cost from start,169Roads, lonely and dangerous,278Roads never worked,161Rocky Mountain Fur Company, the,52Rogers, Cornelius, arrival of, in 1857,64Rolling prairies and swelling hills,180Ross, Alexander,49Ross, observation of, in 1811,50Routes, first, thro' northwest region,32Russell, Charles, builds jail,117Russian fur trade, beginning of the,43Rutherford, J. K.,269Ryan, M., Jr.,179St. George, Mrs.,360St. Helens, Mount, the story of,24St. Mary's Hospital,223St. Patrick's Academy for boys,223St. Paul's Episcopal church in Walla Walla,232St. Pauls School, Walla Walla,221St. Rose Mission, at Frenchtown,82St. Vincent Academy,224Sager tragedy, the,77"Sahale",23Sahaptin Indians,11Salish Indians,11Salmon River Emigration,127Salmon spring festival, Indian,26Saloon, chief source of revenue,148Sanitary conditions in pioneer times,276Sapir, Edward,26Saylor, Fred A.,28Schnebley, Theodore,470School buildings, beginning of,210School children, the first,210School conditions, in 1917,214School districts, organization of,211School districts of Garfield county,382School enrollment of Garfield county,382School property, value of, in 1900,214School receipts and expenditures, 1897-1900,213School report of 1900,212School statistics of Columbia county,324School statistics of Walla Walla county,217School Superintendent and Pioneers in Asotin county,468School tax levy, first,211School teacher, the first,210School, the first in Columbia county,324Schools in Asotin county,467Schools in Garfield county,381Schools, private,217Scott, Elmon,270Sealth, Chief (Seattle),29Sea-otter, the,43Seasons, the,4,5Seattle nearly destroyed,103Secret Societies,237Seminary, Whitman,218Semi-tropical in climate,191Senatorial and legislative districts,288Senatorial contests,289Sentinel, the,418Sergeant Smith's party,126Settlement, early, of country after Whitman Massacre,83Settler, the old, in a new age,474Settlers, arrival of early,64Settlers, early, after Cayuse war,91Settlers of '59 in Columbia county,321Seven millions in gold taken in 1862,129Seventh Day Adventists in Dayton,334Severe winter of 1861-2,128Sharpstein, Hon. B. L.,288Sharpstein, Hon. J. L.,265Shaw's Company, Oregon Rifles, in Cayuse war,86Sheep business grows,180Sheep increase very rapidly,176Sheep now in Garfield county,381Sheep worth $1.00 per head,176Sheriff Whitman and one Bunton,140Shipments and freight rates on flour, 1867,181Ships 40,000 pounds of onions,189Shoemaker sends watermelon to the "Statesman",188Shorthorns imported in 1864,177Shoshone Indians,14Shovels $12 to $16,129Shushwap Indians,11Sickness and death in party of 1843,76"Side Hill" harvester,193Silcott, John,178Sims, J. A.,186Siskiyou Mountain Island,2Sisters of Providence,223Site of Orofino Mines,125Six-hundred-eighty acre orchard,190Six hundred miners winter at Salmon River Mines,127Skomalt or Great Mother,24Skyappe, the good spirit,25Slavery question in Oregon,88Slim Jim and Six-toed Pete,133Smallpox epidemic, the,277Smith, A. B., arrival of, in 1857,64Smith, Hon. E. L., lifelong student of Indian legends,30Smith, Jedadiah,52;massacre of part of his party,53Smith, R. D.,118Smith, Silas,27Smith, W. N. and R. B.,257Snake River, affluents of,7Snake River, description of the,6Snowfall,6Soil, component parts of,3;conditions,1;creation,2,3;depth of fertile,3Sokulk Indians,12,37Some "joints" of the '60s,130Some prices in 1869,182Song, Indian death,14Sorghum tried,189Sound Indians, the,11Sows one hundred and fifty acres to oats,180Spalding, Eliza (Hart) diary of,60Spalding, Rev. H. H.arrival of,60at Vancouver,62at Waiilatpu and Lapwai,62work among Nez Perces,63difficulties encountered by,64at Waiilatpu before Whitman massacre,79escape of,79Spalding, H. M.,178Spanish explorers, old,42Spectacular Villard excursion,163Speelyi, chief God of Mid-Columbia Indians,2,5,21Spinden, H. J.,26Spirit of the West, the,260Spirits, Indian,20,21Spokane County laid out,112Spokanes, the,11Spotted Eagle,103Spring festival, Indian Salmon,26Squash weighs 134½ pounds,189Squire, Hon. Watson C.,289Stages became big factor,161Staple, Captain,134Starbuck,165Start raising grain,177Starvation and bounty,13Statehood achieved,475Statehood and constitution,285Statehood, transition to,473State legislature, first,288;members for the four counties of the,288"Statesman" urges people to get railroad,165Statistics of Old and New Walla Walla county,285Steamer records,158Steamer service well organized in 1859,156Steer-roping contests,202Stephens, William,110Steptoe Butte,105Steptoe, Colonel,103Steptoe's defeat,105Steptoeville,113Stevens county laid out,112Stevens', General, camp,93;conference of, with the Indians in 1855,93;Nez Perces save day for,94;new outbreak of Indians,96,101Stevens, Isaac I., first territorial governor,92Stock in demand,175Stock interests, the,379Stock raising in Garfield county,379Stolen horses recovered,133Stories and names, Indian,19Story telling, Indian,19Strap-iron rails laid,169Street commissioners of Walla Walla, 1898-1916,311-315Street railway extended to Fair Grounds,200Stubblefield Home,227Stubblefield, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.,227Sturdevant, Judge,269"Sublettes," the,54Suffrage, Woman,294Sugar 18c to 26c per pound,120Sugar 40c to 50c per pound,128Sugar $1.25 per pound,129Summary of first events in Garfield county,359Summary of recent production,191Sunken forests in Columbia River,23Superintendent of city schools of Walla Walla,315Superintendent of Schools' report, 1916-17,325Supreme court, the,265Survey declared official,115Surveyors of Walla Walla city, 1882-1916,307-315Swift, roomy steamers,158Tacoma "City of Destiny",163Taggard, J. D.,190Tamsaky killed by Umatillas as result of Whitman massacre,89Teachers' Reading Circle,213Teachers' wages,214Teams no competitors for railroad,169Teit, James,26Telegraph, Portland to Walla Walla,151Temperature,4;averages of,4;records of,5Temperature and rainfall,1Ten per cent of stock survives winter,443Ten thousand pounds wool shipped,189Tent store in 1857,114Territorial delegates,146Territorial governor, the first,92Territorial governor, the last,473Territorial governors,147Territory becomes a state,370Testimony in Whitman murder trial,90Texts, Coos and Umpqua,26;other Indian,27Theatrical performances,119Thermometer measurements,5Thomas, George F.,161Thompson, David,49"Those hills reach from hell to heaven, with bunch-grass from top to bottom",380"Thunder Bird" legends,25Times of Cowboys, miners, vigilantes,124Timothy, a life history of,271,272Timothy of Alpowa and his land case,271Timothy saves Steptoe's command,178Tolmie, Doctor,12"Tomanowas Bridge," the Indian story of the,22Touchet, an active business center,217;its schools,217Touchet, Lewis and Clark on the,39Touchet belt excels in high grade apples,190Touchet Pioneer, the,264Touchet valley, first wheat crop in,471Tough collection of human beings,129Town of Dayton booms,187Town of Mentor,364Town of Starbuck,351Town government organized,115Towns of Asotin county,418Towns of Garfield county,382Traditions, Indian,10Trades and Labor Council, the,242Trades, professions, etc.,194Transportation, early,155Trappers, early,51Treasurers of Walla Walla city, 1877-1916,306-315Treaties of Oregon,84Treaty of Joint Occupation, of 1818,50Treaty of 1846,78Trees brought on muleback,188Trial of Indians accused of Whitman massacre,90Trial of the Timothy land case,274Tribes, Indian,11Tribes, the Ten Lost, of Israel and Indian lore,25Trip from Wallula to Walla Walla in 1870,161Troup, Capt. James,159Trustees of Pietrzycki Foundation,327Tucanon,40;origin of the name of,319Tucanon river, description of the,7Tum-a-lum,114Tum-a-Lum Lumbering Co.,193"Turkey Pen",334Tushepaws, the,12Two hundred thousand boxes apples,190Two remarkable criminal cases,355Two voting precincts,113Umatilla,124Umatilla Rapids,160Umatillas, the,11Union Transportation Company,157United Brethren,234U. S. Fort Walla Walla,124United States Senators, first election of,289"Upper Country" towns,124Up-To-The-Times Magazine, the,261Value of products, 1916,192Value of property in Walla Walla, 1862,116Varied aspects of the Fair,200Vegetables and irrigation,6Vegetables and melons in variety,180Vessels engaged in fur trade in 1786-7,44Vigilantes, etc.,124Vigilantes disband,135Villard, Henry,163Vineland Journal, the,425Violin and Indian,39Volcanic eruptions,3Voorhees, Hon. C. S.,286Vote against constitutional convention,145Vote for presidential electors, 1892,338Vote in 1863 for Territorial Delegate,138Vote, the presidential, in Walla Walla county,292Voting precincts in 1860,117Voyages, early exploration,25Waiilatpu, origin of name of,11;selected post by Dr. Whitman,62;description of,64;mission a center of light and help,77;clouds gathering and warning indications for mission,79;last days of Whitman mission,79;end of,80;in history,80;hunting the murderers of the Whitman mission,88,89,113Wait starts milling in Columbia county,187Waitsburg Academy,225Waitsburg, elections in,317;charter of,317;mayors of,318;schools,215Waitsburg Times, the,262Walker, Rev. Elkanah, arrival of,64Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad,165;incorporated,168Walls Walla and fur-traders,50Walla Walla, Catholic diocese of,82Walla Walla, battle of the,97;Col. Kelley's report of,97Walla Walla, founding of Catholic church of,82Walla Walla, origin of name of,11Walla Walla Bulletin, the,260Walla Walla City,147Walla Walla City, Inc.,116Walla Walla City laid out November 17, 1859,115Walla Walla City's Liberty Loan subscription,196Walla Walla City's revenue for six months,116Walla Walla City, as agricultural center,293;churches of,228;divided into wards,300;election in, under local option law,294;growth of,205;political history of,299;location of, in regard to growth,293Walla Walla clubs,238Walla Walla College,224Walla Walla Commercial Club,238Walla Walla County, beginning of,92;first board of commissioners,92;statistics of, after division,285;political history of since division,285;officials from, 1876-1916,295-299;local political history of,292;subscription to Liberty Loan,196Walla Walla County Fair Association,200Walls Walla County Press, the,257Walla Walla Court House,295Walla Walla Democrat, the,261Walla Walla Journal, the,259Walla Walla Labor Union,241Walla Walla Lumber Co.,193Walla Walla newspapers,246Walla Walla Methodist district,230Walla Walla pageant of 1914, the,206Walla Walla Park Association,238Walla Walla Pow-wow,201Walla Walla Race Track Association,200Walla Walla Spectator, the,263Walla Walla Statesman, the,257Walla Walla treaty,95;broken,96Walla Walla Union, the,258Walla Walla, United States senators from,289,290Walla Walla Volunteers of Cayuse war,84Walla Walla Watchman, the,261Walla Walla Water Company, the,301Walla Walla Wild West show,202Walla Wallas, the,11Wallowa Basin,7Wallula,124Walter, W. W.,430Ward division of Walla Walla city,300Wardens of the penitentiary,291War Dress, Indian,14War and peace proceedings, Early Indian,14War Eagle, Cayuse brave,87Warrants, municipal,317Warriors, Indian,14Wascos, the,11Washington & Columbia River Railroad,163Washington, territory of, created,92;organizing territory of,93;
Reservoirs built,149Residents in Oregon in 1843,74Resolutions at Pioneer Meeting of 1911,254Retail stores in Walla Walla,195Reynolds, Almos H.,110Reynolds raises fine peaches,189Rhubarb,190Ribbon of fertile soil,191Rice 18c-20c per pound,120"Rice vs. County Commissioners of Garfield county",367Riot in theatre,130Riparia or Texas Rapids,37Ritz arrives with trees,188Ritz, Philip,147Ritz ships flour, Walla Walla to New York,181Ritz to try sweet potatoes,189River improvement,378River traffic under O. N. S. Co.,160Rivers, Indian names of,20Rivers, system of,6,7Road agents,132Road justified cost from start,169Roads, lonely and dangerous,278Roads never worked,161Rocky Mountain Fur Company, the,52Rogers, Cornelius, arrival of, in 1857,64Rolling prairies and swelling hills,180Ross, Alexander,49Ross, observation of, in 1811,50Routes, first, thro' northwest region,32Russell, Charles, builds jail,117Russian fur trade, beginning of the,43Rutherford, J. K.,269Ryan, M., Jr.,179St. George, Mrs.,360St. Helens, Mount, the story of,24St. Mary's Hospital,223St. Patrick's Academy for boys,223St. Paul's Episcopal church in Walla Walla,232St. Pauls School, Walla Walla,221St. Rose Mission, at Frenchtown,82St. Vincent Academy,224Sager tragedy, the,77"Sahale",23Sahaptin Indians,11Salish Indians,11Salmon River Emigration,127Salmon spring festival, Indian,26Saloon, chief source of revenue,148Sanitary conditions in pioneer times,276Sapir, Edward,26Saylor, Fred A.,28Schnebley, Theodore,470School buildings, beginning of,210School children, the first,210School conditions, in 1917,214School districts, organization of,211School districts of Garfield county,382School enrollment of Garfield county,382School property, value of, in 1900,214School receipts and expenditures, 1897-1900,213School report of 1900,212School statistics of Columbia county,324School statistics of Walla Walla county,217School Superintendent and Pioneers in Asotin county,468School tax levy, first,211School teacher, the first,210School, the first in Columbia county,324Schools in Asotin county,467Schools in Garfield county,381Schools, private,217Scott, Elmon,270Sealth, Chief (Seattle),29Sea-otter, the,43Seasons, the,4,5Seattle nearly destroyed,103Secret Societies,237Seminary, Whitman,218Semi-tropical in climate,191Senatorial and legislative districts,288Senatorial contests,289Sentinel, the,418Sergeant Smith's party,126Settlement, early, of country after Whitman Massacre,83Settler, the old, in a new age,474Settlers, arrival of early,64Settlers, early, after Cayuse war,91Settlers of '59 in Columbia county,321Seven millions in gold taken in 1862,129Seventh Day Adventists in Dayton,334Severe winter of 1861-2,128Sharpstein, Hon. B. L.,288Sharpstein, Hon. J. L.,265Shaw's Company, Oregon Rifles, in Cayuse war,86Sheep business grows,180Sheep increase very rapidly,176Sheep now in Garfield county,381Sheep worth $1.00 per head,176Sheriff Whitman and one Bunton,140Shipments and freight rates on flour, 1867,181Ships 40,000 pounds of onions,189Shoemaker sends watermelon to the "Statesman",188Shorthorns imported in 1864,177Shoshone Indians,14Shovels $12 to $16,129Shushwap Indians,11Sickness and death in party of 1843,76"Side Hill" harvester,193Silcott, John,178Sims, J. A.,186Siskiyou Mountain Island,2Sisters of Providence,223Site of Orofino Mines,125Six-hundred-eighty acre orchard,190Six hundred miners winter at Salmon River Mines,127Skomalt or Great Mother,24Skyappe, the good spirit,25Slavery question in Oregon,88Slim Jim and Six-toed Pete,133Smallpox epidemic, the,277Smith, A. B., arrival of, in 1857,64Smith, Hon. E. L., lifelong student of Indian legends,30Smith, Jedadiah,52;massacre of part of his party,53Smith, R. D.,118Smith, Silas,27Smith, W. N. and R. B.,257Snake River, affluents of,7Snake River, description of the,6Snowfall,6Soil, component parts of,3;conditions,1;creation,2,3;depth of fertile,3Sokulk Indians,12,37Some "joints" of the '60s,130Some prices in 1869,182Song, Indian death,14Sorghum tried,189Sound Indians, the,11Sows one hundred and fifty acres to oats,180Spalding, Eliza (Hart) diary of,60Spalding, Rev. H. H.arrival of,60at Vancouver,62at Waiilatpu and Lapwai,62work among Nez Perces,63difficulties encountered by,64at Waiilatpu before Whitman massacre,79escape of,79Spalding, H. M.,178Spanish explorers, old,42Spectacular Villard excursion,163Speelyi, chief God of Mid-Columbia Indians,2,5,21Spinden, H. J.,26Spirit of the West, the,260Spirits, Indian,20,21Spokane County laid out,112Spokanes, the,11Spotted Eagle,103Spring festival, Indian Salmon,26Squash weighs 134½ pounds,189Squire, Hon. Watson C.,289Stages became big factor,161Staple, Captain,134Starbuck,165Start raising grain,177Starvation and bounty,13Statehood achieved,475Statehood and constitution,285Statehood, transition to,473State legislature, first,288;members for the four counties of the,288"Statesman" urges people to get railroad,165Statistics of Old and New Walla Walla county,285Steamer records,158Steamer service well organized in 1859,156Steer-roping contests,202Stephens, William,110Steptoe Butte,105Steptoe, Colonel,103Steptoe's defeat,105Steptoeville,113Stevens county laid out,112Stevens', General, camp,93;conference of, with the Indians in 1855,93;Nez Perces save day for,94;new outbreak of Indians,96,101Stevens, Isaac I., first territorial governor,92Stock in demand,175Stock interests, the,379Stock raising in Garfield county,379Stolen horses recovered,133Stories and names, Indian,19Story telling, Indian,19Strap-iron rails laid,169Street commissioners of Walla Walla, 1898-1916,311-315Street railway extended to Fair Grounds,200Stubblefield Home,227Stubblefield, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.,227Sturdevant, Judge,269"Sublettes," the,54Suffrage, Woman,294Sugar 18c to 26c per pound,120Sugar 40c to 50c per pound,128Sugar $1.25 per pound,129Summary of first events in Garfield county,359Summary of recent production,191Sunken forests in Columbia River,23Superintendent of city schools of Walla Walla,315Superintendent of Schools' report, 1916-17,325Supreme court, the,265Survey declared official,115Surveyors of Walla Walla city, 1882-1916,307-315Swift, roomy steamers,158Tacoma "City of Destiny",163Taggard, J. D.,190Tamsaky killed by Umatillas as result of Whitman massacre,89Teachers' Reading Circle,213Teachers' wages,214Teams no competitors for railroad,169Teit, James,26Telegraph, Portland to Walla Walla,151Temperature,4;averages of,4;records of,5Temperature and rainfall,1Ten per cent of stock survives winter,443Ten thousand pounds wool shipped,189Tent store in 1857,114Territorial delegates,146Territorial governor, the first,92Territorial governor, the last,473Territorial governors,147Territory becomes a state,370Testimony in Whitman murder trial,90Texts, Coos and Umpqua,26;other Indian,27Theatrical performances,119Thermometer measurements,5Thomas, George F.,161Thompson, David,49"Those hills reach from hell to heaven, with bunch-grass from top to bottom",380"Thunder Bird" legends,25Times of Cowboys, miners, vigilantes,124Timothy, a life history of,271,272Timothy of Alpowa and his land case,271Timothy saves Steptoe's command,178Tolmie, Doctor,12"Tomanowas Bridge," the Indian story of the,22Touchet, an active business center,217;its schools,217Touchet, Lewis and Clark on the,39Touchet belt excels in high grade apples,190Touchet Pioneer, the,264Touchet valley, first wheat crop in,471Tough collection of human beings,129Town of Dayton booms,187Town of Mentor,364Town of Starbuck,351Town government organized,115Towns of Asotin county,418Towns of Garfield county,382Traditions, Indian,10Trades and Labor Council, the,242Trades, professions, etc.,194Transportation, early,155Trappers, early,51Treasurers of Walla Walla city, 1877-1916,306-315Treaties of Oregon,84Treaty of Joint Occupation, of 1818,50Treaty of 1846,78Trees brought on muleback,188Trial of Indians accused of Whitman massacre,90Trial of the Timothy land case,274Tribes, Indian,11Tribes, the Ten Lost, of Israel and Indian lore,25Trip from Wallula to Walla Walla in 1870,161Troup, Capt. James,159Trustees of Pietrzycki Foundation,327Tucanon,40;origin of the name of,319Tucanon river, description of the,7Tum-a-lum,114Tum-a-Lum Lumbering Co.,193"Turkey Pen",334Tushepaws, the,12Two hundred thousand boxes apples,190Two remarkable criminal cases,355Two voting precincts,113Umatilla,124Umatilla Rapids,160Umatillas, the,11Union Transportation Company,157United Brethren,234U. S. Fort Walla Walla,124United States Senators, first election of,289"Upper Country" towns,124Up-To-The-Times Magazine, the,261Value of products, 1916,192Value of property in Walla Walla, 1862,116Varied aspects of the Fair,200Vegetables and irrigation,6Vegetables and melons in variety,180Vessels engaged in fur trade in 1786-7,44Vigilantes, etc.,124Vigilantes disband,135Villard, Henry,163Vineland Journal, the,425Violin and Indian,39Volcanic eruptions,3Voorhees, Hon. C. S.,286Vote against constitutional convention,145Vote for presidential electors, 1892,338Vote in 1863 for Territorial Delegate,138Vote, the presidential, in Walla Walla county,292Voting precincts in 1860,117Voyages, early exploration,25Waiilatpu, origin of name of,11;selected post by Dr. Whitman,62;description of,64;mission a center of light and help,77;clouds gathering and warning indications for mission,79;last days of Whitman mission,79;end of,80;in history,80;hunting the murderers of the Whitman mission,88,89,113Wait starts milling in Columbia county,187Waitsburg Academy,225Waitsburg, elections in,317;charter of,317;mayors of,318;schools,215Waitsburg Times, the,262Walker, Rev. Elkanah, arrival of,64Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad,165;incorporated,168Walls Walla and fur-traders,50Walla Walla, Catholic diocese of,82Walla Walla, battle of the,97;Col. Kelley's report of,97Walla Walla, founding of Catholic church of,82Walla Walla, origin of name of,11Walla Walla Bulletin, the,260Walla Walla City,147Walla Walla City, Inc.,116Walla Walla City laid out November 17, 1859,115Walla Walla City's Liberty Loan subscription,196Walla Walla City's revenue for six months,116Walla Walla City, as agricultural center,293;churches of,228;divided into wards,300;election in, under local option law,294;growth of,205;political history of,299;location of, in regard to growth,293Walla Walla clubs,238Walla Walla College,224Walla Walla Commercial Club,238Walla Walla County, beginning of,92;first board of commissioners,92;statistics of, after division,285;political history of since division,285;officials from, 1876-1916,295-299;local political history of,292;subscription to Liberty Loan,196Walla Walla County Fair Association,200Walls Walla County Press, the,257Walla Walla Court House,295Walla Walla Democrat, the,261Walla Walla Journal, the,259Walla Walla Labor Union,241Walla Walla Lumber Co.,193Walla Walla newspapers,246Walla Walla Methodist district,230Walla Walla pageant of 1914, the,206Walla Walla Park Association,238Walla Walla Pow-wow,201Walla Walla Race Track Association,200Walla Walla Spectator, the,263Walla Walla Statesman, the,257Walla Walla treaty,95;broken,96Walla Walla Union, the,258Walla Walla, United States senators from,289,290Walla Walla Volunteers of Cayuse war,84Walla Walla Watchman, the,261Walla Walla Water Company, the,301Walla Walla Wild West show,202Walla Wallas, the,11Wallowa Basin,7Wallula,124Walter, W. W.,430Ward division of Walla Walla city,300Wardens of the penitentiary,291War Dress, Indian,14War and peace proceedings, Early Indian,14War Eagle, Cayuse brave,87Warrants, municipal,317Warriors, Indian,14Wascos, the,11Washington & Columbia River Railroad,163Washington, territory of, created,92;organizing territory of,93;
Reservoirs built,149
Residents in Oregon in 1843,74
Resolutions at Pioneer Meeting of 1911,254
Retail stores in Walla Walla,195
Reynolds, Almos H.,110
Reynolds raises fine peaches,189
Rhubarb,190
Ribbon of fertile soil,191
Rice 18c-20c per pound,120
"Rice vs. County Commissioners of Garfield county",367
Riot in theatre,130
Riparia or Texas Rapids,37
Ritz arrives with trees,188
Ritz, Philip,147
Ritz ships flour, Walla Walla to New York,181
Ritz to try sweet potatoes,189
River improvement,378
River traffic under O. N. S. Co.,160
Rivers, Indian names of,20
Rivers, system of,6,7
Road agents,132
Road justified cost from start,169
Roads, lonely and dangerous,278
Roads never worked,161
Rocky Mountain Fur Company, the,52
Rogers, Cornelius, arrival of, in 1857,64
Rolling prairies and swelling hills,180
Ross, Alexander,49
Ross, observation of, in 1811,50
Routes, first, thro' northwest region,32
Russell, Charles, builds jail,117
Russian fur trade, beginning of the,43
Rutherford, J. K.,269
Ryan, M., Jr.,179
St. George, Mrs.,360
St. Helens, Mount, the story of,24
St. Mary's Hospital,223
St. Patrick's Academy for boys,223
St. Paul's Episcopal church in Walla Walla,232
St. Pauls School, Walla Walla,221
St. Rose Mission, at Frenchtown,82
St. Vincent Academy,224
Sager tragedy, the,77
"Sahale",23
Sahaptin Indians,11
Salish Indians,11
Salmon River Emigration,127
Salmon spring festival, Indian,26
Saloon, chief source of revenue,148
Sanitary conditions in pioneer times,276
Sapir, Edward,26
Saylor, Fred A.,28
Schnebley, Theodore,470
School buildings, beginning of,210
School children, the first,210
School conditions, in 1917,214
School districts, organization of,211
School districts of Garfield county,382
School enrollment of Garfield county,382
School property, value of, in 1900,214
School receipts and expenditures, 1897-1900,213
School report of 1900,212
School statistics of Columbia county,324
School statistics of Walla Walla county,217
School Superintendent and Pioneers in Asotin county,468
School tax levy, first,211
School teacher, the first,210
School, the first in Columbia county,324
Schools in Asotin county,467
Schools in Garfield county,381
Schools, private,217
Scott, Elmon,270
Sealth, Chief (Seattle),29
Sea-otter, the,43
Seasons, the,4,5
Seattle nearly destroyed,103
Secret Societies,237
Seminary, Whitman,218
Semi-tropical in climate,191
Senatorial and legislative districts,288
Senatorial contests,289
Sentinel, the,418
Sergeant Smith's party,126
Settlement, early, of country after Whitman Massacre,83
Settler, the old, in a new age,474
Settlers, arrival of early,64
Settlers, early, after Cayuse war,91
Settlers of '59 in Columbia county,321
Seven millions in gold taken in 1862,129
Seventh Day Adventists in Dayton,334
Severe winter of 1861-2,128
Sharpstein, Hon. B. L.,288
Sharpstein, Hon. J. L.,265
Shaw's Company, Oregon Rifles, in Cayuse war,86
Sheep business grows,180
Sheep increase very rapidly,176
Sheep now in Garfield county,381
Sheep worth $1.00 per head,176
Sheriff Whitman and one Bunton,140
Shipments and freight rates on flour, 1867,181
Ships 40,000 pounds of onions,189
Shoemaker sends watermelon to the "Statesman",188
Shorthorns imported in 1864,177
Shoshone Indians,14
Shovels $12 to $16,129
Shushwap Indians,11
Sickness and death in party of 1843,76
"Side Hill" harvester,193
Silcott, John,178
Sims, J. A.,186
Siskiyou Mountain Island,2
Sisters of Providence,223
Site of Orofino Mines,125
Six-hundred-eighty acre orchard,190
Six hundred miners winter at Salmon River Mines,127
Skomalt or Great Mother,24
Skyappe, the good spirit,25
Slavery question in Oregon,88
Slim Jim and Six-toed Pete,133
Smallpox epidemic, the,277
Smith, A. B., arrival of, in 1857,64
Smith, Hon. E. L., lifelong student of Indian legends,30
Smith, Jedadiah,52;
massacre of part of his party,53
Smith, R. D.,118
Smith, Silas,27
Smith, W. N. and R. B.,257
Snake River, affluents of,7
Snake River, description of the,6
Snowfall,6
Soil, component parts of,3;
conditions,1;
creation,2,3;
depth of fertile,3
Sokulk Indians,12,37
Some "joints" of the '60s,130
Some prices in 1869,182
Song, Indian death,14
Sorghum tried,189
Sound Indians, the,11
Sows one hundred and fifty acres to oats,180
Spalding, Eliza (Hart) diary of,60
Spalding, Rev. H. H.
arrival of,60
at Vancouver,62
at Waiilatpu and Lapwai,62
work among Nez Perces,63
difficulties encountered by,64
at Waiilatpu before Whitman massacre,79
escape of,79
Spalding, H. M.,178
Spanish explorers, old,42
Spectacular Villard excursion,163
Speelyi, chief God of Mid-Columbia Indians,2,5,21
Spinden, H. J.,26
Spirit of the West, the,260
Spirits, Indian,20,21
Spokane County laid out,112
Spokanes, the,11
Spotted Eagle,103
Spring festival, Indian Salmon,26
Squash weighs 134½ pounds,189
Squire, Hon. Watson C.,289
Stages became big factor,161
Staple, Captain,134
Starbuck,165
Start raising grain,177
Starvation and bounty,13
Statehood achieved,475
Statehood and constitution,285
Statehood, transition to,473
State legislature, first,288;
members for the four counties of the,288
"Statesman" urges people to get railroad,165
Statistics of Old and New Walla Walla county,285
Steamer records,158
Steamer service well organized in 1859,156
Steer-roping contests,202
Stephens, William,110
Steptoe Butte,105
Steptoe, Colonel,103
Steptoe's defeat,105
Steptoeville,113
Stevens county laid out,112
Stevens', General, camp,93;
conference of, with the Indians in 1855,93;
Nez Perces save day for,94;
new outbreak of Indians,96,101
Stevens, Isaac I., first territorial governor,92
Stock in demand,175
Stock interests, the,379
Stock raising in Garfield county,379
Stolen horses recovered,133
Stories and names, Indian,19
Story telling, Indian,19
Strap-iron rails laid,169
Street commissioners of Walla Walla, 1898-1916,311-315
Street railway extended to Fair Grounds,200
Stubblefield Home,227
Stubblefield, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.,227
Sturdevant, Judge,269
"Sublettes," the,54
Suffrage, Woman,294
Sugar 18c to 26c per pound,120
Sugar 40c to 50c per pound,128
Sugar $1.25 per pound,129
Summary of first events in Garfield county,359
Summary of recent production,191
Sunken forests in Columbia River,23
Superintendent of city schools of Walla Walla,315
Superintendent of Schools' report, 1916-17,325
Supreme court, the,265
Survey declared official,115
Surveyors of Walla Walla city, 1882-1916,307-315
Swift, roomy steamers,158
Tacoma "City of Destiny",163
Taggard, J. D.,190
Tamsaky killed by Umatillas as result of Whitman massacre,89
Teachers' Reading Circle,213
Teachers' wages,214
Teams no competitors for railroad,169
Teit, James,26
Telegraph, Portland to Walla Walla,151
Temperature,4;
averages of,4;
records of,5
Temperature and rainfall,1
Ten per cent of stock survives winter,443
Ten thousand pounds wool shipped,189
Tent store in 1857,114
Territorial delegates,146
Territorial governor, the first,92
Territorial governor, the last,473
Territorial governors,147
Territory becomes a state,370
Testimony in Whitman murder trial,90
Texts, Coos and Umpqua,26;
other Indian,27
Theatrical performances,119
Thermometer measurements,5
Thomas, George F.,161
Thompson, David,49
"Those hills reach from hell to heaven, with bunch-grass from top to bottom",380
"Thunder Bird" legends,25
Times of Cowboys, miners, vigilantes,124
Timothy, a life history of,271,272
Timothy of Alpowa and his land case,271
Timothy saves Steptoe's command,178
Tolmie, Doctor,12
"Tomanowas Bridge," the Indian story of the,22
Touchet, an active business center,217;
its schools,217
Touchet, Lewis and Clark on the,39
Touchet belt excels in high grade apples,190
Touchet Pioneer, the,264
Touchet valley, first wheat crop in,471
Tough collection of human beings,129
Town of Dayton booms,187
Town of Mentor,364
Town of Starbuck,351
Town government organized,115
Towns of Asotin county,418
Towns of Garfield county,382
Traditions, Indian,10
Trades and Labor Council, the,242
Trades, professions, etc.,194
Transportation, early,155
Trappers, early,51
Treasurers of Walla Walla city, 1877-1916,306-315
Treaties of Oregon,84
Treaty of Joint Occupation, of 1818,50
Treaty of 1846,78
Trees brought on muleback,188
Trial of Indians accused of Whitman massacre,90
Trial of the Timothy land case,274
Tribes, Indian,11
Tribes, the Ten Lost, of Israel and Indian lore,25
Trip from Wallula to Walla Walla in 1870,161
Troup, Capt. James,159
Trustees of Pietrzycki Foundation,327
Tucanon,40;
origin of the name of,319
Tucanon river, description of the,7
Tum-a-lum,114
Tum-a-Lum Lumbering Co.,193
"Turkey Pen",334
Tushepaws, the,12
Two hundred thousand boxes apples,190
Two remarkable criminal cases,355
Two voting precincts,113
Umatilla,124
Umatilla Rapids,160
Umatillas, the,11
Union Transportation Company,157
United Brethren,234
U. S. Fort Walla Walla,124
United States Senators, first election of,289
"Upper Country" towns,124
Up-To-The-Times Magazine, the,261
Value of products, 1916,192
Value of property in Walla Walla, 1862,116
Varied aspects of the Fair,200
Vegetables and irrigation,6
Vegetables and melons in variety,180
Vessels engaged in fur trade in 1786-7,44
Vigilantes, etc.,124
Vigilantes disband,135
Villard, Henry,163
Vineland Journal, the,425
Violin and Indian,39
Volcanic eruptions,3
Voorhees, Hon. C. S.,286
Vote against constitutional convention,145
Vote for presidential electors, 1892,338
Vote in 1863 for Territorial Delegate,138
Vote, the presidential, in Walla Walla county,292
Voting precincts in 1860,117
Voyages, early exploration,25
Waiilatpu, origin of name of,11;
selected post by Dr. Whitman,62;
description of,64;
mission a center of light and help,77;
clouds gathering and warning indications for mission,79;
last days of Whitman mission,79;
end of,80;
in history,80;
hunting the murderers of the Whitman mission,88,89,113
Wait starts milling in Columbia county,187
Waitsburg Academy,225
Waitsburg, elections in,317;
charter of,317;
mayors of,318;
schools,215
Waitsburg Times, the,262
Walker, Rev. Elkanah, arrival of,64
Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad,165;
incorporated,168
Walls Walla and fur-traders,50
Walla Walla, Catholic diocese of,82
Walla Walla, battle of the,97;
Col. Kelley's report of,97
Walla Walla, founding of Catholic church of,82
Walla Walla, origin of name of,11
Walla Walla Bulletin, the,260
Walla Walla City,147
Walla Walla City, Inc.,116
Walla Walla City laid out November 17, 1859,115
Walla Walla City's Liberty Loan subscription,196
Walla Walla City's revenue for six months,116
Walla Walla City, as agricultural center,293;
churches of,228;
divided into wards,300;
election in, under local option law,294;
growth of,205;
political history of,299;
location of, in regard to growth,293
Walla Walla clubs,238
Walla Walla College,224
Walla Walla Commercial Club,238
Walla Walla County, beginning of,92;
first board of commissioners,92;
statistics of, after division,285;
political history of since division,285;
officials from, 1876-1916,295-299;
local political history of,292;
subscription to Liberty Loan,196
Walla Walla County Fair Association,200
Walls Walla County Press, the,257
Walla Walla Court House,295
Walla Walla Democrat, the,261
Walla Walla Journal, the,259
Walla Walla Labor Union,241
Walla Walla Lumber Co.,193
Walla Walla newspapers,246
Walla Walla Methodist district,230
Walla Walla pageant of 1914, the,206
Walla Walla Park Association,238
Walla Walla Pow-wow,201
Walla Walla Race Track Association,200
Walla Walla Spectator, the,263
Walla Walla Statesman, the,257
Walla Walla treaty,95;
broken,96
Walla Walla Union, the,258
Walla Walla, United States senators from,289,290
Walla Walla Volunteers of Cayuse war,84
Walla Walla Watchman, the,261
Walla Walla Water Company, the,301
Walla Walla Wild West show,202
Walla Wallas, the,11
Wallowa Basin,7
Wallula,124
Walter, W. W.,430
Ward division of Walla Walla city,300
Wardens of the penitentiary,291
War Dress, Indian,14
War and peace proceedings, Early Indian,14
War Eagle, Cayuse brave,87
Warrants, municipal,317
Warriors, Indian,14
Wascos, the,11
Washington & Columbia River Railroad,163
Washington, territory of, created,92;
organizing territory of,93;