Chapter 54

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;


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