Washington History

Waiilatpu : its rise and fall, 1836-1847

Title	Waiilatpu : its rise and fall, 1836-1847 : a story of pioneer days in the Pacific Northwest based entirely upon historical research by Miles Cannon
Author:	Cannon, Miles, 1862-1938
Contents:	A story of pioneer days in the Pacific Northwest based on research and interviews with survivors of the tragedy at the Whitman Mission.
Publication Information:	Boise, Idaho : Capital News Job Rooms, 1915 State Library Catalog Information
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Cover - DJVU | PDF
Ill.: Waiilatpu on the morning of the first day of the massacre, showing the departure of Spaulding' - DJVU | PDF
Title page - DJVU | PDF
Table of Contents - DJVU | PDF
Foreword - DJVU | PDF
Chapter I. Narcissa Prentiss -The American Board – Liberty Landing – Rev. Samuel Parker – Dr. Marc - DJVU | PDF
Chapter II. A Study of Dr. Whitman – The Marriage – Henry H. Spaulding – A Peace Conference – Wm. H - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Upper left hand - View of Island Ford, near Glenns Ferry, Idaho. Upper right hand - View sh - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Columbia River looking south a few rods above the mouth of the Snake River, where David Thom - DJVU | PDF
Chapter III. A Study of Henry H. Spaulding – The Reconciliation – Description of Mrs. Spaulding - DJVU | PDF
Chapter IV. The Start – Arrival at St. Louis – Twilight on the Missouri – The American Fur Co. – Ot - DJVU | PDF
Chapter V. On the Oregon Trail – The Green River Rendezvous – Incidents of the Journey – Gray’s Imp - DJVU | PDF
Chapter VI. Leaving Green River – Trouble at Bear River – Down the River from Fort Hall – Pilgrim S - DJVU | PDF
Chapter VII. The First Wagons to reach the Columbia – The Lone Pine of the Powder River – Grand Ron - DJVU | PDF
Chapter VIII. Fort Vancouver as it was in 1839 - DJVU | PDF
Chapter IX. Waiilatpu Mission – Cayuse Indians – Lapwai Mission – The Abode in the Wilderness – Old - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Upper left - T. C. Elliott and Dr. George Bryce standing at the southeast corner of the site - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Where died Alice Clarissa Whitman, the first white child born west of the Rocky Mountains. - DJVU | PDF
Chapter X. The First Child is Born – Peu-Peu-Mox-Mox – Historic Places on the Umatilla – The Pious - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XI. Death of Little Alice – The Funeral – Trouble with the Indians – Trouble Among the Miss - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XII. A Pathetic Letter – Arrival of the Catholics – The First Printing Press – Death of Pam - DJVU | PDF
Photo: Site of Waiilatpu sixty-seven years after its fall. Cross marks location of west wall of the - DJVU | PDF
Photo: Upper left - Mrs. Rebecca Hopkins (Hall), Mrs. Eliza Spaulding Warren, Mrs. Nancy A. Jacobs ( - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XIII. Arrival at Boston – The Return Journey – The Train of 1843 – Mrs. Whitman Alone – An - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XIV. Story of the Seven Orphans – The Train of 1844 – The Oregon Trail - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XV. The Story Continued – A Frolic in the Sager Family – Life on the Trail – Death of the F - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XVI. The Story Continued – Suffering from Rough Roads – Death of the Mother – Pilgrim Sprin - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XVII. Life at the Mission – Mrs. Whitman’s Letters – No Intimation of her Doom - DJVU | PDF
Photo: A group of survivors at the dedication of the Whitman monument. - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Oscar Canfield, Clarkson, Wash. Mrs. Sarah Kimball Munson, Warrenton, Oregon. - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XVIII. Conditions Before the Stroke Fell – A Study of the American Citizenship – Tom Hill – - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XIX. The Autumn of 1847 – Rt. Rev. A. M. A. Blanchet – Oblate Priests – The Yakima Mission - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XX. Emigration of 1847 – Ravages of Disease – Spaulding Arrives at the Mission – Visits For - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Byron S. Kimball. Mrs. Harriet M. Kimball, wife of Nathan Kimball. - DJVU | PDF
Photos: Mrs. Gertrude Hall Denny, Portland, Oregon. - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXI. The Mission Roster – Andrew Rogers – Mrs. Whitman’s Letters - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXII. Dr. Whitman Returns – The Last Night in the Mission – Monday Morning – How Engaged – - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXIII. Mr. Hoffman Fights – Death of L. W. Saunders – Death of Isaac Gilliland – Peter Hall - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXIV. Ish-Al-Hal – Osborne Escapes – A Carousal of Murder – First Day Closes – How the Vict - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXV. Second Day Continued – Nicholis Finley – The Manson Boys – Story of Waif – David Marsh - DJVU | PDF
Photo: Mrs. Elizabeth Sager Helm, Portland, Oregon. - DJVU | PDF
Photo: Mrs. Mima Kimball Negler - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXVI. The Arrival of Father Brouillet – The Third Day – The Burial of the Dead – Spaulding - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXVII. Thursday, Events of – Scenes of Desolation – Friday – The Council – The News Spreads - DJVU | PDF
Photo: The lonely grave of Peter Skene Ogden, who rescued the captives, near Oregon City, Oregon. - DJVU | PDF
Ill: Plan of the mission house drawn under the direction of Mrs. Elizabeth Sager Helm. - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXVIII. Thursday – Messenger from Five Crows – Miss Bewely Taken Away – Her Testimony – Spa - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXIX. Destruction of Mission Property – Council on the Umatilla – Peter Skene Ogden Arrives - DJVU | PDF
Chapter XXX. The Departure of the Survivors – Arrival at Fort Walla Walla – Arrivals of the Captive - DJVU | PDF

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