Indian War In Oregon And Washington Territories

Browne, J. Ross

Publication: Government Printing Office, 1858, Washington

35th Congress, lst Session. Ex. Doc. No. 38. Disbound. 64pp. Rare report of J. Ross Browne, special agent of the Indian Office, on the subject of the Indian war in Oregon and Washington Territories in which he state, "The origin of the war is not different from that of any other Indian war. It is the natural result of emigration and settlement." "Although occasional hostilities have been engendered between the whites and particular tribes of Indians in every State of the Union by individual acts of aggression, either on the one side or the other, the history of our Indian wars will show that the primary cause is the progress of civilization, to which the inferior races, from their habits and instincts, are naturally opposed." "Early in the spring of 1855 the superintendent of Indian affairs thought it expedient to remove them (Yakimas) from the Willamette valley to their original country north of the Columbia. Under the provocations which they had already received, it may readily be supposed, they left with no good will towards the whites. From the moment of their departure they were in a state of war." The report goes on to cite various individuals' reports on Protestantism and the true causes of the massacre at Wailatpu, etc. Light soiling and with light wear to the extremities. Very good.

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