What to see in America . ngers and the river, at the Cascades, is a blockhouse, which is amemorial of pioneer days and of Sheridans first battle inMarch, 1856. The Indians had attacked the whites in thevicinity, massacred some, and besieged others in the block-house. Sheridan, with a few government troops that werein the valley, came to the relief of the besieged, defeated theIndians, and captured the ringleaders. British fur traders established themselves in 1818 at thejunction of the Walla Walla and Columbia Rivers in what isnow the southeastern corner of Washington, and presentl
What to see in America . ngers and the river, at the Cascades, is a blockhouse, which is amemorial of pioneer days and of Sheridans first battle inMarch, 1856. The Indians had attacked the whites in thevicinity, massacred some, and besieged others in the block-house. Sheridan, with a few government troops that werein the valley, came to the relief of the besieged, defeated theIndians, and captured the ringleaders. British fur traders established themselves in 1818 at thejunction of the Walla Walla and Columbia Rivers in what isnow the southeastern corner of Washington, and presently built there a fort bear-ing the name of theformer stream—a namewhich means RushingWaters. In 1836 aparty of missionaries,which included Whitman andhis bride, came thitherto labor among theIndians. They settledtwenty-five miles eastof the fort and sixmiles west of the pres-ent flourishing city ofWalla Walla. and the wifeof a companion mis-A Pbimitive Bridge in Skagit County sionary were the first. Washington 521 white women to comewest over the RockyMountains, and became themother of the first Am-erican baby born in theNorthwest. In the fallof 1842 Dr. Whitmanconcluded to return Eastthat he might consult theAmerican Board of For-eign Missions, which heserved, and to apprisethe government of theadvantages to be gainedby colonizing the Oregoncountry. He set forthin October to cross themountains, whose passeswere already chokedwith snow, carrying only such equipment as could be strappedon the back of his horse. A friend accompanied him as far asColorado. The rest of the journey to Boston and Washingtonhe made alone, most of it in the saddle and during the coldstormy months of winter. His courage in crossing thecontinent under such conditions made a favorable impressionand attracted attention in the newspapers, and an interviewwas accorded him by the Secretary of War. His influencewas a distinct aid in the enterprise of colonizing the newregion.
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