. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Tation of the Same Name 10,000 persons, probably many of them from crowded cities in the East, and the development of the lands will add sev- eral millions of dollars annually to the wealth production of the Inland Empire. The reservation has an interesting history, dating from the early '30s, when French-Canadian employes of the Hudson Bay Company stirred up among the untutored reds a desire for the coming of "Black Robes," as the missionaries were known in those days. Fathers De Smet, Gregory, Mengarini, and Nicholas Point, accompanied by Broth
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. Tation of the Same Name 10,000 persons, probably many of them from crowded cities in the East, and the development of the lands will add sev- eral millions of dollars annually to the wealth production of the Inland Empire. The reservation has an interesting history, dating from the early '30s, when French-Canadian employes of the Hudson Bay Company stirred up among the untutored reds a desire for the coming of "Black Robes," as the missionaries were known in those days. Fathers De Smet, Gregory, Mengarini, and Nicholas Point, accompanied by Brothers Specht, Huet, and Claessens. came from St. Louis in 1841 and lived among the Indians. They founded their first mission in the Bitter Root Valley in ^Montana near the site of the present town of Stevensville, where they after- ward erected a church and parish house, ai.'d cultivated the land. Several years later Father Joset joined the band of workers, and the Coeur d'Alene mis- sion was established. Father Joset became superior of the Rocky Mountains mission, which, in 1907, was united with the California mission. It is headed by Rev. Father George de la Motte, of Spokane, whose jurisdiction now embraces the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas and southern Alaska, an area of 900,000 square miles. In the early days some of the In- dians, then in their prime, were looked upon as "medicine men," endowed with supernatural power, and, consequently, of great influence among their fellows. When the priests began their work they condemned that superstition, and the medicine men gradually lost their power and influence. Old and young to-day. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original American Forestry Association. Washington, D. C. : American Forestry Asso
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