The Columbia River . ith a passionate af-fection, and made at first every effort to maintainamity with his white neighbours. But when the Gov-ernment violated what he had regarded its sacredpledge and permitted entrance upon the lands whichhe claimed, he refused to abide by the decision andled out his warriors to battle. The Nez Perces,though few in number, could fight face to face withwhite men, and could use white mens weapons andwhite mens tactics. At a desperate battle at WhiteBird Canon they routed the detachment in commandof Colonel Perry. The result was to put arms, am-munition, and pro
The Columbia River . ith a passionate af-fection, and made at first every effort to maintainamity with his white neighbours. But when the Gov-ernment violated what he had regarded its sacredpledge and permitted entrance upon the lands whichhe claimed, he refused to abide by the decision andled out his warriors to battle. The Nez Perces,though few in number, could fight face to face withwhite men, and could use white mens weapons andwhite mens tactics. At a desperate battle at WhiteBird Canon they routed the detachment in commandof Colonel Perry. The result was to put arms, am-munition, and provisions in abundance into the handsof the Indians and hope into their hearts. General O. O. Howard, then commanding thedepartment of the Columbia, now assumed commandand began so vigorous a campaign against Josephthat the Indian chief plainly saw that with all hisactivity he could not avoid being seized in the closingarms of Howards command. The interesting detailsof the marches, countermarches, desperate encounters,. Hallakallakeen (Eagle Wing) or Joseph, theNez Perce T. W. Tolman. The Times of Tomahawk and Fire-Brand 231 sometimes favourable to white man and sometimes tored, are to be found in General Howards own last, with marvellous skill and good fortune, Josepheluded capture and adopted the desperate resolutionof crossing the Bitter Root Mountains by the Lolotrail, descending the Missouri, and ultimately reach-ing the Canadian line beyond the land of the as he was with his women, children, andentire movable possessions, obliged to forage andhunt on the way, and avoiding pursuers in rear aswell as forces coming to meet him in front, fightingfrequent and some of the time successful battles,—the Nez Perce chieftain exhibited qualities of leader-ship and resources of mind and body which offermaterials for a historical romance equal to De QuinceysFlight of the Kalmuck Tartars. Howards tireless pursuit in the rear and the ac-tive and intellig
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