. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . utaries from theBlue mountains. The land here is very nutritious. McBane was in charge of Fort Walla-Walladuring the occurrence of the Cayuse difficulties. Thirty miles from Walla-Walla, and nearMcBanes, lives Father Chirouse, a missionary of the Catholic order, who, with two laymen,exercises his influence among the surrounding tribes. A party of emigrants, who had lostnearly all their animals are sheltered here at this time. From Chirou
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . utaries from theBlue mountains. The land here is very nutritious. McBane was in charge of Fort Walla-Walladuring the occurrence of the Cayuse difficulties. Thirty miles from Walla-Walla, and nearMcBanes, lives Father Chirouse, a missionary of the Catholic order, who, with two laymen,exercises his influence among the surrounding tribes. A party of emigrants, who had lostnearly all their animals are sheltered here at this time. From Chirouse and McBane I learnedthat the emigrants frequently cast wishful eyes upon the valley, but having made no arrange-ment with the Indians they are unable to settle sketch is here given of old Fort Walla-Walla. November 5.—We remained with Mr. McBane over night and returned to the fort to-dayby the way of the Whitmans mission, now occupied by Bumford and Brooke. They wereharvesting, and I saAV as fine potatoes as ever I beheld—many weighing 2 pounds, and oneweighing o\. Their carrots and beets, too, were of extraordinary size. Mr. Whitman must. NARRATIVE OF 1853. 153 have done a great deal of good for the Indians. His mission is situated upon a fine tractof land, and he had erected a saw and grist mill. It is said that his death was brought aboutby the false reports of a troublesome half-breed, -\vho reported having heard Mrs. Whitmansay to her husband, when speaking of the Indians, We will get rid of them some Bumfords to the mouth of the Touchet are many farms mostly occupied by the retiredemployes of the Hudson Bay Company. On our return we met Pu-pu-mux-mux, the Walla-Walla chief, known and respected far and wide. He possesses not so much intelligence andenergy as Garry, but he has some gifts of which the latter is deprived. He is of dignifiedmanner, and well qualified to manage men. He owns over 2,000 horses, besides many cattle,and has a farm near that o
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