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76 the Clearwater, a mission was located, and Rev. and Mrs. Spalding were placed in charge of the work. In 1838, Rev. Gushing Eells and wife, Rev. Elkanah Walker and wife, Rev. A. B. Smith and wife, and Mr. Gomelius Rogers occu- pied the Spokane mission. Adobe houses were built, land was fenced and ploughed, crops were sown and harvested, cattle were imported, portions of the Bible were translated and printed in the Nez Perce language on a little press that was sent; and an effort was made to interest the Indians in. domestic life as the shortest way to civilization. The Steannship "Beaver." Among the most memorable ships to enter the river now called the Golumbia were the

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"Columbia," the "Tonquin," and the steamship "Beaver." The first two have already been mentioned — the "Golum- bia" as the first to enter the river named for the ship, and the "Tonquin," which brought the Astor partners who estab- lished the trading post Fort Astor, now Astoria. Because of the growth of the Oregon fur trade, there soon came a demand for rapid river transportation. This called for craft