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289; mentions finding Kendrick with the Washington at Karakooa Bay, 292-3; at Kouai, 294.

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Walker, C. M., joins Methodist Mission party, 232; assists in establishing mission farm on the Willamette, 284.

Ward party murdered by the Indians, 3.

Washington Territory, the Indian policy for, 9; identical with that adopted for Oregon because Palmer and Stevens were in general of the same mind, 9; Indian situation east of the Cascades critical, 9-10; Governor I. I. Stevens ex-officio superintendent of Indian af- fairs, 10-11; urged to survey field and report as soon as possible, 11; Stevens makes comprehensive report, 12; Con- gress authorizes negotiation of treaties and makes appropriations, 13; Stevens reports principle of Indian policy to be followed in making treaties, 13-14.

Willamette Mission, Excerpts from Meth- odist Annual Reports, 303-364; con- siderations connected with the super- seding of Jason Lee as superintendent and with the sale of the mission school property by Gary brought out in these reports, 303-4; conference with Cap- tain Nathaniel J. Wyeth to ascertain general character and disposition of Indian tribes of the Oregon Territory and to arrange to have the mission- aries Jason Lee and Daniel Lee ac- company him the following spring, 304-5; Jason Lee makes favorable re- port from Rocky Mountains on outlook for mission venture, 305; in accord- ance with instructions, suggests Lara- mie's Fork, the Crow region between the Missouri and the Yellowstone and the habitat of the Blackfeet in the Rocky Mountains as sites for mission stations, 305-6; reasons for not re- maining with the Flathead Indians and for proceeding to Fort Vancouver, 306; cordial reception by Dr. John McLoughlin, 306; first sermons in that part of the country, 306; establish- ment of the mission on the Willamette river about 60 miles from Fort Van- couver, 307 ; activities of mission, 307; the school at Fort Vancouver taught by Cyrus Shepard, 307; three Japanese youths wrecked on the north- west coast attend this school, 307; central position of Willamette station made extension of missionary effort advisable in different directions so it was determined to increase the mis- sionary force and selections from among volunteers were made, 308; letter from Daniel Lee at Honolulu and representation previously made by Jason Lee caused the sending of rein- forcements of thirteen to mission, 308; equipment of the value of $2000 accompanied them, 308; Reverends David Leslie and H. K. W. Perkins with their families were sent out, 309;

report received from first reinforce- ment of 1836, 309-10; information of the arrival of the second reinforcement at Hawaiian Islands received, 310: Lieutenant William A. Slacum gives a favorable report of the work of the mission, 310; Jason Lee's report at the missionary society's headquarters stated the needs of the mission, 311- 12; Lee's representations and other in- vestigations cause determination to send great reinforcement in numbers and equipment, 312-15; report re- ceived from Rio de Janeiro of favor- able progress of their voyage, 315; Dr. Elijah White's glowing account of in- fluence of missionaries, 315-16; great numbers of Indians reported converted at a revival, 316; inventory of salutary influences exerted by missions, 317; Dr. Elijah White disaffected towards Lee returns, 317; some counting of the costs of this missionary venture with a disposition to be assured that it will justify itself, 318; mission still prosperous as far as Board is aware, but information not as explicit as it would desire, 319-20; Jason Lee's let- ter acknowledges situation "not so flattering as might be desired," 320- 21; letter of H. K. W. Perkins refers to desertions, 321-2; confession that expectations are not fully realized but counseling of fortitude, 322-4; super- intendency transferred to Rev. George Gary, reasons therefor and his instruc- tions, 324-5 ; disappearing Indians, 325-6; Rev. G. Hines' report on Tuali- tin camp meeting, 326-7; Rev. Daniel Lee and wife, Frost and Dr. Babcock and family withdraw from the mission, 327-8; Jason Lee stresses "adaptation of Oregon soil to the genius of Meth- odism," his interest in the Oregon mission is not the least abated, 328; H. K. W. Perkins quoted: "Triumphs of the Gospel in this country . . . sure," 328; conclusion, "We must continue our Christian efforts in these transmountain regions," 329; Dr. Marcus Whitman and the migration of 1843 noticed as an argument for en- ergetic perseverance, 330; Gray cuts down force employed and sells prop- erty held, 330-31; Board admits hav- ing been somewhat misled in relation to the necessity of the great reinforce- ment, 331-4; "secular character" of mission had excited suspicions of ar- riving immigrants, Indians rapidly wasting away so mission must appeal to new settlers, 334; Gary reports pro- ceedings that led to conclusion that an essential change in mode of opera- tions necessary, 335-6; Gary's recom- mendations, 337; statistical report, 337; reductions mainly in secular de- partment, 339; death of Jason Leey- recognized as the great pioneer mis- sionary of the valley of the Columbia river, 339-40; summary of the venture with instructions to George Gary and

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