In 1855 there was a general outbreak of hostilities on the Tribe after tribe, even anong part of the Oregon lndians. those who had been considered friendly, fell into the ranks of the hostiles, and sone base acts of treachery were committed. The Oregon settlers, menaced with danger on all sides, became naturally so excited and terrified that their actions were aud il-advised and similar to madmen," says one official report. they run off the horses and the cattle of the friendly Indians. I will soon no hasty They are without discipline, without order,. "Every day 15 longer be able to restrain the friendly Indians. at eonduct so unworthy of the whites, who They are indignant have made so mauy promises to respect and protect them if they remain faithful friends. I am very sure, if the volnnteers are not arrested in their brigand actions, our Indians will save themsclves by flying to the homes of their rclations, the Nez Percés, who have promiscd them help; and then all these Imn- dians of Oregon would join in the common defence until they be entirely exterminated."

It is difficult to do full justice to the moral courage which is shown by Indians who remain friendly to whites nnder snch eircumstances as these. The traditions of their raec, the pow erful influence of public sentiment among their relatives and friends, and, in addition, terror for their own lives-all com bine in times of snch outbreaks to draw even the friendliest tribes into sympathy and co-operation with those who are making war on whites.

At this time the hostile Indians in Orcgon sent word to the Nez Percés, "Join us in the war against the whites, or we will wipe yon out." They said, "We have made the whites run out of the country, and we will now make the friendly Indians do the same."

"What can the fricndly Indians do? wrote the colonel of a company of Washington Territory Volunteers; "they have no ammunition, and the whites will give them none; and the hos- tiles say to them, 'We have plenty; como aud join us, and save