gations toward the Indians, pon as bad faith, and can be productive of only bad re A failure to do this is looked sults."

At last Chicf Joseph consented to remove from the Wallowa Vailey with his band, and go to the Lapwai Reservation. The incidcnts of the council in which this consent was finally wrung from him, are left on record in Chief Joseph's own words, in an article written by him (through and published in the North American Review in 1874. It is a remarkable contribution to Indian history.

It drew out a reply from Gencral O. O. Howard, who callcd his paper "The true History of the Wallowa Campaign;" pub- lished in the North American Review two months after Chief interpreter) an Joseph's paper

Between the acconnts given by General Howard and by Chicf Joseph of the events preeeding the Nez Percé war, there are noticeable discrepancies.

General Howard says that he listened to the "oft-repeated dreamer nonsense of the chief, Too-hool-lhool-suit,' with no impatience, but finally said to him Twenty times over I hear that the carth is your mother, and about the chieftainship of the earth. I want to hear it no more.'"

Chief Joseph says: General Howard lost his temper, and said Shut up! I don't want to hear any more of such talk.

Too-hool-bool-suit answered, Who are you, that you ask us to talk, and then tell me I sha'n't talk? Are you the Great SpiritDid you make the world?"

General Howard, quoting from his record at the time, says: The rough old fellow, in his most provoking tone, says some thing in a short sentence; looking fiercely preter quickly says: 'Ile deunands what person pretends to di- vide this land, and put me on it? I said, I am the man at me. The inter- In the most decided voice I stand here for the I'resident, and 6