40l3 THE IMMIGRATION OE 1843.

From a iournal of Burnett's, published in a Mis- souri paper a year or two after the emigration, there seems to have been some ground for suspicions ot in- terested motives in advising the immigrants to leave; their cattle. "The residents of the mission agreed says the journal, "in advising us to leave our catt e and wagons at the station. McKmlay of Walla Walla also advised us to leave the animals, either to exchange for California cattle, or to pay one dollar per head for their keeping. . .What surprised us most, after the representations that had been made, was the fine pasturage we met all along the way and espe- cially at the Dalles, where we had been led to believe the cattle could not subsist at all during the winter. Applegate gives some further information where he telll us that at the mission they received one lat bullock of Spanish stock for two poor emigrant oxen. Those who did not distinguish the difference between Spanish and American cattle consented willingly to pay this price for fat beef. Without any expense to the Missionaries they had in the spring two fat American work-oxen for their one bullock. The natives did better, who gave a fat bullock for a lean heifer, ior breeding purposes. .

After a few days' rest at the mission, the emigra- tion moved toward the Columbia River with their wagons and stock. Propositions were made to some members of the company to remain at Wanla n which were rejected on account of he thieving habrte of the natives, and the difficulty of taking care of tin cattle on so wide a range as the Walk Walla Valley besides the general desire to reach their destination that year But at Fort Walla Walla, a portion of

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Gray's Hktonj of Oregon, by marginal notes. ^ th'rd ^ourc e o ion of

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