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CHAPTER V. 



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Rejoin the Commission Journey to Walla-walla and Back 

 Scenery of the Upper Columbia Old Fort Walla-walla 

 Walla- walla Indians New Walla-walla City The 

 Horse-Fair Indian Mustangs Curious Custom of the 

 Sis-ky-ou Indians The American Garrison An Ugly 

 Adventure Overland trip to Walla- walla Cedar Spring 

 and the Shore-larks Sage Cock, or Cock of the Plains 

 Townsand's Ground-squirrel A difficult March The 

 Prairie Hare Castle and Chimney Rocks Reach Walla- 

 walla 82 



CHAPTER VI. 



The Great Plain of the Columbia Pond Turtles and their 

 Nests The Sage Rabbit Find curious Stone Implements 

 A trade in Flints and Marine productions at some remote 

 period, and a Skull (vide illustration) unaltered by pres- 

 sureLeave Walla-walla Cross the Snake River 

 Pelouse Indians and their Horses Falls of the Lower 

 Pelouse A Disagreeable Intruder Pleasant to see Trees 

 again Sand-flies Breeze-flies Clark's Crow The Spo- 

 kan River Walker's Prairie Parry's Ground-squirrel 

 The way the Three Species of Ground-squirrels re- 

 place each other on the Plain Parkman's Wren and its 

 Nest Nuthatches The Tits Dead Man's Prairie- 

 Arrive at Fort Colville . 99 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Colville Valley our Headquarters The white-bellied 

 Swallow CliffS wallow Bank Swallow Rough-winged 

 Swallow Barn Swallow and its strange Nesting-place 

 Violet-green Swallow Western Meadow Lark Town- 

 send's Flycatcher American Ravens Bullock's Oriole- 

 Brewer's Blackbird or Western Grackle or Canada Vay 

 Whisky Jack Lesser Redpole The Lazuli Finch- 

 Oregon Ground Robin Grey-crowned Finch . . 137 



