178 Dr John Scouler on the Indian Tribes 



its junction with the Salmon River, and the inter- 

 mediate country. 

 5. Peloose. Inhabit sources of the Spokan River. 



Of the numerous tribes inhabiting the upper tributaries of 

 the Columbia, there are probably many who should be in- 

 cluded in the Shahaptan family, but who, in the absence of 

 vocabularies, cannot be placed in the table with any degree 

 of certainty. That the Kliketat, Wallawalla, and Shahap- 

 tans, speak the same language, although with dialectic varia- 

 tions, is undoubted ; and the vocabularies in the appendix, 

 perhaps the most accurate we possess of any Oregon lan- 

 guages, exhibits both the affinities and divergences. It was 

 drawn up by the Rev. Cornelius Rogers, who has resided as 

 a missionary among the Nez Percees, and is thoroughly ver- 

 sant in their language. The Peloose and Cayoose Indians 

 may also be referred to this family without much risk of error. 

 The first live on the Wallawalla and Columbia at their junc- 

 tion, the second to the west of the Ner Percees. The Sha- 

 haptan tribes occupy a very extensive territory, extending 

 from Mount Rainier south to Ford Ner Percees, at the junc- 

 tion of the great northern and southern tributaries of the 

 Columbia, and including the extensive country included be- 

 tween them. 



14. Okanagan. — This family is placed to the north and 

 east of the Shahaptans. The language is spoken at Fort- 

 Okanagan and in the upper part of Frazer's River. , As Dr 

 Latham conjectures, it is probable that the Salish or Flat- 

 heads belong to the Okanagans. The Rev. Mr Parker says, 

 they are a branch of the Shahaptans, and speak the same 

 language, but the scanty vocabulary we possess is in favour 

 of Dr Latham's opinion. The affinities of the following tribes 

 are uncertain, although they must be referred either to the 

 Shahaptans or Okanagans ; — the Spokan s, who live on the 

 Spokan river, the Coeur, and Alenes, and Ponderas, who are 

 a numerous tribe living to the north of Clarke's River. The 

 Cootanies on the M'Gillivray River, according to Mr Parker, 

 speak a peculiar language, and beyond them we have the 

 Athabascan Carriers. 



