ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES p^CE 



1. "The Tish-rawa village, and the Klamath, belmv the entrance of the 



Salmon." Drawn by Capt. Seth Eastman from original sketch by 

 George Gibbs. October 1851. (Frontispiece) 



2. Shoshonee Falls of Snake River, August 15, 1849. i. The Canon below 



the falls. 2. The falls 6 



3. Ravine in mountains of Burnt River, Baker County. Oregon. Sep- 



tember 4, 1 849 6 



4. On the trail in Oregon. Ascending hill from Deschutes River. Octo- 



ber 2, 1849 6 



5. Burial canoe on bank of the Columbia at mouth of La Camas . Creek. 



October 30, 1850 6 



6. Canoe on the Columbia River near Oak Point. October 1850 6 



7. Chiefs of tribes in the valley of the Willamette, i. Slacum. Chief of 



tribe at the falls of the Willamette, probably the Clowwewalla. May 

 1851. 2. Joe or Alquema. Chief of the Santiam band of the Calapooya. 6 



8. ^^alley of the Willamette, i. Champoeg and French Prairie. April 1851. 



2. The Willamette at Champoeg. May 1851 10 



9. At Oregon City, 1851. i. Oregon City and the Falls of the Willamette. 



2. Indians taking salmon at the falls of the Willamette. June 1851.. 10 



10. Hudson's Bay Company's post at Fort Vancouver. July 185 1 10 



ir. At the Hudson's Bay Company's Post. i. Fort \'ancouver, July 2, 



1851. 2. Catholic Chapel at Fort Vancouver, July i, 1851. 3. Officers 



Quarters, Columbia Barracks, July 2, 1851 10 



12. Sonoma, California. August 11, 1851 14 



13. Upper end of Clear Lake, California. August 19, 185 1 14 



14. Redwood Tree, 52 feet in circumference. September 6, 185 1 16 



15. Sketches in the valley of the Klamath, i. Woman and child, at junction 



of Klamath and Trinity Rivers. October 6, 1851. 2. Young married 

 woman, at junction of Klamath and Trinity Rivers. October 6, 1851. 



3. Young girl, Salmon River. November 12, 1851 16 



16. Views in the valley of the Klamath, i. The Klamath above the fish 



dam. October 9, 1851. 2. The Klamath. Signal tree of the Indians. 

 October 13, 185 1 20 



17. The Shaste Butte and A'alley. October 27, 185 1 20 



18. Young Chief of the Weit-spek tribe, probably Mec-ug-gra. Drawn by 



Capt. Seth Eastman from original sketch by George Gibbs. October 

 1851 26 



TEXT FIGURES 



1. Carvings in wood and bone from lower Columbia River 8 



2. Wooden bowl from Shoalwater Bay 9 



3. Bow, hats, and headband from Klamath River, California 16 



4. Baskets from Klamath River, California 18 



5. Spoons and trays from Klamath River, California 19 



