154 Inasmuch 



His later reports contain cheering and lengthy 

 accounts of his visits to progressive Indian Mis 

 sions. 



In his first report to the S. P. G. he wrote: &quot;I 

 saw an Indian running round and round in a 

 circle. He was intoxicated and almost a maniac. 

 I listened to the sounds he was shouting. They 

 were the words of a blasphemous and obscene 

 oath in English! It is a common thing for In 

 dians, even children, to utter oaths in English. 

 Thus far they have come in close contact only with 

 our vices. We have yet to bring amongst them 

 the leavening blessing of the Gospel of Christ.&quot; 

 Rev. A. c. The Rev. A. C. Garret took up Mr. Dowson s 



Garret, iseo iSiS ^ His greatest difficulty was the con 

 taminating influence of the white men, who car 

 ried on a traffic &quot;in poisonous compounds under 

 the name of whisky,&quot; whereby the Indians died 

 in numbers and the survivors fought &quot;like things 

 inhuman.&quot; Now and then a vendor was caught 

 and &quot;fined or caged,&quot; but another filled his place 

 and the trade proceeded. At times the camp was 

 &quot;so completely saturated with this stuff that a 

 sober Indian was a rare exception.&quot; The women 

 were worse than the men, and girls from ten to 

 fourteen little better than their elder sisters. 

 The Mission comprised a small resident tribe 

 (about 200) of &quot;Songes or Tsau-miss, belonging 

 to the great family of the Cowitchins.&quot; These 

 Indians were a &quot;most besotted, wretched race.&quot; 

 Their language was soon acquired, but besides 

 these there were &quot;Bill Bellas,&quot; &quot;Cogholds,&quot; 



