THE IKKIGATION AGE. 



DANIEL WEBSTER'S MISTAKE. 



Arriving there after his ride of 3.000 miles 

 across the continent, Dr. Whitman immediately sought 

 the then Secretary of State, Daniel Webster. He de- 

 scribed to him the vast empire lying west of the 

 continental divide, the Columbia river, with its magnifi- 

 cent forests and its valleys, second to none in the 

 world, in their fertility and beauty. He told him, 

 clearly and graphically of the land whence he had 

 come. What was the reply that he received? Taking 

 from his pocket a two-cent piece, Webster balanced 

 it on his forefinger and answered that he would not 

 give it for all the territory to the west of the Rocky 

 mountains; that the United States embraced then 

 more territory than they could properly care tot; that 

 they held more Indians already than they could prop- 

 erly look after; that it would cost more to fortify the 



about twelve hundred set out for the Columbia valley. 

 Were there ever more gallant pioneers? They took 

 with them about four hundred head of horses, oxen and 

 cattle. They took, of course, their wives and their 

 families. Let Oregon never forget them ! All that 

 she is she owes to these brave men and women, and the 

 little children that went with them. Charles Willard 

 Coe, in Sunset Magazine. 



LEVELING INSTRUMENTS. 



The following letter from the State Agricultural 

 College of Colorado, Department of Agriculture, Fort 

 Collins, Colorado, is self-explanatory: 



October 9, 1906. 

 Bostrom-Brady Mfg. Co., Atlanta, Ga. 



Gentlemen We have your valued favor of the 

 2d inst., together with your circulars describing your 



Dredging Operations on Shiocton Marsh. 



Western coast of the Pacific and the "Great American 

 Desert" than they would ever be worth ; that he under- 

 stood the Rocky mountains were an almost impassible 

 barrier. Dr. Whitman assured him that, with his wife 

 and companions he had gone in a w,agon across the 

 continent; that in the judgment of himself and those 

 with him, the United States should colonize and own 

 what he had described; and that the fifty-ninth paral- 

 lel extended to the Pacific ocean should be the nation's 

 northern boundary. Like all men whose judgments 

 are predetermined, Webster was not impressed. What 

 a wakening he would receive today, could he be re- 

 called from his grave ! Dr. Whitman then addressed 

 his appeal to the President, who was more inclined to 

 listen. Whitman had sacrificed too much to be easily 

 put aside. Finally, the authorities consented that he 

 should take all the emigrants who would follow him 

 to Oregon. Before the spring had drawn to an end 



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H. M. BAINER, 

 Prof, of Farm Mechanics. 



