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BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE 



"Walker (E.) — Continued. 



only chapters 1-3 and cbaj)ter4, verses 1-23. It 

 was never printed, I believe, nor am I aware 

 that the translalion was ever finished." 



[ and Eells (C.)] 



sitskai | thin | siais 

 sitlinish. ( [Picture.] 

 Lapwai : | 1842. 



Etshiit I thin | 

 I tliln I Sitskai- 



Literal translation : First | the | writes I the 

 I lesson I the | writes Creator. 



Title p. 1, text in the Spokaii language pp. 2- 

 16, sq. 16°. This is said to be the third book 

 printed in the United States west of the Eocky 

 Mountains. 



Key to the alphabet. \i. 2. — Siais [spelling les- 

 sons] i-iii, pp. 3-4.— Siais [reading lesson.s] iv- 

 xii, pp. 5-16. See the facsimile of the title-i)age. 



Copies seen : Eames, Eells, Pilling, Wicker- 

 sham (Tacoma, Wash.), Pacific University (For- 

 est Grove, Oregon). The last mentioned is the 

 only perfect copy I have seen . Prof. J. "W. Marsh , 

 the president of the university, kindly per- 

 mitted me to photograph the first four pages, in 

 order to complete the other copies mentioned. 



I am indebted to Kev. Myron Eells for the 

 following notes : 



"Kev. Elkanah Walker was born at North 

 Yarmouth, Me., August 7.180.1. Converted at 

 the age of 26, lie soon began to study for the 

 ministry. He took an academic course, but did 

 not go to college. He graduated from Bangor 

 Theological Seminary, Me., in 1837, and gave 

 himself to the foreign missionary work under 

 the American Board of Commissioners for 

 Foreign Missions. At first he was appointed 

 to South Africa with Rev. C. Eells, but a fierce 

 war between two native chiefs detained them, 

 and in the meantime the call from Oregon | 

 became so urgent that, with their consent, their 

 destination was changed. 



"He was ordained at Brewer, Me., as a Con- 

 gregational minister in February, 1833, and was 

 married March 5, 1838, to Miss Mary Kichard- 

 son,who was born at Baldwin, Me., April 1, 

 1811. Before her engagement to Mr. Walker 

 she was ajipointed as a missionary to Siam ; but 

 after that event her destination was changed 

 first to Africa and then toOrego:;. March 6, 

 1838, they started to cross the continent, in 

 company with three other missionaries and 

 their wives, where no white women had ever 

 been except Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Spalding. 

 From Missouri to Oregon the journey was on 

 horseback. They i cached Wallawalla August 

 29, 1838, where they wintered, and the next 

 spring went to Tshimakain, Walkers Prairie, 

 among the Sjiokau Indians, with Rev. C. Eells 

 and wife. The next ten years were spent at this 

 place. At first tlie Indians were much interested, 

 but, when they found that Christianity meant 

 that they should give up gambling, incanta- 

 tions, and the like, their interest grew less, so 

 that nime united with the cliurch before they 

 left. Snb.sequent events have shown, however, 



"Walker (E. ) — Continued. 



that many of them were Christians, for their 

 lives have proved it. 



" Mr. Walker stvulied the Spokan language 

 quite thoroughly and learned its scientific and 

 grammatic construction more thoroughly than 

 his colaborer. He prepared [with the assist- 

 ance of Rev. Gushing Eells] a small primer in 

 the language, which was printed in 1842 at 

 Lapwai, Idaho, the only book ever jirinted in 

 that language. [See title next above.] 



"On account of the Wliitman massacre, in 

 1847, at Wallawalla, he was obliged to remove, 

 with his family, to the Willamette Valley, 

 Oregon, in 1848. Until 1850 he made his home 

 at Oregon City, and from that time until his 

 death at Forest Grove. In 1848 he aided in 

 organizing the Congregational Association of 

 Oregon. The same year he assisted in found- 

 ing Tualatin Academy and Pacific University, 

 at Forest Grove, to which he gave $1,000 and of 

 which he was a trustee eleven years previous 

 to his death. He preached at Forest Grove 

 and in the vicinity nearly all the time he lived 

 there, and during his pastorate of the Congre- 

 gational church at that place the church build- 

 ing there was erected which cost $7,000, of 

 which he gave $1,000. In 1870 he returned to 

 Maine, on his only visit east. He died at Forest 

 Grove, November 21, 1877, aged 72 years. His 

 wife still lives there (1892), and of his eightchil- 

 dren seven are living; five have been engaged 

 in active Christian work among the Indians 

 of the Pacific coast, and one is a missionary in 

 China. The eldest one is the first white boy 

 born in Oregon. Idaho, or Washington." 



Watkinson : This word following a title or within 

 parentheses afteranote indicates that a copy of 

 the work referred to has been seen by the com- 

 piler in the Watkinson library, Hartford, Conn. 



Wellesley : This word following a title or within 

 parentheses after a note indicates thatacopyof 

 the work referred to has been seen by the com- 

 piler in the library of Wellesley college, Wel- 

 lesley. Mass. 



"Whymper (Frederick). Travel and ad- 

 venture I in tbe | territory of Alaska, | 

 formerly Russian America — now ceded 

 to the I United States — and in various 

 other I jiarts of the north Pacific. | By 

 Frederick Whymper. I [Design.] | With 

 mai) and illustrations. | 



London | John Murray, Albemarle 

 street. | 1868. ] The right of Translation 

 is reserved. 



Half-title verso blank 1 1. title verso names of 

 jirinters 1 1. dedication verso blank 1 1. preface 

 pp. vii-ix, contents pp. xi-xix, list of illustra- 

 tions p. [xx], text pp. 1-306, appendix pp. 307- 

 331, map, plates, 8°. 



A few Salishan phrases, pp. 43, 47. 



Copies seen : Boston Public, British Museum, 

 Congress. 



