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Lewis and Clark say, "some of these are pied, the greater part, however, are of a uniform 

 tinge, marked with stars, white feet," &c. At present, although there are some really fine 

 individuals among them, the mass are in a great measure if/w'te, with "glass" or "wall" eyes, &c. 

 It would be interesting to decide where the white stock came from. The California horse shows 

 but little of the white admixture. — G. 



There are old men now living at the Dalles and among kindred tribes in the vicinity who 

 say that they remember seeing other old men who were living when the horse was first 

 introduced among them. They say that the first horses obtained were looked upon as great 

 curiosities, and as their use was not known, the animals were kept merely for show and as 

 pets. They were led about in the festive processions, and were present at all dances and 

 fetes. This must have been about 125 years ago. 



Camotrispellum, the old war-chief of the Cayuses, says that they were obtained of the Snakes, 

 thus confirming Mr. Gibbs' supposition. They are a hardy race and remarkably free from 

 disease, lameness, or other ills that horse flesh is liable to. An instinct which appears universal 

 among them is to jump "stiff-legged," or "buck-fashion," when first mounted for breaking. 

 This vice is said to be rare among the horses of the older States. — S. 



Note.- — Other domestic animals have been introduced into Oregon and Washington 

 Territories. Among these are sheep, asses, goats, eastern horses, dogs, pigs, cats; all of 

 which thrive very well. The sheep, however, owing to the abundance of wolves, as a general 

 rule, require guarding by shepherds, especiallj^ east of the Cascades. On the Nisqually plains, 

 the Puget Sound Agricultural Company (an offshoot of the Hudson Bay Company) possess a 

 large number, their flocks in 1855 containing 11,000 individuals. — S. 



