Later on, I was purser upon the Lot Whitcomb, the first steamer ever built in Oregon, and came in contact with all classes of people. If I have failed to interpret the history correctly, it is because I failed to understand it. The sketches have been written in hours snatched from pressing duties, and no claim is made of high literary excellence. But if they aid the public, even in a small degree, to better understand and appreciate the grand man whose remains rest in his martyr's grave at Waiilatpui, unhonored by any monument, I shall be amply compensated. O. W. N. CONTENTS. Pages. Introduction 11-14 CHAPTER I. The Title of the United States to Oregon--The Hudson Bay Company--The Louisiana Purchase 15-37 CHAPTER II. English and American Opinion of the Value of the Northwest Territory--The Neglect of American Statesmen 38-49 CHAPTER III. The Romance of the Oregon Mission 50-62 CHAPTER IV. The Wedding Journey Across the Plains 63-82 CHAPTER V. Mission Life at Waiilatpui 83-98 CHAPTER VI. The Ride to Save Oregon 99-123 CHAPTER VII. Whitman in the Presence of President Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster--The Return to Oregon 124-164 CHAPTER VIII. A Backward Look at Results 165-185 CHAPTER IX. Change in Public Sentiment 186-200 CHAPTER X. The Failure of Modern History to do Justice to Dr. Whitman 201-216 CHAPTER XI. The Massacre at Waiilatpui 217-237 CHAPTER XII. Biographical--Dr. Whitman--Dr. McLoughlin 238-249 CHAPTER XIII. Whitman Seminary and College 250-262 CHAPTER XIV. Oregon Then, and Oregon, Washington and Idaho Now 263-276 CHAPTER XV. Life on the Great Plains in Pioneer Days 277-304 Appendix 305-339 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. 1. Whitman Leaving Home on His Ride to Save Oregon Frontispiece. 2. Falls of the Willamette 32 3. Map of Early Oregon and the West, Showing Whitman's Route, etc. 41 4. Steamer Lot Whitcomb 56