Official Correspondence——What the Indians Need——Important Questions Asked——Commissioner Parker’s Reply. (See Appendix)—— The Mills Built——Indian Laborers——A Misunderstanding——The Indian’s Rights——They are Wronged——A Protest——Interesting Letter Relating to Allotment of Lands. (See Appendix)—— Singular Request——Reason for It——An Act of Justice——The Indian Parade——The Indian’s Speech in English——The Writer’s Reply—— Wapto Speaks——Catholics _vs._ Methodists——Father Waller——An Episode——Leander and Lucy——Love and Law——Old and New——The usual Course of True Love——Marriage Ceremony——No Kissing——The Dance——The Methodist Pastor and the Priest——The Catholics Liberal (?)——A Stupid Preacher——Common Sense in Religion—— Indian Comments——Defective Schools——Unwritten History of Grand Round Agency——Old and Forsaken 120 CHAPTER IX. THE AGED PAIR——BIRTHPLACE OF LEGENDS. The Scene Changes——The River Steamer——The Railroad——The Battle Ground——Causes of War and Slaughter——A Legend of the Cascades—— Battles——Divine Interpositions——Soul-stirring Traditions——The Waiting Dead——Sacrilegious Hunters——McNulty, the Noble Captain——Mount Hood——Mount Adams——Sublime Scenery——The Dalles—— The Salmon Fishery——Its Value——Habits of the Salmon—— Commencement of the Fishing Scenery——Indian Superstition—— Methods of Catching and Curing Salmon 138 CHAPTER X. DANGEROUS PLACE FOR SINNERS. Warm Spring Agency——Indians in Treaty Council——Intimidated by Government Troops——Pledges Unfulfilled——John Mission and Billy Chinook——They become Converts to Christianity——Treachery of the Government——Why? because the Indians are Peaceable—— Journey to the Agency Continued——Crossing the Stream——Fire and Brimstone——A Perilous Descent——The Author’s Report——This Agency a Fraud——Climate of Warm Springs——Character of the Indians Here——The Two Treaties——The Indians Declare they were Deceived——A Great Injustice——Unfitness of the Warm Spring Agency——Captain John Smith——His Character——His Communication—— A Careful Perusal Urged 150 CHAPTER XI. THE PARSON BROWNLOW OF THE INDIAN SERVICE.