Ka-mi-akin, the last hero of the Yakimas
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is part of: British Columbia Historical Books Collection
creator: Splawn, A. J.
issued: 2017-03-30
issued: 1917
description: "The author was a pioneer cattle drover of the Pacific Northwest. The book relates in part to cattle drives in the 1860's from the Willamette, Umpqua and Rogue river valleys to the mines of eastern British Columbia. Also: Portland, Binfords & Mort for the Oregon Historical Society, 1944. xv, 500 p." -- Lowther, B. J., & Laing, M. (1968). A bibliography of British Columbia: Laying the foundations, 1849-1899. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 179.
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extent: 436 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cm
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note: AQ^J^Ui^yy 1 0 tlje Jfariljr <Anteriran 3Jnoian, tIre greatest milo tribe tliat ever existeib, this hook is lutmbip oedieateo, in memory of tlte years $ follotoeo ttteir trails throughout ttye $nrt limes t. KA-MI-AKIN THE LAST HERO OF THE YAKIMAS # BY A.J. SPLAWN COPYRIGHT 1917, BY MRS. A. J. SPLAWN /#$) y?A Wm Ya Kis PREFACE In writing this book of historical sketches of the early days, the author makes no claim to literary merit. Plain facts are told in plain language. My hope has been to correct some statements which I knew to be wrong and to add some new facts that might be of interest to different localities. The writer's memory goes back to a time when the great Inland Empire of Eastern Oregon, Washington and the present Idaho was a vast country inhabited only by the Indian, coyote and jack rabbit. The highways of travel were the deeply worn trails running in every direction which had been followed by the wild tribes for generations. Mountain stream and boundless prairies were spread out before us where we roamed at will. It is to present the Indian side of the War of 1855-8 that the writer has undertaken this work. He has spent many years in gathering stories and statements as to why they fought and how they fought, descriptions of their battles, and names of the killed and wounded. The task was difficult since superstition keeps the red man from talking to the white man on such subjects. My long residence among them, together with the fact that I have always treated them right, gained me their confidence. I have talked, during the years, with many of their old chiefs and warriors who participated in the war, and they all tell practically the same story. Having spent over 50 years among them and knowing Indian character as I believe it is known to few men, I have no hesitation in saying that I believe their statements, at least in the main, to be true. CONTENTS I. THE PROPHECY ---------- page 1 Parentage of Ka-mi-akin—Prediction ef his- greatness—Coming of wh…
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has type: Books
identifier: E99.Y2 K15
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0343546
language: English
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Portland : Press of Kilham Stationary & Printing Co.
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source: Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. E99.Y2 K15
subject: Kamiakin, Yakama chief, approximately 1800-approximately 1877
subject: Yakama Indians
subject: Pacific Coast Indians, Wars with, 1847-1865
subject: Frontier and pioneer life--Washington (State)
type: Text