Thrilling Adventures, Travels, and Explorations of Dr. Elijah White Among the Rocky Mountains and in the Far West

Catalog Note This is an 1859 publication compiled by Miss A. J. Allen, containing the narrative "Thrilling Adventures, Travels and Explorations of Doctor Elijah White Among the Rocky Mountains and in the Far West," drawn from Dr. White's government reports and notes provided by Mrs. White. The work documents two sea voyages via the Sandwich Islands and Cape Horn, covering the establishment of Christian missions and provisional governments in Oregon Territory during the 1830s-1840s. The narrative follows Dr. and Mrs. White's journey to Oregon, their residence in the Sandwich Islands, and subsequent travels establishing mission stations in the Willamette Valley and Wallawalla region. Chapters detail encounters with Native American tribes—the Nez Percés, Keyuses, and Wallawallas—describing their customs, leadership hierarchies, and interactions with missionaries. Content includes accounts of hunting expeditions, natural disasters, deaths among the mission community, and Dr. White's appointment as Indian Sub-Agent with responsibility for mediating conflicts between settlers and Native populations. Later sections chronicle wagon train emigration across the frontier and the formation of Oregon's provisional government.