Page:Oregon Historical Quarterly vol. 1.djvu/327

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Condition of Native Race in Oregon.
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For Governor Stevens' success in getting the eastern section of the native race into treaty relations he was indebted solely to the steadiness and good faith of the Nez Perces, the tribe which was always conspicuous for its care of its womanhood.

JOHN MINTO.