Various2018-06-052018-06-051951TRA-060-06-001http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11867/778920 page typed transcription, created by Click Relander."The placer mining of the 60s and the bunch grass and free range in the next decade were the prelude of the homesteading period that took the last bit of land from the Indians unless it was on a reservation, and even these were as insecure as promises. Sheep overran the range lands and became a greater industry than cattle and farming and irrigation grew with villages and cities until by 1900, the land hungry settlers turned to the last poor soil in Eastern Washington, that along the Priest Rapids and White Bluffs country along the Chia-Wana where the dwindling Wanapums, with fewer horses and without their leader, Smo-Wha-La who had died, held to their religion."NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT The organization that has made the Item available reasonably believes that the Item is not restricted by copyright or related rights, but a conclusive determination could not be made. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.Smohalla