1850 – Ten Years in Oregon | First Edition, Indian Chiefs & Buffalo Hunting

Ten Years in Oregon by A.J. Allen (First edition, 1850) records the movements and observations of Doctor E. White and his wife during their journey across the early American West. This book follows their journey west of the Rocky Mountains and describes accounts of meetings with Native American Indians. Notable topics include leaders gatherings of Five Crows and Bloody Chief, Nez Perce customs and laws, and relations with Keyuses and Wallawallas. Other interesting sections describe buffalo and eagle hunting and even grizzly bear encounters!

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ten Years in Oregon: Travels and Adventures of Doctor E. White and Lady, West of the Rocky Mountains, with Incidents of Two Sea Voyages via Sandwich Islands around Cape Horn
• Author(s): A.J. Allen
• Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y., Andrus, Gauntlett & Co.
• Edition: First edition, 1850
• Binding: Original cloth hardcover
• Format: (8vo), single volume
• Size:  8 in x 5 in (20.3 cm x 12.7 cm)
• Collation: 439 p
• Contents Include:
  • Descriptions of Native American villages
  • Grizzly bear and buffalo hunting accounts
  • Encounters with Indian chiefs Five Crows and Bloody Chief
  • Notes on Nez Perce law, Keyuses and Wallawallas
  • Early Oregon missions and provisional government

Condition:

Good. Original cloth binding remains intact with spine gilt still legible. Moderate foxing on title page. Text block complete. No major defects noted.

Why Collect This?

• Firsthand narrative of early Oregon Territory life
• Named Native American leaders and tribal legal references

Item Number: #29939