Page:Oregon Historical Quarterly vol. 5.djvu/47

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Recollections of an Indian Agent.
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in history. had never heard of Moses' interviews with Jehovah upon Mount Sinai. or of the earthly rendezvous of the Grecian Gods and Goddesses upon Mount Olympus, their answer proved that they are at one with the whole human raCe, viz: "Soh-li Tyee mit-lite wake siah copa sohli illahee," which, translated into our language, means that God is near to the mountain top, or God is near by in the mountains.