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Oregon Native Son.

1:9 (May, 1899). Mentions Alice Whitman as the first white child born west of the Rockies.

1:27-29 (May, 1899). Letter dated Waiilatpu, July 7, 1842, from Narcissa Whitman to Maria Pambrun.

Said not to have been previously published. Adds nothing to the Whitman controversy.

1:62 (June, 1899). Portraits of survivors of the Whitman massacre.

1:63-65 (June, 1899). Denny, Mrs. Owen N. An interview with a survivor of the Whitman massacre.

Mrs. Denny was a child at the mission and remembers the massacre.

1:126-129 (July, 1899). Hampton, F. Who saved Oregon?

"To acclaim the Doctor [Whitman] 'the Savior of Oregonis to claim more than the facts will warrant." His mission to Washington may have been to secure aid from a "secret service fund."

1:311-314 (October, 1809). Frederick, S. H. A pioneer patriot.

An uncritical account of Whitman's career containing many errors of fact.

1:471-472 (February, 1900). Eells, Myron. Concerning Dr. Marcus Whitman.

In a letter to the editor of the Native Son contributing extracts from two letters written by Whitman, Mr. Eells maintains that Whitman claimed credit for the Americanization of Oregon.

1:573 (April, 1900). Hines, H. K. Some historical inaccuracies.

Statement in regard government of the Oregon Mission of the A. B. C. F. M. Whitman was not superintendent.

2:60 (June, 1900). Portraits of survivors of the massacre.

2:120-124 (July-August, 1900). Indian war history errors.

Myron Eells points out mistakes of Mrs. Victor. Somewhat bitter criticism of Mrs. Victor's "pretended history."

2:126-128 (July-August, 1900). Riddell, H. H. The Dalles, Oregon, 1858.

In regard to the transfer of the Dalles Mission in 1847 from the Methodists to Dr. Whitman.

2:145-149 (July-August, 1900). Walker, Cyrus H. Address before the Oregon Pioneer Association.

Mr. Walker, son of Rev. Elkanah Walker, was born at the mission, Dec. 7, 1838. His address has no bearing on controverted points.

2:273-275 (November, 1900). Bode, Minnie M. The Whitman massacre, November, 1847; to the survivors, June, 1897.

A poem. Illustrations of the scene of the massacre.