Hello listers, This was sent to me by a friend: friend:************************************************************************************** The Name Was Olney, by Roscoe Sheller, 1965, Yakima, WA; Franklin Press Book is termed "less scholarly" by some; however, much of his work was done through interview of family and their papers, etc... which since 1965 family history is considered by scholarly than it used to be. Contains useful information! - ------------------------------- Following outline from, *The Yakimas; a critical bibliography*, by Helen H. Schuster; published for Newberry Library, Indiana Press, Bloomington, IND, [page 78] Nathan Olney married daughter of a Wasco chief; about 1847 had a tradingpost at the Dalles [ note don't think they mean THE DALLES: I had it figured near Ft. Cascade --now underwater-- near Bridge of the Gods and, of course there is also plain Dalles] [[PLEASE someone correct me]] 1854 Nathan Olney was an Indian agent fr Oregon Territory; served militia during the Yakima wars; [probably the original founder of large Olney family residing on the Yakima Reservation today]. [1965] "Sheller provides details on the killing of the Walla Walla chief Peu-Peu-mox-mox while he was a prisoner of the Oregon Volunteers during the Yakima War of 1855, affixing the 'honor' (or blame, depending on where your sympathies lie) directly upon Olney, a curious bit of historic notoriety little noted in the literature. [[SHUSTER suggested also that more research be done on this]]. Sheller also offered an interesting and usually under-represented account of the vicissitudes of Indian-White marriage. In his enthusiasm for his Olney character, Shelle[r] sometimes treats lesser men in a condescending tone, and his story is further marred by some inaccuracies. "A biography of a different nature was written by ESTHER WARREN from material collected by her mother, who lived for fifty years among the Wishram-Wasco people at the Cascades. This is a warm and sympathetic recounting of the life of an Indian woman, Taswatha, and of the changes in the life of her family as they made adjustments to the coming of the Whites. OLNEY searchers should read Donna Wojcik's book; Brazen Overlanders of 1845. Finally -Suggest those interested look up the surname OLNEY in the archives for this OREGON ROOTS LIST.