CHAPTER XV.

An Express from Fitzpatrick--The Approach of Missionaries Announced--The Caravan Welcomed by a Party of Trappers--Noisy Demonstrations--Curiosity of the Indians--The Missionary Ladies--Preparations in the Indian Villages--Reception of the Missionaries by the Nez Perces and Flatheads--Kind Treatment from the Hudson's Bay Company--The Missionaries' Land of Promise--Visit to Fort Vancouver--Selection of Missionary Stations, 201