The History of Idaho

John Hailey

Press of Syms-York Company, Incorporated, 1910 - History - 395 pages

Contents

• Discovery and description of the Northwest TerritorySpain: 1
• Agent White and Indians: 14
• Governor Lane and OregonCapture of the Whitman Mur: 25
• Robbery of Mr Berry a packer on trail from Florence: 34
• Indian troubles in Southern Idaho in 1863: 49
• Rush to Boise Basin minesPackingSaddle trainsMer: 61
• First session of the legislature of Idaho Territory: 86
• Transportation and staging to Boise Basin in 1864: 95
• Mining and mining towns in 1864: 107
• Third session of the legislature of Idaho: 116
• Southeastern Idaho: 136
• Mining in 1866: 138
• Farming stock raising and freighting in Southern Idaho in 1866: 140
• Progress and doings of the people in Idaho in a general way from 1867 to 1870 inclusive: 142
• Fifth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 145
• Classification of LandCreation of CountiesGeneral Re view of counties and men from 1863 to 1870: 149
• Sixth Session of the Legislature of Idaho: 160
• Staging carrying U S mails express and freighting up: 166
• Mining public buildings mills farming etc in 186970: 170
• Seventh Session of the legislature of Idaho: 174
• Agriculture stock raising mining transportation and doings of the people in a general way in 1871 and 1872: 180
• Interesting contribution from Hon J S Butler: 183
• Eighth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 188
• Progress made by the people from 1873 to 1877: 195
• Ninth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 197
• Indian war with Nez Perce Chief Joseph in 1877: 201
• Farming mining stock raising and transportation in 1877: 255
• Tenth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 256
• War with the renegade mixed Bannocks and Shoshone Indians called Sheepeater Indians in 1879: 260
• Transportation farming stock raising and mining in Idaho in 1879 and 1880: 263
• Eleventh Session of the legislature of Idaho: 264
• The Wood River mining district in 1880 and 1881: 268
• Twelfth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 269
• Farming transportation stock raising and mining 18831884: 271
• Thirteenth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 272
• Farming transportation stock raising and mining 18851887: 275
• Fourteenth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 276
• Fifteenth Session of the legislature of Idaho: 279
• Names of Federal and Territorial officers during Territo rial daysMarch 10 1863 to Decembr 1890: 288
• Interesting items taken from the Boise News published at Idaho City in 1863 and 1864: 293
• Items taken from the TriWeekly Statesman published in Boise in the sixties: 300
• Creation and organization of counties in IdahoArea of land in each county surveyed and unsurveyedMilitary Indian and forest reservationsArea of la...: 305
• Early settlers in Idaho: 309
• Historical Society of the State of Idaho: 313
• The status of the different tribes of Indians located in Idaho Territory at the beginning of statehood 1890: 315
• Interesting history from the pen of Jud Boyakin one of Idahos pioneer editors: 319
• Account of Brices rescue of Manuels child from Indians: 322
• Names of members of Constitutional convention and names of first State officers: 332
• A pioneer or pioneers life: 335

Popular passages

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Page 225 - Indians, unless executed and signed by at least three-fourths of all the adult male Indians, occupying or interested in the same; and no cession by the tribe shall be understood or construed in such manner as to deprive, without his consent, any individual member of the tribe of his rights to any tract of land selected by him, as provided in article 6 of this treaty.‎

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Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of Idaho
• Author: John Hailey
• Publisher: Press of Syms-York Company, Incorporated, 1910
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Jan 23, 2008
• ISBN: 0598277064, 9780598277060
• Length: 395 pages
• Subjects: History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)