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Crater Lake, 1911
惠特曼夫婦協助移民定居的克雷特湖 (Crater Lake) ,是奧勒岡地區的一部份

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庫興‧愛爾斯 (Cushing Eells) 生於1810216

衝突終於在1847年爆發,原因是流行性麻疹在當地散播開來了。除了是一位傳教士之外,馬可仕‧惠特曼也是一位醫生,他試著要幫助那些感染麻疹的病人。基於某些不明原因,有許多原住民小孩因為這個疾病死亡,而馬可仕也被控告為了讓新移民有更多的居住空間使用,而使用魔法來殺害這些原住民。在18471129日,凱爾斯鬥士殺害了馬可仕與娜西莎‧惠特曼夫婦,以及其他12位新移民。這個事件被稱為是「惠特曼大屠殺」 (Whitman Massacre) ,引發了凱爾斯戰爭 (Cayuse War) 的戰火,戰爭一直持續到1850年才結束。


Trouble erupted in 1847 when a measles epidemic spread through the area. In addition to being a missionary, Marcus Whitman was also a doctor, and he tried to help those who caught the disease. For some unknown reason, a greater number of Native American children died from the measles and Whitman was accused of using magic to kill off the Native Americans in order to make room for the settlers. On November 29, 1847, Cayuse warriors killed Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and 12 other settlers. This event, known as the Whitman Massacre, sparked the Cayuse War, which was fought until 1850.
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