Includes accounts of Nez Perce War of 1877; General O.O. Howard’s activities; the fight at Willow Springs; Council at Umatilla (Chadwick participated in all of it); the first use of machine guns on Columbia, etc. Following the 186-page report from the governor are reports from the superintendent of the state penitentiary; superintendent of the insane asyulum; institute for deaf and dumb; state university; state librarians; pilot commissioners; etc.