▁living ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁F alls . ▁A ▁medical ▁mission ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁Marcus ▁and ▁N arc issa ▁Whit man ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁C ay use ▁Indians ▁and ▁h ik ers ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Tra il ▁at ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Whit mans ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁Indians ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Re ver end ▁C ushing ▁E ells ▁established ▁Whit man ▁College ▁in ▁their ▁memory , ▁also ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁church ▁in ▁Sp ok ane . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Territ ory , ▁the ▁first ▁governor , ▁Isaac ▁Stevens , ▁made ▁an ▁initial ▁effort ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁Chief ▁Gar ry ▁and ▁the ▁Sp ok anes ▁at ▁Antoine ▁Pl antes ' ▁Fer ry , ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁Mill wood . ▁After ▁the ▁last ▁campaign ▁of ▁the ▁Y ak ima ▁Indian ▁War , ▁the ▁Co eur ▁d ' Al ene ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁a ▁close ▁by ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁Col . ▁George ▁Wright , ▁who ▁won ▁decis ive ▁vict ories ▁against ▁a ▁conf eder ation ▁of ▁tribes ▁in ▁engag ements ▁at ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁Four ▁L akes ▁and ▁Sp ok ane ▁Pla ins . ▁The ▁c ess ation ▁of ▁host ilities ▁opened ▁the ▁inter - mount ain ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁to ▁safe ▁habit ation ▁by ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁American ▁settlement ▁ ▁J oint ▁American –