Pictures From Northwest History (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Pictures From Northwest History It is highly desirable that the people of any State or Nation should be familiar with its history. We take a just pride in the settlement and early history of the United States. The landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, the coming of the Puritans and Quakers, and the early Colonial wars are known to all. The "beginnings" of any State are always of absorbing interest. This is especially true of Oregon and Washington. Through our trackless forests roamed the dusky redman, the swarthy French-Canadian, the reckless furtrapper, the venturesome courier-de-bois and other wandering "soldiers of fortune." Adown our crystal streams floated the light canoe of the French "voyageur," making the forests resound with his boisterous mirth and musical chansons. Amid these scenes of gaiety and strife moved the sombre frock of the devout missionary - Roman Catholic and Protestant. Here Fathers Blanchet and Brouillet, Dr. Spalding and Marcus Whitman vied with each other in the spreading of the Gospel. And then came the sturdy pioneer, with his noble wife and his children. His worldly possessions were few, but with his indomitable resolve and ardent patriotism, he founded these grand sister-States and saved this region for the Union. The history of the Pacific Northwest begins with the discovery of the Columbia River by an American sailor, Robert Gray, on May 11, 1792. This was followed by other explorations on sea and land, including the famous expedition by Lewis and Clark in 1805. Then came the furtrappers and the ill-fated attempt of John Jacob Astor to establish a trading post at Astoria. On the other side, the British spirit of acquisition was typified in that powerful organization, the Hudson´s Bay Company, which soon made its appearance upon the scene. The early missionaries came in the 30´s and the first home builders in the 40´s. In 1818 the United States and England signed the Treaty of Joint Occupation. This treaty was renewed every ten years until 1846, when it was abrogated by a new treaty by which the Oregon Territory became an undisputed part of the United States. While waiting for the settlement of the boundary dispute between the United States and England, the settlers of the Oregon Territory organizd a provisional government, with George Abernethy as Governor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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