Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of OregonA. H. Clark Company, 1907 - 301 halaman McLoughlin came from Riviere du Loup in Quebec and worked his way up through the Hudson's Bay Company until he alone was responsible for that great chunk of continent known as the Pacific Northwest, and the help and support he offered the American emigrants to the Oregon Country in the critical years 1843-1846. |
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... arrived at Astoria and took formal possession of it in the name of the King of Great Britain . The captain of the Raccoon changed the name of Astoria to that of Fort George . Its name is now Astoria . The Northwest Company continued to ...
... arrived at Astoria and took formal possession of it in the name of the King of Great Britain . The captain of the Raccoon changed the name of Astoria to that of Fort George . Its name is now Astoria . The Northwest Company continued to ...
Halaman 26
... . A single boat loaded with goods or furs was as safe as a great flotilla had been when he arrived on the Columbia River in 1824. It was Dr. John McLoughlin who did this , by his personality , by his example , and by 26 Dr. John McLoughlin.
... . A single boat loaded with goods or furs was as safe as a great flotilla had been when he arrived on the Columbia River in 1824. It was Dr. John McLoughlin who did this , by his personality , by his example , and by 26 Dr. John McLoughlin.
Halaman 27
... arriving there in 1824. He soon saw that the place for a great trading and supply post should be further up the Columbia River . After careful surveys in small boats , he founded Fort Vancouver , on the north side of the Columbia River ...
... arriving there in 1824. He soon saw that the place for a great trading and supply post should be further up the Columbia River . After careful surveys in small boats , he founded Fort Vancouver , on the north side of the Columbia River ...
Halaman 35
... arrived at Fort Vancouver , but not all together . They were all at the point of perishing from exhaustion and were nearly naked . All their wants were at once supplied , and they received the kindest treatment . When the first one arrived ...
... arrived at Fort Vancouver , but not all together . They were all at the point of perishing from exhaustion and were nearly naked . All their wants were at once supplied , and they received the kindest treatment . When the first one arrived ...
Halaman 45
... arrived at Fort Vancouver in a desti- tute condition . Although Dr. McLoughlin knew they came as competing traders , he welcomed them cordially , supplied their necessities on their credit , and gave Wyeth a seat at his own table . In ...
... arrived at Fort Vancouver in a desti- tute condition . Although Dr. McLoughlin knew they came as competing traders , he welcomed them cordially , supplied their necessities on their credit , and gave Wyeth a seat at his own table . In ...
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Halaman 175 - October, 1818, it is agreed, that, " any country that may be claimed by either party, on the Northwest Coast of America, westward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open for the term of ten years, from the date of the signature of the convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects, of the two powers...
Halaman 176 - October, 1818, hereby continued in force, shall be construed to impair, or in any manner affect, the claims which either of the contracting parties may have to any part of the country westward of the Stony or Rocky Mountains.
Halaman 176 - It shall be competent, however, to either of the Contracting Parties, in case either should think fit, at any time after the Twentieth of October 1828, on giving due notice of Twelve Months to the other Contracting Party, to annul and abrogate this Convention: and it shall, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice.
Halaman 208 - W. X., his executors, administrators or assigns ; for which payment, well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, firmly by these presents.
Halaman 29 - March 26, 1837. called the Sandwich Islands) and flour to Sitka. It was not many years after Dr. McLoughlin came to the Oregon Country until it was one of the most profitable parts of North America to the Hudson's Bay Company. For many years the London value of the yearly gathering of furs, in the Oregon Country, varied from $500,000 to $1,000,000, sums of money representing then a value several fold more than such sums represent today. Fort Vancouver was a parallelogram about seven hundred and fifty...
Halaman 176 - Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the 20th of October. 1818, shall be, and they are hereby, further indefinitely extended and continued in force, in the same manner as if all the provisions of the said Article were herein specifically recited.
Halaman 221 - Waller, has taken formal measures at Washington to substantiate his claim as a preemptor and actual settler upon the tract of land, sometimes called the Wallamet Falls settlement and sometimes Oregon City, comprising six hundred and forty acres; and being aware that, although a foreigner, you claim to exercise acts of ownership over said land, this notice is given to apprise you that all sales you may make of lots or other subdivisions of said farm, after the receipt hereof, will be regarded by my...
Halaman 156 - American demagogues have been base enough to assert that I had caused American citizens to be massacred by hundreds by the savages. I, who saved all I could. I have been represented by the Delegate from Oregon, the late SR Thurston, as doing all I could to prevent the settling...
Halaman 178 - State, to any body corporate, or company, or person or persons, of or for the exclusive privilege of trading with the Indians in all such parts of North America...
Halaman 55 - I observed to them that it was too dangerous for them to establish a Mission [there] ; that to do good to the Indians, they must establish themselves where they could collect them around them ; teach them first to cultivate the ground and live more comfortably than they do by hunting, and as they do this, teach them religion...