History of the State of WashingtonMacmillan Company, 1909 - 406 pages |
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American arrived became Boston boundary British California called camp Captain Cascade Charles chief citizens claims Colonel Wright colony Columbia River command Congress County Cowlitz Dalles Democrat Denny Doctor McLoughlin Doctor Whitman elected expedition exploring Fort Steilacoom Fort Vancouver Fort Walla Walla forty-ninth parallel Frémont George Governor Stevens Harbor honor Hudson Bay Company hundred Indians interest James January John joint occupancy June land later Legislature letter Lewis and Clark Lieutenant March Marcus Whitman ment mission missionaries Nez Percés Nisqually Nootka northern November October officers Olympia Oregon organization Pacific party pioneers Port Townsend President Puget Sound railroad Republican Rocky Mountains sailed San Juan Island Seattle Secretary Senate sent settlers ship Spokane steamer Steilacoom surveys Tacoma tion took treaty tribes troops United Valley Vancouver volunteers vote voyage Walla Walla Washington Territory West Wilkes William Wyeth Yakima York
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Page 77 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Page 35 - I now mixed up some vermilion in melted grease, and inscribed, in large characters, on the South-East face of the rock on which we had slept last night, this brief memorial - 'Alexander Mackenzie, from Canada, by land, the twenty-second of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.
Page 270 - An act to provide for the division of Dakota into two States, and to enable the people of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington to form Constitutions and State governments, and to be admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to make donations of public lands to such States...
Page 40 - Tuesday, 23d, descended to the Mississippi, and round to St. Louis, where we arrived at twelve o'clock, and having fired a salute, went on shore and received the heartiest and most hospitable welcome from the whole village.
Page 120 - Majesty shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island, and thence southerly through the middle of the said channel, and of Fuca's Straits to the Pacific Ocean...
Page 39 - I am afraid they have thoughts of colonising into that quarter. Some of us have been talking here in a feeble way of making the attempt to search that country. But I doubt whether we have enough of that kind of spirit to raise the money. How would you like to lead such a party?
Page 274 - It is the paramount duty of the State to make ample provision for the education of all children residing within its borders, without distinction or preference on account of race, color, caste or sex.
Page xiv - ... in name, which sometime was so called. There is no part of earth here to be taken up, wherein there is not some probable show of gold or silver.
Page 8 - It is in this very latitude where we now were, that geographers have placed the pretended strait of Juan de Fuca. But we saw nothing like it; nor is there the least probability that ever any such thing existed.
Page 126 - I do solemnly swear that I will support the organic laws of the provisional government of Oregon, so far as said organic laws are consistent with my duties as a citizen of the United States, or a subject of Great Britain, and faithfully demean myself in office.