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Herald, used as source, 212 n.
Quarterly of the Oregon Historical Society, see Oregon Historical Society publications.
Raccoon, British warship, takes
Astoria, 78. Railways, Age of, Chap, XVH,
pp. 230-245. River of the West, Jefferson
hears of a "river which
flows westwardly," 33;
Carver's, 35. Rogers, Rev. C., missionary,
123.
Rogue River Valley, receives settlers, 213, 214.
Roseburg, Oregon, home of General Joseph Lane, 214 n.
Ross, Alexander, clerk of P. F. Co., his "Fur Hunters of the West" quoted, 75 n.
Rush, Richard, negotiates with Britain on Oregon question, lOI ff.
Russia, explorations of in Alaska, by Bering, 9; Bering and Tchirikoff, 10; Russian fur trade begun, 10; treaty with U. S. in regard to N. W. coast, 94, 95; Astor's trade with, plans, 69; Mr. Hunt begins, jy; Hudson Bay Company trade with, 85.
Sacajawea, guides Lewis and
Clark in Shoshone region, 56.
Sacramento Valley, Sutter's Fort in, 199.
Salem, Oregon, mission near, 139 and n.
Salmon River, gold mining on, 222.
Sandwich Islands, discovered and named by Cook, 13.
San Diego Harbour, discovered, 6; fortified, mission at, lo-ii.
San Francisco, commercial emporium of Pacific Coast, 204.
San Jacinto (Mt. Edgecumbe), 12, 14.
San Miguel, Gulf of, i.
Santa Fe, trail to from Missouri, 106.
Santiago, exploring ship of Perez and Heceta, 11.
Saskatchewan River, 27, 30 n.
Scribner's Magazine cited, 59 n.
Sea Otter, importance of, 15, 16.
Seattle, has profited most from Alaska trade, 286, 289.
Serra, Father Junipero, founder of California missions, 10, II.
Shepard, Cyrus, missionary, 117, 119 n.
She Whaps, river and lake, trading post for, 76.
Shively, J. M., Oregon emigration agent, 146.
Shoshone Indians, assist Lewis and Clark, 56.
Siberia, Ledyard's journey to, 35', 36.
Sierras, gold found in,
