sent east with dispatches for Mr. Astor, 76 n.
Sublette, Wm. L., with General Ashley, 107; partner of Rocky Mt. Fur Co., 108; pilots Wyeth's party to Rockies, 109.
Sutter, Captain John A., settles in California, builds Sutter's Fort, 199; gold discovery near, 202.
Tacoma, 301.
Thompson, David, geographer of N. W. Co.; his story of early explorations through the Rocky Mts., 30 and n.; authentic discoveries, founds trading posts, 74; ai Astoria, yz Thorn, Captain Jonathan, in charge of Tonquin, 70.
Three Forks of the Missouri, Lewis and Clark at, 56.
Thwaites, Dr. Reuben Gold, publishes plan of Fort Clatsop, 59 n.; edits Lewis and Clark's Journals, 61.
Tonquin, Astor's first ship to the Columbia, 70; destruction of, 71.
Tracy, Reverend Frederick P., editor of Oregonian and Indian's Advocate, 135. Congressman from N. Y., opposes Floyd's Oregon Bill, 99-100. Tribune, New York, quoted, 167 n.; Greeley's editorial on Whitman, cited, 184 n. Tsimakane, mission, 123 n.
Tualatin, county of Oregon, 17a; academy, 208 n.
Ulloa, Spanish explorer, 5. Umatilla Landing, 223. Umpqua, Fort, 82. Valley, settlement of, 213, 214. Union Pacific. See Railways.
Vancouver, Captain George, explorations of, 19-21. Fort. See Hudson's Bay Co.
Villard, Henry, interest in Oregon Railways, 241; saves the N. P. Railway, organizes O. R. & N. Co., 242; "Memoirs" quoted, 286-7.
Vizcaino, Spanish explorer, 7.
Waiilatpu, Whitman's mission. See Missions.
Walker, C. M., with Jason Lee, 117. Reverend Elkanah, with
Whitman, 123. Joseph, leads part of the Bonneville party, 109.
Walla Walla River, fort on, 79; mission site selected on, 120; mission on, 121. Valley, settlement of, 220, 223; agriculture in, 226.
Walla Walla, distributing centre, 224.
Waller, Reverend A. F., missionary, 137.
Wallula, 223.
Washington Territory, part of Old Oregon, separation from in 1853, 212; General Stevens governor.
