INDEX
OREGON, ORIGIN OP THE NAME, 9>-us- ORECONBOUND, CORRESPONDENCE OP S. H. TAYLOR TO THE WATERTOWN (Wiscon- sin) CHRONICLE, 1853. 117-160; road and railroads in southern Wisconsin. 118-9; rapid development of country, 119-21; Council Bluffs City. 121-2; conditions observed in crossing Iowa, 1853, 3 .*'3'f state of mind of those about to Jump off into the great waste, 124; advice to those who are going to Oregon, 124-7; experiences in passing through Pawnee territory. 127-8; description of countr- to the Loup Fork of the Plane. 128-30; travel up the Platte bottom lands. 130-3; trouble with lameness of cattle, '33-4; the trip up the North Platte, description of the bluffs. I3.V6; cli- mate and flora on trip, 136-8; lame cattle and rickety wagons, but good hcilth on the route above Fort Lara- mie. 138-40; more suggestions to fu- ture emigrants, 141-*: the trip through the South Pass. 141- v com- parative results of lying by and travel- ing on Sunday. 1-13-5; danger to cattle feeding on alkali lands. 145-6; route in- to Southern Oregon outlined. 146; In- dians on the route across the plains, 146-7; additional advice to those pro- posing the trip, 14 7-9; the final stretch, noble relief furnished the im- migrants, 149-50; conditions in the Rogue River Villey in the winter ot 1853-4; difficulty with Rogue River Indiana in January, 1854, 157-8.
PACIPIC NomTHWEST AMERICANA, review of. 252-5.
Pickett, Captain George, in command of American force ordered to take pos- session of San Juan Island, 193-207.
PORT TEMPEST AND MASSACRE COVE, note on the identification of the, 350-'
ROBERTS, REVEREND WILLIAM, THIRD SUPERINTENDENT OP THE OREGON MISSION, THE LETTERS OP THE, 225-56; fiscal statement of the mission, 225-8; books left by Gary, 228-9; needs oi the mission, 229-30; accounts of travel- ing expenses, 231; report on the Sabbath schools, 232-3; note collec- tions and remittances. 233-4: ac- knowledgment of receipt of bibles. 234; arranging public preaching in Portland, 235; the missionary force ot preachers and pastors. 236-8; Oregon City and Portland, 1848, 238; Salem ana other settlements in the Willam- ette Valley, 238-9; population, roads and traveling in the Willamette Val- ley, 240-1; missionary statistics, 241: the school at the Oregon Institute and proposed transfer of it to the mission, 241-2; rescue of Whitman massacre captives and account of Cay use War, 243; an uncompleted bargain, 243-4: prospects of support of the gospel- gold miners returning, 245: nted ot substituting resident pastors for itin- erant preacher*, 34S-6; insufficient financial support for ministers fam-
ilies, 247-8; representatives of the American Board desire to return to Methodists The Dalles Station. 248-9. 251; the work in California. 240; enumeration of needs, spectacle*, li- braries. etc., etc., 250.
Rogers, Major Robert, communicated original of name Oregon to Jonathan Carver, 91; family, training and ca- reer, 91-2; uses "Ouragon" before en- gaging to undertake western travels, 93; under commission from General Amherst proceeds to Detroit to receive surrender of French military posts, 1760, 93-4: meets Pontiac near present site of Cleveland, 94; through misde- meanors incurs displeasure oi Sir William Johnson and in financial trouble goes to England, 95; pro- poses to conduct exploration for loca- tion of northwest passage across the continent and uses name "Ouragon". 05; king's minister instructs General Gage that he be a -ointed command ant at Mackmac. 05: likelihood of his receiving name "Ouragon** from In- dians, 95-6; publishes two books on military service and general develop- ment of country, neither of which mention Our.ion or Oragin. 96-7: ad ministration of post quite unsatisfac- tory and he is suspected of planning uprising of Indians, 97; proceeds again to London to regain recognition, 09; makes second proposal to search for northwest passage, 98-9; probable sources from which word Ouragon was obtained, 98-9; text of first proposal to seek northwest passage, 101-5; text of second proposal, 106-9.
ROGUE RIVER VALLEY AND SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORY, A SKETCH OP THE, i-n; the Rogue River Indians, i-a; the name Rogue, 2: pioneers open southern route, list of and their work. 2-3; discovery of gold, 3-4: first school taught and newspaper printed. 5; In- dian War, 1855-6, 5-7; toll road across the Siskiyou Mountains, 7; mountain ranges, 7; telegraph line, 7; flour and fruit industries, 8; Siskiyou toll road, 8-9; wild animals, 9-10; rescue of immigrants, to; coming of railroad and founding of Medford, 10-11.
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SAN JUAN ISLAND, THE STRUGGLE FOR, 161-224; salient features of situation in which crisis developed. 161-3: a skirmish in the war between settlers and giant monopoly, the Hudson's Bay Company, 163; the diplomatic back- ground, 164-8; Hudson's Bay Com- pany and Vancouver Island. 168-73; Hudson's Bay Company and coloniza- tion, 173-6 the gold rush to Fraxer River and Cariboo country and com- plications it developed with British authorities, 176-86; San Juan Island becomes bone of contention because of dispute in applying terms of treaty of 1846. 186-7; landing of a flock ot sheep and demands for payments ol duty and taxes bring development of passion in resistance and lead to crisis. 187-93; General Harney's vig- orous action. 193-8; Governor Doug-
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. las' belligerent response. 198-201;
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