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Barron, Alex., settled north of Colum- bia, 10.
Barrow, J. J., settled at N. Dunge- ness, 28.
Barry, Corp'l, killing of, 123.
Barst, Joseph, settled at Tumwater, 5. Barstow, A. C., Ind. commis., 498.
Barstow, Capt. B. P., settler at Whid- bey isl., 31.
Bash, C., collector of customs, 297. Basıl, Nelson, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Bassett, W. F., ferry right, 251.
Bates, J. R., legislator, 218; bridge right, 251.
Batty, Geo., land claim, 86.
Beachy, Hill, establishes stage line, 435-6.
Beain, Geo. W., settled on Whidbey isl., 31; capt. of vols, 159, 167.
Bear creek, gold discovered at, 414.
Bear Lake district, Id., copper, etc., in, 536.
Bear Lake county, Id., created, 465; hist., 548-9.
Bear river valley, soda springs in, 398.
Bear Paw Mts, Ind. fight at, 512-13. Beatty, E. T., biog., 555.
Beatty, J. H., chief justice, 1889, 583. 'Beaver,' steamer, 53-4, 124.
Beaver City, Id., founded, 428.
Beaverhead county, richness of mines, 412; created, 445; sketch of, 753.
Beidler, John X., U. S. marshal, 659. Bell, Geo., settled on Whidbey island, 30.
Bell, Isaac E., land claim, 86.
Bell, J. H., settled in Puyallup val- ley, 66.
Bell, J. N., leader of mining co., 232. Bell, John, settled at N. Dungeness, 28.
Bell, Wm N., settler at Alki Point, 22.
'Belle,' steamer, 153.
Bellevue, Id., location etc. of, 547.
Bellingham bay, settlements on, 31- 2; Ind. depredations, 95-6.
Bell, W. N., signs mem. to congress, 53.
Beman, Fred., in attack at the Cas- cades, 151.
Benton, H. M., biog., 355.
Benn, Samuel, biog. mention, 392.
Bennett, Capt. Chas, killed, 141.
Bennett, Thos W., gov. Id., biog., 472.
Benson, A., settled in Puyallup val- ley, 66.
Benton, see Fort Benton.
Berry, A. M., biog., 77.
Berry, C. H., assoc. judge, 1888, 583.
Berry, S. H., biog., 310.
Bemier, J., biog., 369.
Big Camas prairie, Id., descript. of, 395-6, 547; name, 397.
Bigelow, Daniel B., settles at Olym- pia, 55; ter. auditor, 85.
Bigelow, D. R., legislator, 73; county treasurer, 78; dist att'y, 85.
Bigelow, R. H., discovers coal, 340. Bighole river, gold discovered, 6:22. Bighorn City, Mont., map of, 631. Bighorn county, organized, 445.
Bighorn river, fort built at mouth, 601; gold discovered, 631-2.
Big Star, Spokane chief, surrenders, 191.
Big Thunder, Nez Percé chief, 483 et seq.
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Biles, C., biog., 263.
Biles, C. N., biog., 263.
Biles, D. F., biog., 263.
Biles, James, settles at Tumwater, 67; legislator, 218; R. R. Enter- prise, 270.
Biles, J. D., legislator, 72; lieut of vols, 167.
Bills, Lemnel, biog., 366.
Bingham, Lieut, at Fort C. F. Smith, 697. Bingham, W., biog., 354.
Bird, Ezra, biog., 558.
Bird, F. W., biog., 321.
Birnie, Marcel, del. to convention, 49.
Bishop, B. B., settles at Cascade, 37; justice of peace, 78.
Bitter-root valley, Mont., 591; mis- sionaries in, 603.
Bivens, D. M., biog., 550.
Black, F. T., biog., 745.
Blackburn, J. T., biog., 321.
Blackfan, C. T., biog., 321.
Blackfoot nation, treaty with, 102; hostility, 412; in Mont., 690-4, 709. Blackman, H., legislator, biog., 292.
Black river valley, settlements in, 66-7.
Blake, A. S., mining at Gold creek, 617; exped., 628.
Blake, Henry N., assoc. judge, Mont., 662; chief justice, 797, 800-2.
Blakely, C. P., speaker, S02.
Blair, H., biog., 321.
Blalock, N. G., biog., 309.
Blanchett, land claim, 86; bishop of Walla Walla, 372.
Bledsoe, R., legislator, 443.
Block-houses, number erected, 121; gov. urges plan for, 156.
Bloods, Iud. tribe, 691; hostility of, 694.
'Blue Wing,' ship, mysterious disap- pearance, 212.
Blunt's island, lighthouse at, 89.
Boardman, J. M., biog., 775-6.
Boatman, W., settled in Puyallup valley, 66. Bodfish, C. P., biog., 545.
Boisé basin, map, 408; mining in, 409- 10; election in 1863, 443; crime in, 456-7.
Boisé City, capital, 464-5; bist. of, 540-1, 571-2; society in, 421-2.
Boisé county, Id., crime in, 448-9, 457-60; vigilantes, 451, 458-60; gold prod., 535; descript., 549-50. Boisé mines, discovery and value, etc., 259-61, 406-7, 413-14.
Boisé and Payette valleys, Id., map of, 545.
Boisé river, prospecting on, 259.
Boise River Mining and Exploring co., organized, 415.
Boisfort prairie, settlers on, 36.
Bolan, A. J., legislator, 73; Ind. agent, 94; actions, 109; murdered, 110.
Bolster, H., biog., 392.
Bolton, Wm, settles at Steilacoom, 17, 19; biog., 366.
Bonner, E. L., biog., 768.
Bond, J. N., History of Colorado, etc., MS., 644.
Bonswell, settled on Whidbey isl., 30. Bonnemain, Baron de, biog., etc., 737-8.
Booneville, Id., founded, 419.
Borcier, Peter, guide to pioneer party, 2. Borem, C. D., settles at Alki Point, 22.
Borst, Joseph, del. to convention, 49. Bostwick, John H., discovers Salmon river mines, 245.
Bothell, G., biog., 321.
Bowan, A. O., sheriff, 458.
Bowan, Thos A., app't'd gov. Id., 472.
Bozeman, Mont., descript. of, 756.
Bozeman, J. M., biog., 632.
Bozeman route, 695.
Braden, James, receiver, 298.
Bradford & Co., trading at the Cas- cades, 145; store attacked, 146-8.
Bradford, Daniel F., settles at Cas- cade, 37; legislator, 73.
Bradford, Putman, settles at Cascade, 37.
Bradley, John, del. to convention, 49; sheriff, 59; sent with despatches, 119.
Bradshaw, C. M., settled at N. Dun- geness, 27; legislator, 267; del. to convention, 291.
Brady, John, county com., 78; lient of vols, 166.
Brail, Geo., settled at Tumwater, 8. Brannan, Joseph, founds settlement, 66.
Brannan, W. H., founds settlement, 66; murdered, 119.
Branstetter, Joseph, discovers Boisé mines, 406; biog., 546.
Bratton, Wm, capt. Ind. war, 138.
Brayman, M., appointed gov. Id., 474; proclamation, 501.
Breck, Geo., biog., 748.
Brents, Thomas H., biog. of, 284; delegate to cong., 291, 567.
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INDEX.
Brickell, E. J., biog., 300.
Briggs, Albert, locates claim, 20; co. com., 59.
Bright, Geo., sent with despatches, 119.
Brisbin, Gen., campaign of, 717.
Bristol, Sherlock, mining adventures, 409-10; land claim, etc., 541. Broadwater, C. A., biog., 772.
Brock, Ruth, marriage of, 9.
Broderick, C., assoc. judge, 1884, 583. Bromfield, D. F., settled at N. Dun- geness, 27; del. to convention, 49; co. com., 59, 79; legislator, 73.
Brooke, Lloyd, justice of peace, 77; biog., 139.
Broshears, Joseph, del. to convention, 49.
Brown, B. W., massacred with family, 146.
Brown, Geo., justice of peace, 78; murdered, 95.
Brown, J. C., settled at N. Dunge- ness, 27; co. assessor, 79; attacked by Ind«, 92; exploration, 386.
Brown, Joel L., settled on Shoalwater bay, 35; explores route, 383.
Brown, J. S., biog., 321.
Brown, L. P., legislator, 470; biog., 553.
Brown, Wm, settler in Dwamish val., 26; at Bellingham bay, 32.
Browne, Geo., biog., 321.
Browne, J. J., biog., 313.
Bryan, H. B., biog., 749.
Bryan, O., biog., 749.
Buchanan, D., biog., 311.
Buchanan, H., settled on Boisfort prairie, 36.
Buck, N. , assoc. judge, 1884, 583.
Buckley, Geo., settled at Seattle, 26.
Buckley, J., settler in Dwamish val., 26.
Buckminster, in attack at the Cas- cades, 148.
Buena Vista City, Id., founded, 407.
Bullard, Joel, settled on Shoalwater bay, 35.
Bullard, Mark, settled on Shoalwater bay, 35.
Bullion district, Id., mines etc. of, 530.
Bullion, production of, Wash., 343; Id., 535; Mont., 728.
Bunn, W. M., gov. Id., 1884, 480.
Bunton, James, killing of Quiemuth, 174.
Burbee, Jonathan, located claim, 10; death, 37; del. to convention, 49. Burch, B. F., biog., 392.
Burford, Geo. W., biog., 356.
Burns, John E., settler at Port Dis- covery, 28.
Burns, M. P., sent with despat., 119. Burrell, J., biog., 746.
Burrows, Lt J. M., killed, 141.
Burt, James, murder by, 95.
Busby, James, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Bush, Geo. W., settled at Puget sound, 3; biog., 4.
Bush, Simeon, settled on Boisfort prairie, 36.
Bush, W. O., biog., 322.
Butler, Hillery, settled at Seattle, 26. Butler, J. S., biog. etc., 421.
Butt, Wilson, biog., 635.
Butte City, Mont., growth of, 740; de- script., 752, 763-4; mining output, 764.
Butte and Summit val. mining dist, 739.
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Cady, Col A., in com'd of Columbia dist, 228; relieved, 229.
Cain, A. J., holds council, 198; gold discov. on the Clearwater, 235-6; biog., 371.
Cain, J., Ind. agent, 177.
Callahan, T. T., biog., 747.
Callaway, J. E., biog., 791.
Camas Prairie and Volcano dist, map of, 518.
Camp Bidwell, Id., estab. 1865, 433. Campbell, E. T., biog., 747.
Campbell, J. L., Idaho and Montana, 405.
Campbell, Marshall, settler at Whid- bey isl., 31.
Cannon, A. M., biog., 392.
Caunon, C. W., biog., 770.
Cardwell, E., biog., 789.
Cariboo mines, discov. of, 233; de- script., 533.
Carlton, J. M., biog., 629-30.
Carnefix, A. D., settled at Tumwater, 8; saw-mill, 9.
Carns, Wm C., biog., 356.
Carpenter, B. Platt, gov. of Mont., 689; biog., 690-1.
Carr, J. D., contract of, 440.
' Carrie Davis,' steamer, 270.
Carrington, Col H. B., exped. of, 695-6.
Cartee, L. F., vineyard of, biog., 544; surveyor-gen., 561.
Carter, T. H., delegate to cong., 787, 796.
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INDEX.
Carter, Wm B., biog., 634. Carver's map, 1778, 600.
Cascade county, Mont., created, 1887, 770.
Cascades, attack on the, 144-52; de- scribed, 145-6; map, 152.
Cascade mts, road-making to, 65.
Cascade Railroad co., hist. of, 387-8.
Casey, Lient-col Silas, arrival with
troops, 116; actions against Inds, 162-3.
Cassia county, Id., created, 465; de- script., 550-1.
Catlin, C., legislator, biog., 292.
Catlin, Seth, settled in Cowlitz val.,
37; del. to convention, 49; signs memorial to cong., 53; legislator, 59, 73; biog., 370.
Cavanaugh, -, del. to congress, 668; biog., 668-9.
Caynses, sign treaty, 101.
Centreville, Id., descript. of, 421.
Centralia, ment. of, 392.
Chaddock, Capt. J. S. S., takes pos- session of custom-house, 221.
Challis, co. seat Custer, Id., 552.
Chamberlain, Jacob B., biog., 553.
Chambers, Andrew, settled at Tum- water, biog., 8.
Chambers, David, settled at Tum- water, biog., 8; county com., 78.
Chambers, T. M., settles at Tumwa- ter, biog., 8; del. to convention, 49; county com., 59.
Chambers, Thomas J., settled at Tum- water, biog., 8.
Champ, John W., settled at Shoal- water bay, 34.
Chance, John, in attack at the Cas- cades, 148.
Chandler, W. F., chief justice, 1884, Id., 480.
Chapman, John Butler, laid out Che- halis City, 36; scheme of, 47; del. to convention, 49.
Chapman, John M., legislator, 73, 218.
Charlton, Chas, biog., 748.
Chehalis City, Wash., laid out. 36.
Chehalis county, created, 77; officials, 78: account of, 369.
Chehalis valley, settlers in, 37.
Chelle, Pierre, settled Boisfort prairie, 36.
Chenoweth, F. A., settles at Cascade, 37; legislator, 59, 73; candidate for congress, 71-3; dist judge, 80; tries Leschi, 172-3.
Chenoweth, Hardin, escape from the Cascades, 148.
Cherry, Chas, killed by Inds, 93. Child, H. W., biog., 774.
Chimacum valley, settlers in, 28.
Chimakums, flight from northern Inds, 135.
Chinn, Maj. M. A., movements of, 140-1.
Chinook, fishery at, 33.
' Chippewa,' steamer, burnt, 616.
Chondra, John, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Choteau county, Mont., organized, 445; sketch of, 752-3.
Chowen, H. O., biog., 774.
Church, Judah, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Churches, Wash., 372-4; Id., 562-3; Mont., 777-8.
Claggett, W. H., del. to congress, 676; biog., 676-7.
Claim jumping, public meeting against, 1847, 39-40.
Clallam county, Wash., created, 77; officials, 79; sketch of, 361; hist. of, 369.
Clallams, depredations by, 93.
Clark, E. A., settles in Dwamish val., 26.
Clark, Frank, university regent, 215; legislator, 218, 264; biog., 266; rail- road enterprise, 270.
Clark, J., dist judge Id., 473.
Clark, John C., lynching of, 460.
Clark, Malcolm, death of, 706.
Clark, W. A., prest constit. convent., 787; biog., 787-8; U. S. senator elect, 806.
Clarke co., officials of, 78; vol't's en- rolled, 113.
Clarke, A. G., biog., 765.
Clarke, A. K., biog., 322.
Clarke, F. A., signs mem. to congress, 53; legislator, 73, 98; dist pros. att'y, 85.
Clarke, Newman S., comd. of Pacific dept, 176; visits Columbia, 177; holds council, 183; on Ind. treaties, 196; assigned to Cal., 197.
Clayton, Joel, attacked by Inds, 95; narrow escape, 138.
Cleale, H., settles at Olympia, 67.
Clearwater gold fields, discovery of, value, 234-7.
Clearwater river, ferry rights, 251; Ind. battle, 507-8.
Cleman, John, biog., 322.
Cliff lode, Mont., discov., etc., of, 724.
Climate, of Id., 537-40; Mont., 596. Clindinning, J., biog., 558.
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Cline, Eliot, settled at N. Dungeness, 28; legislator, biog., 292.
Clinger, J. G., locates claim, 19, 20. Clough, John P., biog., 556.
Clongh, L. B., biog., 317.
Coal mines, Wash., 340-2; Id., 536; Mont., 762-3.
Cochran, James, del. to convention, 49.
Code of laws, bill to provide, 76.
Coe, Lawrence W., scttles at Cascade, 37; builds steamer, 231.
Cœur d'Alênes, meet Gov. Stevens, 104; campaign against, 178-96; at peace with Nez Percés, 194; excite- ment among, etc., 495-6.
Cœur d'AlêDe Lake, Col Wright at, 192.
Cœur d'Alene Mines, Id., 580.
Cœur d'Alêne Mission, prosperity of, 604.
Coghanour, D., biog., etc., 416.
Colburn, John, biog., 748.
Colby, Aurelius, co. officer, 279; ex- ploration, 386.
Cole, C. K., biog., 771.
Cole, Geo. E., del. to congress, 264; biog., 264-5; app'td gov., 265, 266. Collins, John, biog., 366.
Collins, Lnther M., locates claim, 21; at Bellingham Bay, 32; signs mem. to congress, 53; co. com., 59, 78.
'Colonel Wright,' steamer, 231, 237. Colt, M. F., legislator, biog., 292. Columbia county, Wash., hist. of, 355. Columbia river, ferry rights, 251; serious rise, 256.
Columbia Transportation Co., incor- porated, 270.
Colvin, Ignatius, rescued from Inds, 57.
Comegys, Geo., biog., 308.
Commerce, Wash., 333-40; Id., 576-7.
Comstock, H. M., mining adventures, 257.
Confederate gulch, Mont., discov., 722.
Connell, M., killed, 118.
Conner, J. S., biog., 367.
Connor, Gen., Ind. fights, 637, 693.
Conrad, C. E., biog., 776.
'Constitution,' steamer, fate of, 271. Constitutional convention, Wash., 304-14; Id., 584-5; Mont., 781-2, 787-8.
Cook, Francis H., prest of council, biog., 291-2.
Cook, Wm, ter. treasurer, S5.
Cook, S. S., biog., 322.
Cooke, Chas P., biog., 357.
Cool, Sam'l, settled at Tumwater, 6. Cooper, E., founds settlement, 66.
Cooper, J. G., in R. R. surveying party, 71.
Cooper, Simon, murdered, 179.
Copper, deposits in Id., 536.
Coquillon, in com'd of Ind. force, 125.
Coray, John, killing of, 458.
Corliss, Geo. W., biog. 202.
Cornelius, Thomas R., col Or. vols, 142; movements, 144; returns to Portland, 156.
Cornwall, J. M., biog., 322.
Cory, D. A., biog., 770-71.
Coston, I. N., biog., 546.
Counties of Wash., 354-71; Id., 541-60; Mont., 751-8.
Conpe, Capt. Thomas, settled on Whidbey island, 30.
Cover, Thos, exped., etc., of, 628.
Covington, Richard, judge, 44; co. clerk, 45; railroad enterprise, 270.
Cowan, Andrew, biog., 636.
Cowan, John, discovers Last Chance gulch, 721.
Cowlitz, public meeting at, 49.
Cowlitz county, Wash., created, 77; officials, 76; sketch of, 370.
Cowlitz river, steamers on, 269-79.
Cowlitz valley, settlers in, 37.
Cox, W. A., founded settlement, 66.
Craig, Wm, biog., 106; app't'd aid to gov., 142; Ind. agent, 177.
Cramey, Thomas, settler on Whidbey island, 31.
Crane, Capt., reconnaissance of, 385. Crane, H. C., biog., 546.
Cranny, T., mention of, 337.
Crate, Wm F., land claim, 86.
Crawford, Peter W., locates claim, 10; signs mem. to congress, 53.
Crockett, Sam'l B., settled at Puget sound, 3.
Crockett, Walter, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Crook, Gen., campaign of, 712-14.
Crosbie, Henry R., legislator, 73, 98. Crosby, Clanrick, biog., 15; del. to convention, 49; legislator, 264.
Crosby, John S., gov. of Mont., 688.
Crowley, D. J., biog., 311.
Crows, country and character, 691-2; treaty with, 705.
Culbertson, Alex., charge of Amer. Fur Co.'s trade, 601; builds Fort Lewis, 602; the gold discov., Mont., 612.
Cull, John, biog., 635.
Curley, Dwamish chief, 126; attack on Seattle, 128-32.
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INDEX.
Currency question, Mont., 659-61. Curry, Gov., Ind. war, 140; procla- mation, 144; harmony with Gov. Stevens, 160.
Curtiss, E. J., act. gov., Id., 472. Cushman, Joseph, biog., 72.
Cushing, Wm, settled on Willopah river, 36.
Custer, Boston, killed, 714.
Custer, Capt., killed with Gen. Cus- ter, 714.
Custer county created, 465; sketch of, 551-2, 757.
Custer, Gen., exped, of, 709-10; de- feat and death of, 713-15.
Custer Mine, Id., descript. of, 532. Cutter, H. L., biog., 300. 'Cynosnre,' ship, 91.
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Daly, Marcus, biog., 798. Dallam, F. M., biog., 311.
Dandy, Lient C. B., in Wright's cam- paigu, 186.
Daniels, W. B., acting gov., Id., 443; unpopularity, 447.
Darwin, C. B., judicial dist. of, 278; character, 279.
Davidson, Lieut, in surveying exped., 90-1.
Davis, Gen., ment. of, 497.
Davis, Alex., land claim, 86. Davis, L. H. biog., 369.
Davis, L. A., settled on Boisfort prairie, 36.
Davis, David T., orchard of, 544.
Davis, Thos S., settles on Whidbey isl., 30. Davis, Wmn A., biog., 749. Dawson county, organized, 445; sketch of, 758.
Dry, H. B., biog., 322.
Dayton, co. seat, Columbia, Wash., 355; sketch of, 371.
Dean, E. B., biog., 322.
'Decatur,' sloop of war, 113, 118; plot to capture, 125-6.
Deer Lodge City, Mout., descript. of, 751-2.
Deer Lodge county, created, 445; sketch of, 751-2.
Deer Lodge City, descript. of, etc., 670, 768. Deer Lodge valley, 591, 625-6.
Degan, Ross, biog., 748.
De Lacy, W. W., ferry right, 251; exped., 633; map, 633-46; chief engineer of militia, 699.
Delin, Nicholas, claim of, 67.
Dement, Lient John, rescues captive gold-seekers, 56.
Dennison, A. P., Ind. agent, 177.
Dennison, B. F., university regent, 216; com. to revise laws, 273; chief justice, 279; del. to convention, 291. Denny, A. A., settles at Alki Point, 22; judge, 51; signs memorial to congress, 53; co. com., 59; legisla- ture, 73, 98; lient of vols, 116; do- nation to university, 215; university regent, 216; del. to congress, 265; R. R. enterprise, 270.
Denny, David T., settles at Alki Point, 22.
Dent, Capt., erects block house, 165; in Wright's campaign, 185-7.
De .. Chute falls, flouring-mill erected, 8. De Smet, P. J., explor. of, 602-3.
Denter, Chas W., settled in Shoal- water bay, 35.
Deware, J. M., legislator, biog., 292.
De Wolf, S., career of, 799-801.
De Witt, W. H., biog., 801; associate judge, 797.
Dickenson, John, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Dickey, S. A., biog., 313.
Dillenbaugh, A. B., del. to conven- tion, 49; signs mem. to congress, 53.
Dillingham, sheriff, death of, 639. Dilley, S. B., mining pioneer, 383; legislator, 433-4.
Dillon, Wm H., land claim, biog., 86.
Dimsdale, pamphlet, etc., of, 641.
Discovery bar, mining at, 418.
Dittes, John R., biog., 602.
Divorces, bills relating to, 274-5.
Dixon, Jacob, lynching of, 461. Dixon, W. W., biog., 789.
Dodge, F. A., in De Lacy's exped., 582.
Dodge, J. W., killing of, 400.
Dolan, John, hanged, 591.
Donegan, John, biog., 749.
Donelson, Lieut A. I., surveys R. R. ronte, 71.
Donnell, John, settled at N. Dunge- ness, 27.
Doty, James, treaty with Inds, 101; exped., 607.
Dongherty, Wm, co. commis'r, 59, 78.
Douglas county, Wash., created, 37.
Douglas, Gov. James, actions in San Juan trouble, 87; sends steamer to Puget Sound, 121-2.
Douthitt, Levi, biog., 365.
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Doyle, Patrick, settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
Doyle, R. L., settled on Whidbey isl., 30; legislator, 98.
Drew, Geo., founds Cascade, 37; signs mem. to congress, 53.
Drew, M. S., biog., 322.
Drum, H., biog., 317.
Drum Lummond mine, output etc. of, 768.
Dubois, F. T., del. to cong., 568, 583. Dudley, S. G., legislator, biog., 292. Dukes, Geo. L., biog., 746-7.
Dunbar, F. J., biog., 624.
Dunbar, R. O., biog., 308; sup. ct judge, 314.
Duncan, Lieut Johnson K., surveys railroad route, 71.
Dunham, Wm H., master of the 'Or- bit,' 15; death, 16.
Dunivay, Mrs A. S., ment. of, 290.
Dunlap, G. W., biog., 364.
Dunraven. Great Divide, 807.
Dwamish valley, settlers at, 22.
Dyer, T. P., biog., 312.
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Eagle from the Light, Nez Perce chief, 482 et seq.
Eastern Oregon, map of, 521.
Eatou, Charles, capt. in Ind. war, 139.
Eaton, Charles H., settled at Tum- water, biog., 5.
Eaton, O. M., founds settlement, 66. Ebey, I. N., purchases the 'Orbit,' 15; names Olympia, 16; locates claim, 18; biog., 29; pros. att'y, 51; legis- lator, 59; collector, Puget sound, 62; acts in S. Juan affair, 86-7; mur- dered, 137-8; capt. in Ind. war, 139.
Ebey, Jacob, biog., 29.
Ebey, Winfield S., settler on Whid- bey isl., 31.
Eddy, A. H., biog., 322.
Edens, J. J., biog., 322.
Edgar, Hy., exped. of, 628.
Edgar, John, del. to convention, 49; road viewer, 64; explorations, 386. Edgerton, Sidney, dist. judge, Id., 444; gov. of Mont., 643; biog., 643. Education, Wash., 375-6; Id., 562; Mont., 778-9, 784.
Elders, Wm, settled at Steilacoom, 17.
Eldridge, Edw., settled at Bellingham bay, biog., 32; del. to convention, 310.
Elikukah, captures Leschi, 171.
'Eliza Anderson,' steamer, 222, 271- 2.
Elk City, founded, 241.
'Ellen Maria,' ship, mysterious dis- appearance, 212.
Ellensburg, fire etc. 1889, 391.
Elliott, T. L., com'd at Vancouver, 277.
Elmore Mine. See Bannack Mine.
Elmer, E., biog., 745.
Emory, H. B,, del. to convention, 291.
Eagle, W. B., settled on Whidbey isl., 30.
English, Wm J., biog., 636-7.
'Enterprise,' steamer, 270.
Esmeralda, co. seat Alturas, Id., 547.
Eshelman, J. T., biog., 308.
Etherington, C., biog., 636.
Ethridge, Courtland, of navigation co., 270.
Eureka City, Id., founded, 429.
Evans, Elwood, dep. collector, biog., 54; historical notes on settlement, 55; sec. of terr., 219; com. to revise laws, 273; legislator, 288.
Evans, John, in R. R. surveying par- ty, 71. Eveans, Joseph, biog., 635-6.
'Exact,' ship, 22, 55.
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Failing, Wm, attacked by Inds, 92 Fairchild, J. H., biog., 774.
Fairweather, H. W., biog., 309.
Fairweather, Wm, exped. of, 628.
'Fairy,' steam packet, 68.
Farmer, E. J., Resources of the Rocky Mts, 807-8.
Farnsworth, Levi, legislator, biog., 292.
Farriste, W., biog., 322.
Farris, A. J., biog., 317. 'Fashion,' steamer, 154.
Fay, C. T., biog., 313.
Fay, R. C., in charge of Iad. encamp- ment, 121; Ind. agent, 177.
Feighan, J. W., biog., 322.
Fenn, S. S., legislator, del. to con- gress, 474.
Ferguson, E. C., biog., 367.
Ferguson, Jesse, settled at Puget sound, 3; saw-mill, 9; rescued from Inds, 57.
Ferry, Elisha P., surveyor-gen., 279; gov. of Wash., 382, 314; rule, 282- 3; lends arms to Idaho, 490.
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Fetterman, Col, death of, 698. Fisher, Job, land claim, 86. Fisheries, Wash., 345-9. Fisherville, Id., founded, 428. Fisk, James L., expeds of, 622, 634- 7; terr. auditor, 675.
Fitzgerald, Maj., arrives at The Dalles, 116. Fitz-Gibbons, murder by, 458.
Fitzhugh, E. C., Ind. agent, 121, 177; biog., 250.
Fitzpatrick, Lawrence, death of, 94. Flanders, Alvan, del. to congress, hiog., 265; gov. of Wash., 279. Flanders, Geo. W., biog., 747. Flathead lake, Mont., 590.
Fletcher, Wm, biog., 636. Florence, mining town, 253; mining at, 427-8; vigilants at, 451.
Florence mines, altitude, 395.
Flonr mills, 351-2. Finmmerfell, C. H., biog., 323.
Fogus, D. H., discovered Boisé mines, 259, 406. Forbes, Chas, trial of, 639. Forbis, J. W., biog., 766.
Ford, Sidney S., settled at Tumwater,
15; del. to convention, 49; judge, 51; signs mem. to congress, 53; capt. of gov.'s guard, 142; Leschi surrenders to, 171; Ind. agent, 177. Ford, Sidney S., Jr, rescned from Inds, 57; explorations, 386.
Forests of Id., 539.
Forrest, Lieut, in Ind. fight, 136-7.
Forrest, W. T., ment. of, 314. Forsythe, C. E., biog., 318.
Fort Alden, built, 159.
Fort Assinaboine, Mont., 719. Fort Benton, Mont., immigrants at, 413; sketch of, 752-3; descript., 774-5; gold discov., 612. Fort Boisé, Id., established, 411-12. Fort C. F. Smith, established, 697; Inds attack, 699.
Fort Chehalis, govt buildings sold, 277.
Fort Colville, gold found near, 108; established, 231.
Fort Custer, Mont., established, 715, 719.
Fort Elizabeth Meagher, estab., 701. Fort Hall, abandoned, 140. Fort Hays, established, 165. Fort Henrietta, erected, 141. Fort Keough, Mont., established, 1877, 719.
Fort Nisqually, attack on, 13-14. Fort Philip Kearney, established, 696; map, 697; massacre near, 698. HIST. WASH .- 52
Fort Simcoe, abandoned, 198. Fort Slanghter, established, 165. Fort Steilacoom, erected, 14; Ind. exped. from, 113; Inds hanged, 174; abandoned, 276.
Fort Taylor, built, 1, 184; abandoned, 195.
Fort Tilton, built, 159.
Fort Union, Mont., 601, 609, 693.
Foster, C. E., biog., 323.
Foster, J. J., legislator, biog., 292.
Foster, Thomas, settled at Shoal- water bay, 34.
Fowler, E. S., settles at Port Town- send, 20; R. R. enterprise, 270; P. S. Steam Nav. Co., 272.
Franklin co., created, 371.
Frary, T. C., legislator, biog., 292.
Fraser river, mining excitement, 209.
Fredericksburg, Id., founded, 415.
Frier, F., biog., 356.
Friend, Uric, settled on Whidbey isl., 30. Frost, Morris H., collector, 219; biog., 368. Fruit culture, Mont., 744-5.
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Gage, Nelson, biog., 757. Galena district, Id., mines of. 531. Galbraith, Wm J., biog., 801. Gallatin co., Mont., settlers in, 636; sketch of, 756.
Galliher, Silas, biog., 364. Gandy, J. E., biog., 323. Gansevoort, Capt., campaign of, 125- 33.
Garfield co., Wash., hist. of, 356. Garfielde, Salucius, collector, 226; del. to congress, actions, 280-81. Garlick, Thos, biog., 746. Garnett, Maj., exped. against Yaki- mas, 183; campaign, 196.
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