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Caravan, chief trader's descrip. of, i. 47.
Cardwell, Dr J. R., mention of, ii. 759. Cardwell, J. A., biog., etc., of, ii. 184. Cardwell, Mrs J. A., biog., ii. 713.
'C'arolina,' steamer, first trip of, 1850, ii. 188.
Carpenter, Dr W. M., mention of, i. 671.
Carson, J. C., biog., i. 784.
Cartee, L. F., speaker, 1854, ii. 349. Carter, D., mention of, i. 177, 242.
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Caruthers, Mrs E., land claim of, ii. Chase, Daniel in Snake river massa- 288.
Caruthers, F., land claim of, ii. 288. Carver, J., works of, i. 17-21; map of, i. 20; name of Oregon, i. 24-5. Cascade Falls, proposed reservation at, 1846, i. 602.
Cascade mountains, emigrants cross, 1843, i. 409-12; 1846, i. 563.
Case, S., peace commissioner, 1873, ii. 596.
Casey, Col C., command of, ii. 201, 235; exped. of, 1851, ii. 235-7.
Caster, Lieut, the Rogue river war, 1853-4, ii. 320.
Catholics, missions in Or., 1838, i. 315-29, 340-8, 640-2, 653-7; oppo- sition to protestants, i. 328-48, 640- 2, 653-6, 697-9, 743 4; church, etc., buildings, ii. 678-9.
Cavanaugh, T., mention of, ii. 740.
Cayuses, missionaries among, i. 111, 115-19, 316-17, 327-48; outrages, etc., of, i. 268, 274-7, 333-5, 344-7, 402-3, 644-66; conference with, 1843, i. 277-80; agric. among, i. 338; the Whitman massacre, 1847, i. 644 66; captives rescued from, i. 686-96; war with, 1848, i. 700-45 ;. trial and execution of, 1850, ii. 92- 9; Dart's visit to, etc., 1851, ii. 214; treaty, etc., with, 1855, ii. 363-6. Chadwick, S. F., biog., etc., of, ii. 182; gov., 1877, ii. 673-4.
Chamberlain, Mrs O. W., biog., i. 636.
Chambers, Rowland, pion. '45, i. 525; biog., 528.
Champoeg, situation, i. 73; school, 1835, 86; public meeting at, 262-3; excitement at, 283; conventions at, 1842, 1845, 303, 471; church dedi- cated, 319; ii. 678; flood at, ii. 483. Champooick, district boundary, i. 310. Chapin, Lieut E. S., in Modoc war, ii. 616.
Chaplin, Daniel, author of peace commis., ii. 595; of assembly, 1864-5, 665.
Chapman, I. B., at indignation meet- ing, ii. 162.
Chapman, W. W., pion. '47, i. 625; arrest of, ii. 158-9; surveyor-gen., 295; lieut of vols, 386; of assembly, 1858-9, 1868, 434, 668; biog., 705. Chase, Mr & Mrs, in Snake river massacre, ii. 472.
Chase, Albert, in Snake river massa- cre, ii. 472.
cre, ii. 472.
Chemakane, mission described, i. 339- 40.
Chemeketa mission, site, i. 191-2; work at, i. 192; investigation at, 221; dissolved, 221-2.
Chemeketa plains, agriculture, 1840, 191-3; mills, 192; school, 193, 201. 'Chenemas,' ship, on Columbia, i. 189, 199, 221, 245, 424, 466-7.
Chenoweth, F. A., of assembly, 1852, 1866, ii. 296, 666; of Or. Cent. R. R. co., 698, 699.
Chiles, Jos. B., leader Cal. party, 1843, i. 393, 400.
China trade, i. 371; ii. 258.
Chinese mining, attack on, ii. 521; acts relating to, 664-5.
Chinooks, the, difficulties with, ii. 93. Christian Advocate and Journal, calls for missionaries, i. 171.
Christmas celebration, i. 577-8.
Cincinnati R. R. Co., charter granted, ii. 696.
Civil code submitted and accepted, ii. 663 4.
Clackamas county, boundary, i. 539; hist. of, ii. 707.
Clackamas R. R. Co., charter granted, ii. 696.
Clackamas, the, treaty with, ii. 217. Claiborne, Bvt Capt. T., of mounted rifles, ii. SI; defends Inds, 96.
Claim-jumping, indignation meeting, i. 610-11.
Clark, Mrs Anna, biog., i. 627.
Clark, Miss C. A., missionary, i. 177; at Nisqually, 188.
Clark, Miss Grace, adventures of, ii. 216.
Clark, Harvey, Or. Institute, i. 202; missionary, 244; chaplain, 480; ser- mon, July 4th, 584; philanthropist, ii. 32-3; teacher, 678.
Clark, I. N., attack on Inds, ii. 534. Clarke, I., exped. of, ii. 305.
Clarke, Gen. N. S., in com'd of de- partment, ii. 460.
Clarke, Sam'l A., author of peace commis., ii. 595; works of, 692; director Or. Cent. R. R., 699.
Clatsop county, map of, i. 186; boun- dary, 539; hist. of, ii. 708.
Clatsop district estab., i. 435.
Clatsop mission, work at, i. 185-8; sold, 221.
Clatsop plains, agriculture, 1840, 185- 8; cattle introduced, 187.
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Clatsops, massacre crew, i. 41; char- acter, ISS.
Clemens, John, killed on the ' Gazelle,' ii. 340.
Clergy, position of, i. 301; disabilities of, 1842, 305.
Clerk, H. B. Co., fort duties, i. S.
C'luggage, James, county com'r, ii. 299; in Ind. exped., 315.
Clyman, James, biog. and bibliog., i. 451.
Coad, Henrietta Gilliam, biog., i. 469. Coal discovered, ii. 332; first ship- ments, 333.
Coal-ficlds, hist. of, ii. 743.
Coats, John, pion. '46, i. 568; biog., 570.
Cochran, R. R., of assembly, 1857-66, ii. 417, 432, 452, 666; senator, 1868- 70, 668, 671.
Cock stock, Indian, quarrel with Wins- low, serious results, i. 282.
Coe, David I., trial of, ii. 156.
Coe, Nathaniel, postal agent, ii. 166; biog., 189.
Cœur d'Alene mines, ores, etc., ii. 754. Cœur d'Alenes, miss. work among, i. 625; attack troops, ii 461.
Coffey, Nebuzarden, pion. '47, i. 625; biog., 632.
Coffin, Stephen, pion. '47, i. 625; del. to con., ii. 418; built steamer, 705.
Coinage, private, ii. 54; influx of for- eign, coin, 55.
Coke, Hy. I., visit of, ii. 175.
Colburn, A. C., killed by Inds, ii. 315. Collins, Luther, pion. '47, i. 625; biog., 631.
Collins, Capt., explores Yaquina bay, ii. 203; exped. of, 520.
Collins, Smith, pion. '46, i. 568; biog., 569.
Collins, Mrs Smith, biog., i. 569.
'Colonel Wright,' steamer, ii. 480. Colonization, Or., i. 154-83.
Colorado, military post established, i. 376.
'Columbia,' bark, i. 215; ii. 48.
'C'olumbia,' steamer, ii. 188; hist. of, 255.
Columbia county, hist. of, ii. 709.
Columbia, Mary, firstchild born, i, 529. Columbia river, named, i. 24; fishery established, 245; disputed boundary, 316; value of trade to, 354; military posts ou, 361; dangers on, 558, 559, 608; dangerous entrance, ii. 23-6; first steamers on, 255-6, improve- ment of, 755-6.
Columbia river co. founded, i. 59.
Colver, David, pion. '45, i. 525; biog., 571.
Colville valley, mission founded, i. 327. Colwell, Joseph F., murder of, ii. 546. Comegys, Jacob, pion. '47, i. 625; biog., 633.
Commerce, English vs American, i. 366-7; imports and exports, ii. 744- 5.
Committees, 1844, names, capabilities, i. 431.
Condit, Alva, Presb. elder, ii. 680.
Condon, T. J, missionary, ii. 680. Conger, S. F., murder of, ii. 477.
Congregational church, hist. of, ii. 679, 680.
Congress, settlers petition, i. 165, 172, 176, 206-9, 231, 233, 245; Or. ques- tion, 349-390; Linn's 2d bill, 372; memorial to, ii. 436-8, 481-3; 1st delegate from Or., 113; instructions to delegate, 299-300; appropria- tions by, 326-7; 756-7.
'Congress,' U. S. frigate, i. 583.
Congressional appropriations, waste of, 1854-5, ii. 350-2.
Conklin, David, murder of, ii. 527.
Conner, John, of anti-slavery party, ii. 359.
Conner, Sergt, fight with Inds, ii. 423, 424.
Connolly, Nelly, marries Douglas, i. 52.
Conser, Jacob, of assembly, 1851-2, 1856-7, ii. 72, 296, 417; university trustee, 299; school trustee, 685; director Or. Cent. R. R., 699.
Conser, Mrs Jacob, biog., i. 752.
Constitutional convention, act to hold, i. 441-2; acts of, ii. 423-6.
Convention, meeting, i. 603; resolu- tions adopted, i. 604.
Converse, Lt O. I., com'd at Fort Walla Walla, ii. 532.
Cook, A., with Farnham's exped., 227, 237.
Cook, I. D., in Ind. exped., ii. 240.
Cook, John G., claim of, ii. 321.
Cooke, map, i. 23.
Cooke, Mrs Belle W., works of, ii. 692.
Cooke, E. N., nominated state treas- urer, ii. 637; of W. V. R. R. Co., 697; director Or. Cent. R. R., 699.
Coon, W. L., of anti-slavery party, ii. 359.
Cooper, Chandler, biog., i. 627.
Coos bay, Lt Stanton's exped. at, ii.
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202; settlement at, 1853, 331-4; bist of coal fields, 743.
Coos county, created, ii. 254; hist. of, 709.
Coppinger, Bvt Lt-col I. I., com'd C'amp Three Forks, ii. 532.
Conquilles, the, attitude of, ii. 234; fight with, 235-8; trouble with, 39].
Corbett, H. W., U. S. senator, biog., ii. 639, 667, 764; library director, 694; of W. V. R. R. Co., 697; of Or. Cent. R. R., 698; of Or. R. R. & N. Co., 704.
Cornelius, Benjamin, biog., i. 528. Cornelius, Florentine Wilkes, biog., i. 531.
Cornelius, Saml, missionary, ii. 683. Cornelius, T. R., pion. '45, i. 525; of council, 1856-9, ii. 417, 429, 432, 434; senator, 1860-70, 452, 665, 666, 668, 671; col of Or. vols, 491; resigns, 493; director Or. Cent. R. R., 699.
Cornwall, I. A., pion. '46, i. 568; biog., 570; Presb. minister, 682.
Cornwall, P. B., bearer of Masonic charter, ii. 31.
Corvallis county, hist. of, ii. 707.
Couch, I. H., on Columbia, i. 221, 245, 466; White's interference with, 281; mem. P. L. L. C., 296-7; director Or. Printing Assoc., 536; treasurer, 606, 612.
Counties, hist. of, ii. 706-726; min- eral resources of, 754-5.
Cow creek, Ind. depredations, ii. 38I. Cow creek Inds, land purchased from, ii. 319.
Cowan, Robert, biog., i. 633.
'Cowlitz,' bark, 250-1.
Cowlitz valley, i. Iud. troubles in, ii. 67, 68.
Cox, Jesse, of court convention, ii. 423.
Cox, Joseph, pion. '47, i. 625; biog., 630; of court convention, ii. 423.
Cox, T. H., pion. '47, i. 625; biog., 630; of Or. Cent. R. R., ii. 698.
Coyle, R. S., of const. convention, ii. 423.
Craft, Charles, biog., i. 527.
Craig, I. T., of anti-slavery party, ii. 359.
Craig, Wm, at Lapwai, i. 649; leaves Clearwater, 697; agent to Nez Percés, 721.
Crain, J. H., biog., i. 629.
Cranston, Lt Arthur, in Modoc war, killed, 616, 520; biog., 624.
Cravigan, Rich., murder of, ii. 576. Cravigan, W., murder of, ii. 576.
Crawford, David, explores Puget Sound, i. 463-4.
Crawford, John Davis, biog., i. 631. Crawford, Medoram, pion. '42, i. 76, 256; biog. and bibliog., 265; mem. P. L. L. C., 297; of legislature, ii. 59, 452; signs memorial, 127; col- lector, 670.
Crawford, Peter W., biog. and bibliog., i. 646-7.
Creighton, N. M., supports Gov. Lane, ii. 93.
Cresson, Capt., in Modoc war, ii. 622.
Crocker, N., death, i. 199-200, 256. Crockett, John, com. of Island co., ii. 299.
Crook county, hist. of, ii. 710.
Crook, Geo., Lt-col, relieves Mar- shall, ii. 531; actions of, 532-45.
Crooks, I. M., in Ind. exped., ii. 313. Crosby, Capt. N., piloting, ii. 26; mill sold to, 50.
Crouch, W. H., wounded, ii. 383.
Crow, James, murder of, ii. 477.
Cullen, John W., lieut of Or. vols., ii. 510; acts of, 512.
Cully, I. W., elected to senate 1858, ii. 432.
Culver, C. P., editor, i. 575.
Culver, Saml, favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255; Ind. agent, 312; anti-slav- ery party, 359; signs petition, 376. Cunningham, Joseph, biog., i. 527.
Curly-headed doctor, in Modoc war, ii. 575, 576, 599; surrenders, 627. Currency and prices, 13-15; ii. 796-8. Curry county, established, ii. 415; hist. of, 710.
Curry, Geo. B., of Or. vols, ii. 491; exped. of, 496, 499; in com'd of Columbia dist, 515; retires, 517.
Curry, Geo. L., editor, i. 575; loan commis'r, 671, 672; of legislature, ii. 58, 59, 158; acting sec., 69; post master, 187; apptd gov., character, 348; biog., 349; procla- mation, 384; calls out vols, 399; message, 435; nomination, 444.
Curry, Thomas, biog. of, ii. 713.
Curtis, E. I., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255.
Crump, James T., biog., i. 571. ' Cyclops,' ship, wrecked, ii. 300.
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Daily Advertiser, newspaper, ii. 418.
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Daily News, newspaper, ii. 448.
Daily Times, newspaper, ii. 449.
Dallas founded, ii. 251.
Daly, John, killed on the 'Gazelle,' ii. 340.
Daniels, W. B., del. to convention, 1857, ii. 418.
Darragh, John, apptd to raise Ind. co, ii. 531.
Darrough, I., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255.
Dart, Anson, supertd of Ind. affairs, ii. 206; offl. actions of, 213-18.
Dart, Geo., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255.
Davenport, T. I., in explor exped., ii. 197.
Davidson, Geo., survey exped., ii. 248-9.
Davidson, James, biog., i. 629.
Davidson, James, biog., i. 632.
Davidson, Thomas L., biog., i. 624. Davis, Byron N., Ind. agent, ii. 469. Davis, Henry W., biog., i. 628.
Davis, Col Jefferson C., succeeds Canby, ii. 624; action in Modoc war, 624 31.
Davis, John W., Apptd Gov. 1853, biog., ii. 322; acts of, 323, 324; resigns 1854, character, 348-9.
Davis, Leander L., biog., i. 636. Davis, Samuel, biog., i. 570.
Dawson, V. W., pion. '43, i. 394; Cal. emigrant, 400; arrest, 445.
Dayton, founded, ii. 251.
Deady, M. P., on sup. court, i. 151-2; supports Gov. Lane, ii. 93; of As- sembly, 143; biog., 144; revises laws, 150; Atty, 158; of council 1851-2,' 161, 296; trustee of Or. Academy, 167; Associate Judge, 307-8; at constitutional convent, 423; elected U. S. Judge, 442; U. S. dist Judge, 669; University di- rector, 690; of Or. medical college, 691; mention of, 747, 763-4.
Dean, N. C., farin of, ii. 184.
Deception Pass on Puget Sound, i. 464.
De C'uis, A. P., of Coos Bay Co., ii. 332.
Deer Lake, name, i. 72.
Delaney, Daniel, biog., i. 422.
Delano Sec., actions in Modoc affair, ii. 597, 602; hanged in effigy, 613. Delore, Antonio, exploring party, i. 532.
'Demares Cove,' ship, ii. 333.
Demers, Father, asst to Blanchet, i. 316; founds Willamette miss., 318-
319; vicar gen., 326; journey to Europe, 327; chaplain, 480.
Democratic Herald, newspaper, ii. 448.
Democratic party, organized' 1852, il. 172; rupturein, 447; defeat, 1888, 762. Democratic Statesman, poliey of, ii. 420-2, 448.
Demry, John, nominated for Gov., ii. 430.
Denoille, Sergt, murder of, ii. 547.
Dent, C'apt. F. T., com'd at Hoskins, ii. 488.
De Puis, W., cattle exped., i. 42. Des Chutes river, mode of crossing, i. 514.
De Smet, Pierre, Jesuit priest, labors of, i. 322-6; physique, 323; biblog., 327; hostility of, 340.
De Vos Peter, R. C. priest, 1843, i. 325; St. Ignatius Miss., 327; with hunting party, 396; discovers pass, 39S.
"Diana,' hrig., i. 154,
Diamond, bark, i. 188; ii. 48.
Diamond, John, exped. of, ii. 305. Diamond Spring, named, i. 558.
Dickinson, Obed, missionary, ii. 680.
Dilley, murdered by Inds, ii. 223.
Dillon, William H., biog., i. 636.
Dimick, A. R., biog., i. 638.
Disappointment Cape, surveyed, ii. 249; lighthouse at, 511.
Diseases, disappearance of, ii. 39.
Distillery, Young's. i. 98, 99, 102, 160; descript of first, 281.
Divorce law, passed, ii. 299, 300; clause in constitution, 438.
Dixon Robt, murder of, ii. 549.
Dobbins, C., injured on the 'Gazelle,' ii. 340.
Dodson, Jesse, in Ind., exped., ii. 224. Dogs, excitement regarding killing, i. 258.
Doherty, A. S., in explor. exped., ii. 197.
Doke, William, escapes drowning, i. 408.
'Dolly,' schr, ii. 27.
Dolph, I. N., of Senate, IS66, ii. 666; U. S. senator, biog. 676; of Or. R. R. & N. Co., 704; mention of, 756; coast defence bill, 757.
Dominus, Capt., in Columbia, i. 40.
Donation Claims, land taken under, ii. 659.
Donation Laws, its provisions and workings, ii. 260-3: advantages, and disadvantages of, 299.
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Donner party, joins immigrants 1846, | Duniway, Mrs A. S., works of, il. i. 556.
Donpierre, David, on Govt committee, i. 294.
Dorion, B., accompanies White, 15th Nov. 1842, i. 268.
Dorr, Ebeu M., seizes the 'Albion,' ii. 105.
Dougherty, Wm P., promotor of masonry, ii. 30; left for Cal., 47; at indignation meeting, 162; com- mis'r of Pierce Co., 299.
Douglas, county, organized, ii. 166; hist. of, 710.
Douglas, A., killed by Inds, ii. 315. Douglas, David, in Oregon, i. 17.
Douglas, James, appearance, i, 31; at F. Vancouver, 48; marriage, 52; receives missionaries, 135; grants site for miss. 1839, 318; action in clerical affairs, 320; moved to Vic- toria, 598; commu. massacre to Gov., 670; action in regard to loan, 672-5; demands explanation from Abernethy, 681-2.
Dowell, Ben Franklin, biog., ii. 370, Downing, Miss Susan, arrives Or., i.
156; at Willamette Mission, i. 157-9.
Drake, Lt, works of, ii. 691.
Drake, Lt-col, in com'd of Columbia dist, ii. 517.
Drew, C. S., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255; Qt Master of Militia, 325; Adj. of vols, 379; Major, 492; re- connoissance of, 503-5.
Drew, E. P., Ind. agent, ii. 360; offl acts of, 392-3.
Drew, I. W., of H. of Rep. 1851, ii. 158; in explor. exped., 176; senator 1862-3, 638.
' Dryad,' ship, i. 94.
Dryer, T. I., founded ' Oregonian,' ii. 147; of Assembly 1856-9, 417, 429, 432, 434; of constitutional convent, 423; commis'r to Hawaiian Isls, 458. ' Duc de Lorgunes,' brig, ii. 48.
Duelling, bill to prohibit, i. 492.
Dugan, Rich., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255; military commis'r, 314.
Du Guerre, Baptiste, accompanies White, 1. 484.
Dunbar, John, missionary, i. 104, 107. Dunbar, Rice, biog., i. 572.
Duncan, Geo. Clayton, biog. of, ii. 715.
Duncan, I. C., biog., ii. 184.
Duncan, L. I. C., of const. convention, ii. 423
691.
Dunn, John, at Fort George, i. 38; character, 44.
Dunn, Pat. in Ind. exped., ii. 313; of assembly 1854-5, 349.
Dunning, U. H., of anti-slavery party, ii. 359.
Duntz, Capt., on the Sound, i. 499,
Duskins, rescues immigrants 1846, i. 564.
Dwight, at Fort Hall, i. 30.
Dyar, L. S., Ind. agent, ii. 56S; actions in Ind. War, 569-79; peace commr, 606, 610-12.
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Eades, Clark, punishment, i. 450. Eagle, Nez Perce chief, counsels Mrs Whitman, i. 663-6.
Eales, Capt., on Oregon coast, i. 84, Earhart, R. P., sec. of state, ii. 762. East Portland, progress of, ii. 752. Eastham, E. L., mention of, ii. 753. Eaton, Charles H., biog., i. 421.
'E. D. Baker,' steamer, ii. 481.
Edmonds, John, shooting affair, i. 444-5; left for Cal., ii. 47.
Edmunds, John, accomp. White, i. 434. Edmundson, Indian mission, i. 55.
Education, effort toward, 1834, i. 315;
girls' school opened, 325; grants of land, 608; drawbacks, ii. 31. Educational institutions, ii. 32.
Edwards, P. L., missionary, i. 59; character, 60; building miss., 78-90; treas. Willamette Cattle Co., 141; goes to Cal. for cattle, 142-150; life, 169; infor. to emigrants, 292-3.
Edwards, Rich., killed by Inds, ii. 312.
Eells, C. C., missionary, i. 137-8. Eells, Myron, missionary, i. 138. Eells, Mrs, missionary, i. 137-8.
Ehrenberg, H., Or. settler, i. 240; biog. 240-1.
Election, freedom of vote, i. 307.
Eliot, S. G., surveyed R. R. line, ii. 696.
Elizabeth, mining town, i :. 330.
Elizabethtown, Ky, petition to Con- gress, i. 374.
Elkins, Luther, of assembly 1853-5, ii. 323, 349; of constitutional con- vention, 423; senator 1858-60, 432, 452; R. R. commisr, 696.
Elhins, W. S., of assembly 1870, ii. 671. 'El Placer,' brig., ii. 48.
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Elliot, Col, Mil. commis. to try Modocs, ii. 635.
Elliott, Wm M., claim of, ii. 321.
Ely, Lt, in Indian exped., ii. 314. Ellis, Ind. chief, biog., i. 271; cun- ning of, 286-9; hostility, 330-2.
Ellsworth, S., of Or. C. M. R. Co., ii. 652; director Or. C. R. R., 698, 699.
Emehiser, I., in immigrant party 1859, ii. 463.
Emigrants, Whites party, i. 256-7; life on the plains, 257; character, 392; scarcity of food, 416-17; 1844, 148-9.
Emigration, inducements offered, i. 374-5; organization 1843, 393-424; character, 425-7.
'Emily Packard,' ship wrecked, ii. 301.
Emmons, Lieut, exped. from Or. to C'al., 249.
Eagle, William, biog., i. 528.
English, emig. to Or., i. 377; fleet, 497.
English, L. N., leased penitentiary, biog., ii. 644.
Enos, half breed, treachery of, ii. 394.
' Enterprise,' steamer, ii. 340.
Episcopal church, hist. of, ii. 685-6. Erasmus, Christopher, murder of, ii. 577.
Ergnette, W., cattle exped., i. 142.
Ermatinger, F., character, i. 32-33;
attacked by Inds, 136; Men. P. L.
L. C., 297; treasurer, 472, 480, 496. Ettinger, S., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255.
Eugene, founders of city, ii. 251; co'ty seat, 209; university at, 661.
Eulinger, Sigmond, claim of, ii. 321. Evans, Allan, bravery of, wounded, ii. 378.
Evans, David, claim of, ii. 321.
Evans, Samuel, murder of. ii. 489.
Evans, I., exped. of, ii. 300.
Everest, Mr and Mrs, biog., i. 631. Everman, Hiram, trial of, ii. 156.
Everman, Niniwon, explores Puget Sound, i. 463-4; left for Cal., ii. 47.
Everman, Wm, trial and execution, ii. 156.
' Ewing,' survey schr, ii. 190-2.
Ewing, F. Y., travels with Lee, i. 169.
Executive Com., pay, i. 440; author- ity, i. 441-2.
Express Co., first in operation, ii. 339.
Executive, power, summary, 1842, i. 307-8.
Express, meeting to provide for sending, i. 552.
Eyre, Miles, drowned, i. 400.
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Fackler, Samuel, biog., i. 631.
Fackler, Rev. St M., biog., i. 629.
Failing, Henry, biog. of, ii. 765.
Fairchilds, John A., farm of, ii. 578;
removes Hot Creeks, 578-80; acts in Modoc war, 589, 597-607; favors Modocs, 634.
Falls debating soc , founding, i 265.
'Falmouth,' ship, ii. 139.
' Fama,' bark, i. 422.
Fanning, Mrs Rebecca, biog., i. 530. Farley, Johu F. biog., i. 630.
Farming interest, rise of, ii. 338.
Farnham, T. I., at Fort Vancouver,
i. 44, 130, 234; exped., 227-34; works of, 230-1; in Willamette val., 231; at Sandwich Is., 234; report on Or., 236.
Farrar, W. H., of const. convention, ii. 423.
'Fawn,' ship, wrecked, ii. 300.
Fay, James D., biog., i. 571; of as- sembly, 1862-5, ii. 638, 665; defeat- ed for congress, 669; senator, 1870, 671.
Fellows, A. M., enrolling officer, ii. 399.
Ferree, D. I., in com'd of Klamaths, ii. 577.
Ferries, rights granted, i. 440.
Ferry, C'has, of anti-slavery party, ii. 359.
Feudalism among fur-traders, i. 46-7. Fickas, John L., death of, ii. 370.
Field, M. C., with Stuart's hunting- party, i. 396.
Fields, Mr, biog., i. 637.
Fields, Calvin, killed by Inds, ii. 371.
Figueroa, gov. of Cal., i. 91, 97.
Finances, state of, 1854-5, ii. 355.
Finlayson, D., at Fort Vancouver, i. 34, 37.
'Firefly,' steam-tug, wrecked, ii. 341.
'Fisgard,' Eng. frigate, i. 499; officers of, 579.
Fisher, Mrs John, biog., i. 636.
Fishery, establish. on Columbia, 1840, 245.
Fiske, De, E. R., in explor. exped., ii. 176.
Fikh, T. L. exped. agtinst Inds, ii. 464.
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Fitzgerald, Maj., pursuit of Inds, ii. Fort Hall, established, i. 14; mission- 373, 374.
Fitzhugh, Solomon, of const. conven- tion, ii. 423; senator, 1860-3, 452, 638.
Fitzhugh's mill, meeting at, of emig. of 1843, i. 393.
Fitzpatrick, trader, missionaries with,
i. 107, 127; with White's party, 259, 260.
Five Crows, Cayuse chief, i. 279, 280; outrages by, 662-3.
Flanagan, Pat., in explor. exped., ii. 176; settles on Coos bay, 334.
Flatheads, at St Louis, i. 54; mission,
65-6; missionaries among, 137; R. C. influence with, 322-3.
Fleming, John, printer, biog., i. 575; signs memorial, ii. 127.
Fletcher, F., with Farnham's exped., 227, 237.
Flint, A. C., founds Winchester, ii. 183.
Floods of 1861-2, ii. 482-5.
Flour, hist. of manufacture, ii. 729.
Foisy, M. G., biog., i. 467.
Foley, Dr, settler at Coos bay, ii. 334. Fontenelle, trader, missionaries with, i. 106-8.
'Forager,' sbip, seizure of, ii. 107.
Ford family, settlers and biog., i. 413. Ford, Nathaniel, leader of party, i.450; biog., 469; supreme judge, 496; co'ty treasurer, 612; of ter. council, 1849, 1856-9, ii. 71, 417, 429, 434; of H. of Sept., 1851-5, 158, 349; on peni- tertiary board, 29S; senator, 1866- 8, 666, 668.
Ford, Nineveh, first to arrive at Dalles, i. 408.
Ford, Mrs R. A., biog., i. 636.
Ford, Sidney S., biog., i. 527.
Fordyce, A. G., in Ind, exped., ii. 313; claim of, 321.
'Forrest,' brig, ii. 48.
Forsyth, J., appoints U. S. agent, i. 100.
Fort Boise, established, i. 14; ii. 500; Farnham's exped. at, i. 229; aban- doned, ii. 112; massacre near, 343; military post, 494.
Fort Cauby, erection of, ii. 51].
Fort Colville, description, i. 14; mis- sionary at, 1839, 318-19.
Fort Deposit, named, i. 521.
Fort George, description, i. Il; trad- ing post, 29.
Fort Gilliam, named, i. 703.
aries at, 62; built, 63; Farnham exped. at, 228-9; immigrants at, 451; abandoned, ii. 112.
Fort Klamath, constructed, ii. 495; Modoc prisoners at, 634.
Fort Laramie, immigrant supplies, i. 451.
Fort Leavenworth, military post, i. 374.
Fort Lee, named, i. 703; peace com- sioners at, 706; garrisoned, 737.
Fort Nisqually, appearance, i. 11.
Fort O'Kanagan, situation, i. 13; Blanchet at, 316-17; abandoned, ii. 112.
Fort Stevens, erection of, ii. 511.
Fort Umpqua, 1840, i. 194; aban- doned, ii. 111.
Fort Vancouver, description, i. 6-11; life at, 7-11; school, 11; agric. at, 8-9, 13-14; missionaries at, 16, 18, 184; importance of, 26; established, 29; society at, 26-28, 42; physi- cians at, 34-35; arrival of brigade, 46; chief trader's caravan, 49; Sun- day at, 123; Farnham at, 230; mills, 234; Ind. outrages, 268; mass cele- brated, 317; fortified, 446-7; threat- ened capture, 681-2; military post, ii. 85, 90; abondoned, 112; land claims, 279.
Fort Walla Walla, description, i. 12- 13; missionary at, 318; Bishops see, 327; army at, 715; abandoned, ii. 112.
Fort William, built, i. 15; abandoned, 98.
Forts, life at, i. 7-8; in Or. 1834, 12. Foster, Philip, mem. P. L. L. C., i. 297; grievances, 480.
Foster, Capt. S. A., act A. A. G. Columbia dep't, ii. 531.
Fowler, Capt., on Columbia, i. 188. Fowler, W. W., favors new ter. scheme, ii. 255; Alcalde, 325.
Fowler, William, encourages emigra- tion 1843, i. 399.
Fox, C. E., founds town, ii. 252.
Framboise, M. la, nurses Kelley, i. 90; trail of, 147.
Francis, Simeon, paymaster of army, biog., ii. 458.
Franklin, family outraged, i. 645.
Franklin Advertiser, newspaper, ii. 438.
Frazer, Abner, deposition about Cal., i. 552
Freeman, James, coutractor for sur- veys, ii. 269.
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Free Press, newspaper, suspended, ii. [ Gardiner, Charles, injured on the 43 4. 'Gazelle,' ii. 340.
Frémont, Lieut, exped., i. 379, 419- 20.
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