Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . RUDNEVS VICTORY I\ THE WEST THE RACE FOR OREGON. m ful claim had, through the Hudson Bay Company, been thesupreme autocratic ruler for a full third of a century. He left Independence, Missouri, in the month of May,1843, ^v^t^^ ^^ emigrant train of about one thousand soulsfor Oregon. With his energy and knowledge of thecountry, he rendered them great assistance in fordingthe many and rapid streams they had to cross, and findinga wagon road through many of the narrow and rugge
Our country in war and relations with all nationsA history of war times, and American heroes on land and sea . RUDNEVS VICTORY I\ THE WEST THE RACE FOR OREGON. m ful claim had, through the Hudson Bay Company, been thesupreme autocratic ruler for a full third of a century. He left Independence, Missouri, in the month of May,1843, ^v^t^^ ^^ emigrant train of about one thousand soulsfor Oregon. With his energy and knowledge of thecountry, he rendered them great assistance in fordingthe many and rapid streams they had to cross, and findinga wagon road through many of the narrow and ruggedpasses of the mountains. He arrived at Waiilatpui aboutone year from the time he left, to find his home sadlydilapidated and his flouring mill burned. The Indianswere very hostile to the Doctor for leaving them, andwithout doubt, owing to his absence the seeds of assassina-tion were sown by those haughty Cayuse Indians whichresulted in his and Mrs. Whitmans death, with manyothers, although it did not take place until four years later. The expedition of Lewis and Clark supplemented theachievement of George Rogers Clark, the friend of Jeffer-s
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