History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . ?1 -^ ^ •»??TS>^-*^^ REV. SAMUEL PARKER. jg^_--^;;,i^^*S^- -. REV. R E V. E . WA LKE R. PIONEER CONGREGATIONAL) MISSIONARIES. THE FRANCISCANS
History of the Pacific Northwest: Oregon and Washington; embracing an account of the original discoveries on the Pacific coast of North America, and a description of the conquest, settlement and subjugation of the original territory of Oregon; also interesting biographies of the earliest settlers and more prominent men and women of the Pacific Northwest, including a descripiton of the climate, soil, productions of Oregon and Washington . ?1 -^ ^ •»??TS>^-*^^ REV. SAMUEL PARKER. jg^_--^;;,i^^*S^- -. REV. R E V. E . WA LKE R. PIONEER CONGREGATIONAL) MISSIONARIES. THE FRANCISCANS ESTABLISH MISSIONS IN UPPER CALIFORNIA. 29 discoveries in Northwest America by Behring and other Russian navigators. To Spain,this intelligence caused great uneasiness. That government had just cause of fear thatRussia would push her discoveries southward and encroach upon Spanish claims. Charles III. at once resolved upon vigorous measures to renew the exploration ofthe western coast of America, extending voyages to high northern latitudes ; to occup}the vacant coasts and islands adjacent to New Spain; to establish settlements for theeffectual securing to the Crown of those territories, the coasts of which had inured toSpain by right of discover3\ With this object in view, the Marine department of San Bias was organized, towhom was committed the supen-ision and control of all maritime operations. Don Josede Galvez had been appointed, in 1764, to the Council of the Indies. In 1765, asVisitor-
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