The Columbia River . .5 o. o o Seeking the River from the Sea 65 the name of his good ship Columbia. Upon the south-ern cape he bestowed the name of Adams, and uponthe northern, the name Hancock. These also remain. The great exploit was completed. The long soughtRiver of the West was found, and bj^ an path of destiny for the new Republic of the Westwas made secure. Without Oregon we probablywould not have acquired California, and without aPacific Coast, the United States would inevitably havebeen but a second-class power, the prey to Europeanintrigue. The vast importance of th
The Columbia River . .5 o. o o Seeking the River from the Sea 65 the name of his good ship Columbia. Upon the south-ern cape he bestowed the name of Adams, and uponthe northern, the name Hancock. These also remain. The great exploit was completed. The long soughtRiver of the West was found, and bj^ an path of destiny for the new Republic of the Westwas made secure. Without Oregon we probablywould not have acquired California, and without aPacific Coast, the United States would inevitably havebeen but a second-class power, the prey to Europeanintrigue. The vast importance of the issue then be-comes clear. Grays happy voyage, that Yankee fore-sight and confidence in his seamanship and intuitivesuiting of times and conditions to results which marksthe vital turning points of history, differentiate Graysdiscovery from all others upon our north-west coast. As we view the matter now, a century and morelater, we can see that our national destiny, and es-pecially the vast part that we now seem at the p
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