What to see in America . wild beasts, deserts of shifting sands, and prairiedogs, he said. What use have we for such a country ? In 1811 John Jacob Astors Pacific Fur Company foundeda trading post a few miles from the sea up the Columbia,and called this earliest of American settlements on the coastAstoria. A fort, a stone mansion, and other buildings wereerected. The Tonquin, which brought the settlers, sailedup the coast to Vancouver Island, where it was attacked oneday by Indians. The savages were only driven off afterall but five of the whites had been killed. When night came,four of the su
What to see in America . wild beasts, deserts of shifting sands, and prairiedogs, he said. What use have we for such a country ? In 1811 John Jacob Astors Pacific Fur Company foundeda trading post a few miles from the sea up the Columbia,and called this earliest of American settlements on the coastAstoria. A fort, a stone mansion, and other buildings wereerected. The Tonquin, which brought the settlers, sailedup the coast to Vancouver Island, where it was attacked oneday by Indians. The savages were only driven off afterall but five of the whites had been killed. When night came,four of the survivors went away in a boat, for they expectedthe attack to be renewed, and a shoreward breeze preventedtheir escaping with the ship. The fifth man was seriouslywounded, and he remained. In the morning, after enticing-_i^_-». ^ crowd of sav- ^^^^^^H^^^^ . ages on board, ^^^?^^^^^^H^^B^^ he set fire- to the Ihoio by Gifford ana Prentiss WCrC CaptUreClSea-going Raft, 6,000,000 Feet of Lumber and put to death Oregon 503. A Salmon Wheel with barbarictortures, but anative inter-preter who hadbeen on boardthe ship gotaway to Astoriawith news of thedisaster. Pros-pects were verygloomy. Thelocal Indianswere suspected of plotting against the post, and the man in charge assembledseveral of the chieftains, held up a small bottle before theireyes, and announced that in it was the smallpox safelycorked up. He threatened to withdraw the cork and letloose the pestilence if they were unfriendly. Thus hearoused their fear, and they called him the Great SmallpoxChief. Astoria no longer is interested in peltry. Its fortunesnow are founded on fish. There are 2000 vessels in itsfleet. The salmon fisheries are the most valuable in theworld except those of the oyster and herring. By far thelargest salmon fisheries are on the Pacific coast of NorthAmerica. No other river has contributed as many salmonas the Columbia, and Astoria is the chief center of theindustry. They are caught in nets of various k
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