The Columbia River . emerge,—junks with Oriental cast-aways swept hither by storms and ocean currents;caravels with the dauntless sailors of the sixteenthcentury; buccaneers and pirates, a motley the stout crafts of Drake, Behring, Heceta,Cook, Malaspina, Valdez, Bodega, Vancouver, LaPerouse; ships of discoverj^, of trade, of w^ar, of ad-venture, of science; flags of Spain, of Russia, ofPortugal, of France, of England;—on they throngfrom the hazy Pacific rim toward the Oregon soon we seem to see, circling around them, canoeswith their red-skinned paddlers from the River
The Columbia River . emerge,—junks with Oriental cast-aways swept hither by storms and ocean currents;caravels with the dauntless sailors of the sixteenthcentury; buccaneers and pirates, a motley the stout crafts of Drake, Behring, Heceta,Cook, Malaspina, Valdez, Bodega, Vancouver, LaPerouse; ships of discoverj^, of trade, of w^ar, of ad-venture, of science; flags of Spain, of Russia, ofPortugal, of France, of England;—on they throngfrom the hazy Pacific rim toward the Oregon soon we seem to see, circling around them, canoeswith their red-skinned paddlers from the Rivers ships and flags, explorers and natives, fade likea dissolving view. In their place appears a gallantbark, with banner streaming free. What ship? Whatbanner? The Columbia Rediviva, and the Stars andStripes—the flag that still waves over the land of theOregon. And now our vessel rises and falls upon the longswell of the Pacific. Our journey on the ColumbiaRiver is ended, and we are upon the open CO INDEX Abernethy, Clark & Co., buildersof steamers on Columbia, 236 Abernethy, George, first ProvisionalGovernor, 194 Adams, Mount, origin of, in Indianmyth, 22-24; elevation of, 368caves of, 369; sport in vicinity, 370structure of. 371-372; storm on, 374,ascent of, 375-376; views from, 376-378 Aguilar, Martin, Spanish explorer,44-45 Ainsworth, J. C, first captain of steamerLot Whitcomh, 235; joins new com-pany, 237; skill in running rapids,243 Albatross, ship connected with Winshipenterprise, 109-11 American Board of Foreign Missionsundertakes work for Oregon Indians,145 Applegate, Jesse, disasters of family onColumbia River, 174; extract frompioneer address, 178 Armstrong, Capt. F. P., trip onKootenai River 290-291 Arrow Lakes, steamboat journey on,302; scenery of, 303 et seq. Arteaga, voyage on the Alaskancoast, 55 Astor, John Jacob, founder of PacificFur Co., 89; establishes company atAstoria, 113; his plans and mistakes,115-116 Astoria, founding of, 120; res
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