Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1845-10-02
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OUR RIGHT TO OREGON-lS IT
AN INCONTESTABLE ONE!

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der to give to the public a Gle view of G
question All this, in InwieldIy pamph
lets and public documents, has been pub
lished, but active, energetic Americans,
who are seekig fortunes, have only time
to read newspapers, after they have once
started upon active business pursuits.
This matter, in all its ramifcations, is
thus arranged in our minds and according
to unimpeachable testimony.
CLAIMS OF SPAIN.
l534--Cortez discovers California.
| 543.-Ferrello discovers the coast Of
Cape Mendocno and the river
Aquiar,
l5S2.-GaIi discovers the coast beyond
Oregon.
l599.-Ce Fuca discovers the straits of
Juan De Fuca.
1903. Nizcina explores the coast of Cal
lfornia.
l6O3.-Aquilar discovers the river Aquil-
ar and inlet Of Columbia.
l674,-Perez discovers Nootka Sound
and SanLorenzo.
l774,-Martiuez lands at Nootka Sound
l775.-Haceta, Ayola, Bodega and Qua
dra discover the bay Of the river
Columbia, and call 1t Entroda de
Hecta.
l779,-Marlinez makes a settlement al
Nootka Sound and crects a Fort
l779,-Fidalgo makes a settlement OIL
Quadra's Island at the enterance
ofJuan de Fuca.
CLAIMS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
l578,-Drake lands in Bodega bay, pre-
viously discovered by tie Spanish
l579.-Drake sailed up to lat. 40, but did
not land.
l7l3.-The treaty Of Utrecht between
France and Great Britain appoint.
ed commissioners, who fixed upon
the 48th deg. of lat. as the line Of
demarcation between the possess
ions Of the Mississippi river.
l763.-The treaty of Paris between
Spain, France, and Great Britain
fixes the boundary between the
possessions of the two latter ma.
tons by a line along the middle OF
the Mississippi from its source t,
the lbbervllle, in Louisiana, along
the middle of that river, and lakes
Mourpas and Ponchar,rain to
the sea-
l778. Cook lands at Nootka Jound, dis
covered by Spain in 1914 and
INA.
lI89.-Colnet attempts TO take possess
ion of Noo.ka Sound; he is taken
prisoner by Martinez, the Span
lard.
l790.-Spain and Great Britain entered
into Convention, which reserves
the sovereignty Of Noolka Sound
TO Spain, but granted commercial
privileges to Grea, Britain. This
Convention gave to Spain
the sovereignty and exclusive own
ership over all the coast to the
north of west America on the side
of the South Sea, as far as beyond
Prince Williams Sound.
l792,-Vancouvsr enters the Columbia,
having previously received from
Capt. Gray an account ofhis dis
covery of the river.
l793.--Mackenzie explores to n river
supposed to enter the straits Of
Jupn de Fuca north Of The Col
umbia.
1906, Frazer erects fort on The head
waters Of Stewards river.
lSIS.-Treaty between the U. States
aud Great Britain leaves the
country west of Sloney Noun
tans open to the citizens and YES
sells in both nations
l827.-The provisions of the treaty of
1918 extended indefinitely unless
either party chose to annul by
giving twelve months notice.
THE INCONTESTABLE RIGHT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
l783.-The treaty ofParis gave to the
United States all the territorial
RICH, Of Great Britain to the coun-
try bounded by her treaty with
France in 1918 and 1863.
l788.-Capt. Gray, in Boston, Of the
sloop Washington, and Capt.
Keudrick, of the ship c. lumbia,
entered the port of Noo'ka Sound.
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