Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-03-26

iStsiliceses, asd sarly xsthsaiss mission
ari,s, participated il ~ mssline, <, ess's..
o. the lSth Febrasry. le4l, : fsl1l I
nsstipgSf the iahabitans 81. WiIlanetes
vaIlsy vas vas held at thS A6isricad Mission
Hodss, David Leslie, long Ivsnsssbls = .
Msthodist Missionary, lstsly gone 10 Ais
rest presided. Rev. II. N. Blanehsk :
Catholic priest, loag and iayorably idsnti-
6sd With the history Of the early ssttlSss
Of tks Catholic faith IN Oregon, Rev. 0ss.
tsvw Hinss, Rev. Jssos Lac, The piossia
Methodist Missionary, Robert Moors, Rev.
Us. Parrah, Etiepps Lucie and others,
wers present 1t the meeting. Most Of the
above we're chosen : committee 70 frame .
r<t3e ~ Il -. 9'F 1iii hih 9ii}Lf giAsxGe
June LIST, lS4l, there was another mset.
ing Of The inhabitants Of the. Willamette" "
valley. .rsmba.ar .-.si s...I,.1-e r..,.,.
On the 6rst Monday in March, 1S43,
there was 4 meeting of the citizens Of the
Willamette" valley, at the house Of J..
Gervais. At this meeting, james ONeil,
Dr.. Babcock, DR.. White, Robt. Shorter,
DR.. Newell, VIM. H. Gray, Solomon Smith
and others were present and participated
in the proceedings. .-'. ''''.
March 1st, l843, the Canadian citizens
Of the Willamette" presented an address
to the meeting. s.,.e..-....s.-
May I'd, lS4S, the citizens Of the Evil:
lamette" held a meeting at Champoick.
Joseph L. Meek was chosen sheriff DR..
Wilson, (of Salem then, now deceased, }
treasurer, etc. q, ,o,y.err ~. -~4.r..
June 18th, ls49. the Legislative com.
mittee met at f" Willamette" Falls.
June 26th, They authorize tho opening
road from the Willamette" Falls to the
Yamhill river l.. Hftias aW
Juno Goth, They also authorize DR. Nc
Laughlin to establish ferry at the VIII
lamette" Falls. As this was probably
done on his petition. which would be like
ly to name the place where he wanted o
ferry, I consider him coinmittedtto the
name Wilhn1ettc." Peter H. Burnett,
I'm. McCsrver. Robt. Newell and others,
old settlers and intelligent men, we're
members of the Legislative Committee.
December 16, 1874, the Executive Com,
mittse. consisting Of Osborn Russell and
p. g. Stewart, now . respscted citizen Of
Portland, addressed message to the Log.
! islature, and dated il at "Willamette''
Falls. s'%T.ss3-
ID June, l845, the Legislative Com.
mittee, Of which Jesse Applsgats-who
STILL in full possession of bis large and
active mental and physical powers, resides
in the Umpqua valley-was member.
Whenever in the proceedings reference
is madc 10 the river Of valley, the term il
Willamette" 5aa 'raisdsy 8ia-~
In lSA7 there was q meeting Of the
Legislature Of Oregon, held at Oregon
City, J. w. Nesmith, W. H. Rector,
Ralph Wilcox, J.. L. Meek Medorum
Crawford, and other old and intelligent
members and in their proceedings, when
ever the name Of the river or valley is
used ii is called " Willametts.p piaegsatlsg
II This y the ease throughout the records
of the Provisional Government. ~, .a.
December l1th,. 1848, . law was ap.
proved fixing the northern boundary line
Of YamhiIl county, and It was made 70
commence at point on the "Willamette"
river. We thiak isstopped Yamhillians
from calling the river Wsllamet. Coming
now to the legislation Of the United States,
March 8, 1847, post route was es-
tabiished from Oregon City ap the vii.
lametto" valley. Vol. 8, U. 8. Statutes,
page 200.
On page 4s6 Of the same volume, Il the
Donation Act, 90 called, passed Sept. a,
1850. Io Sections 3 and III where the
river and valley arc referred TO-, the word
is Willamette" and % wherever used in
the Act. The compiler or printer Of the
Oregon Code 6as, il publishiSg the
Act, without any authority, - ft seems to
me, changed tho werd "Willamstts" to
WallAmet; and 80 with our laws.
BY United States authority, the chief
81 principal meridian h called tho " VII.
hmette" Meridiss. The eastern bounds
q oftAs City of Portland is, b. ffhe lax.
which creates il, the j" IYillamette J" 20
that aPortlaud on Wallanet" j. soms
fancy city, and not sxr. abiding place.
There are nsmsrons other public As6
Of the United States and Of Oregon, ~
cognising the name Of our river - "Wl-
lamette." s
Judge Deady, Chairman, Of the Com
mitsec on Memorials, in the Council Of
the Legislative Assembly Of Oregon Ter
ritory, In memorial TO Congress, pub
lished 10 the Koz Pcp.ls, December 1s,
iSl7, spsats Of the . Willamette Falls,
and though. ~ is apparent from the mo
mortal, the. Judge vas not then the ac-
eomplishsd jurist he has since become,
I think il quite probable that be then
knew what the river and valley were
called By the earlier settlsn, = wsh - he
now does. Aea asstt lassia
Inight 60 on iadsGnitely wish aathor-
titles on this qusstisa- Of name, but for
bear 70 occupy aSvs sspasa On this point
~ now eons to she eaastioa cf taets--
hsrs nss and women viii b. likely -
differ.
III besusifal lsgssd which ssivss ths
origin sfsshs nams-It sunpsth thlsly
Three viysa Of the frst Cssadial settlers