The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-08

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81 81 drxre<N nersA- Tbs his<szy OF BE
lad seJsxe having hssn pueiis5ed ~
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bprshse<f cssst eeseminH kssown 70 tne
vsrsd. sis~ cosxs beeszns thfonrcd VITA
Enxftsh- -sanlxt Am<rt<As aSsd Russian
nayiwnts,<y' Iax5f~d 81 the fyHzs psu<ts In
sf.fs Rs6e. The raised sfssrs- In fsss. CON.
ssencsd her diseuvest~&, eapips.tlsis. and
ress<H>lens, sfsics Txye her. aside - Tire
s.usts.asr from Franfs. and the deed frsas
sf,ssa. es<nr right - the orrxoR ceunfrg-
s.hxrles BaiGnr1. J.sxrYh Barrel. Ers~-
Ell Hsfess and tfters. Ill II Be<ssrs. 81 the
isssiezsies u Mr. Bui3neh- ffe rrsnfirai
exns.r. pisnnesi sos az o. ifzt,r ana az.
sss1f fso vessels one . sAis 81 ahsszzf 20
ssss. called tho eoIufsisa k<aixin. tae
sffer sssot Of i1e tssas. called The WISH
inrfass-
sapsAins John Kensiriek and Robert gfsy
xerr apypaHsed sa the command u the
yss~sls, kendriek In the columbia, aud
Gray IN fbs washington. They ratisd DC
ts,sser III. 1857, yasrsaixsd by congress. and
tao stale ~ Massachusetts. The So3nmfssa
n-Yisei ~ Seotka roass3 on ffse Hfn 81
SEPT, f7ss, snxi the wsshsnktpn sosB after
In ITO Gaps ala Gray entered The straits
If f8ea, whtea be explored iatS the ~
terror for % rallies.
Befsrr leaving the euast these vessels ex
changed Tnasfrrx. The t0infE bts- affsf II
tending bef soyAgr 30 tsaton. nina, re-
Turned 70 Eossass. Again she saiiest for the
northwest esssi, AMI on Juac ,. f7si- eu-
tered t.lasa4nss sosfad, which place In the
former seysxs vas called Hsneesk's hAr-
bur The Indian chief rlissinsa Informed
captain Gray I'm . epaaisl snip WAS
there. bat M Bfft.sh vessel bst been seen
since one that the spaulasis had cap
fufed srue Tins bssv so7fsiF.
Captain ksn1rlek arrived .. eiayequot
On the xsth 81 Auxnsf. having bought OF
the Bafit ~ their ianstc1 estate lying Auth
40 miles ON the eos-t. paying them in
musxess. iron. copper and csothlng. Here
the fsfsf keel was laid and the hrst vessel
built ot the Pacific essst. i,siuz the sisop
..Adycusnse." which Captain kendriek
buiii Ia psssssrats the sounds ant shallow
waters.
Ia March. I7ya. Captain Gray left this
plaer, aud On May Tfth, f7s2. while sail
ing snug 70 the soast, IA latitude iorfJ -six
degrees and nineteen minutes north. he
discovered and entered onr Ut the largest
and most beautiful rivers Ia North Afneri-
ca lie named the river after his ship.
..folufnbsa- Vancouver, who was at this
time at Sootka. receiving from Captain
Gray information OF this river, sent bis
first lieutenant Ia survey It's mouth In
1856, the United states ordered an cxpedi-
tim under Captains Meriwtfber Lewis
and William Clarke. 10 explore from ifs
source 10 the ocean this majestic river.
They took formal possession of II, aud built
nj lts mouth Fort Giafsof,.
Captain kcndrlek. fur convenience, had
the siavp Washington newly rugged n
bsifaffine, aud pursued the objects of the
enterprise. IN getting psssessed of and
biiysiig various tracts ofs and In voyage
20 The sandwich Islands. he fred a salute
IN compliment 10 British ship Of war
then IN that port. The ssiafe WAS returned
BY the Engiishaxn. when uahappiiy he
was struck by esanon ball. aud lnsi his
life, Previous 10 this. nc had sent letter
aud several deeds Ia Mr.. Jefferson. then
secretary Of state
For many years. as We al know, there
vas joint occupancy by our country and
England 81 the whole north aes.; then
came the treaty defining the limits OF both.
but the Columbia eomIanys claim a.
on uers ~ land Wa disaiiuwed. il being
held Il WAS National not corporate holdings
tnat was acquired. aud the company. as
ssrh, got nothing. not even expenses OF
fite yos nyr.
~ far | have traced the above from
words written by fny father. Francis v
Buliinch, now deceased. Every word Is
closely connected with incidents Of family
history. aud every wurd has the endorse
fnent u this actors therein Very respect
fully. JaHs I. A. BrlFixCa.