The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-29

the Monroe doctrine. b. which the Ameri-
h were s e sks 20 new sory nSas
and the Russians none south. Ten years
later the Hudson Bay Company leased the
land north q this lins to the nfty-sighth
MIA at the request Of the United States
Work OF the French.
1.-THE French were also striving for SUI
premaey In America. but after the battle
tempts. One OF their navigators was
named LIE Perouse. He saw Mount Fair
weather and then sklrted Queen Charlotte
Perouse or his expedition.
Many English mariners made voyages
to the New World and many persisted IN
Il IS said that no Drake, Is early rns as iSs
Francisco and called the country New AZ
cps Fp GSSs an later rna caps
Flattery.. He was driven out by storm
and on his return landed on Vancouver
island. which he named after his mid
shfpman. In the next few years two or
three English captains sailed the waters
OF the straits Of Juan dc Fuca.
Capt vancouvsFs expedition doaara In i iSs
straits and sailing along gave the names
OF New Dungeness, Port Discovery. Ad-
miralty inlet. Hoods canal and Puget
the whole sound and landed near the pres
ent town Of Everett. Tie charts made by
Vancouver were accurate and are almost
American riavigators came into the his
tory OF the Coast In 17SS, when Kendrick
and Gray were In command OF two ships
mse Un on S
harbor ana the Columbia river. Gray dis
ns fveS On ans Senee
the world to Boston. -
HE discovered the river May. II, 1872.
Following this came numbers q american
VESSELS to these waters. and colonies were
started which later. Aave developed into
what e at present the states Of Washing
Miss Yule, superintendent of schools at
Everett, followed with an interesting paper
on Overland Expeditions Of Exploration"
which was in part as follows:
"Since the beginning OF history explor-
ing expeditions have gone hand in hand
with commercial expansion. All except
the first expedition to this Coast were not
also. The first expedition was commanded
by Lewis and Clark, and was merely to
study the physical geography Of this part
Of the country oths Ss followed d n tns
travel was to go up the Missouri river az
far as possible. cross the mountains ana
come down the Columbia. On the way
down trips were taken into the surround
ing country. There were no accurate maps,
the rivers were practically unknown,
pass through the snow-clad mountains had
conveniences at hand in this advanced age.
Besides this, the journey lay through the
lands inhabited by fierce tribes OF In
dams
"Other overland expeditions were the
Aston expedition in 1St0-12: Bonneville's,
in 1925, and Wyeth's about the same
bensn 70 cross the plains and settle IN he
new country. The first expedition gave
to the United States claim to the vast
territory west s Of the louisiana purchase
Miss Yule traced the different expedi-
tons from the East through all the dam
gers and hardships encountered. she
founders Of civilization in the Northwest.
An interesting paper was read by Rev.
Myron Eells, OF Union City. one of the
pioneers of the state. He discussed Fur
Hunters and Missionaries" and said in part:
There were pioneers in olden times, and
pioneers of pioneers. Missionaries are not
the true pioneers. The emigrants who first
come and settled are the true pioneers, al
though the missionaries como before them.
In advance of these even are the fur trad
ers and before the traders the explorers.
The Indians were here nrst; the mission s
of the real value of the land and induced
the settlers to come. After the work Of ex-
ploring by water and the land expeditions
'The first establishment on the Pacific
coast was built by Simon Frazer, on Fray
er's lake, and was organized by Montreal
merchants to trade IN regions not supposed
Company. In 1903 party of Americans,
among them William Weir. crossed the
Rockies and trapped on the Columbia river
came about the same time, building post
called Fort Henry on the Lewis branch of
the Columbia river. Capt. Jonathan Frin-
ship formed fur company in Massachus-
10, t~uH A t11a vfxyn Ttrtrn
ships were sent around the Horn at the
same time. A settlement was made at Oak
point on the Columbia.
Just at this time John Jacob Astor went
into business on the Coast and
Frinship's company gave up operations.
Astor's plan was to control the China trade
and have central depot at the mouth of
the Columbia. He also intended to have
posts throughout the interior to control
the fur trade. In April, 1911, the settlement
of Astoria was founded. Astor's company
was not successful and at the time of the
sent to take Astoria A number of Ca
nadians were in charge at that time and
they sold out to the Northwest Fur Com
schooner Dolly, the first American vessel
on the Pacific coast, was launched. Posts
had also been established on Snake river
and at the junction of the Spokane and
Occur d'Alene rivers.
Fur Company WINS Supreme.
''Ine NOTtnWeSL fur Company was SUI
preme until 1921, when trouble broke out
with the Hudson Bay Company, resulting
ultimately in it's absorption by the latter
company. Before the consolidation posts
had been established at Vancouver in this
state, and Fort Walla Walla, now Wallula.
This post was in charge Of p. 8. Ogden
and later by w. Mclean, who held It until
the whitman massacre.
1.-THE Hadson Bay Company had full
swing until 1874. Treaties to aid the work
We're made between this country and Great
Britain and other companies were barred
Between 1925 end 1897 Forts Umpqua, Mis-
qually and Boise We're built and farms were
titled in the Cowlitz and Nisqually valleys.
The company had an excellent system Of
government. Many well known pioneers
of this state came from the ranches OF the
company's employees
Various other fur trading companies
also operated west of the Rockies in this
year, numbering in all fourteen, and they,
sooner Of later. became tributary to the
one great organization. But one thing was
forgotten. The company's men did not
teach the Indians of God. although Sum
day was always observed by raising the