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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23

Relgian Hares for sale or trade for Poul-
- try. Inquire OF HowARD Mitchell.
200 ACRE ranch, good prune and
apple orchard. small fruits in
abundance; water for irrigation. besides
springs on every 80 acres center og a good
range country; two dwelling houses, big
1arn' every thing complete; well sheltered
rom irost', good mining markets. one
naiI mile north OF Tunnel o, price $3.50.
Inquire at this office.
FARM FOR SALE-two miles from Mer
lin, 100 acres about 80 acres of good
bottom land, % acres in cultivation, small
house and barn and about 80 acre, under
fence, balance Of land suitable for orchard
ur pasture. For further particulars adj
dress w. NJ. Grow, Merlin, Oregon
X IMBAlL PIANO for sale or exchange
toward house and lot. Oliver Adams
p. q. box l3l.
MILCH COW for sale by y. W STARK.
Moon place west side addition,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23
LASSiFlED ADS
WANTED.

PEAL ESTATE to buy real estate in
IA towns on line Of s r. Railroad.
Mite or call at room T. Masonic Bldg.
Grants Pass.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23
A. E. vooRHIEs, PRorR. & MNoR

Entered at the post Office at Grants Psss,
Oregon, as second-class mail matter.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23

State Of Oregon vs. John Knapp,
charged with pointing firearms at
another person.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23

Soc Voorhios about Kodaks and Supplies
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-04-23

4 lLCH COW for sale by b. W. Stark,
- Moon place west side addition,
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17

Ell delegado Carrion, guiado, mas
que por NADIA, por ell prurito Gle slgnifl-
carse, no tiene reparos en- asertar dardos
como este 4 sus propios amigos, que ole
tai nlanera cantan y decatGn la gran su-
ma de libertades de que venlmos d1sfru-
tando desde la invasion hasta la fecha
Rompiendo con tales convenclona-
lismos, dice :
ePuerto Rico es un pals de esclavos
blandos, mulatos y negros.@
Y dando en- cara los pseudo re-
publicanos, tan propicios d la sumlslon,
al halago La lisonja con los altos po-
deres, aGade:
&Sabemos que los americanos son
partidarios de la pena de muerte y que
remos cometer una debilidad moral mass
aOu6 diran & este los prohombres
del republicanismo andariego!
El deIegado Carrion les propina, Gle
vez ell cuando,. amargas verdades; pero
contih1a junto~a ellos y Sc aprovecha Gle
los procedimientos, NADIA escrupulosos,
que aquellos ponen en- practlca para
apoderarse de la representation del pals
v aparecer como los mas, sin otras mi
ras QUE las estrechas de granjearse IN
fuencias proventos...
Por ESQ nos parece que en- cIertas
actitules de Carrion la sinceridad tigura
en- muy corta dosis, Y que 6nicamente
le mueve y lie gufa adoptarlas ell afan
de singularizarse, aparentando que es
hombFe de criterio independence Gle
caracter firme y entero.
Carri0n entiende Y expresa lmp1-
citamente que aqu1 Sc han cometldO mu-
chas debilidades, en- ell sentido moral y,
no obstante, contin1a ligado la colec
tividad que en- tales debilidades incurre.
Pdro veamos otro rasgo oratorio
del delegado de referencia.
Rdfriendose & la pena de muerte
exclama
xAquf no debemos discutir una cosa
que, al cabo, vendrfa demostrar que
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
Aprobaci6n
G A NJ G a

Sc vende en- Ponce en- cie31tO Gin.
cate2ata dollars, una prensa LIBERTY,
tipogra6ca, que vale doscientos cincuen'
ta Sc puede imprimir en- ella un ira
bajo de tamano aigo mayor al tamano
de medic pliego espanOl, Sc puede IT,
rar un periodico como Et Cd77a0cat
dicha prensa no falta ninguno
de sus accessories. Y tiene tintero. Sc
halla en- magnificO e-tadO de fnnciona'
miento, con aspecto nuevo porque ha
tenido POGO uso No tiene descOmposi'
ci0n nj desperfectO alguno.
Para negocio, Y mas informeS, di
rigirse a don Jose Antonio Balaguer, ca :
lie del Comercio, numerO 3. Ponce. d..
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17

AscEsso: Ell guardia insular Lo
renzo NuTiez. ha ascendldo Caoo.
CoRREo: Desde aver tenemos III
solo correo diario " basta -entre oan
Juan Ponce. ,a mo
ERA TEMPO: va Sc ha coiocado una
mesa nara la prensa periodlca en- Id
Corte de Distrito de San Juan.
IMposIcIoNEs: Sesenta y tres lmpo-
nentes depositaron en- ell ~Banco Popu
lar de Economics .Prestamos> de oan
Juan, durante la semana pasaoa' Id su-
ma de 8 437.30. ca,,os
EN- CAGUAs: Aver estuvo en- Caguas
nuestro apreciado amigo cOrreHgioona- o.S
rio don Dalfin Sierra, de JuncOs. con
el sen0r Sierra estuyieron en- esta Gu
dad dos seIloras hijas suyas una seno-
rita hiia de nuestro distingnldo amigo
de eHumacao don Candido Martinez.
EMULSION: Aguas Buenas, r. n. oo
de Julio de 1894.
Sres. Scott & Bovine, New York:
Muy sefores mios: Hace dleZ amos
yengo empleando la excelente Emulsion
de Scott. de aceite de hfgado de bacalao
con hipofosftos de cal de sosa. pre-
parada por Uds. debo man1festarles
que me ha dado siempre magnlficos re-
sultados. sobre todo en- los nlnos y en-
los casos de linfatismO decalmlento
organize tan comunes en- este pais.
De ids. alto. s. S. q. b. S. M,
MIGUEL GAUDIER.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
AOti(idS generates

DE La CIDRA: Ncs dicen que la dis
tinQuida Senorita Rosa Barcel0 que fue
victima de un envenPnamiento casual.
continua en- grave estado
EN- FAJARDo: Sc encuentra en- Fa-
iardo ell cuadro dram tico de los espo
SOS NOrte ROjas.
Ell Ola 70: FL dia l9 del entrante
Mario estara on Guayama la Corta de
Distrito de Humacao, que trabajara en-
Caguas del l al Il.
ALCALDE: Don Ramon l. timer ha
sidn nombradO alca de de San Juan
DENUNcIA RETIRADA: Jose Mauleon
ha retiradO su denuncia cont a el ~B0
letin Mercantile por SUI uesto libeln.
IGLESIA: La asoeiaci0n de. cat0li
cos trabaja por constrnir una iglesia en-
CatanO.
Desde 1000 Sc hacen ALI gestiones
On ese sentido.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17

somos un pueblo de asesinos y de saliva
Jes.1
No atinamos ( entrever, siquiera,
la consecuencia.
En- todos los pueblos ciyillzados,
fuera dentro del parlamento, en- la
tribuna V en- la prensa, en- ell Ateneo
en- ell libro, Sc ha discutido, discute
discutira la pena de muerte, sin que la
tai discussion sea signo de que esos pue-
bios Sc compongan 1nicamente ole saliva
jes asesinos
Esto sc demuestra y Sc manlflesta
en- otra forma, y desgraciadamente en-
Puerto Rico hemos estado & punto ole
demostrarlo, merced los desmanes,
atentados Y tropel1as cometldos por los
republicanos en- ell reciente periodic
eleccionario.
Esto ST que nos desacredita Y des-
honra Y este ST que. eXige lmpone La
necesidad triste, pero imperlosa, ole que
Ia Ultima pena no sea abolida, fin de
oponerla como valla esos elementos
anarquicos para quienes las leyes son un
mito para quienes los tr1bunales ole
iusticia son en- extreme beneVolos, por.
obra gracia de los va1imientos los
infujos pol1ticos.
Un pals en- que Sc discute y razona
acerca de los problemas que mas preo-
cupan los hombres pensadores refie-
xivos de todo ell orbe, no es nj puede
ser considerable como un pueblo saliva
je. =.
Pero 81 puede serlo cuando eEdesen-
freno la licencia sustituyen la llber-
tad V al orden; cuando por obtener una
victoria electoral Sc recurre al cr1men
q Sc fomenta ell escandalo. y en- ese
espejo es en- ell que deben mirarse ell de-
legado Carri6n y sus correligionarios.
Por 10 demas los argumentos del
autor de ~Cumba> son harto endebles y
quebradizos, que es 10 que nos propo-
nfamos demostrar en- esta santa noyena
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
ESCANDALO

.El domingo por la tarde Sc produjo
un escandald fenomenal frente al <Poci-
tor (despacho de ROM de don Pascual
Borras.
Varios individuos sc hallaban en- di-
cho establec{miento entregados las Ii
baciones propias del culto Baco; uno
de ellos al pasar unas mascaras, sin res
petar los fuGros de los partidarios del
dios Mono, auiso arranc9 la careta
una de aquellas, promovlendose con tai
motive la esGandalera hache.
Garrotl20s pedradas lloylan de
una parte lie otra conmoyi6se el ba-
rrio, hubo cgerra puertas y dos heridos
leyes.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
Una yueIta al mundo
UHim0S cables

IEMBLORES
En- Savannah otros puntos de Nor
te america. Sc han sentido unos temblo-
res de terra que han sembrado ell es-
pantO.
NUEvAs CUESTTONEs
Sc prejuzga que ell fallo de Tribu-
nal de Ia Haya en- ell litigio pendiente
entire Alemania Venezuela sera favo-
rable & 6sta y fundado en- que,> la revo-
luci6n, pri16 al gobierno de cumplir sus
compromises.
Alemania no respetara esa decision.
REGREso DE TRoPAs
Las trOpas que por temerse q una
invasion saIieron & varios lugares del Ii
toral venezolano han regresado Cara
cas- siendo recibidas con demostraciones
de regocijo.
En- Colon, ell el<sresidente Castro ad-
quiri6 diez mil s<iintales de where's para
la rep1blica.
VICTORIA
Los habitantes de la Martinica que
habian vueIto las inmediaciones de St.
Pierre, ha1 perecido en- la Ultima erup-
cion de este.
HoNRAs FUNEBREs
Sc han celebrado honras f1nebres
en- las iglesias Gle New York, por el
eterno deseanso de las v1ctimas del
<Massachussett.o
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17

para producer una Gre
ma agradable al pala-E
dar. Scott & Bovine;
fueron mas ALA y aso-
ciandole los hipofoSf-
tos de cal y de sosa,
que son los reconstitu-
yentes mas poderosos.
: que sc conocen Ell la
medicina, produjeron
" una combination feliz
que da grasa y fortaleza
& los tejidos y pulmo-
nes, cal q los 4y,esos,
: fosforo al cerebro Y
sosa 4 la sangre.
: Debe exigirse siempre la legftiIna
Emulsion de Scott que lleva la
etiqueta del hombre con el baca
! lao 6 cuestas.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Quimicos, New YORK.,
De venta en- todas parties.
11A
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
AicQide

Hoy ha tornado possession del
cargo de alcalde de esta ciudad
don Ramon Latimer.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
JuidOS 0rdIeS en- Ia (OrtU de San Juan

En- la Corte de Distrito de San Juan
sc celebraran hoy los siguientes juicios ::
Uno contra Jose Dfaz Mongey varios
mas, por delito electoral.
Otro contra Julio Fernando Bur
gos, por perjurio.
Para manana Il propio Tribunal Sc
flala
Uno contra Jose Cartajena y otros,
por perjqrio.
Uno contra Eustasio Ocasio, por
asesinato.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17

SERAN COMPL ACIDOS sns capri
chOs en- la solicitud de calzado la me.
dida. en- xLa Mayagiiezana,, San jus
To II. San Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
fil9g.
FL GRAN
|INVEkTO.

Reconocidas las VII. !
tudes del aceite de hi. E:
gado de bacalao en- elS
raquitismo, enfermeda. !"
des del pecho y otras
Sc lucho durante mu.;
cho tempo con el in.
conveniente de su olor
y sabor desagradables
que imposibilitaban su
administration. De ahi
nacio ell pensamiento
de anadirle emulsivos
en- aparatos apropiados
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
"A EXAMEN

Aver ha debido presentarse 4 exa-
men nuestro querido amigo ell licenciado
en- filosoffa letras don f4-aquiel Marti-
nez Quintero, asprante al tftulo de No
tario.
Deseallc3 que haya tenido un buen
6xito-con.o es de esperarse- talen-
toso conpatrlota.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-02-17
CORTADILLO.

La policfa lego tarde al lugar del
tumulto.
Sabemos que en- ell <Pocito~ de re-
ferencia Sc reune gente maleante, que
con frecuencia producer escandalos.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
FRAUDS IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
Appropriations Urged to Investigate
Land and Postal Affairs.

In my last annual message, in connec-
ton with the subject of the due regula-
ton of combinations of capital which are
or may become Injurious to the public,
recommend special appropriation for the
better enforcement of the antitrust law
as II now stands, to be expended under
the direction of the Attorney-GeneraL Ac-
eordingly (by the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation act of February 25,
1908. 80 Stat, S54 s0i); the Congress ap-
propriated, for the purpose of enforcing
the various Federal trust and interstate
commerce laws, the sum of $4,000 to be
expended under the direction OF the At
torney- General in the employment of spe-
cial counsel and agents in the Department
Of Justice to conduct proceedings and
prosecutions under said laws in the courts
Of the United States. now recommend,
as a matter of the utmost Importance and
urgency, the extension of the purposes of
this appropriation, so that 1t may be
available under the direction of the At
torney- General, and until used, for the
due enforcement of the laws of the United
States in general and especially of the
civil and criminal laws relating to public
lands and the laws relating to postal
crimes and offenses and the subject of
naturalization. Recent Investigations
have shown deplorable state of affairs
in these three matters Of vital concern.
BY various frauds and by forgeries and
perjuries, thousands of acres of the pub
lie domain, embracing lands of different
character ard extending through vari-
Gus sections of the country, have been
dishonesty ACQUIRED
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7-President
Roost yelts message to Congress was read
before the Senate and House today. The
text Of the message follows:
To the Senate and House Of Representa-
tiYes:
The country is to be congratulated on
the amount OF substantial achievement
which has marked the past year, both
as regards our foreign and as regards our
domestic policy.
With a nation as with man the most
important things arc those OF the house
hold. and therefore the country is espe-
ciaily to be congratulated on what has
been accomplished in the direction OF pro-
vidlng for the exercise OF supervision over
the great corporations and combinations
Of corporations engaged in interstate com
merca. The Congress has created the De-
partment Of Commerce and Labor, includ-
ing the Bureau OF Corporations, with Tor
the first time authority to secure proper
publicity OF such proceedings OF these
great corporations as the public has the
right to know. II has provided for the
expediting of suits for the enforcement OF
the Federal antitrust law; and oy an
other law 1t has secured equal treatment
TO all producers in the transportation OF
their goods. thus taking a long stride
forward In making effective the work Oh
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
Indications Are That the Surplus of
the Present Year Will BE Small.

From all sources, exclusive OF the pos
tai service the receipts Of the Government
for the last fiscal year aggregated 1860 $685.
GA The expenditures for the same period
were $50, ,099, ,007, the surplus for the fiscal
year being s54, ,2S7. .667. The indications are
that the surplus for the present fiscal year
will be very small, II indeed there be any
surplus. large surplus 10 Ger
ta;nly undesirable Two years ago the
war taxes were taken off with the express
intention Of equalizing the Governmental
receipts and expenditures. and though the
first year thereafter still showed a surplus
1t now seems likely that a substantial
equality of revenue and expenditure will
be attained. Such being the case it is of
great moment both to exercise care and
economy in appropriations, and to scan
sharply any change in our fiscal revenue
system which may reduce our income.
The integrity Of our currency Is beyond
question. and under present conditions 1t
would be unwise and unnecessary to att
tempt a reconstruction Of our entire none
tary system. The same liberty should be
granted the Secretary Of the Treasury to
deposit the customs receipts as is granted
him in the deposit of receipts from other
sources. In my message of December 2,
1902, called attention to certain needs of
the financial situation. and again ask
the consideration of the Congress for these
questions
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
derstanding as regards rights Of way or
acquisition OF real estate.
PRESERVATION or FORESTS.
Need There-f Is Recognized Now as
Never Before.

The study OF the opportunities Of recIa-
nation OF the vast extent OF arid Land
shows that whether this reclamation is
done by individuals. corporations. or the
state. the sources Of water supply must be
effectively protected and the reservoirs
guarded BY the preservation OF the for
ests at the headwaters OF the streams.
The engineers making the preliminary Ak
amlnations continually emphasize this
need and urge that the remaining public
lands at the headwaters OF the important
streams OF the West be reserved to In
sure permanency OF water supply for ir.
1gation. Much progress in forestry has
been made during the past year. The ne
ceesity Tor perpetuetIng our forest re-
sources whether In public or private
hands, Is recognized now as never be-
fore. The demand for forest reserves has
become insistent in the West, because the
West must use the water, wood and Sum-
mer range which only such reserves can
supply. The admin
istrative features OF forest reserves are Al
present unsatisfactory being divided be-
tween three bureaus Of two departments.
II Is therefore recommended that ell mat
tiers pertaining to forest reserves. except
those involving or pertaining TO land
titles, be consolidated in the Bureau OF
Forestry Of the Department OF Agricul-
ture
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA.
Legislation Is Needed and the Survey
of Public Lands uroed.

call your special attention to the Ter
rttory OF Alaska. The country is develop
ing rapidly, and II has an assured future.
The mineral wealth Is great and has as
yet hardly been tapped. The fisheries. If
wisely handled and kept under National
control, will be a business as permanent
as any other, and Of the utmost import-
ance to the people. The forests. II
properly guarded. viii form another great
source OF wealth. Portions OF Alaska
are fitted for farming and stockraising
although the methods must be adapted to
the peculiar conditions of the country
Alaska Is situated in the Far North: but
so are Norway and Sweden and Finland
and Alaska can prosper and play its part
In the New World just as those nations
have prospered and played their parts In
the Old World. Proper land laws should
be enacted and the survey of the public
lands Immediately begun. Coal-land laws
shold be provided whereby the coal-land
entryman may make his location and Sc
cure patent under methods kindred to
those now prescribed for homestead and
mineral entrymen. Salmon hatcheries. ex-
elusiveiy under Government control
should be established The cable should
be extended from sltka Eastward. wagon
roads and trails should BE built and the
building Of railroads promoted in all Ie-
gitimate ways. Lighthouses should be
built along the coast
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
PUBLIC LANDS.
Necessity for Revision Of the Laws ls
Pointed Out.

The cash receipts of the General Land
Office for the last fiscal year were
11, ,024, 1895, an increase of $4.762, ,S16.47
over the preceding year. OF this sum.
approximately. $S,l61,49S will go to the
credit of the fund for the reclamation
of arid land, making the total of this
fuud. up to the SOth of June. 1903, ap-
proximately, $16191.SS6.
Experience has shown that in the West
ern States themselves as well as in the
rest Of the country. there is widespread
conviction that certain of the public-.and
laws and the resulting administrative
prs sctice no longer meet the present needs.
The character and uses of the remaining
public lands differ widely from those of
the public lands which the Congress had
especially in view when these laws were
passed The rapidly increasing rate Of
disposal Of the public lands Is not fol-
lowed by corresponding increase In
home-building. There Is a tendency to
mass in large holdings public lands, cs-
pecially timber and grazing lands. and
thereby to retard settlement. I renew and
emphasize my Recommendation " last
year that so far as they are available fer
agriculture in its broadest sense, and to
whatever extent they may be reclaimed
urder the national irrigation Jaw, the re-
naming public lands should be held
rigidly for the home-builder. The atten-
tien of the Congress is especially directed
to the timber and stone law, the desert
land law, and the Communication clause
of the homestead law, which In their eper~
alton have in many respects coufiicted
with wise public-land policy. The Discus
sions in the Congress and elsewhere have
made 1t evident that there is wide dl-
vergence of opinions between those holc-
Ing opposite views on these subjects; end
that the opposing sides have strong snd
within and without the Congress; the diff
ferences being not only as to matters OF
opinion, but as to matters of fact.
The work of reclamation of the arid
lands of the West is progressing steadily
and satisfactorily under the terms of the
law setting aside the proceeds from the
disposal of public lands. The corps of
engineers known as the reclamation
service, which is conducting the surveys
and examinations. has been thoroughly
especial pains being taken to
secure under the civil service rules a
body of skilled, experienced and efficient
men. Surveys and examinations are
progressing throughout the arid states and
territories, plans for recls inning works be-
ing prepared and passed upon by boards
of engineers before approved by the Sec
retary of the Interior. In Arizona and
Nevada, In localities where such work is
pre-eminently needed construction has all
ready been begun. In other parts Of the
arid West various projects are well ad-
vanced towards the drawing up OF con-
tracts. these being delayed in part by
necessities Of reaching agreements or un-
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
PENsIoNs.
No Other Glass Deserves So Well Of
the Nation as the Veterans.

No other class Of our citizens deserves
80 well OF the Nation as those to whom
the Nation owes ITS very being. the vet-
Grams Of the Civil War. Special attention
Is asked TO the excellent work Of the
Pension Bureau in expediting and dis
posing OF pension claims. During the
fiscal year ending July /. 1903. the Bureau
settled 25l,ss2 claims. an average OF s2s
claims for each working day Of the year.
The number Of settlements since July /.
1903, has been In excess OF last years
average, approaching 1000 claims for each
working day. and Il Is believed that the
work OF the Bureau viii be current at
the close Of the present fiscal year.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
RURAL FREE.DELIVERY SERVICE
System Must Be Extended, and SAL
aries Of Carriers Adjusted.

The rural free delivery service has been
steadily extended. The attention of the
Congress is asked to the question of the
compensation of the letter carriers and
clerks engaged in the postal service,
especially on the new rural free-delivery
routes. More routes have been installed
since the first of July last than in any
like period in the departments history.
While due regard to economy must be
kept in mind in the establishment of new
routes. yet the extension of the rural free
delivery system must be continued, for
reasons of sound public policy. No Gov
ernmental movement of recent years has
resulted in greater immediate benefit to
the people of the country districts.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-12-17
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION
Congress Should Give 1t Support as
Well as Recognition.

I trust that the Congress will continue to
favor in all proper ways the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition This exposition
commentaries the Louisiana purchase,
which was the first great step In the ex
pansion which made us a continental
Nation. The expedition Of Lewis and
Clark across the continent followed there
on, and marked the beginning Of the
process Of exploration and colonization
which thrust our National boundaries to
the Pacific. The acquisition of the Oregon
Country including the present States of
Oregon and Washington, was fact Of
immense Importance in our history; first