The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-22
THE GREAT HISTORY.

pscific slope and Alaska. By Joseph
AZ, 81, L., B. L., @. Head OF the De-
lent Of History, University OF Ore
n Printed for Subscribers only by
e Barrie & Sons. Philadelphia.
tenth volume Of tho grent Barrie his
ries la full match in plan and con
Tor the volumes OF il heretofore issued.
Nnds in original plates. in fac SMILES
Ortant documents and journals, auto.
Npicturcs cartoons, and portraits, all
a in the bost artistic style. Tho vol
>iks nothing of being fully up in me-
beau,y TO the high value Of the con
general editor, Guy Carleton Lee.
The three different sources OF effort
.loring and undertaking 10 hold the
1jConst--the Spanish. the Anglo Amer
~ d the Russian-ssys: 1T is because
y'vast treasure OF romance which has
,prcad before tho student that the
sdruth of several histories is the bed
of fable, and the attractive prob
of appealing episodes have in great
cloudcd the clear judgment which
blways seemed 10 as should be the first
ntion of historian. For this reason
ieral reader, besides being confronted
lack OF a history in convenient form.
Ia those sectional histories 10 which
1. \ access such q lareo number OF in
lC6iies that his conception Of tho slope
peopling was, TO say the least. in
Ante. II was, theb, TO supply historic
hat tho present volume was planned.
MO comprehensive plan followed in tho
ig OF this volume was carried out In
and in detail.
suthor points out the difficulties under
lhe labored in the preparation Of his
N6uch as the lack OF any grOnt collec-
y source materials. tho scattered con
,lof the data needed, and the difficulty
WIS 10 desirable sources, evea TO the en-
q dusal of the use OF the Bancroft col
VI In San Francisco, since lost 10 the
I've believe, in tho great earthquake
fn'e: But the author has shown remark
industry and diligence in research, and
esentation OF results will be ioyfully
ted by NIL students.
parrative opens with the Spanish ex.
ons OF the Pacific coast, reciting ship.
lg on tho west coast Of Mexico and
gpeditions northward. the discoveries
a, Rnd the establishment OF tho missions.
]Home tho Russian navigators ard their
'sips, then tho ships OF Great Britain and
1Euited Statos, and the search for The
N OF 'ho mouth OF the Columbia, aHd
\ and Clark Expedition is treated Of
hail, and tho magical consequences OF II
~ forth. First Occupation of the Co.
~ recitcs the ups and downs cf the
IS fur'trading companies, tells oi Mac.
-'s wonderful explorations, the Astor
f4athr NUu THO CStaDllbNmeOI oil posts
hout the interior regions. "The Ex.
4 OF Spain from the Pacific Coast of
America is dramatic chapter, show
iat in the treaty OF purchase OF East
: the United States acquired all tho
which Spain claimed north OF Cali
Early Phases OF tho Oregon Ques.
come on apace, and call for settle.
that was too long delayed 1.-THE
o OF. tho Fur Trader details the wido
of the occupancy OF the two great
prpanieS, the Hpdson's Bay and the
,gest, and thoir consolidation. The
'Vhl ot tho American Advance was the
Nor now order OF things, which
Ally brought our rule and order TO The
Eegion, which was practically confirmed
The Colonization OF Oregon" and
shed in the Settlement OF tho Orc.
tuesticn, The slavery question de-
IA Congress the END of the Colonial
II but finally that end came, and tho
z county, was made a State, 10 work
y destiDies IN its own majestic way
fornia is then taken up, the Mission
)eing discussed: then the beginnings OF
commerce., the American colonization,
nally Tho Conquest OF California
~ recital OF the energetic American ac-
which, through Commodore Stockton
|, resulted in the conquest A." Then
!. kearney took so prominent a part,
'hioh resulted in tho complete ascend
4 tho Americans. Tho same old slnvery
pm came up in California, and in Con. |
with relation TO the admission Of the !
with the heartburnings and Tho blood. |
mat followed, including an account OF |
;tion OF the FIRST vigilance committee,
hen OF the great vigilance committee.
iscovcry OF gold and its tremendous ef-
!pon the whole country, but moro cs-
ly upon the Coast, receive full utten.
md the opening up Of the Northwest ro.
with the organization OF Washington
DRY and the admission Of Oregon as a
occupy the chapter which details *
Q OF Northwestern History" Then FOL.
= Expansion Eastward the search for
hroughou tho interior country and the
tic opening OF settlements everywhere.
innings OF the Railroad Age" tells NJ
'rly projects, the establishment OF the
o1ch line and tho pony express"
ed by the building OF the first great
ontincntal railway line, with the vast
pment which that gave to the Coast,
} the country adjacent To the line.
psslan America is chnptcr which
IN concise summary tho Russian opera.
there from tho beginning TO the sale
lska to the United States; and "Our
arn Province narratGs the successive
since, not emitting good account OF
I'D discoveries, and giving an optimistic
of the future Of Alaska. Recent Po.
and Economic Movomonts'' is tho final
": ~ brings tho record up 10 date for
9 Coast proper, with q glance at tho
70 for the future, which 10 a glowing
70 are four appendices; tho first carries
pyention with Great Britain OF October
51S, which defined the boundary line
Rocky Mountains aud provided for the
occupancy OF Oregon, tho second gives
oats with Spain Of February %, 1919.
Iich Spsin's northern limit on the Pa.
gas iixcd. tho third, the convention
fnhsia OF April II, 1924, by which the
~ limit OF RussIa's northwest coast
sionS was hxed tho fourth. the treaty
Jreet Britain Of June Is. 1916, which
'he limit westward OF the Rocky Noun.
being tho relinquisbmcnt by Great
Of her pretonsions 10 Oregon There
a chronological table, and list of il.
lions that is very convenient
general, the work is precise and nc.
! but we note a few slips On page
Is said that Gen. ABhlcy's post was
y Lake, but IL was on Utah Lakc: on
5p5 ~ rs said that cen. r.. -. Baker
~ The battle OF Balls Bluff" which Is
,put on page dos il is said that "he
He'd ut the second battle Of Bull Run"
IL wrong. Thore arc uot many blom-
such as this, however. IN the admirabIe
though little more detnil in some
would add materially both TO its Ina,
and value but no doubt the fycd
OF tho plum mBdo this impracticable.
KEEN AMI DI,NTrITrIr,