The Washington herald., 1911-07-16

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When the Columbia returned TO Clavoouo,
the Washington was lying in the harbdr, II
appeared that after Captain Kendrick sold his
SKINS at Macao, he had the sloop made into a
orlY. In the spring of 1901 he sailed away,
ana touched at Japan. lie was the first ia
u%ntHri % the American flag in that country.
,, Nilir the Washington was at Clayouuot.
k"ndrck bought large tracts of land from
IN" Indians, which were duly taken possession
much ceremony.
kendrck sailed again for China in Septem-
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Captain Gray decided to winter at Clavo.
quot and build sloop there. The Columbia
was anchored IN wellsheltered harbor, a
log house was erected and the keel of the
sioop laid. On the 23d of February, 1892. the
slo0p was launched. She was named the Ad-
venture, and was reckoncd at forty-four tons.
soon alter this, Captain Gray started on
another cruise in the Columbia. He went n
the southeast and near the close of ApriI
found himself off the mouth of a river, which
ne tired to enter, but could not on account of
the breakers
RE kept on cruising but was determined
TO try again On May 10 he resumed his
course to the south, and on the morning of
the llth saw the entrance once more. With
all sails set, he bore away, ran between the
breakers, and found himself in large, fresh
water river, up which he sailed ten miles. and
then came 10 anchor.
There wore lnGian villages here and there
along the banks, and the explorers remained
three days, trading and taking in water.
On May Ii the Columbia went up the river
hfteen miles further, and then CAPTAIN GRAY
concluded to return
Next day he anchored near the mouth of
the river, and all hands went on shore. The
river was formally named the Columbia after
the ship. The American flag was raised and
American iaJ An
tree, possession thus being taken in the name
of the United States
The following day the Columbia left the
river and sailed up to Naspatee, where she
mem mem on. Then she sailed for NootLa The
niue sloop Adventure was sold to the Span
iSh Governor OF that place, and in September
the Columbia. sailed for China.
{, a supply, OF provisions was taken in at the
Sandwich Islands, and the young chief was
returned to his people. Macao Roads were
reached early in December. The skins were
sold, the ship was loaded with tea and curios,
On the I'd OF February she set sail for home.
and arrived at Boston July 30 1893, where
she was heartily welcomed
In few years the Columbia was taken to
pieces: Gray aiterward commanded other YES
sells, but died in 1906. Kendrick never re-
urned to this country. He was accidentally
allied at the Sandwich Islands. and the Wash
ngton was soon after lost in the Straits of
NlalacCa.
1t was this discovery of Captain Grav's
winch led President jefferson to send the 9y-
'loTSrs Lewis and Clarke across the continent
o the Pacific in 1904. They were to trace
he Missouri River to its source, cross the
Mountains and follow the best water commu-
lcation that presented itself from there to
he Pacific Ocean.
The two explorers led forty-fve men I'M the
dissourl River, beginning the ascent on May
4, lSO4. They held a council with the In
lans at what is now known as Council Bluffs
owa, then passed through the country of the 8
I9uN, and wintered with the Mandans.
eiIowstonc, and passed through the hot :
pnngs region. In June 1905, they arrived =
t the headwaters of the Missouri Lewis going !
nth party to explore the country, others
olng still further up the river The two di- 4
lsions were joined in August Lewis had !
lund the headwaters of the Columbia River, !
fly miles distant.
The entire party then left their boats and
rossed the mountains. They made their wav ,
own the Pacific slope of the Rocky Noun
'Insi with provisions almost exhausted. At u
lie foot of the mountains they came to a :,
rye branch of the Columbia. -
The flathead Indians furnished them with Z
noes, in which they fioated hundreds of q
lies through prairie country. Next they :,
ltcCed the Columbia proper, and on the 18th "
November, 1893, reached the bay into y
hich the Columbia flows, and at length came
sight of the Pacific Ocean. They wntered .,
ere, and next spring retraced their steps, n
ossed the Rocky Mountains, and, after an I
'sencc OF two years and four months, entered
3. Louis, SCDtemhGr 2G, 1906. 8.
All this, followed by the settlement at As. -,
ria IN ISL and our acquisition of the old "
Ianlsh rights, was the result of Grav's dis v,
very. 1t may be true that explorers who =,
eccded him had heard of the river to which q
gave name. But his was the first shin ;,
sail on ITS waters, he the first white man g.
effect landing there, and the Stars and 81
ripes the first national flag to be unfurlcd b.
its banks. So long as the broad River of ~
e West flows to the sea, so long will the -
nerican people remember the man whose e. e.
'covcry has helped to make the flag of our "a
i State for every star" I'D