Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09

Fe; 1862, secret cession by France to Spain OF
trans Mississippi territory; 1862 discovery of San
Francisco Bay and settlement of California coast
by Spanish at San Diego.
1579-Drake claims Pacific coast for England;
lU6, COOK reafhrms claim: 1870 England charters
Hudsons Bay company 1888, North West company
organized by Scotch fur-traders of Montreal; 1921
merger of H. B. c. and Northwesters
16S2-LaSalle claims Mississippi Valley for
France; 1870, Canada passes to English 1858.
French found ST. Louis 1900 Spain cedes Louis
lana Territory to France.
172S-Russians discover Behring Strait 1910,
Russian operations extend south to San Francisco
Bay.
1775-American Revolution begins 1778 Clark
captures Northwest Territory; 1888, peace fixes
Mississippi boundary of American
Colonies.
17s2-Capt Robert Gray of Boston discovers and
names Columbia River; 1903, Louisiana Purchase
from France; 1804-06. Lewis and Clark expedition
and beginning of American fur trade; 1906 Pike
explores Texas region.
1S0S-Astor forms American Fur company; 1911,
Pounds Astoria by and expedition under Hunt
goes overland.
1s12-war with England; 1s1s Astoria treacher-
ously sold to North West company; 1915, Battle of
New Orleans balks attempt of British to capture
Mississippi Valley 1918, America and Great Britain
agree to joint occupancy of oregon Territory; 1929
Monroe promulgates Monroe Doctrine dealing with
relations in Oregon Territory of Americans. British
and Russians
1S21-Santa Fe Trail opens trade with Mexico
which has its independence
1829-First agricultural settlement Astoria;
1834-35, Methodist, Presbyterian and Roman Cath
Ollie missions founded In Oregon Territory by Lee,
Whitman and De Smet; 1912, midwinter ride of
Whitman to Washington, d. c.; 1843, migration
sets in over oregon Trail, Fort Brdger established
as first hotel; Oregon Americans outvote Brit
ishers and adopt provisional government 1914,
Fifty four-forty Fight" victorious slogan in
Presidential election of Polk over CLAW: 1915 Ore
treaty fixes north line at 10th parallel; Oregon
made territory in 1S48 and state in 1859; 1852-53
great migration to Oregon.
1845-Texas admitted to Union: 1916, war with
Mexico and occupation of New Mexico and Cali
fornia; 1S4s discovery of gold in California, state
admitted to Union in 1850; 1859, overland stage
line; 1860, pony EXPRESS 1859, transcontinental
railroad completed.
i846-Mormons leave Illinois for Nehra clio 1oA7
Brigham Young POUNDS Salt Lake City; 1885, Utah
admitted to Union.
The beginning of the winning of the West is
Clark's conquest of the Northwest Territory in
the Revolution. For that gave the Colonies the
Mississippi as their western boundary That in
turn brought about the Louisiana Purchase In
the spring of 1904 from the American side of the
Mississippi Lewis and Clark watched the red and
yellow Of Spain come down in ST. Louis; the tr
color of France go up and come down and the
red white and blue of America go up to stay
Instantly they were off for the Pacific to see what
we had bought. Two years later they returned as
il from the dead. Thereupon began the forty years
of the American Fur Trade which explored the
West and made inevitable the march of the Amer
lean people across the continent
And from where Old Glory went up to stay the
American pioneers went forth by various Trails
for various purposes. The Santa Fe Trail was
for trade with the Spaniard. The Oregon Trail
was worn by a migration of homeseekers. The
Mormon Trail ended In an asylum from persecu
tion-because of religion, from one viewpoint ;
from another, because of "alien and inimical
solidarity"
Consider the consequences of the Santa Fe
Trail. 1t led to the acquisition of Texas, the Mex
lean War and the occupation Of California. The
discovery Of gold started the rush of the Forty
miners over the Overland Trail, with Salt Lake
City as the halfway place. It made California
state over night. Followed the Overland Coach
the Pony Express and the driving of the Golden
Spike when the railroads met at Ogden.
Today the American people awheel on auto
mobile highways where once ran these Wilderness
Trails. Every historic spot should be marked
Nation, state and city should vie in setting up
memorials TO the trappers, traders, prospectors
explorers and pioneers who gave us this priceless
heritage.