Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-07-17

Fe; 1882 secret cession by France to Spain of
Mississippi territory; 1863 discovery of San
Francisco Bay and settlement of California coast
by Spanish at San Diego.
1878. Cook reafirms claim: 1870 England charters
Hudson's Bay company; 1888, North West company
organized by Scotch fur-traders of Montreal; 1871
merger of H. B. c. and Northwesters
1682-LaSae claims Mississippi Valley for
France; 1850, Canada passes to English l4SS'
French found ST. Louis 1900 Spain oedes Louis
lana Territory France.
172S-Russans discover Behring Strait; 1910.
Russian operations extend south to San francisco
Bay.
1776-American Revolution begins 177S, Clark
captures Northwest Territory; 1888, peace fixes
Mississippi as western boundary of American
Colonies.
17s2-Capt Robert Gray of Boston discovers and
Columbia River; 1903, Louisiana Purchase
from France; 1804-O6, Lewis and Clark expedition
and beginning of American fur trade; 1905, Pike
explores Texas region.
1SoS-Astor forms American Fur company; 1911,
POUNDS Astoria by and expedition under Hunt
goes overland
1s12-War with England 1913, Astoria treacher-
ously sold to North West company; 1915, Battle of
Nav orleans balks attempt of British to capture
Mississippi Valley; 1918, America and Great Britain
agree joint occupancy of oregon Territory; 1929
Monroe promulgates Monroe Doctrine dealing with
relations in Oregon Territory of Americans, British
1s21-santa Fe Trail opens trade with Mexico,
which its independence
1S29-First agricultural settlement at Astoria;
1s34-35 Methodist Presbyterian and Roman Cath
Ollie missions founded in oregon Territory by Lee,
Whitman and De Smet; 1912, midwinter ride of
10 rse yo Fort Rrder
first "hotel oregon Americans outvote Brit
ishers and adopt provisional government; 1914,
Presidential election of Polk over Clay; 1916. Ore
treaty fixes north line at 49th parallel; oregon
made territory in 1S48 and state in 1859; 1928,
great migration to Oregon.
1S45-Texas admitted to Union; 1916, war with
Mexico and occupation of New Mexico and Cali
fornia; 1S49 discovery OF gold in California state
admitted to Union in 1850; 1859. overland stage
line 1860, pony express; 1863, transcont inental
i84s-Mormons leave Illinois for Nebraska; 1s47
Elrio do Sal LAX Tfah
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 tri
color of France go up and come down and the
red, white and blue Of America go up to stay
Instantly they 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 nmica
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. 1t 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 are awheel on auto
mobile highways where once 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.