The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-15

70; i,6S. secret cession by France to Spain o.
mississippi territory 1859. discovery of sar
francisco Bay and settlement Of California coa :.
oy Spanish at San Diego.
,z1 1ofs-Drake claims Pacific for England;
~ W., Sook reafhrms claim: 1870 England charters
huosons Bay company; 1888, North West company
ORGANIZED by Scotch fur-traders of Montreal; 1881,
merger OF H. B. c. and Northwestern
lss2-LaSalle claims Mississippi vau.x ro-
FrsncS iase; Canada passes to English; 17ss
lana Territory to France.
aaI,o-Hussians discover Behring Strait; 1910
Rav 'AA operations extend south to San Francisco
l77o-American Revolution begins: 177s c,.rk
S psures Northwest Territory; 17ss peace axes
Colonies. Vi american
r msSCcapt Robert Gray Of Boston discovers and
names columbia River 1903, Louisiana Purcba..
from France; 1So4-06, Lewis and Clark .1na6itt
ana beginning of American fur trade; 1905 Pike |
explores Texas region. wv AiA0
180S-Astor forms American Fur ,ou 80.
goes overland ef hunt
ISlz-War with England; 1918, Astoria treacbar
ousiy sold to North West company; 1s1s RsttIa =,
new orleans balks attempt of British to o. 80 %
Mlssssippi Valley; 1918, America and Great Rri,oi
agree to Joint occupancy of Oregon Territor,, aa
Monroe promulgates Monroe Doctrine daoi, IoaS,
and Rs,a Ia oregon Territory of Americans British
Is1l[santa Fe Trail opens trade with Ms,,oo
"nicn has won its independence 'o'
as2s-First agricultural settlement a. A.,
o1to op o. Methodist Presbyterian and Roman Catb
MY, missions founded In Oregon Territory hv
Whitman Whitman and De smet 1912 midwinter ia ~ Lee,
w hitman to Washington, l.. c.; I84a n,era., oI
as hrst hote"; Oregon Americans out~oa oii n
..T1s and adopt provisional government. ~ T
by r-forty or Fight" victorious sIo..
PRESIDENTIAL election Polk over Clav. fo9 In
treaty likes north line 49th parallel. Or
great mieretiy IN lS4S and state in 1885, 1S52esa
Iotr mig ration TO Oregon q
uepi toIrexas admitted to Union: 1s4s, war u,.,
,ornto ana ana occupation OF New Mexico ana C.u
ornia; 1S49, discovery of gold in Coitso ano CALI
t , to Union in 1850; 1889 ovar1a ma state
ailroad ~ pony express 1869, transcontinents1
t,stse-Mormons leave Illinois for Nebraska pt
omitted to Union Ivy 1898, Utah ~
r, in
Inc beginning Of the winning of tho yvo.
iarks conquest Of the Northwest Terr,tou - uu
&c heVolution For that gave the Colonto.' a., Sp
.sSSsippi as their western boundary Tbot T., Ca
- ousnt ABOUT the Louisiana Purchase Tn of
e spring or 1904 from the American side ~ ~ ma
LIS Lewis and Clark watched the red ona ira
Ior ot rs sps'ln come down In st. Louis; the fri
:, VI france go up and come down and 49, fl.
Y, "nte and blue Of America 90 IN 70 90.
'tanuy 'hey were off for the Pacific to coo -
au oousht. Two years later they returnod - ..-,.
~, "" .ne uead. Ihereupon began the forty o -
~ ..e american Fur Trade which explored tha ,.
- anu maze inevitable the march of the Amor ~
people across the continent MOI
md from where Old Glory wen,. mn
e'iean pioneers went forth by varjops Tuan c,or
various purposes. The Santa Eo IT, ans 80
uaue with the Spaniard. The Oreoor M"
worn oy migration Of homeseeker. ~ p,
.becsuse ~ ST.. - "n asylum from persecu- pigs
. anotbor he' from one viewpoint. 1t W
iarity" anu inimica giVir
,ns,so need
=. 'ne consequences Of the Santa n. throl
l. IL led to the acquisition of Teras 49, re
war and the occupation of CaIIforn, ne mex mex sp
- u gold started the rush of the For... none
. over the Overland Trail, with Salt 10y grain
as the halfway place. 1t made Calirorn,a they
, 'ef night Followed the Overland c., they
when nt tps and the driving of the Golden will
""eh tne railroads met at Ogden time
lay the American people gro ouh, comm
}, Every b,.~, me ran these Wilderness Goo
n state ona ~. opo' SHOULD De marked crush,
rails In Tho t-s onouiu vie In setting up corn
-ers and n,onoa.. trauers, prospecters part
ge WHO gave US this pricwess given
ar~ eat it.