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Page 265 - Where rolls the Oregon and hears no sound Save his own dashings. " After Gray's voyage the names Columbia and Oregon are used interchangeably for the river, but the circumstances of the application of the name to the territory have not before been made clear. Hall J.
Page 375 - us apply ourselves to that which is presented to us, as our appropriate object. We can win no laurels in a war for independence. Earlier and worthier hands have gathered them all. Nor are there places for us by the side of Solon and Alfred and other founders of states. Our fathers have filled
Page 391 - Clark. This selection was approved, and Clark was commissioned as captain in the regular army, and assigned second in command of the expedition. On the 20th of June, 1803, the President signed "Instructions to Meriwether Lewis, Esquire, Captain of the "First Regiment of Infantry of the United States of "America." The instructions show that the
Page 376 - and splendid monument, not of oppression and terror, but of wisdom, of peace, and liberty, upon which the world may gaze with admiration forever!
Page 29 - the Persons employed in the Expedition. With Geographical and Explanatory Notes by the Publisher. Pittsburgh: David M'Keehan. 1807. »Upon the expedition, Lewis held a captaincy in the First regiment of infantry ; Clark had been commissioned as second lieutenant of artillery, on their return they both resigned from the
Page 20 - as the germ of a great, free, and independent empire on that side of our continent, and that liberty and self-government spreading from that as well as this side, will ensure their complete establishment over the whole.
Page 29 - An Authentic Relation of the most Interesting Transactions during the Expedition: A Description of the Country: And an Account of its Inhabitants, Soil, Climate, Curiosities, and Vegetable and Animal Productions. By Patrick Gass.
Page 89 - a smoke out of my own pipe, and a present of a few "beads. With my pencil I made a rough sketch of the Cone and Pine tree which I wanted to obtain, and drew
Page 40 - The original MS. of this letter is in the possession of the society. and Clarke whatever pecuniary benefits might be derived from the publication, and therefore left the papers in their hands, taking for granted that their interests would produce a speedy publication, which would be better if done under their direction, but the death of Cap
Page 361 - Resolved, That a committee of one from each county be appointed to report a bill for the protection of this colony; the building of blockhouses, magazines, and the revision of the military laws; and make such suggestions to this house as they may deem important or necessary for the peace and