INDEX TO VOLUME XXV
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Ainsworth, J C, president of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, 211-26.
American Pioneer, The, 93-100,the Oregon pioneer missionaries had the impulse of the Pilgrim Fathers but faced perils for others, 93; the incidents that kindled the missionary flame, 93-4; the circuit rider aids in most practical ways and endures much, 95-6; salient incidents in the founding of the commonwealth in which missionaries have leading roles, 96-8; Robert Booth and his son are representative of the pioneer missionary, 98-9; life and work of circuit rider envisaged, 100.
Argonaut, The, in command of James Colnett, 40-52.
Astoria, Fort, meeting to commemorate raising of American flag over in 1818, 294.
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Bailey, Joseph, early Oregon experience and as superintendent of the Oregon portage, 171, 218; contracts pneumonia from exposure and exhausting labor fighting forest fires, 1868, and dies, 210-20.
Barry, Colonel Charles, begins survey for California and Columbia River Rail- road, 240; report of his survey, 243-8.
Bethune, Angus, of N. W . Co., arrives at Astoria in Oct. 1813 with McTavish with stock of furs, 306.
Booth, R A., appreciation of his memorial to the early circuit rider in the equestrian statue, "The Circuit Rider," presented to the state, 80-100 .
Brazee, John W., makes survey and plans Oregon Portage Railroad, 186; begins survey for improved railway, 230; reports sliding roadbed, 235.
Bridger, Jim, met by Colonel Henry Ernst Dosch in 1861, 56.
Brugiere, Reges, biographical sketch of, and account of visit to Willamette country, 300.
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California and Columbia River Railroad, incorporated, 240; ceased activity, 250. California and Oregon Trail, The, 1849-1860, 1-35; changing traffic and routes of, 1-2; number of people following it in different years, 2 -4; outfitting and organization and experience of migrations, 4-20; with cholera, 8-9; with buffaloes, 9; in storms, 9-11; with stampedes, 11; with dust, 11-13; with mosquitoes, 13; fuel, fodder and water, 13-15; dead cattle and abandoned property, 15-17; Indians, 17-18; need of relief, 18-20; mail, pony express and freight traffic, 20-35; first mail service, 20; stage coaches and mail stations, 22-4; different routes, 24-7; pony express, 27-9; beginning of telegraph line, 29; troubles with the Mormons, 29-31; freighting business for army posts, 31-5.
Canal at Cascade Locks, construction of, 233-4 .
Cascade Canal and Lock Co., The, incorporated with plan for a steamboat pas- sage at the portage, 226. Cascade and Portage Railway Co., in- corporated in connection with plans for permanent railroad at portage, 229. Chapman, W W., and others attempt to gain right of passage over the Ore- gon portage and become competitors of the Oregon Steam Navigation Com- pany, 221-6 . Christian Minister and The State, The, 84-93; his work somewhat overlooked by the historian, 84-5; performs very vital functions on the frontier, 85; his fervor a necessary reinforcement of morality, 86; the minister leads in the settlement of America, 86-7; scholarly interests of, 87-8; some min- isters of national note, 88-9; at the head of educational activities, 89-90; individuals who wrought on the Ore- gon frontier, 91-2; a representative tribute to Amzi Smith, 92-3 . " The Circuit Rider," Exercises on the Occasion of the Dedication and Unveil- ing of the Equestrian Statue, 79-100 . Clark, William, excerpts from journey of, giving narrative of exploration of the Willamtete, 272-9 . Colnett, James, and the Princess Royal, 36-52; the seizure of the English and their release in the Nootka affair, 36-7; errors in statements of Green- how,. Bancroft, and Manning concrning the movements of the Princess Royal and her restoration to Colnett, 37-8; movements of Colnett from the time of his release to the time of his meeting with the Princess Royal during same period, 43-7; happenings attending and following the meeting of Colnett with the Argonaut and Quimper with the Princess Royal, 47-52. Columbia River Improvement Co., se- cures condemnation of land for loca- tion of proposed canal at Cascades, 227-8. Columbia River Portage Railroad Co., incorporated to compete with O. S. N . Co., 226. Dosch, Colonel Henry Ernst, Reminis- cences, of, 53-71; his people in Ger- many and their experiences in the Revolution of 1848, 53; his educa-
