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Population Products Places of Settlement The First Families of Ore gon Stock-raising and Agriculture Founding of Towns Land Titles Ocean Traffic Ship-building and Commerce Domestic Matters: Food, Clothing, and Shelter Society: Religion, Educa tion, and Morals Benevolent Societies Aids and Checks to Prog ress Notable Institutions Character of the People 1 The Magic Power of Gold A New Oregon Arrival of Newell Sharp Traffic The Discovery Announced The Stampede Southward Overland Companies Lassen s Immigrants Hancock s Manuscript Character of the Oregonians in California Their General Suc cess Revolutions in Trade and Society Arrival of Vessels In crease in the Prices of Products Change of Currency The Ques tion of a Mint Private Coinage Influx of Foreign Silver Effect - on Society Legislation Immigration. Indian Affairs Troubles in Cowlitz Valley Fort Nisqually Attacked Arrival of the United States Ship Massachusetts A Military Post Established near Nisqually Thornton as Sub-Indian Agent Meet ing of the Legislative Assembly Measures Adopted Judicial Dis tricts A Travelling Court of Justice The Mounted Rifle Regiment Establishment of Military Posts at Fort Hall, Vancouver, Steil- acoom, and The Dalles The Vancouver Claim General Persifer F Smith His Drunken Soldiers The Dalles ClaimTrial and Execu tion of the Whitman Murderers. The Absence of Judges Island Mills Arrival of William Strong Oppo sition to the Hudson s Bay Company Arrest of British Ship Cap tains George Gibbs The Albion Affair Samuel Thurston Chosen Delegate to Congress His Life and Character Proceeds to Washington Misrepresentations and Unprincipled Measures Rank Injustice toward McLoughlin Efficient Work for Oregon The Donation Land Bill The Cayuse War Claim and Other Appro priations Secured The People Lose Confidence in their Delegate Death of Thurston 101 An Official Vacancy Gaines Appointed Governor His Reception in Ore gon The Legislative Assembly in Session Its Personnel The Ter ritorial Library Location of the Capital Oregon City or Salem Warm and Prolonged Contest Two Legislatures War between the Law- makers and the Federal Judges Appeal to Congress Salem Declared the Capital A New Session Called Feuds of the Public Press Unpopularity of Gaines Close of his Term Lane Appointed his Successor 139 Politics and Prospecting Immigration An Era of Discovery Explora tions on the Southern Oregon Seaboard The California Company The Schooner Samuel Roberts at the Mouths of Rogue River and the Umpqua Meeting with the Oregon Party Laying-out of Lands and Town Sites Failure of the Umpqua Company The Finding of Gold in Various Localities The Mail Service Efforts of Thurston in Congress Settlement of Port Orford and Discovery of Coos Bay The Colony at Port Orford Indian Attack The Vault Expedi tion Massacre Government Assistance 174 PoliticsElection of a Delegate Extinguishment of Indian Titles Ind ian Superintendents and Agents Appointed Kindness of the Great Father at Washington Appropriations of Congress Frauds Arising from the System Easy Expenditure of Government Money Un popularity of Human Sympathy Efficiency of Superintendent Dart Thirteen Treaties Effected Lane among the Rogue River Indians and in the Mines Divers Outrages and Retaliations Military Affairs Rogue River War The Stronghold Battle of Table Rock Death of Stuart Kearney s Prisoners 205 PLAUSIBLE PACIFICATION. Officers and Indian Agents at Port Orford Attitude of the Coquilles Troops Ordered out Soldiers as Indian- fighters The Savages too Much for Them Something of Scarface and the Shastas Steele Secures a Conference Action of Superintendent Skinner Much Ado about Nothing Some Fighting An Insecure Peace More Troops Ordered to Vancouver 233 SURVEYS AND TOWN-MAKING. Proposed Territorial Division Coast Survey Light-houses Established James Lawson His Biography, Public Services, and Contribu tion to History Progress North of the Columbia South of the Columbia Birth of Towns Creation of Counties Proposed New- Territory River Navigation Improvements at the Clackamas Rap ids On the Tualatin River La Creole River Bridge-building Work at the Falls of the Willamette Fruit Culture The First Apples Sent to California Agricultural Progress Imports and Ex ports Society -247 The Donation Law Its Provisions and Workings Attitude of Congress Powers of the Provisional Government Qualification of Voters Surveys Rights of Women and Children Amendments Preemp tion Privileges Duties of the Surveyor-general Claimants to Lands of the Hudson s Bay and Puget Sound Companies Mission Claims Methodists, Presbyterians, and Catholics Prominent Land Cases Litigation in Regard to the Site of Portland The Rights of Settlers The Caruthers Claim The Dalles Town-site Claim Pre tensions of the Methodists Claims of the Catholics Advantages and Disadvantages of the Donation System 260 POLITICS AND PROGRESS. next |