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A History of Oregon, 1792-1849: Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic InformationGray, W. H. (William Henry)

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A History of Oregon, 1792-1849: Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information

Name: A History of Oregon, 1792-1849: Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information
Author: Gray, W. H. (William Henry)

Gray, W. H. (William Henry)

Frontier and pioneer life -- Oregon; Oregon Territory -- History

Extent and power of Hudson's Bay Company.--Number of
    forts.--Location.--Policy.--Murder of Mr. Black.--McKay.--
    Manner of dealing with Indians.--Commander of fort kills
    an Indian.--Necessity of such a course.--Hudson's Bay
    Company not responsible for what their servants do.
                                                                 Page 42

CHAPTER VI.

    Murder of John McLaughlin, Jr.--Investigation by Sir George
    Simpson and Sir James Douglas.
                                                                 Page 46

CHAPTER VII.

    Treatment of Indians.--Influence of Hudson's Bay
    Company.--Rev. Mr. Barnley's statement.--First three
    years.--After that.--Treatment of Jesuits.--Of Protestants.--
    Of Indians.--Not a spade to commence their new mode of
    life.--Mr. Barnley's statement.--Disappointed.--His
    mistake.--Hudson's Bay Company disposed to crush their own
    missionaries.
                                                                 Page 55

CHAPTER VIII.

    Petition of Red River settlers.--Their requests, from 1 to
    14.--Names.--Governor Christie's reply.--Company's
    reply.--Extract from minutes.--Resolutions, from 1 to
    9.--Enforcing rules.--Land deed.--Its condition.--Remarks.
                                                                 Page 61

CHAPTER IX.

    Puget Sound Agricultural Company.--Its original stock.--A
    correspondence.--No law to punish fraud.--A supposed trial of
    the case.--Article four of the treaty.--The witnesses.--Who
    is to receive the Puget Sound money.--Dr. Tolmie, agent of
    the company.--The country hunted up.--Difficult to trace a
    fictitious object.--Statement of their claim.--Result of the
    investigation.
                                                                 Page 67

CHAPTER X.

    Case of The Hudson's Bay Company v. The United States.--
    Examination of Mr. McTavish.--Number of witnesses.--Their
    ignorance.--Amount claimed.--Original stock.--Value of land
    in Oregon.--Estimate of Hudson's Bay Company's
    property.--Remarks of author.
                                                                 Page 81

CHAPTER XI.

    Quotation from Mr. Swan.--His mistake.--General Gibbs'
    mistake.--Kamaiyahkan.--Indian agent killed.--J. J. Stevens
    misjudged.
                                                                 Page 92

CHAPTER XII.

    Review of Mr. Greenhow's work in connection with the conduct
    and policy of the Hudson's Bay Company.--Schools and
    missionaries.--Reasons for giving extracts from Mr.
    Greenhow's work.--Present necessity for more knowledge about
    the company.
                                                                 Page 96

CHAPTER XIII.

    Occupants of the country.--Danger to outsiders.--Description
    of missionaries.
                                                                Page 106

CHAPTER XIV.

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A History of Oregon, 1792-1849: Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information

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