THE QUARTERLY OF THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. ===================================== VOLUME I ] SEPTEMBER, 1900 [ NUMBER 3 ===================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTENTS THE OREGON QUESTION II.—_Joseph R. Wilson_ 213 REMINISCENCES OF HUGH COSGROVE—_H. S. Lyman_ 253 REMINISCENCES OF WM. M. CASE—_H. S. Lyman_ 269 THE NUMBER AND CONDITION OF THE NATIVE RACE IN OREGON 296 WHEN FIRST SEEN BY WHITE MEN—_John Minio_ INDIAN NAMES—_H. S. Lyman_ 316 DOCUMENTS—Oregon articles reprinted from a file of the 327 N. Y. _Tribune_, 1812. Letter by William Plumer, Senator from N. H. 336 * * * * * PRICE: THIRTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH, ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ORGANIZED DECEMBER 17, 1898 --------------------- H. W. SCOTT PRESIDENT C. B. BELLINGER VICE-PRESIDENT F. G. YOUNG SECRETARY CHARLES E. LADD TREASURER GEORGE H. HIMES, Assistant Secretary. --------------------- DIRECTORS THE GOVERNOR OF OREGON, _ex officio_. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, _ex officio_. Term Expires at Annual Meeting in December, 1900, H. W. SCOTT, MRS. HARRIET K. McARTHUR. Term Expires at Annual Meeting in December, 1901, F. G. YOUNG, L. B. COX. Term Expires at Annual Meeting in December, 1902, JAMES R. ROBERTSON, JOSEPH R. WILSON. Term Expires at Annual Meeting in December, 1903, C. B. BELLINGER, MRS. MARIA L. MYRICK. --------------------- _The Quarterly_ is sent free to all members of the Society. The annual dues are two dollars. The fee for life membership is twenty-five dollars. Contributions to _The Quarterly_ and correspondence relative to historical materials, or pertaining to the affairs of this Society, should be addressed to F. G. YOUNG, EUGENE, OREGON. _Secretary_. Subscriptions for _The Quarterly_, or for the other publications of the Society, should be sent to