THE QUARTERLY OF THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 1 DECEMBER, 1900 NUMBER 4 OREGON TRAIL NUMBER. [Illustration: Seal of the Oregon Historical Society showing crossed tools and a handshake, with the words 'Peace and Friendship' and 'Incorporated December 17, 1898.'] CONTENTS. _F. G. Young_—THE OREGON TRAIL 339 _Jesse Applegate_—A DAY WITH THE COW COLUMN IN 1843 371 COL. GEORGE L. CURREY’S TRIBUTE TO THE OX WHIP 384 _Sam L. Simpson_—THE CAMP FIRES OF THE PIONEERS 385 _Joaquin Miller_—PILGRIMS OF THE PLAINS 395 _Joaquin Miller_—PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC 397 DOCUMENTS—The Oregon Emigrants, 1843 398 PRICE: THIRTY-FIVE CENTS PER NUMBER, 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, 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. Term Expires at Annual Meeting in December, 1901, H. W. SCOTT, MRS. HARRIET K. McARTHUR. _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, _Secretary_. EUGENE, OREGON. Subscriptions for _The Quarterly_, or for the other publications of the Society, should be sent to GEORGE H. HIMES, _Assistant Secretary_. CITY HALL, PORTLAND, OREGON. [Illustration: Faint hand-drawn map of Oregon showing early trail routes and transportation lines across the state, with rivers and small place labels.] VOLUME I] DECEMBER, 1900 [NUMBER 4 THE QUARTERLY