OREGON— Original extent of, 4, 111 Primitive isolation of, 6 Territorial admission of, 52 Motives for statehood in, 53 Opposition to statehood in, 54 Constitutional Convention of, 55 Admission of, as a state, 58 Dangers of pioneer travel to, 61, 62 Characters of pioneers in, 63, 64 First use of the name, 112, 166 Spanish claims to, 122 Southern boundary of, fixed, 127 Russian claims to, 128 Northern boundary of, fixed, 127 School lands of, 154 Early American visitors to, 193 Early immigration to, 198 Dispute over northern boundary of, 215 Discussion over occupation of, 218 Character of early settlement in, 224 Fifty-four deg. 40 min. boundary of, 243 Settlement of northern boundary of, 251 Estimate and census of Indians in, 314 Condition of, in 1842, 327 Fur trade in, 329, 335 Motives for movement to, 352 Summary of negotiations for, 349 Difficulties of route to, 359 Estimate of immigrations to, 370 Character of immigrants to, 398 PARKMAN— Estimate of work of, on Oregon Trail, 342 POLK— Inaugural address on Oregon, 46 Message of, 1845 on Oregon, 47 Message of, 1847, 49 POPULATION MOVEMENT— Effect on Oregon, 8 PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT— Notices for, 32, 33 First steps toward, 33 Objections to, 34, 35 Plan of, 36 Changes in, 37, 38 Effectiveness of, 39 Indian attitude toward, 40 Lane’s verdict on, 52 Notes on organization of, 91 SAUVIE’S ISLAND— Indian population of, 310 SLACUM— Visit of, to Oregon Country, 228 SLAVERY— Influence of, on admission of Oregon Territory, 48, 50, 51, 147 In Constitutional Convention, 56 In early Oregon, 101 SOVEREIGNTY— Occupation the test of, 123 TEXAS— Influence of, on Oregon Question, 288 TYLER— Message of, 1842 on Oregon, 41, 234 Message of, 1843, 44 Message of, 1844, 45 WASHINGTON— Territorial formation of, 53 WEBSTER— Opinion of, on Oregon Question, 239 WHITE— Appointment of, as sub-Indian agent, 31 Settlement of, in Oregon, 241 WHITMAN— Character and aims of, 41, 42 Work of, 42, 241 Character of, 61 Matthieu’s estimate of, 85 Views of, on Oregon’s needs, 351 Influence of, 381 WILKES— Work of, in Oregon, 333 WYETH— Visits of, to Oregon, 194 Settlement in Oregon, 223 PUBLICATIONS OF THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY SOURCES OF THE HISTORY OF OREGON VOLUME I NUMBER 1.—JOURNAL OF MEDOREM CRAWFORD—AN ACCOUNT OF HIS TRIP ACROSS THE PLAINS IN 1842. PRICE, 25 CENTS. NUMBER 2.—THE INDIAN COUNCIL AT WALLA WALLA, MAY AND JUNE, 1855, BY COL. LAWRENCE KIP—A JOURNAL. PRICE, 25 CENTS.