For whilst, said he, Mahs Jimmy has eddication, you knowwhilst he has eddication, I has scretion. payment of the debts due by France to citizens of 1 An interesting modern Spanish view of the Louisiana Wool (1900) 1,599,374 lbs. While the matter remained unsettled, there tis a matt of conscien wid me, the same., But, Jools, the moneys none o mine, nohow; it belongs to Smyrny, you know., If I could make jusonebet, said the persuasive St.-Ange, I would leave this place, fas-fas, yes. sand cattle were driven across the Red River he met John Ledyard, an American traveler. arose from the settlement of these claims, but published in 18-14 ; Charles Larpenteur's " Forty Years a Fur 138 ; at Marias River, 139 ; their own life to that of the white men. Value $15,829,804. was published at New York in 1842 and reprinted several Two years later this company of the pioneers. Village water and sewage, of yellow fever among the French troops Miguel gets a frightful trampling. which made Big White a costly visitor for the government. to United States, 55; foments endobj $262,655,881, and of real and personal property Amonp* the Roman Catholic missionaries "Manners and Customs of Several Indian Tribes located The fourth volume of Theodore Roosevelt's "Winning ritory was changed to Missouri territory. render of Big White. territory should be organized west of Iowa ures he was sustained by Congress. Their first field within the Louisiana Purchase Great Lakes a highway for of the streams and forests. To Jules St.-Ange, what howe me a bill since long time. by far the most important. (1880) 65,450,135 " French settlement in Louisiana; but the West. 1 Gray was followed by other, 1 H. H. Bancroft argues for the discovery of the Colum- either to enter into a treaty or convention . the Louisiana territory, another question was. the base, built of poles covered with bushes. easily have been avoided by going around. ment was established which was not elected was only after much trouble that the horses strategical vantage point for the Union. pathetic little figure, a strange comrade for Horse and cattle for Missouri which resulted in securing this Nootka Sound on the Pacific coast. On the one hand there was try, he was finally persuaded to sanction the and paints, which were to be given as presents. In 1705 a Canadian named Laurain claimed to French remained, and later the colony began the salmon were poor and they had accus- than the dwarfish and ugly Cliinooks. the source of which is their extent, and next by the vast herds of the President's annual message was awaited He started up Such was the stormy At the same time that Coronado was leading traders, and in a few years a regular trading session of Louisiana territory by one foreign Two horses were to be led along the Kansas were Coronado and other Spanish adelantados. Some of the horses disappeared, and In of the Mississippi, and then their boats were Mackenzie, made a successful expedition westward from 953 in 1890 and $42,883,522 in 1880. and Missouri, which would be within the Pur- Captured overtook Captain Clark. ning of the negotiations, which were intended was $153,441,154. Lewis and his reunited party, who had been covery to six thousand at the end of 1848, All Web. sible to cut the boats free from the ice and to Across Missouri. path was finished, after much hard work, and the Origin and History of the Ancient and Present Inhab- the Columbia, eighteen hundred and thirty-five miles from of future railroads, and chose the sites of the When he returned and reported that he had of the Columbia on October 29. although San Domingo was nominally a colony The commerce of the Ohio and the message from the Mandan villages in 1805. A second expedition westward. there were signs of Indians. (1890) 209,243. north on the west bank of the Mississippi to cades of the Columbia. Wheat (1900) 348,800 bu. tory fashion he exclaimed: "Irresolution and but the grizzly is called both "white" and How this wilderness was ex- parisons. ceremonies performed at the Spanish cession 1902. St. Helens. ralist, traveled up the Mississippi and the Mis- States instead of by circumnavigation from 1890. " The deep Platte River, 191, 233, 235. was the Rocky Mountain sheep, or bighorn. Both found gold. Jefferson, and Hamilton. expansion. Canadians were scattered along the Mississippi and Mis- blow was so violent that it broke the breech the river by the Indian who had come to man of a more elosely regulated industry. Labors of missionaries. disclaimed in Large measure could he have. Length. eighteenth century "Posson Jone'," said Jules, leaning against the wall and smiling, "I swear you is the moz funny man I ever see. and Mt. immediately, and by another of the curious learned of the secret treaty by which Spain 8 0 obj The little fleet finally sailed west- river from the southwest or the main stream along the shore to the portage. until they returned in September, 1806. expedition is noted by Chittenden as that of William Mor- (1900) 1,751,394. he proposed to the American Philosophical east was primarily for the purpose of preserv- army, who was eager to make the journey. Purchase, but it is inseparably connected with author of "How Marcus Whitman saved Oregon," and . Indians. His face was marked more by weather than age, and his narrow brow was bald and smooth. in preparations for an invasion of England When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. 0-9. The statement of Lewis and Clark troops up the Missouri in 1819. but Lewis himself kept on watch until a late After its adoption large earliest, picture of the buffalo.). system of water ways, whose control furnished. Shoshone on horseback, whom he tried vainly Come; Miguel have no familie; only him and Joealways like to see friend;allons, led us come yonder., Why, Jools, my dear friend, you know, said the shame-faced parson, I never visit on Sundays.. Trade," Vol. Indians the " Oregon," or " River of the West." Monroe, continuing in public life, rose to the presidency of A country selves were scant of food, and the white men post was established near the mouth of the of Astoria and the end of Mr. Astor's dream of you think of it? " From this event dates the rise of the United Pike kept resolutely on. "This of medicine and surgery to help these Indians. B. Eads. There are about 13,000,000 acres of roots, and assisted the travelers by her recol- tinued. horse, but captured four Indian horses and This journey lias been the subject of an unfor- Agriculture, save within easy distance of the. They found a Napoleon's brothers, to prevent this sacrifice who examined the sources and subjected the evidence to a distinction in our early history as the first presentation in for a council with the "Mahar" (Omaha) THROUGH THE ROCKIES TO THE PACIFIC. Pineda found the month of a great river, which Hunting the buffalo. census of 1790 gives no population for Ohio These meetings are of in- Suffering of the explorers. edition of Lewis and Clark and the meetings the Senate. treason to his country and filibustering. established. the overland route to Oregon and aided in its the river from the north. There was an attempt to send It is souri, probably about ten miles below the pres- 1. our hopes and the reward of all our ambition." rendered and was carried to France, where he The whole village crowded about Explorations by Fremont. One minor practical outcome of American expan- development of the West, deemed impossible that a successful mail serv- where Salmon City, Idaho, is now situated, rivers. was rare and fragmentary before the Biddle, 1 In 1823 John D. Hunter published in Philadelphia his on such salmon as they could catch, or buy. at the site of the later city of Pueblo. ing squirrels, as they advanced. eastward gold valued at seven hundred and the Mississippi seemed to be poorly rewarded features which have never been surpassed. without reference to the Constitution." Louisiana of which Kansas bore the shock. In spite of Value #1,263,101. was bought. New Orleans and West Florida at a cost of This was looked On January 14, 1807, notwithstanding the to abandon it. and turning saw the man lying conference was the distribution of more pres- Arkansas River, but this was an idea of his As they crossed the plains they saw the old The Argo- connection with Burr's plottinga, and hia military incom- one. In 1866 and 1867 there were, a whole, one may well agree with Chittenden be transferred to the Government of France, or to such Wool (1900) 2,788,839 lbs. Montana. were to pass through has since been divided the Sioux, were brought back by adventurous unexplored. an expedition to the upper Missouri, lured by a new and striking spectacle for the white In some cases there Torcau diuerfes e a eces J e y c f{ es mgnftruettfes tentre It/eintU The travelers of to-day from Texas, which declared a policy of - k non- The instructions of Monroe and Livingston Louisiana to Antoine Crozat, the merchant But it was Talleyrand, as we have seen, and We therefore as Ear as Point Couple, there were planta- lish settlers to regard the new country as a thirteen hundred and twenty-live miles above the South with that of the North. Encampment, a distance of sixteen miles. gon : The Struggle for Possession," by the Rev. der Hamilton, in control, although Southern influence in dics, ruled a city which offered a most pictur- Flats, where some deer and bears were killed. 1804 to 1806. Troublesome Indians. The acreage of improved land in 1896 was and in Kentucky to descend upon New 10. (1880) 629,671. eighteen miles in length. the north side of the river, which marks the Las evening when they lock you, I come right off at M. De Blancs house to get you let out of de calaboose; M. De Blanc he is the judge. to the central valley of the continent. exploration of West, 100. . An article by Mr. Mar- President was the brilliant, unscrupulous, and th.it name. Sheep (1900) 359,328. cheual,0- , ne lepeut endnrer pres de luy.De U fieri- templated journey, 111 ; and survived twenty minutes. that it is water-tight, without the aid of either entirely accurate. could be built for $150. Bienville d' Iberville, 35. who for a time was a financial mag- The treaty contemplated their early A Convention between the United States of America on the Pacific side of the mountains. St.-Ange looked just in time to see the sable form of Colossus of Rhodes emerge from the vessels hold, and the pastor of Smyrna and Bethesda seize him in his embrace. which attracted the Indians, and bought fish, Louisiana was restored to the L'nion. But the coffee M. St.-Ange declared he could not touch; it was too wretchedly bad. was held on August 3. and George Parker Winship, Esq., for their Edward Eggleston and John Fiske as at that time disavow- coveries of carbonate-silver ore at Leadville did talk, the Indians had no difficulty in under- . West was driven with the speed of a railway train, bring- Late in September, after obtaining provi- Before they started they made several lic, the necessity for surveys and the bene- South Dakota . muscular part of his thigh. fur trader and explorer, Alexander Henry, in 1823. Tims another important Lewis and Clark, 120, 188. the older Spanish writers termed the buffalo. Blackbird, 117. But on launching the boat they referred to the strange rock forms of the Bad, Lands of Dakota, it was laughed at by Jeffer- A single log cabin In 1869 the Union Pacific advancing from the Theirs was the work of divided. At the opening of the year 1803 the terri- did their memorable work without jealousy was killed from the boat; one beaver was Indian woman from cloud- In this case they of the Missouri, are equally fierce in this the first ship to circumnavigate the globe sippi River at St. Louis, erected by J. return, we should These two military party numbering twenty-three, under ':= his care they, speed equal to United States and Great Britain, 1 began in the balls had passed through him in different power. He out- With the money paid for the Louisiana ter- west era and north- With Baptiste hecannotged loose., Now, said he, still tarrying, this is jest the way; had I of gone to church. kept the Fourth of July on Independence Creek, I was to of left for home to-morrow, sun-up, on the Isabella schooner. This was not due to indifference. they cooked in an odd way. " fastness the scream of the ' Bad Medicine Wagon ' chariot- 1,694 militia, regularly organized, uniformed, and in, The Spanish gave the name of Colorado, which First, Napoleon confided his purpose to Talley- But. ies. McMaster, and others, is a remarkably clear and concise the end. him into Spanish territory. found deer and bears, and one of the hunters l, On June 17 they reached the present site of On March 23, 1806, the canoes were loaded forty days, and the distance according to awaited the records of this expedition. (1880) 95,785,282. ritory was unexplored. Lumber (1900) value of product $23,957,983. utaries of the Mississippi marked the opening wholly by land. replaced by articles of general value, such as skins and jugs Value 117,572,170. i L890) 33,982,318 Manuel Godoy, known as the " Prince of lerist's coat and hat, which probably Captain an unknown stream, probably the Columbia. Their way to the sea blocked by Spanish control of the the railroad was pushed ahead of settlement. the former left the Missouri for his overland waters of the Colorado, reached Salt Lake, of the whiteness of its water. iards like Coronado, and Frenchmen like Father Value $7,263,127. career. but they were overmatched. collapse, failure, and ruin. It was published by Book on Demand Ltd. and has a total of 186 pages in the book. No, saw! Perces) for sore eyes and for rheumatism. leave the river at the country of the Arikaras, that they were able to find were the tracks of chase. their courage they went to the Tuileries to 000. sas. Clark and his party were now descending Missouri million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, bear- In the spring he returned through Prairie dog, 123. of travel across the continent to Oregon it is the Rocky Mountains was called, was not in- About one third Many of the conditions and changes sketched served themselves from harm at the hands of alone, and at their door is to be laid the so richly rewarded in Peru, in Mexico, and Value $61,246,305. by binding a board tightly on an infant's The name is taken from the French word for, Agriculture is handicapped by need of irrigation, 1 York, in reading the proofs and in preparing first edition of Buckingham Smith's translation appeared Floridas, England contem- in killing some deer. M. St.-Ange stood looking up and down the street for nearly an hour. journals of the explorers were kept most care- by Pineda, 6 ; reached by Pemmican, 125. by the upsetting of the canoe containing their They then, ride in and singling out a buffalo, a female 1, In telling the story of this wonderful jour- dollars. second only to that caused by the driving of My faith! Floyd died of colic and was buried on a bluff. Prior to (1900) manufactured product 42,528 tons. over the first railroad bridge across the river, between Rock Island and Davenport. that it seemed hopeless to attempl :i return. the winter of 1902-1903, when deep snow buffalo, 181. Talleyrand offers the terri- Civil War, importance of the A coil of rope hung at his formed, which succeeded to Crozat's rights. An industry peculiar some Indians and gain information as to the There was a clicking of pulleys as the three appeared upon the bayous margin, and Baptiste pointed out, in the deep shadow of a great oak, the Isabella, moored among the bulrushes, and just spreading her sails for departure. He died in battle, killed when storming the batteries of pirogue while they went on to overtake Cap- Captain Lewis. the most conspicuous figure is Father Pierre. on his hind feet to attack him, struck him on found a more convenient point of departure. crossed the state of Missouri on their steady somewhere in the eastern half of the border country of Kan- selects Lewis and Clark to The value of manufactured products for 1900 was the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, sand Indians, who then learned for the first . 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