The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 10, 1937, Page 10

AUTHOUGH THERE WAS AN AMERI- Q CAN COLONY ON THE WILLAMETTE, THE HUDJSONY BAY FUR COMPANY HIGHLIGHTS of HISTORY By J(ARROLL MANSFIELP REG. U.5. PATENT OnFICE, WAS STEADILY EXTENDING 1T/ OPERATIONS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER COUNTRY,AND DR. WHITMAN FEARED THAT, IF AMERICAN SET- TERS DID NOT COME IN GREATER. NUMBERYS, OREGON BEFORE LONG WOULD BECOME ENTIRELY BRITISH. = = "WHILE LABORING AS A MEDICAL MISSIONARY AT WANLATPU, DR. MARCUS WHIT, @)= YOUNG MISSIONARY FINALLY DECIDED THAT IT WAS HIS DUTY , , TO SAVE OREGON FOR THE JOINTLY BY AND = 7 ) UNITED STATES BY WARNING B T e ) . . ; 3 | THE PRESIDENT OF THE SITUATION - | AND ENCOURAGING MULTITUDES LY GONTROLLED THE WHOLE REGION. OF AMER! S TO MIGRATE TO = THE TERQRITORY wveveeeeeve v onsnnn MANY TIMES THE TWO MEN NAR- ROWLY ESCAPED DEATH . NOT In Ocr0BER,1842, WHITMAN WITH A SINGLE WHITE COMPANION SET OUT FROM WANLATPU MISSION ON : gusjm THEY REACHED S‘S:JIA THE LONG AND HAZARDOUS RIDE < THEN ON MEXICAN ACROSS THE CONTINENT TO WASHINGTON. N I~ \ | DID THEY FIND A PASSABLE - = : B GI- | TRAIL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS. CANADA bt P RS S ¥ WAILATPU cecons) | Mission FORCED TO DETOUR MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES FROM THE OREGON TRAIL, THE WEARY TRAVELERS RODE INTO ST. LOUIS. HERE WHITMAN CONFERRED WITH SENATOR BENTON, LEADING ADVOCATE OF AMERICAN EX- PANSION TO THE PACIFIC COAST. 70 BE CONTINUED «-cone HOWLING WINTER BUIZZARDS OVERTOOK THE TRAVELERYS BEFORE THEY REACHED THE ROCKIES . DEEP SNOWDRIFTS BLOCKED THE PASSES ! DETERMINED TO PUSH ON, WHITMAN RODE FAR TO THE SOUTH, SEEKING A WAY THROUGH. E} SHOWING El \WHITMANYS Wou LD You o BELIEVE- IT .'D YOU EVER HEAR 2 = G ~ OF THE 5COTCH NAVY G = ) . e =X 2 N /N ;‘fi T LION —pasous oY ‘\ 7 ScoTcH WARSHIP L " " OF THE 16™ CEMTURY - \\‘,‘ s 5 B8] Y - .us ‘GREAT MICHAEL" WAS THE PRIDE OF THE 16T CENTURY SCOTCH NAVY ......... AT THE TIME OF HER LAUNCHING SHE- WAS THE LARGEST FIGHTING SHIP IN THE WORLD. SHE WAS 246 FEET LONG AND HAD A BEAM OF 36 FEET ......... IN ANsSwER TO 15™ CENTLIQY FRANCE THE DRESSER - . v gcze?s':: WAS ALNAYS THE SHOWIEST Mapam, I'm Apam ‘v 4 ECE OF FURNITURE IN THE HOME, SENTENCE THAT REMAINS A0 TE PRESTIGE OF THE FAMLY MIAME“A.QE'QS'I .weuw, THECM;E:‘GFOF‘“-E %Mcma; B 5.0 M HARRY ] WHHICH EXCEEDED THE SCOTCH VESSEL @ 1937, rCumnois Mangresipn IN SIZE AND ARMAMENT ...coocoe S ——————————— s