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1792.--TONGUE POINT.--Named by Broughton.--(Vancouver, vol. 3, page 86).
1805.--Called by Lewis and Clarke, William.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 53).
1834.--TOWNSEND, JOHN K.--A member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, arrived at Vancouver with Wyeth, Sept.
16th.--(Townsend's Narrative, page 169. Pacific States, vol. 23, page 577).
TROUT LAKE.--Near Mt. St. Helens. Known among Indians as Qual-i'-as, meaning Trout.
1806.--UMATILLA RIVER.--Called by the Indians, "Youmalolam."--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 64). Named for the Umatilla tribe of Indians.
1832.--UMPQUA FORT.--Built by John McLeod for the Hudson's Bay Co.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 521).
1792.--UNITED STATES' CLAIMS TO OREGON.--1st, right of discovery; 2d, by the Louisiana purchase; 3d, by prior explorations; 4th, by prior settlements.--(Barrows' Oregon, pages 213, 216, 217 and 219).
1713.--UTRECHT TREATY.--Between France and England.--(Barrows' Oregon, page 18).
1846-8.--VAN BUREN, MT.--Same as Olympus.--(Oregon and California,--Thornton, vol. 1, page 257).
1826.--VANCOUVER, FORT.--Established by John McLaughlin, and
1849.--As a United States military post.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, pages 437 and 439).
1792.--VANCOUVER ISLAND.--Named by Vancouver, Quadra and Vancouver Island.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 357).
1598.--VISCAINO, SEBASTIAN.--Reached a headland at 42 to which he gave name of Cape Sebastian. The smallest of his three vessels, however, conducted by Martin d'Aguilar and Antonio Florez, doubled Cape Mendocino and reached 43 where they found the mouth of a
1543.--River which Cabrillo has been supposed to have discovered.--(History of Oregon,--Twiss, page 53).
1818.--WALLA WALLA, FORT.--Established by McKenzie.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 273).
1805.--WAPATO ISLAND.--See Sauvie's Island, also--(Pacific States, vol.
23, page 593).
WASCO.--Horn Basin.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 44).
1853.--WAs.h.i.+NGTON TERRITORY formed March 2d.--(American Cyclopedia, vol.
12, page 560. Zell's Encyclopaedia, vol. 2, page 527).
1805.--WASHOUGAL RIVER.--Called by Lewis and Clarke, Seal River.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 48).
1792.--WHIDBY'S ISLAND.--Named by Vancouver for one of his officers who explored it.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 180).
1805.--WHITE SALMON.--Called Canoe River by Lewis and Clarke.--(Pacific States, vol. 23. page 45).
1836.--WHITMAN, DR. MARCUS, arrived at Vancouver in September.--(History of the Willamette Valley, page 213).
1842.--Started on his famous ride to Was.h.i.+ngton, October 3d, to prevent our government from abandoning Oregon.--(Barrow's Oregon, page 166).
1843.--Saved by a mule.--(Barrows' Oregon, page 170).
1843.--Returns from Was.h.i.+ngton, September 4th, accompanied by 200 wagons and 875 immigrants.--(Barrows' Oregon, page 250).
1847.--Murdered by the Indians in November.--(Barrows' Oregon, page 320).
1841.--WILKES, CHARLES,--DRAYTON, R. R. Waldron and two other men visited the Willamette Valley on a scientific campaign.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 673. Wilkes' Narrative, vol. 4, page 341).
1829.--WILLAMETTE FALLS taken possession of by McLaughlin, and a saw mill established.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 505).
1806.--WILLAMETTE RIVER.--Part of it called by the Indians Multnomah.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 60).
1843.--WINDS, peculiarity of, in the Columbia River.--(Fremont, page 190).
1834.--WORK, JOHN.--explored the Umpqua region.--(Pacific States, vol.
23, page 527).
1832.--WYETH, NATHANIEL J.--Arrives at Vancouver.
1834.--Arrives there second time, September 16th. Established Fort William and a Salmon fishery on Wapato Island on his second trip.
1837.--Returns to Oregon again and sells Forts William and Hall to the Hudson's Bay Co.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, pages 564, 592, 594 and 598).
YAQUINA BAY.--Probably named for Yaquina, a female Indian chief.--(Life on Puget Sound, page 174).
1805.--YOUNG'S BAY.--Called by Lewis and Clarke, Meriwether Bay.--(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 54).
1792.--YOUNG'S RIVER.--Named by Broughton for Sir George Young of the Royal Navy.--(Vancouver, vol. 3, page 90).
