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J. ORIN QLIPHANT ,Addlt-Iohftl 1\T OtCII 011 the Coul!ItUutlon of l.S1R ...

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The Voyage of the Hope ..~: ~ :~. W. HowayFrancis Heron, Fur Tra4er: Other Herons WI{ham S. Lew1SDeath of E. O. S. Scholefield C. B., Bagley

'Pioneer and' Historical Societi~s' of Washingtont. ,., V,ictor J. Farrar'Origin of jWashin"gtoIt Geographic Names; , ... '.,,," 0", .Edmond S. Meany ,r

'. Reopen}n,g of Ith~ ~t}s~iati-A~~rican COf\v~h,t~on'!'9~ 1824.... Vift9" J~ FfWrar /.BegmQ,l11g of MIssion Worki 10 Alaska ,I; •••••••••• ,•••• W.lham S. Holt I r,David Thompson's, 'Journ1eys in' Idaho ', '.. T. C. Elltott.john, Work's Journal of a Trip from Fort Colville tp Fort ~ ,

(. ,,Vancouver and Return iu 1828.. William' S. Le:wis,and1ticob 'A. MeyersShipbuilding in the Pacific Northwest. : Helen D: Goodwin ~Beginning of Militia in Washington ',' George GibbsFirst Militia Companies in Eastern Washington Territory. William ·S. LewisJudge E. P. Oliphan' : ! James E. BabbBibliography of the Anthropology of the Puget Sound Indians , ..-. . : " " ~ J. D .. Leechnwn

. , VOLUME XIIAuthorship of the Anoymous A.ccount of Captain Cook's Last Voyage

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Origin of Washington (;C?graphic N,ames ,., .. Edmond S. MeDflYJoseph Lane McDonald and the Purch;tse of Alaska Victor J. FarrarBibliography of Railroads In the Pacific Northwest. : Marian Cord:Facts About George Washington 'J'" ::hmiu.r T. Turner

.. Boston Traders in Hawaiian Islands, 1789-1823 S. E ..' Morison'Captains Gray and Kendritk: The Barrell Letters :\.. ' F: W. HowQjJNa~,ing ~tampede Pass ' 1••••• • W. P. Bonney,The Oregon Laws of 1845 , , ' . .]ohn T. Condon:,

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T'h C I' C"" 1 I'" .. f W h" I \e ow Ib; onventlon': nception 0 as mgton 'Terrif0rY, ~ .•. 1(·: •••t '.....•. : ,.: : .Edmo~d·.~. Meany,

Advertising and tl!e ){to~dike ' 1 ••• : ••••..•• •'Jeannette P. Nicho~,The Wreck of the St. NIcholas C. L. Andrews'Origiri of Washinriton Geographic Names Edmond S. MeanyThe Loss of the HTonquin" .................•............... .F. W. Howay ..1'he Background of the Purchase of Alaska.•........•.•.. Victor J. FarrarA ~Daughter of Angus MacDonald ...•........••'•..... .ChristitlQ WilliamsCrossing the, Plains ~ : .Clar,nce B. BagleyNewspapers of Washington Territory....•.............Edmond S. MeanyFinan }.{cDonald ~ ~ _ J. A. Meyer,Early Development of Railroads in the Pacific Northwest .•..• .C. J. SmithVan Ogle's Memory of Pioneer Days............• : .......••...... Van Oglt

. . VOLUME XIV') .The Blfi1din~ of the Walla ,.valla an~ Colum~bia River ~

Railroad 'lI. , ••••••••••••••••••••••••• W. W. BokerSpokane, Portland and Seattle Railway...........•.......... .L. C..Gilman

'Newspapers of Washington Territory ..........• ; Edmond 'S. MeanyHistorical ServicCfs of Thomas W. Prosch Charles W., SmithOrigin df Washingtc;m Geogr~phic .Names ~ Edmond S. Meany1'he 0r,phan Railroad and , the ,l~arn's Horn Right of Way: .C. 'Hf HanfordMemories of \\!bite S'almort' and its IPiorleers.·.' \ Albtrt ,. r:hotnMon

,tn~roauction lof Cattle into I" the Pacific' N',orthwest J.C. S~ KingstonCaptain John Mullan and'the El1girieers' Problem.~..•....Samuel F. Be'misThe Mullan IRoad: Its Local History and Significance T. C. ElliottSenator Cole and the Purchase' of Alaska Victor J. FarrarKlickitat County: Indians of and Settlement by Whites Delia M. 'COO"Cape Disappointment in '~History ~ Barbaro Coit ElliottHall's Visit to Oregon in 1839 ,_ Howard M. BalJ01I'

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ED~IOND S. ~IEANY JUtlge ThOlnas Bnrke.......................... 3

WILLIA~I S. LEWIS Jacob A. ~Ieyers Called by Death.... .. .. l)

C. L. ANDREWS Reindeer in the Arctic 14

C. H. HANFORD ~leD1bcrs of the Seattle Bar "\VllO Died Young. 18

J. ORIN OLIPHANT Additional Notes on the Constitution of 1878 '27

W. P. BONNEy ~Ionument Unveiled in Pnyal1up 36

WILLIA~I S. LEWIS Oldest Pioneer Laid to Rest................... 3D

Documents-Diary of Wilkes in the Northwest 43

Book Reviews 66

Pacific Northwest Americana 74

News Department 76

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