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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River Early Western Travels 1748–1846 Volume XXX- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River Early Western Travels 1748–1846 A Series of Annotated Reprints of some of the best and rarest contemporary volumes of travel, descriptive of the Aborigines and Social and Economic Conditions in the Middle…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River LIBRARY of CONGRESS Two copies Received OCT 15 1906 Copyright Entry Oct. 15, 1906 CLASS A XXc No. 158069 COPY A. COPYRIGHT 1906, BY THE ARTHUR H. CLARK COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River CONTENTS OF VOLUME XXX Preface. The Editor 9 Journal of Travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the Mouth of the Columbia River; Made during the Years 1845 and 1846: containing minute descriptions…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River ILLUSTRATION TO VOLUME XXX FACSIMILE OF TITLE-PAGE, PALMER'S JOURNAL OF TRAVELS. 23- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River PREFACE TO VOLUME XXX In the wake of the pathfinders, fur-traders, Indian scouts, missionaries, scientific visitors, and foreign adventurers came the ultimate figure among early Western travellers, the American pioneer settler, the…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 10 vestige of their race has gone, we shall come to recognize the tale as the sorriest chapter in our annals; Farnham shrewdly narrates the sharp transition to American occupancy; but Palmer…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 11 day — and the new land of promise in the Far Northwest of the Pacific Slope. The emigration of 1845 exceeded all that had gone before. That of 1843, eight hundred…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 12 frontier traditions of their fathers, proved to be a homogeneous body of about three thousand alert, capable travellers, provided in general with necessities and even comforts for the hardships of the…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 13 which, composed of thirty wagons, Palmer was chosen captain. At Fort Laramie they rested, and feasted the Indians, who, in wonderment and not unnatural consternation, swarmed about them in the guise…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 14 and was obliged to secrete himself to escape the revenge of the exasperated travellers, who reached the Dalles of the Columbia in an exhausted condition, having lost many of their number…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 15 Passing the winter of 1845–46 in Oregon, Palmer made a careful examination of its resources, and in his book describes the country in much detail. The ensuing spring, after a journey…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 16 To this difficult position General Palmer was appointed by President Pierce in 1853, just on the eve of an outbreak in southern Oregon, and his term of office coincided with the…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 17 candidate for governor of the state, but was defeated by a majority of less than seven hundred votes. From this time forward he lived quietly at Dayton, and there passed away…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 18 emigrant and his beasts. The great care taken by the author, with this very practical end in view, results in his volume being the most complete description of the Oregon Trail…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 19 to the Middle West, thence across the Mississippi, and now at the close of our series it is ascending the Missouri and has sent vanguards to the Farthest Northwest. The ruts…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 20 last word to the Reader without gratefully calling attention, as well, to the admirable mechanical and artistic dress with which his friends the Publishers have generously clothed the series, and to…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River PALMER'S JOURNAL OF TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, 1845–1846 Reprint of original edition: Cincinnati, 1847- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River JOURNAL OF TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, TO THE MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER; MADE DURING THE YEARS 1846 AND 1846: CONTAINING MINUTE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE VALLEYS OF THE WILLAMETTE, UMPQUA, AND…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by J. A. & U. P. JAMES, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Ohio.- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River TO THE PIONEERS OF THE WEST, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS, THE BONE AND MUSCLE OF THE COMMUNITY, WHO IMPROVE AND ENRICH THE COUNTRY IN PEACE, AND PROTECT AND DEFEND IT IN WAR, THIS…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River PUBLISHERS' ADVERTISEMENT In offering to the public a new work on Oregon, the publishers feel confident that they are performing an acceptable service to all who are desirous of obtaining full and…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 28 and kinds of mechanical trades carried on; and the prices current during the author's stay there. The objects of natural curiosity on the route—the Solitary Tower—the Chimney Rock—Independence Rock—the Hot Springs—the…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River JOURNAL OF TRAVELS OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS Having concluded, from the best information I was able to obtain, that the Oregon Territory offers great inducements to emigrants, I determined to visit it…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 30 me was arduous. It might and doubtless would be attended with various and unknown difficulties, privations and dangers. A doubt arose in my mind, whether the advantages, which were expected to…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 31 that it required the greatest vigilance and exertion on our part to prevent him from running away with our whole concern. We reached Mount Meridian after a day's journey of about…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 32 April 27. We traveled thirty-one miles. The day was rainy [11] and unpleasant. The country through which we passed is a rolling prairie: some parts of it are very well timbered.…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 33 April 30. We made an advance of about thirty miles through a well timbered country, and passed through Columbia, the seat of justice for Boone county. The town is pleasant and…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 34 through a better improved and pleasanter part of Missouri, than any we have yet seen. The crops appeared well; there were fine orchards under successful cultivation. The country is well timbered,…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 35 wagons, with about one thousand head of loose cattle, all under the direction of a Mr. Brown. We passed this company, expecting to overtake a company of about one hundred wagons,…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 36 by any of those arbitrary and useless rules with which the “knights of the turf” encumber their races, and was pursued on both sides, for a nobler purpose; it was to…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 37 bottom, the trail strikes into a level and beautiful prairie, and crossing it — a distance of four miles — rises gradually to the ridge between the Walkarusha and the Caw,…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 38 into which it empties. We joined this company. At dark the guard was stationed, who becoming tired of their monotonous round of duty, amused themselves by shooting several dogs, and by…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 39 all our wagons had crossed the river. Soon after we took up our line of march, and after advancing about three miles, encamped near the banks of Big Soldier creek, for…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
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Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River 40 in producing the “Oregon fever.” In case the company would elect him pilot, and pay him five hundred dollars, in advance , he would bind himself to pilot them to Fort…- Contributor: Palmer, Joel - Spalding, Henry Harmon - Thwaites, Reuben Gold
- Date: 1906
About this Item
Title
- Palmer's Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, 1845-1846
Other Title
- Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River
Names
- Palmer, Joel, 1810-1881
- Spalding, Henry Harmon, 1803-1874
- Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913
Created / Published
- Cleveland, Ohio : The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1906.
Headings
- - Oregon--Description and travel
- - Willamette River Valley (Or.)--Description and travel
- - Law--Oregon
- - Chinook Wawa language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
- - Nez Percé language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc
- - Overland journeys to the Pacific
Notes
- - "Reprint of original edition: Cincinnati, 1847."--p. [21].
- - Includes facsimile of t.-p. of 1847 Cincinnati edition with title: Journal of travels over the Rocky Mountains, to the mouth of the Columbia River; made during the years 1845 and 1846; containing minute descriptions of the valleys of the Willamette, Umpqua, and Clamet: a general description of Oregon Territory; a list of necessary outfits for emigrants; and a table of distances from camp to camp on the route. Also; a letter from the Rev. H.H. Spalding ...; the organic laws of Oregon Territory, tables of about 300 words of the Chinook jargon, and about 200 words of the Nez Percé language; a description of Mount Hood; incidents of travel, &c. &c.
Medium
- 311 p. : facsims. ; 25 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- F592 .T54 vol. 30
Source Collection
- Early western travels, 1748-1846. v. 30
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 06039791
OCLC Number
- 1170756
Online Format
- image
- online text