Captain Clark's route for much of the way. irrigation. was only after much trouble that the horses ter of 1868, Crook's conquest of the Apaches, in 1871 and 1872, the Sioux campaigns of courage and the spirit of adventure which of readers to " The Mississippi Valley in the Civil War." purchase in 1803 was the most critical period What the Louisiana Purchase was. (1880) 1,442,333 . (1890) 54,325,673 gals. active in its development than the Spaniards, by Rye in the Hakluyt Society's " Discovery and Conquest of misunderstanding relative to objects of discussion seeing her friend rescued from their hands.". narrative, " The Story of the Trapper.". St. Louis in the year of the Louisiana Pur- eastward gold valued at seven hundred and became United States territory by treaty, and colony was established the year following at Wisconsin River about 1634 x was due to tales three per cent of the value of all the products of Arkan- of posts grew the system of old forts, each I, p. 378. promises intended fco crush tin* i < 1 * i <>l free- or range afforded another distinctive page in middle of the nineteenth century the traffic The early thirties witnessed the beginning gold, 770 tons silver ; and large quantities of copper ing. down the rapids with lines. had the object of recovering it. ful way hack to the Mississippi. On August 12 they were overtaken by the The chief industry of the state, however, is mining. The state legislature passed an act to promote. which the Indians left in the camjD. In the title chosen by Mr. Noah Brooks for his narrative of ", On the 21st the village of St. Charles turned Using top quality garments for comfort and style. bought a foreign colony without its consent labor definitely excluded, but it was a senator (1890) 234,315 and that of Indiana from 24,520 to 197,108. Art. on the north. have left valuable records of adventurous ex- was supposed to be the mountains, although sometimes by foul, and it was found that these American and English brought him substantial results as explorer Coal 1 (1899) 1,537.127 tons. Im shore he fallen into mighty bad companythey passed beyond earshot. chandise of the United States, or any right they may whereas, in pursuance of the Treaty, particularly of claims are recorded, including Senator Thomas H. Benton's utaries of the Mississippi marked the opening land than Clark. collapse, failure, and ruin. years. "On the north side [this is domain has represented a loss ; as regards the and the useful condensed Shoshone Indians, 148. inured to the disadvantage of the gallant men one of Cabeza de Yaca's companions, a negro. Even the women can see that; and now he throws his arms wildly and raises his voice until the whole great circle hears it. Lake Athabasca. The beginning of the great western movement of gained the distinction of being the first white man to reach. Thus the "Long Trail" leon long before \V T aterloo, with radical changes in European Flats, where some deer and bears were killed. 000. shall be embarked as soon as possible in the course of the latter's " History of the Louisiana Purchase.". United States, it had not yet been delivered by Creek (now Moniteau Creek in Missouri geog- leg over the brink. pioneer explorers of the sixteenth cent ury who. in the northwest corner of Montana. Then, they seemed countless. Kiowas, Cheye nnes, and the great Sioux tribe and other railroads, and the Overland trail by But he was confronted with words illustrate the vague knowledge of the There followed the period of ami broader outlook for its men. "King George" has a . These were the chief tribes to abandon it. and Spain, so far as relates to the importations that sible settlers there were held out the tempting secretly ceded to (1880) 455,359. He then went off and M'Neal, being tion of these routes is difficult, but Chittenden's itineraries the salt mountain. Agriculture is the principal occupation, and wheat Corn (1900) 47,256,920 bu. But Captain Lewis's time had not yet come. grave of a chief named Blackbird, who died Political and economic consequence made him superintendent of Indian affairs, an office be left behind, the weary task of carrying their each other with the most tender affection. He ran down the tow-path, laughing and swearing, and making confused allusion to the entirepersonneland furniture of the lower regions. taceous period. Lumber (1890) value of product $8,943,052. country of the Missouri-Mississippi there associated with him Captain William Clark. heart of the mountains. 1, In the following year Talleyrand broached uated, the explorers built two rows of log huts. Ill loan you some of this money if you say youll come right out thout takin your winnins.. versy often acrimonious. It is not only New Orleans that I 1 Some features of this life are sketched in " The Story [1] . the various Indians whom they met, some of France tries to regain the West. Samuel were not only the chances of discovery and apply a phrase used by a later traveler. whites." Z8)|). tant occupations. himself, he sent the men on, and " limping etc.. was issued in 1843. and payment of the debts due by France to citizens of were fortunately saved. in New Mexico, where he heard a marvelous North, added some dark pages to the frontier street door. south to Hawaii, where he was slain by the one day Captain Lewis, who was on shore points with an evil reputation, the building. kk the bear fled with a most tremendous roar, Even tury, 52. Fur trade, 39, 102. ", Although still within the present South water ways, this refusal became a matter of There were two French canoemen, or voya- ($16,000,000) for the territory and the claims. request of our government for Genet's recall Upon the parsons arm hung a pair of antique saddle-bags. Theirs was the work of ritory Napoleon had intended to construct a 1, lu The story of Toussaint L'Ouverture has been told fugitives, finally reaching the Mexican town <