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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fremont , John Charles 1813 -1890 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fur-trade. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Navigation acts. (search)
Sahaptin Indians,
A family regarded as a distinct nation of Indians within the domains of the United States.
It is one of the nine Columbian families in the States of Oregon and Washington.
Their country extends from the Dalles of the Columbia River to the Bitter Root Mountains on both sides of the Columbia, and on the forks of the Lewis and the Snake and Sahaptin rivers.
The nation includes the Nez Perces (q. v.) or Sahaptins proper, the Walla Wallas, and other clans of less importance.
On the northern border are the Salish family, chiefly in the British possessions, and on the southern the Shoshones.
They are of medium stature; the men are brave and muscular, and dignified in appearance; the women plump and generally handsome; and some of the tribes, especially the Nez Perces, are neat in their personal appearance.
With the exception of the latter, none of the Sahaptin nation have figured in the history of the republic.
See Nez Perces Indians.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Sutter , John Augustus 1803 -1880 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Thompson , David 1770 -1857 (search)
Thompson, David 1770-1857
Explorer; born in St. John, England, April 30, 1770; entered the employ of the Hudson Bay Company in 1789; later engaged in exploring expeditions.
On April 27, 1798, he discovered Turtle Lake, from which the Mississippi River takes its southerly course to the Gulf.
He explored the southern shore of Lake Superior in 1798; crossed the Rocky Mountains in 1807, and explored the whole length of Columbia River in 1811; was employed by Great Britain in surveying and laying out the boundaryline between the United States and Canada in 1816-26.
He was the author of Map of the Northwest Territory of the province of Canada, made for the Northwest Company in 1813–;14.
He died in Longueil, Canada, Feb. 16, 185
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Townsend , John Kirk 1809 -1851 (search)
Townsend, John Kirk 1809-1851
Naturalist; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 10, 1809; was associated with John J. Audubon in the preparation of American ornithology; travelled through the West in 1833-37; visited the Sandwich Islands and South America; and later had charge of the department of birds in the Smithsonian Institution.
While in Washington he studied dentistry; was a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences and a contributor to its Proceedings; and was author of A narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River; and Ornithology of the United States.
He died in Washington, D. C., Feb. 16, 1851.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)