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191:. The north end of the island is at the confluence with the Multnomah Channel. The post was built on the north end of the island, but was moved the next year toward the center of the island due to seasonal flooding.
148:. He also held Fort Hall in southeastern Idaho, to take advantage of trade in the Rocky Mountain region. His intention was to establish a fishery at Fort William, and export salmon to the East and Hawaii.
237:. John Ball, one of Wyeth's men, wrote that they were no match for the HBC, which up fur trade prices as much as ten to one whenever any American trader appeared on the lower Columbia River.
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1340:Chief Joseph
1320:Peter French
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1021:Oregon Trail
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870:Fort Stikine
716:Thomas McKay
696:Thomas McKay
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1564:122°49′48″W
1460:Ewing Young
1405:Joel Palmer
1385:Ezra Meeker
1380:Joseph Meek
1365:Asa Lovejoy
1325:Joseph Gale
1270:Ira Babcock
1214:Oregon City
1204:Meek Cutoff
1179:Fort Dalles
1154:Barlow Road
901:John Stuart
860:Fort McLeod
855:Fort George
850:Fort Fraser
840:Fort Babine
721:John McLeod
635:Fort Umpqua
625:Fort Rupert
1591:Categories
1561:45°39′14″N
1420:Levi Scott
1395:John Minto
1350:H.A.G. Lee
1335:David Hill
1275:Sam Barlow
1096:Cayuse War
875:Fort Yukon
570:Fort Boise
489:2007-01-30
460:2007-01-23
421:online at
388:2008-08-12
344:2007-01-23
316:2007-01-23
281:References
185:Willamette
181:confluence
136:Background
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37:Built for:
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1355:Jason Lee
1199:Linn City
1123:Modoc War
590:Fort Hall
543:Historic
247:Fort Hall
210:Operation
198:'s (HBC)
161:immunity
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1477:Columbia
1164:Champoeg
884:Officers
765:Laborers
669:Officers
175:Location
165:smallpox
157:diseases
1505:Gazelle
1491:Canemah
1159:Canemah
974:Ferries
797:Naukane
183:of the
169:measles
84:unknown
1253:People
1144:Albina
1137:Places
1059:Events
952:Topics
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