S.,--Williams, page 403).
1778.--NOOTKA SOUND.--Discovered by Capt. Cook, and named King George"s Sound, then changed by him to Nootka.--(Voyages of Capt. Cook, vol. 2, page 270.)
1790.--NOOTKA TREATY.--Formed between Spain and England.--(Barrows"
Oregon, page 14).
1818.--NORTHERN BOUNDARY of the U. S. located at 49 due west to the Rocky Mountains.--(Burrow"s Oregon, page 54).
1843.--NEZ PERCES.--Pierced Nose.--(Fremont, page 181).
1834.--NUTTALL AND TOWNSEND, scientists, arrived at Fort Vancouver with Wyeth.--(Pac. States, vol. 23, page 577).
1792.--OAK POINT.--Named by Broughton because of finding the first oak trees there.--(Vancouver, vol. 3, page 100).
1788.--OLYMPUS, MT.--Named by Capt. Meares, July 4th. Discovered by Juan Perez, a Spanish pilot, and called El Cero de la Santa Rosalia.--(Narrative of 1853, vol. 1, page 262).
1774.--OREGON.--First used by Capt. Jonathan Carver.--(History of the Willamette Valley, page 73. See also page 53, Mountains of Oregon).
1846.--Bounded on the north by the 49, on the east by the Rocky Mountains, on the south by the 42, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.--(Oregon and California,--Thornton, page 251).
1846.--Northern boundary first settled by treaty, July 17.--(Barrows"
Oregon, page 282).
1871-2.--Northern boundary finally settled by arbitration.--(Barrows"
Oregon, pages 56 and 318).
1874.--Once inhabited by a great number and variety of pre-Adamite beasts.--(The Columbia River and Puget Sound,--Nordhoff, Harper"s Magazine for February, page 344).
1818.--Occupied jointly by the United States and England for ten years.--(Barrows" Oregon, page 55).
1859.--Admitted to the Union with present limits, February 14th.--(Zell"s Encyclopedia, vol. 2, page 527. Hill"s Annotated Laws of Oregon, vol. 1, page 77).
1792.--ORFORD, CAPE.--Named by Vancouver for Earl (George) Orford.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 23).
1812-13.--PACIFIC FUR COMPANY.--The plot to rob Astor shown up by an Englishman.--(History of Oregon,--Twiss, page 24).
1513.--PACIFIC OCEAN.--Discovered by Vasco Nunez de Balboa, governor of the Spanish colony of Darien, and named by Fernando Magalhaens, or, Magellan, a Portuguese in the naval service of Spain, because of being so little disturbed by storms. Spoken of as "Mar del Sur."--(History of Oregon and California,--Greenhow, pages 48 and 78. Barrows" Oregon, page 2).
1835.--PARKER, REV. SAMUEL.--Sent to Oregon by the American Board of Foreign Missions.--(Oregon and California, vol. 2, page 22).
1745.--PARLIAMENTARY GRANT.--20,000 voted by the House of Commons for the discovery of a northwest pa.s.sage by a British vessel.--(History of Oregon,--Twiss, page 58).
1774.--PEREZ, JUAN.--Anch.o.r.ed in Nootka Sound.--(History of Oregon,--Twiss, page 55).
1846-8.--PITT, MT.--Called at one time Mt. Jackson. (Oregon and California,--Thornton, vol. 1, page 257).
1792.--POINT ADAMS.--See Adams" Point.
POINT DE LOS REYS.--Named by the Spaniards.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 413).
1791.--PORT ANGELES.--Named by Don Francisco Elisa, the Mexican. Called by Vancouver False Dungeness, because of a similar appearance to New Dungeness.--(Life on Puget Sound, page 153).
1792.--PORT DISCOVERY.--Named by Vancouver, for one of his ships.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 66).
1841.--PORT GAMBLE.--Named by Wilkes for Gamble, a U. S. Naval officer.--(Narrative of 1853, vol. 1, page 284).
1869.--Known among Indians as Teekalet.--(Life on Puget Sound, page 156).
1842.--PORTLAND.--Established by A. L. Lovejoy and F. W. Pettygrove, and name agreed upon by tossing up a cent.--(Portland City Directory for 1872, page 10).
1786.--PORTLOCK, CAPT.--See Dixon and Portlock.
1841.--PORT LUDLOW.--Surveyed by Wilkes, and named for Ludlow, a U. S.
Naval officer.--(Narrative of 1853, vol. 1, page 283).
1792.--PORT TOWNSEND.--Visited by Vancouver, May 8th, and named in honor of the Marquis of Townshend, who signed Vancouver"s instructions. The h was subsequently dropped.--(Life on Puget Sound, page 155. Stephens"
Narrative of 1853, vol. 1, page 283. Vancouver, vol. 2, page 76).
1853.--Known among Indians as Kahtai.--(Canoe and Saddle,--Winthrop, page 11).
1854.--Surveyed by the U. S. Coast Survey.--(Stevens" Narrative of 1853, vol. 1, page 283).
1792.--POSSESSION SOUND.--So named by Vancouver, because he landed there on King George"s birthday, and took possession of the country.--(The Oregon Territory,--Nicolay, page 53.--Vancouver, vol. 2, page 170).
1792.--PUGET SOUND.--Discovered by Vancouver"s lieutenant, Peter Puget, and so named by Vancouver May 19th.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 146.--Narrative of 1853, vol. 1, page 289).
1853.--Known among Indians as Whulge.--(Canoe and Saddle,--Winthrop, page 11; also among Klalams as K"uk"-luts page 43).
1792.--PROTECTION ISLAND.--Named by Vancouver because of its advantageous location with reference to the harbor.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 67).
1787.--QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS.--Named by Dixon.--(Encyclopaedia Britannica, vol. 20, page 170).
1789.--Capt. Gray sailed round it and named it Washington, for his sloop.--(Backwoods of Canada and Oregon Territory,--Nicolay, page 38).
1786.--QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND.--Named by Wedgboro in August.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 308.)
1841.--RAINIER AND ST. HELENS in activity.--(Wilkes Narrative, vol. 4, page 440).
1792.--RAINIER, MT.--Discovered by Vancouver on May 8th and named for Rear Admiral Rainier of the English Navy.--(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 79).
1843.--An active volcano, November 13.--(Fremont, page 193).
1846-8.--Also known as Mt. Harrison.--(Oregon and California,--Thornton, vol. 1, page 257. See pages 54, 55 and 59. Also Tacoma).
ROCK CREEK, near Mt. St. Helens, known among Indians as "Cut-to" (a sort of guttural sound on first syllable), which means "swift stream."
1742-3.--ROCKY MOUNTAINS.--Named by Verendrye Brothers.--(History of the Willamette Valley, page 70).
1798.--RUSSIAN AMERICAN FUR CO. given exclusive privileges.--(Barrows"