QUARTERLY OF THE OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Contents No. 1, Vol. I, March, 1900.
| The Genesis of Political Authority and of a Commonwealth Government in Oregon—James R. Robertson | 1 |
| The Process of Selection in Oregon Pioneer Settlement—Thomas Condon | 60 |
| Nathaniel J. Wyeth’s Oregon Expeditions—“In Historic Mansions and Highways Around Boston” | 66 |
| Reminiscences of F. X. Matthieu—H. S. Lyman | 73 |
| Documents—Correspondence of John McLoughlin, Nathaniel J. Wyeth, S. R. Thurston, and R. C. Winthrop, pertaining to claim of Dr. McLoughlin at the Falls of the Willamette—the site of Oregon City | 105 |
| Notes and News | 70 |
Contents No. 2, Vol. I, June, 1900.
| The Oregon Question—Joseph R. Wilson | 111 |
| Our Public Land System and its Relation to Education in the United States—Frances F. Victor | 132 |
| Glimpses of Life in Early Oregon—Mrs. William Markland Molson | 158 |
| Not Marjoram.—The Spanish Word “Oregano” not the Original of Oregon—H. W. Scott | 165 |
| Reminiscences of Louis Labonte—H. S. Lyman | 169 |
| Dr. Elliott Cours—Frances F. Victor | 189 |
| Document.—A Narrative of Events in Early Oregon ascribed to Dr. John McLoughlin | 193 |
| Reviews of Books.—“McLoughlin and Old Oregon”—Eva Emery Dye | 207 |
| “Missionary History of the Pacific Northwest”—H. K. Hines, D. D. | 210 |
| Note.—A Correction | 212 |
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