Astoria, the fur-post on the Columbia, [108], [110]; sold to the North-West Company, [113], [115], [118].

Astorians. See Pacific Fur Company.

Baranoff, a Russian trader on the Pacific Coast, [74].

Barkley, Captain, locates Strait of Juan de Fuca, [57], [59].

Bering, Vitus, his first expedition to the North Pacific, [13-15]; his second expedition, [15-33], [45]; his death, [28], [46], [52].

Blanshard, Richard, governor of Vancouver Island, [130].

Bolduc, Father, with Douglas on Vancouver Island, [128-9].

Boston, its interest in the Pacific Coast, [55], [59]; and settlement in Oregon, [126].

Bostonnais, the ubiquitous, [54-55], [116].

Britain. See Great Britain.