Clayoquot, Gray at, [227], [232-234].
Clerke, Captain, [181], [203], [206], [207], [208]; death of, [209].
Cleveland, Captain, Boston trader, [295], [331-332].
Collectors of tribute, Cossack, [5], [107], [294-296], [299].
Columbia, vessel commanded by Captain Kendrick, on cruise to Pacific, [212-213], [215]; Gray in command of, [228], [268-269].
Columbia River, Meares searches for, [224]; Vancouver misses, [235], [267-268]; Heceta quoted regarding, [235-236]; Gray discovers and names, [236-238], [241], [268], [269]; Broughton's trip up, [280].
Commander Islands, Bering expedition at, [37-45], [61]; sea-otter found on, [67], [76].
Cook, Captain James, [19], [64] n., [78], [127], [128] n., [161], [168], [222], [226], [263], [264], [265]; boyhood and youth of, [176-177]; seaman on Newcastle coaler, [177]; enters Royal Navy, [178-180]; Society on voyage to South Seas (1768-1771), [180-181]; makes voyage round the world, [181]; starts on historic voyage of discovery and exploration, [181]; John Ledyard's connection with expedition of, [181-182], [247]; terms of secret commission of, [182-183]; Drake's "New Albion" sighted by, [184]; misses Straits of Fuca, [184-185]; anchors at Nootka, [186]; visits Kyak Island, [189]; in Prince William Sound, [190-191]; explores Cook's Inlet, [191-192]; sails along coast of Alaska to Cape Prince of Wales, and crosses Bering Strait to Siberia, [193]; verifies Bering's conclusions, [193-194]; explores Norton Sound, [195]; stops at Oonalaska, [195-196]; returns to Sandwich Islands to winter, [196-197]; friendly reception of, by Hawaiians, [197-199]; sailors of, abuse hospitality of natives, [199-200]; difficulties of, over boat stolen by natives, [203]; brave stand taken by, and death of, [203-205]; authorities for, [209] n.; account of voyage of, leads to sending out of Robert Gray, [211]; Gray's work and its results compared with those of, [239-240].
Cook's Inlet, sea-otter in, [66-67], [68], [69], [79]; explored by Cook, [189-192]; Vancouver's survey of, [287-288]; Russian fur traders' doings in, [326-327].