The Mountains of Oregon

by W. G. Steel

1778.—Cape Flattery.—Named by Captain Cook.—(Three Years' Residence in W. T.,—Swan, page 120).

1792.—Cape Hancock.—See Cape Disappointment.

1812.—Cape Horn.—So named because of the difficulty experienced in doubling it.—(The Columbia River,—Cox, vol. 1, page 118).

1766.—Carver, Capt. Jonathan.—A resident of Connecticut and a soldier of the Canadian war. Left Boston, by way of Detroit, for the waters of the Upper Mississippi, and to cross the continent.—(The Oregon Territory,—Nicolay, page 93).

Cascade Mountains.—Named for the Cascades of the Columbia River.—(American Cyclopedia, vol. 4, page 511. Fremont, page 189).

1846-8.—Same as President's Range.—(Oregon and California,—Thornton, vol. 1, page 255).

1805.—Castle Rock, called by Lewis and Clarke, Beacon Rock.—(Pacific States, vol. 23, page 47).

1852.—Coal discovered near Seahome by Capt. Pattle.—(Harpers Magazine for November, 1869, page 795).

1792.—Coffin, Mt.—Originally used as an Indian burying ground, and discovered by Lieut. Broughton.—(Vancouver, vol. 3, page 98.—Wilkes Narrative, vol. 4, page 319).

1775.—Columbia River.—First discovered by Heceta, August 15.