Madison, Mt.—Is the Mt. McLaughlin of the British. Lat. 43° 30'.—(Oregon and California,—Thornton, vol. 1, page 257).
Mary's River.—Named for an Indian woman, wife of a white man, who had great trouble in making the crossing. Afterwards applied to Mary's Peak, because the river rises there.—(Oregon and its Institutions,—Hines, page 22).
1788.—Meares, Capt.—Reached the mouth of the Columbia without discovering it, July 6th.—(History of Oregon,—Twiss, page 95).
1840.—Meek, Joe.—Arrived in the Willamette Valley.—(Pac. States, vol. 23, page 456).
1846.—Modoc Lakes.—Discovered by Jesse Applegate.—(Pac. States, vol. 22, page 642).
1823.—Monroe Doctrine proclaimed.—(Burrows' Oregon, page 24).
1846-8.—Monroe, Mt.—Same as Mt. Shasta—(Ore. and Cal.,—Thornton, vol. 1, page 257).
1853.—Nachess Pass.—5000 feet above sea level.—(Narrative of 1853,—Stevens, vol. 1, page 259).
1792.—Neah Bay.—Called by Vancouver, Poverty Cove, and by the Spaniards, Port Nunez Gaona.—(Three Years' Residence in W. T.,—Swan, page 119).
1579.—New Albion.—Named by Drake, who was crowned by the natives as their king.—History of Oregon and California,—(Greenhow, page 73; also, page 53 Mountains of Oregon.)