1789.—Capt. Gray sailed round it and named it Washington, for his sloop.—(Backwoods of Canada and Oregon Territory,—Nicolay, page 38).
1786.—Queen Charlotte Sound.—Named by Wedgboro in August.—(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 308.)
1841.—Rainier and St. Helens in activity.—(Wilkes Narrative, vol. 4, page 440).
1792.—Rainier, Mt.—Discovered by Vancouver on May 8th and named for Rear Admiral Rainier of the English Navy.—(Vancouver, vol. 2, page 79).
1843.—An active volcano, November 13.—(Fremont, page 193).
1846-8.—Also known as Mt. Harrison.—(Oregon and California,—Thornton, vol. 1, page 257. See pages 54, 55 and 59. Also Tacoma).
Rock Creek, near Mt. St. Helens, known among Indians as "Cut-to" (a sort of guttural sound on first syllable), which means "swift stream."
1742-3.—Rocky Mountains.—Named by Verendrye Brothers.—(History of the Willamette Valley, page 70).
1798.—Russian American Fur Co. given exclusive privileges.—(Barrows' Oregon, page 23).
1821.—Russia claims by public decree all of the Pacific Coast north of latitude 51°. This claim was disputed by the U. S.—(Barrows' Oregon, page 24).