Edward R. Warren. (Colorado Springs, Colorado College, 1914. Pp. 455 to
496 and 497 to 603.)
These two pamphlets are in the College's General Series, Numbers 74, 75
and 76. Besides maps, the illustrations show a fine use of the camera.
Other counties of the west would do well to follow the example set in
these pamphlets.
THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTION FROM THE SOUTHERN INTERIOR OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA. By Harlan I. Smith, (Ottawa, Government Printing Bureau,
1913. Pp. 40.)
When Harlan I. Smith was associated with the American Museum of Natural
History in New York he did much work on the archaeology of the Pacific
Northwest. This new publication shows that he is continuing his work
for the far west, though now for the Canadian Government. The book is
beautifully printed and is enhanced in value by sixteen full-page
plates, mostly of stone implements. Future students will find the work
of prime value.
Other Books Received
AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION. Annual Report,. 1912. (Washington.
Government, 1914. Pp. 734.)
CANADIAN ANNUAL REVIEW, 1913. (Toronto, Annual Review Publishing Co.
1914. Pp. 766.)
CROSS, ARTHUR LYON. History of England and Greater Britain. (New York.
Macmillan, 1914. Pp. 1165. $2.50.)
FRANK, TENNEY. Roman Imperialism. (New York, The Macmillan Company,
1914. Pp. 365. $2.00 net.)
ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Transactions, 1912. (Springfield,
Society, 1914. Pp. 233.)
NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Manual, 1914. (Printed for the
Society, 1914. Pp. 62.)
RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Proceedings. 1913-1914. (Providence,,
The Society, 1914. Pp. 66.)
ROYAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. Proceedings and Transactions, Third series,
Volume 7, 1913. (Ottawa, Hope. 1914.)
SONNECK, OSCAR G. T. The Star Spangled Banner. (Washington, Government,
1914. Pp. 115. Pl. 25.)
WASHINGTON STATE GRANGE. Proceedings of the Twenty-sixth Annual
Session, 1914. (Olympia, The Society, 1914. Pp. 196.)
WASHINGTON STATE FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS. Eighteenth Annual Report,
1914-15. (Hoquiam, The Society, 1914. Pp. 135.)
WISCONSIN STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Proceedings, 1913. (Madison. The
Society, 1914. Pp. 238.)
NEWS DEPARTMENT
Lewis County Organized
On September 26 the executive committee of the Veterans and Pioneers'
Association of Lewis County met in the Chehalis Citizens' Club rooms,
Chehalis, and perfected their organization by adopting the constitution
and by-laws and by electing the following officers: President, William
West, affectionately known as the "Father of Chehalis"; Vice President,
I. W. Schultz of Toledo; Secretary and Treasurer, Peter Sommersett
of Chehalis; Chaplain, J. R. Buxton of Centralia. The objects of the
association are set forth in the constitution as the compilation of
historical data of the early days of Lewis County, the preservation of
historical relics, the marking of historical places in the county and
to further the social relationship among old timers.
One by one each county of the State is forming such organizations.
Death of Curator Gilstrap
On August 2, William Henry Gilstrap died at his home in Tacoma. He
was Curator of the Ferry Museum and Secretary of the Washington State
Historical Society. He was sixty-five years old at the time of his
death. In his younger days he had gained considerable fame in his
chosen profession of portrait painting. Later he used his talent in the
field of landscape architecture. In later years, however, he was wholly
devoted to history. With unusual industry he sought to have the early
records preserved and also to have historic sites appropriately marked.
He was a quiet Christian gentleman held in high esteem by those with
whom he worked.
In Honor of Professor Turner
While Professor Frederick Jackson Turner of Harvard was in the
Northwest he was the recipient of many courtesies and honors. One of
these took the form of a dinner at the New Washington Hotel, Seattle,
on the evening of July 8. The hosts were Professors Richardson and
Meany of the University of Washington. Some of the guests had been
students of Professor Turner at the University of Wisconsin, while all
were, of course, interested in history. Those present were Frederick
Jackson Turner, Samuel Hill, General Hazard Stevens, Scott C. Bone,
General H. M. Chittenden, Mayor H. C. Gill, Winfield R. Smith, Victor
J. Farrar, Edward McMahon, George W. Soliday, J. N. Bowman, Ralph H.
Lutz, Charles W. Smith, Oliver H. Richardson and Edmond S. Meany.
The after-dinner talking took the form of suggestions and plans for
improving the work of historical research in the Pacific Northwest.
Good Trails as Well as Roads
Mr. Samuel Hill, long recognized as a leader among good roads advocates
in the United States and especially in the Pacific Northwest, has
launched on a new campaign to supplement the roads with trails in
the mountains. This is a splendid idea and one of the first things
necessary is to compile a list of the present trails. This will be
helpful to historians for by those trails may many threads of early
settlements be traced.
Northwestern History in Congress
The Congressional Record, Sixty-third Congress, Second Session, pages
16571 and 16584, shows that interesting passages of Northwestern
history were given to members of the House of Representatives during
the debate on coal leases. Congressman Albert Johnson of Washington
made a convincing speech to set other Congressmen right as to the
acquisition of Oregon through discovery, exploration and settlement and
not by purchase.
A Survivor of Many Wars
Mr. Thomas W. Prosch has lately been in receipt of a number of letters
from his old pioneer friend, Major Junius Thomas Turner of Washington,
D. C. Mr. Turner served in the Mexican War of 1846-47; in 1853 in the
Rogue River Indian War; in 1855-56 in the Indian War on Puget Sound,
and in 1863-64-65 in the Civil War. He located on Whidby Island in
1853, where he took a donation land claim and where he also served as
Auditor, Treasurer and County Judge. He was Chief Clerk at different
terms of both branches of the Territorial Legislature. He enlisted in
the California Battalion of a Massachusetts Regiment, from which, after
a year's service he was discharged that he might accept a proffered
Lieutenancy in a Maryland regiment, followed soon by a Captaincy.
After the war he engaged in clerical service in the Land Office at
Washington, D. C., and later in the practice of law, where he has since
remained except for a period in Olympia as Secretary to Gov. Alvan
Flanders in 1869-70. Major Turner is now in his 88th year. His other
pioneer friends in Oregon and Washington will be pleased to learn that
the present Congress has considerably increased his pension, taking
into account his advanced age; his disabilities and his services in
four wars. Major Turner has a son in the Artillery branch of the U. S.
Army, who also has served in the Corps of Engineers.
NORTHWESTERN HISTORY SYLLABUS
[The aim of this department is to furnish outlines that will aid those
who wish to study the subject systematically. It is expected that its
greatest use will be as a guide for members of women's clubs, literary
societies, and classes in college or high schools. It will be a form of
university extension without the theses and examinations necessary for
the earning credits toward a degree.]
XI. Old Oregon Subdivided
1. Treaty of 1846.
a. Northern boundary at 49th parallel.
b. Remnant extended from 42nd to 49th parallel and from
Rocky Mountains to Pacific Ocean.
2. New Territories Created.
a. Washington Territory, 2 March, 1853.
b. Idaho Territory, 3 March, 1863.
c. Montana Territory, 26 May, 1864.
i. Western portion was part of Old Oregon.
d. Wyoming Territory, 20 July, 1868.
i. Western portion was part of Old Oregon.
XII. Organization of Washington Territory
1. Two Previous Forms of Territorial Government.
a. Under the Provisional Government of Oregon.
b. Under the Territorial Government of Oregon.
2. Agitation for Separate Government.
a. Long distance to capital of Oregon.
b. Fourth of July celebrations at Olympia, 1851, 1852.
c. D. R. Bigelow's oration.
d. New Territory to be called Columbia.
e. First Newspaper--The Columbian.
i. Published at Olympia 11 September, 1852.
ii. Printed Bigelow's Fourth of July Oration.
f. Convention at Monticello, 25 October, 1852.
g. Memorial by Oregon legislature, 4 November, 1852.
3. Action by Congress.
a. Bill introduced by Delegate Lane of Oregon.
b. Interesting debate.
c. Name changed from Columbia to Washington.
d. Bill passed, 2 March, 1853.
e. Bill signed by President Fillmore just two days before end of
his term.
4. First Governor Appointed.
a. President Pierce appointed Isaac Ingalls Stevens, 17 March,
1853.
b. Stevens also given charge of northern route of Pacific Railroad
Survey.
i. In this work he explored a zone 2,000 miles long and
from 200 to 400 miles wide and examined nine passes
through the Rocky Mountains demonstrating the practicability
of a railroad to the coast.
c. Stevens also obtained appointment as Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for Washington Territory.
i. In this capacity he made ten treaties with the Indians.
5. Other Officers.
a. Secretary, Charles H. Mason.
b. United States Marshal, J. Patton Anderson.
c. United States District Attorney, John S. Clendenin.
d. Judges of United States District Court, Edward Lander, Victor
Monroe, O. B. McFadden, William Strong.
e. Delegate to Congress, Columbia Lancaster.
6. Government Begun.
a. Governor Stevens selects temporary capital.
b. Calls for election of legislature.
c. Fixes time of meeting.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY. The following works will be found helpful and most of
them ought to be accessible in the better libraries. In addition there
are to be found a number of books published for which prices have been
paid for the inclusion of biographies. Some of them contain helpful
information.
BANCROFT, HUBERT HOWE. Works of. See Volumes 29 and 30 for Oregon and
Volume 31 for Washington, Idaho and Montana. Indexes will guide the
reader.
CONGRESSIONAL GLOBE. Thirty-second Congress, December 1852, page 6 and
following. Here under the dates of December, 1852, 8 February, 1853
(p. 540), 10 February (p. 555) and 2 March (p. 1020) may be found the
debate and action on the bill to establish Washington Territory.
JOHNSON, SIDONA V. Short History of Oregon. Pages 263 to 296 cover the
Oregon record here outlined.
MEANY, EDMOND S. History of the State of Washington. Chapters XVI and
XVII are devoted to the period of Washington Territory's organization.
SCHAFER, JOSEPH. A History of the Pacific Northwest. Consult chapter
XVI entitled "Progress and Politics, 1849-1859."
HISTORY TEACHERS' SECTION
The first article in the June number of VERGANGENHEIT UND GEGENWART
deals with the Historical Teaching and Research Institute. It deals
with a present-day controversial question in Germany regarding the
organization of a school for the better training of professional
historians. The Germans recognize that they do not train their men as
do the French Ecole des Chartes at Paris or the Austrian Institute
for historical research at Vienna. Another article considers the
Importance of the Philosophy of History Teaching. It is in a way a
review of Fritz Munch's book on Experience and Evaluation. This book
as a transcendental philosophy deals with man in his present position
in society and the world; it is the business of history teaching to
have the next generation grow into this condition so that the condition
may continue. "Civilization is activity. And just because philosophy
as science does not create the values is there something in the world
to do." The German Land and its Importance for People and State as an
article considers the land question for the territories wherever the
Germans are located. The last of the articles--History teaching in the
United States--is a good interpretation of the high school history
subject. It is illustrated with two schedules of the four years'
history work. The usual excellent book reviews are in this number.
* * * * *
THE HISTORY TEACHER'S MAGAZINE for September indicates by its articles
that it is to continue the consideration of the Ancient History
teaching. A good article deals with the European War and History
Teachers, and holds that this war must have a deep interest "for every
teacher whose mind is at all trained to grasp the true significance
of events. The history teacher has now the opportunity to stand as an
expert guide for his school community and for the larger community
about the school." Two articles consider from different points of view
the question of the ends for which history is studied and taught in
the grades and high schools. One of them is on the Early Teaching of
History in Secondary Schools giving the reasons for this study as seen
in texts and books of instruction since 1743. The reasons are arranged
as follows: moral training; provision for leisure hours; religious
training; patriotism; overcoming international prejudice; training for
citizenship; discipline. The second article is on The Reconstruction of
History Teaching. Here Professor Gathany analyzes the question under
the heads of Point of view, subject matter and results. The old school
of history teaching, as he calls it, taught the subject as a body of
knowledge and stopped there. The new school does this and goes further
to ask other questions. In his own words he puts it: "This newer school
says: study the past, but don't stop _right_ there. Study the past not
simply to know the past _because_ it is the past, but study the past
so as to know how the present has come to be. Don't stop right there
even, says this recent school, but go a step further, and study the
_present_, so as to understand the life that now _is_. Study the past
and the present so that we may intelligently analyze the present and
its problems. This school believes that historical facts or events
are comparatively of little value unless they have a bearing upon the
present world of thought and action. The real function of history
teachings according to the new school is to develop _constructive_
and _interpretative power_ in order that we may rightly judge
contemporaneous problems, movements, institutions, and public leaders.
We are to study history not for history's sake, but for our sake and
for our children's sake."
The book reviews in this number of the History Teacher's Magazine
are of their usual poor quality; while the list of recent historical
publications is of its usual excellent quality.
INDEX TO VOLUME 5, 1914
Adams, John Quincy, and the Oregon Question. (Meany), 207-214
Adams, John Quincy. Writings. Edited by W. C. Ford. (Note), 61, 217
Adams, E. D. The Power of Ideals in American History. (Note), 147
American and British Treatment of the Indians of Puget Sound. By W.
J. Trimble, 32-54
American Historical Association. Meeting, December, 1913, 153-155
Anderson, Andrew. Death, 23
Andrews, Lyman Beach. Death, 25
Andrews, Matthew Page. History of the United States. (Note), 317
Bagley, Clarence B. George Wilkes, 3-11
Bagley, Clarence B. Review of William's Edition of Canoe and the
Saddle, 138-142
Bagley, Susannah Rogers. Death, 28
Ballaine, John E. Review of Stuck's Ten Thousand Miles With a Dog
Sled, 227-229
Bassett, John S. Short History of the United States. Reviewed by
Edward McMahon, 60-61
Bean, Sarah L. Death, 29
Beard, Charles A. Contemporary History, 1877-1913. (Note), 145-146
Beard, Charles A. Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the
United States. (Note), 63
Bent, Allen H. Early American Mountaineers. (Note), 62
Bersch, Mary. Death, 27
Blanchet, John B. Death, 23
Blanpied, Charles W. Coming Immigration Problem on the Pacific Coast.
(Note), 148
Bowman, J. N. Review of Goodwin's Establishment of the State
Government in California, 315-316
Boyd, Levi. Death, 23
Bradley, Glen D. Story of the Pony Express. Reviewed by Edward
McMahon, 57
British Treatment of Indians in the Pacific Northwest. (Trimble),
32-54
Brown, Mrs. Chandler. Death, 30
Bryan, Wilhelmus Bogart. History of the National Capital. (Note)., 318
Buck, Solon J. Illinois Travel and Description, 1765-1866. (Note), 230
Caldwell, R. P. Death, 23
(The) Canoe and the Saddle (Winthrop). New Edition. Reviewed by C. B.
Bagley, 138-142
Canadian Archives, Material for United States history in (Note), 59-60
Charlton, Charles Alexander. Death, 28
Chief Leschi. (Document), 55-56
Christ, Philip. Death, 26
Clark, Elizabeth Frances. Death, 26
Clay, Henry, and the Oregon Question (Meany), 207-214
Cloquet, August. Death, 26
Colorado College Publications. (Note), 318
(The) Columbia River Under Hudson's Bay Company Rule. (Ermatinger),
192-206
(The) Coming Hawaii (Goodrich). Review by Mary Hubbard, 229-230
(The) Coming of Canada (Goodrich). Reviewed by O. H. Richardson,
57-58
Compton, Charles H. Review of Judson's Subject Index to the History
of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, 58-59
Constant, Baron D'Estournelles de. Les Etats-unis D'Amerique. (Note),
146
Cook, James W. Death, 29
Current Events Course in University of Washington, 152
Darragh, John. Death, 22
Dawson, Charles. Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail. Reviewed by
Thomas W. Prosch, 145
Divorce in Washington. By Ralph R. Knapp, 121-128
Dixon, Joseph K. Vanishing Race. (Note), 149-150
Daugherty, Thomas A. Death, 27
Early Oregon Diplomacy (Meany), 207-214
Early History of Idaho (McConnell). Reviewed by W. D. Lyman, 142-143
Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the U. S. Beard
(Note), 63
Eells, Edwin, Eliza and the Nez Perce Indians, 288-299
Eliza and the Nez Perce Indians. By Edwin Eells, 288-299
Elliott, T. C. Review of Stone's Following Old Trails, 143-144
Elliott, T. C. Editor. Journal of John Work:
June-September, 1825, 83-115
September-December, 1825, 163-191
December, 1825-June, 1826, 258-287
Ermatinger, C. O. The Columbia River Under Hudson's Bay Company Rule,
192-206
Establishment of the State Government in California (Goodwin)
Reviewed by J. N. Bowman, 315-316
Farrar, Victor J. Appointed Research Assistant in the University of
Washington, 232
Faucett, Rachel A. Death, 26
Fisher, Lydia Ann. Death, 25
Following Old Trails (Stone). Reviewed by T. C. Elliott, 143-144
Freeman, Rosina. Death, 27
Gaillac, Malinda. Death, 27
Gall, Joseph Marion. Death, 24
Gallatin, Albert, and the Oregon Question (Meany), 207-214
Gatch, Thomas Milton. Death, 25
Gendron, Eliza. Death, 30
George Wilkes. By Clarence B. Bagley, 3-11
Gilstrap, William Henry. Death, 320
Golder, Frank A. Leaves for Russia, 66
Goodrich, Joseph King. The Coming Canada. Reviewed by Oliver H.
Richardson, 57-58
Goodrich, Joseph King. The Coming Hawaii. Reviewed by Mary Hubbard,
229-230
Goodridge, Gardner. Death, 26
Goodwin, Cardinal. The Establishment of the State Government in
California. Reviewed by J. N. Bowman, 315-316
Gosnell, R. E. Yearbook of British Columbia, 1914. (Note), 318
Graves, Frank Pierrepont. History of Education in Modern Times.
(Note), 148
Gray, William H. Journal from December, 1836, to October, 1837.
(Note), 149
Greenlaw, Wilhelmina. Death, 28
Haley, John. Death, 27
Hardison, James W. Death, 24
Harlan, James. Life of, by Johnson Brigham. (Note), 62-63
Heitman, Henry. Death, 22
Hill, Samuel, Launches Trail-building Campaign, 321
Historical Society of Southern California. Annual Publication,
1912-13. (Note), 231
History of the Liquor Laws of the State of Washington. By Anna Sloan
Walker, 116-120
History Teachers' Club. Seattle Meeting, 152
History Teachers' Section, 158-160; 238-240; 325-326
Hubbard, Mary. Review of King's The Coming Hawaii, 229-230
Hudson's Bay Company Rule on the Columbia, 192-206
Idaho, Early History of (McConnell). Reviewed by W. D. Lyman, 142-143
Immigration Problem on the Pacific Coast (Blanpied), 148
Indians in the Pacific Northwest, British and American Treatment of,
32-54
Indians of Puget Sound (St. John)., 12-21
Indignation Meeting Over Chief Leschi. (Document), 55-56
Jaggy, John. Death, 23
Jaggy, Margaret Wintler. Death, 26
Johnson, Albert. Speech in Congress on the Acquisition of Oregon, 321
Jones, Jenkin Lloyd. An Artilleryman's Dairy. (Note), 318
Journal of John Work. Edited by T. C. Elliott, 83-115; 163-191;
258-287
Judson, Katharine B. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains. (Note), 62
Judson, Katharine B. Subject Index to the History of the Pacific
Northwest and Alaska. Reviewed by C. H. Compton, 58-59
Knapp, Ralph R. Divorce in Washington, 121-128
Krumm, John. Death, 27-28
Lamb, John. Seattle Municipal Water Plant. (Note), 316
Latham, John. Death, 27
Laws, Andrew Jackson. Death, 23
Leschi, Indignation Meeting Over Chief. (Document), 55-56
Lewis County Veterans and Pioneers' Association, 320
Liquor Laws of Washington. History of (Walker), 116-120
Little, Daniel. Death, 26
Livingston, David. Death, 23
Lodge, Henry Cabot. One Hundred Years of Peace. (Note), 62
Loomis, Lewis Alfred. Death, 26-27
Lyman, W. D. Review of McConnell's Early History of Idaho, 142-143
McConnell, W. J. Early History of Idaho. Reviewed by W. D. Lyman,
142-143
McKinlay, David. Death, 25
McMahon, Edward. Review of American Histories by Stephenson, West and
Bassett, 60-61
McMahon, Edward. Review of Bradley's Pony Express, 57
McMahon, Edward. Review of Harry E. Smith's United States Federal
Internal Tax History, 315
Masters of the Wilderness (Reed). Reviewed by E. S. Meany, 314
Masterson, James. Death, 26
Meany, Edmond S. Three Diplomats Prominent in the Oregon Question,
207-214
Meany, Edmond S. Review of Reed's Masters of the Wilderness, 314
Meany, Edmond S. Editor. A New Vancouver Journal, 129-137; 215-224;
300-308
Miller, Edward. Death, 29
Miller, Eva L. Death, 30
Mining Advance Into the Inland Empire (Trimble). Reviewed by F. P.
Noble, 309-314
Modoc War, Indian History of (Riddle). Reviewed by J. A. Stratton,
225-227
Moore, A. C. H. Death, 25
Moore, Norman. The Physician in English History. (Note), 317
Montgomery, Matilda Ann. Death, 22
Mountaineering Publications, 1913. (Note), 149
Mountaineer's Lodge, Dedicated June 21, 1914, 232
Muhr, A. F. Death, 153
Neely, David A. Death, 22
Nelson, John M. Death, 25
(A) New Vancouver Journal. Edited by E. S. Meany, 129-137; 215-224;
300-308
Newell, Therese. Death, 23
Newhall, William. Death, 30-31
Nez Perce Indians, Eliza and (Eells), 288-299
Noble, Frederic Perry. Review of Trimble's Mining Advance Into the
Inland Empire, 309-314
Northwest History, Legends and Tradition of (Ranck). (Note), 147
Northwestern History Syllabus. See Syllabus of Pacific Northwest
History.
Obituaries, 1913, 22-31
Oregon Question (Meany), 207-214
Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association. Meeting
at Los Angeles, November, 1913, 66-68
Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association. Meeting
at Seattle, May, 1914, 232-234
Parker, David W. Guide to Canadian Archives. (Note), 59-60
Parker, Gilmore Hays. Death, 31
Paulin, Charles O., and Paxson, Frederic L. Guide to the London
Archives Since 1783. (Note), 230-231
Pettygrove, Benjamin Stark. Death, 24
Phelps, Susan E. Death, 28
Pioneer Dead of 1913. By Thomas W. Prosch, 22-31
Pioneer Tales of the Oregon Trail (Dawson). Reviewed by T. W. Prosch,
145
Present Status and Probable Future of the Indians of Puget Sound. By
Lewis H. St. John, 12-21
Prosch, Charles. Death, 30
Prosch, Thomas W. The Pioneer Dead of 1913, 22-31
Prosch, Thomas W. Review of Dawson's Pioneer Tales of the Oregon
Trail, 145
Puget Sound Indians (St. John), 12-21
Ranck, Glenn N. Legends and Traditions of Northwest History. (Note),
147
Reed, Charles Bert. Masters of the Wilderness. Reviewed by E. S.
Meany, 314
Richardson, Oliver H. Review of Goodrich's coming of Canada, 57-58
Riddle, Jeff C. Indian History of the Modoc War. Reviewed by Julius
A. Stratton, 225-227
Rhoades, L. H. Death, 27
Rose, Alfred Percy. Death, 26
Ross, Eliza Jane. Death, 30
Russell, D. L. Death, 27