xvii, 388 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : folded map ; 18 cm
OCLC
ocm18488618
Includes facsimile of the original 1849 title page: "Adventures of the first settlers in the Oregon or Columbia River: being a narrative of the expedition fitted out by John Jacob Astor, to establish the "Pacific Fur Company" ; with an account of some Indian tribes on the coast of the Pacific / by Alexander Ross, one of the adventurers." London : Smith, Elder and Co., 1849.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Smith, C.W. Pacific Northwest (3rd ed.), 8784
Also issued online.
Historical introduction -- Preface to original edition -- The genesis of the expedition -- The voyage of the Tonquin -- The Hawaiian Islands -- From Hawaii to the Columbia -- The founding of Astoria -- The natives of the Lower Columbia -- From Astoria to the Narrows -- From the Narrows to the Okanogan -- The destruction of the Tonquin -- Across the continent with Hunt and McKenzie -- The adventures of Ramsey Crooks and John Day -- Operations in the interior -- Trading activities on the Spokane and the Snake -- Stuart's return to St. Louis and arrival of the Beaver -- The sale of Astoria -- Warlike measures afloat and ashore -- The end of a great adventure -- Manners and customs of the Okanogan -- Marriage, medicine men, and gamblers -- Habitations, food, and other matters -- Further manners and customs of the Okanogan