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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: c. NOTES ON THE ASTORIAN ENTERPRISE. Numbers of the Astorians ? Arrivals and departures from Astoria ? Deaths among the Astorians ? Biographical notes ? Loss of the Ton- quin. THE NUMBER OF THE ASTORIANS. The Astorians, properly so called, included those persons in the service of the Pacific Fur Company who went to the Columbia by the Tonquin, the Beaver, or by Hunt's overland expedition. There were a few scattering arrivals besides these. The Tonquin arrived within the mouth of the Columbia March 25th, 1811, and the Beaver May 9th, 1812. One detachment of Hunt's party arrived January 18, 1812; another February 15, 1812; a third (Crooks and Day) May 10, 1812; and a fourth January 6th, 1813. The principal departures were by the Tonquin June i, 1811; by Stuart's overland expedition June 29, 1812; by the Pedler, April 3, 1814; and by the Northwest brigade April 4, 1814. Arrivals. By the Tonquin: There sailed from New York by the Tonquin 22 crew and 33 passengers. There were taken on 24 Sandwich Islanders, making a total of 79. There were left at the Islands 2 (crew) leaving 77 who arrived at the mouth of the Columbia. There were lost in crossing the bar 8 (4 passengers, 3 crew and i Sandwich Islander), leaving 69 who entered the Columbia. There sailed on the Tonquin 27 (16 crew, 3 Astorians and 8 Islanders). There remained at Astoria 42 (27 whites and 15 Islanders). One of the crew had left the ship and remained at Astoria. 904 ARRIVALS AT ASTORIA. The Overland Expedition?West: The total number of persons who left the Aricara villages July 18, 1811, with Mr. Hunt, was 64, as we learn definitely for the first time on the journey at the Caldron Linn. November 8, 1811. The number is arrived at as follows: September 2 Left among the Crows Edward Rose I Octob...

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