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American arrived Astor Astoria Britain British Cali California camp Captain carried cattle colony Columbia Columbia River commercial Congress crossed degrees discovery dollars east emigrants established Ewing Young expedition exploration favorable fornia Fort Hall forty-ninth parallel Frémont Fur Company fur trade gold governor harbor Hudson's Bay Company hundred Indians interest Islands journey Kearny Lake land latitude March ment Mexican Mexico miles military mission missionaries Mississippi Missouri Monterey mouth natives navigators Nootka Nootka Sound northern Northwest coast Northwest Company officers Oregon question overland Pacific coast party passed pioneers port possession Puget Sound reached region River route Russian Sacramento sailed San Diego San Francisco Santa secured sent settled settlement settlers ship southern Spain Spaniards Spanish spring supplies Sutter Sutter's Fort territory thousand tion took treaty tribes United valley Vancouver vessels voyage wagons Walla Walla western Whitman Willamette Willamette valley winter