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Pacific. Captain Bonneville  of  the  United  States army, while  on  a  furlough  in  1832,  with  a  hundred men and  more  than  twenty  wagons,  achieved  in  the •regions round  the  Colorado  and  Columbia  many  ad- ventures made thrilling  and  jocose  by  the  facile  pen of Irving  Captain  Wyeth,  of  Massachusetts,  about this time  entertained  plans  similar  to  those  devised  by John  Jacob  Astor  in  1809,  which  were  to  concentrate the fur-trade  of  the  United  States,  and  establish  unin- terrupted communication by  means  of  a  line  of  posts  be- tween the Atlantic  and  the  Pacific. Wyeth's project was to  establish  trading  posts  on  the  Pacific  slope, and send  thither  manufactured  goods,  bring  back  furs and salmon,  and  also  ship  furs  to  China. To this end he  made  two  overland  expeditions  to  the  Colum- bia, planted Fort  Hall  on  Lewis  river,  north  of  Great Salt Lake  about  a  hundred  miles,  and  a  fishing  post  on Wappatoo  island,  near  the  junction  of  the  Willamette and Columbia  rivers,  and  within  a  short  distance  of the  coast. Then began  emigration  to  flow  into  Ore- gon from the  United  States,  as  alone  the  eastern  part of our  domain  was  then  called:  agriculturists  and religious teachers,  founded  little  colonies  in  the valley of  the  Willamette,  and  in  the  regions  of  Walla Walla and  Spokane  methodists  and  presbyterians opened schools,  and  Jesuits  from  Saint  Louis,  notable among whom  were  fathers  De  Smet,  Mengarini,  and Point, attempted  the  conversion  of  the  natives. In 1839, at  Walla  Walla,  was  set  up  the  first  printing press on  the  Pacific  coast  north  of  Mexico. Mean- while, notwithstanding the  efforts  of  the  Mexican  au- thorities to prevent  it,  stragglers, — trappers,  traders, and emigrants, — percolated  through  the  mountains bounding California  on  the  east,  and  trespassed  on her  lands. These intruders  would  sometimes  engage themselves to  work  for  the  Californians,  or  to  marry their daughters,  and  receive  grants  of  land,  cattle,  and the catholic  religion. " A  party  of  trappers  from  Mis- souri arrived  at  Fort  Yuma  in  1827,  among  which