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Rh prosecuted for this infringement of the constitutional prohibition of the coining of money by State governments or individuals."

Fort Dalles. The arrival of United States troops—the Rifle Regiment—late in the fall of 1849, resulted in the establishment of the military post at The Dalles. In the following May, the log Fort Dalles was built and occupied

HISTORICAL BUILDING AT THE DALLES

by Major Tucker. In 1858 Colonel George Wright in command of the 9th U. S. Infantry replaced the old log barracks with a fine new fort of which there remains only one building. This was the surgeon's quarters. It is now the property of the Oregon Historical Society. It serves the purpose of the local historical building, by which name it is known. The site of Fort Dalles overlooks the camp of Lewis and Clark where the American flag in October 1805 was displayed for the first time in that part of Oregon.