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 tion, 54; affairs in Missouri during the early part of the Civil War, 54-5; trip from Omaha to Salt Lake City, 55-6; experiences at Virginia City and acquaintance with Samuel Clemens, 56-8; his job on the pony express, 57- 8; experiences at San Francisco, 58- 60; comes to Portland and The Dalles, 61; conditions at The Dalles, a trading center, in the early sixties, 62-4; in business at Canyon City, 64-5; his mercantile activities in Portland,65-6; becomes farmer making a specialty of horticulture, especially walnut culture, 66-75; in service of state at different international expositions, 67-70; dec- orated by Japanese government in appreciation of service to Japan, 69- 70; distinguished sons, 70-1. Educational Activities of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Oregon, the His- tory of the, 101-35; traditions of Episcopal church reveal jealous con- cern for education, 101; this dispo- sition shown in the early history of the American colonies, 101; disbelief in co-education, 102; periods in the history of Episcopal education in Ore- gon, 102-3; the Richmonds establish the first Episcopal school in Yamhill county, 103, committee reports in 1853 proposing seminary, 103 -4; Bishop Thomas F. Scott advocates founding of school and committee ap- pointed to receive locations, 104; MO- waukie site offered but better adapted Oswego property bought, 105; Trinity school opened in 1856, 105; school continued until 1865, Mr. Bernard Cornelius the first principal and re- turns to be the last, 105-6; difficulties in financing, 106 -7; Spencer Hall, a girls' school at Milwaukie, 107-8; Bishop Morris and the Misses Rodney arrive and create new interest in ed- ucation, 108-9; St. Helens Hall in old and new locations, in charge of Miss Rodney, 1870-72, 109-13; Bishop Scott Grammar and Divinity School for boys, 1870-85, suffers reverses due to changes of Head Masters, 115-16; Dr. Joseph W. Hill becomes Head Master in 1878 and continues until 1901, 116-25; Diocesan schools at Walla Walla and at Cove, 120-1; par- ochial schools attempted in leading towns outside of Portland, 121; school finances, 122-3; death of Miss Rodney causes change of administration of St. Helens Hall, 123-4; administration of Bishop Scott Academy by A. C. Newill, 125-7; more recent affairs of St. Helens Hall, 127-30; the Bishop Scad- ding Grammar School on the Yamhill farm, 130-3; conclusion and statistics, 133-5 . Elliott* Simon G., gains reputation through use of his route over the Sierra Nevada Mountains by the Central Pacific Rail- road, 239; surveys railroad through Northern California and Oregon, 239- 45; instigates formation of East Side Company, 251; puts through scheme for financing, and enters into agree- ment with Ben Holladay, 265-7. Engine, " Oregon Pony, " 197-202. Franchere, Gabriel, biographical sketch of, 300; his "narrative" gives most facts about early days on the Wil- lamette, 300. Gaston, Joseph, an incorporator of the California and Columbia River Rail- road Company, 240, 243; secures in- corporation of company designated by legislature as company to receive land grant, 250; encounters opposition of East Side Company and loses grant but secures another for his West Side Company, 250-9; appeals to people for financial aid, 263; attempts con- struction of West Side road, but fails and it is merged with Holladay inter- ests, 269-73; wins in retaining "Ore- gon Central" as the name for his road, 273-4. H Halsey, A. Jacob, biographical sketch of and probability of bis being the per- son also known as J. C. Halsey, 304. Halsey, J C, biographical sketch of and account of activities on the Willamette, 304-6 . Harney, General, issues order opening upper country to settlement, Oct. 31, 1858, 187-8 . Hawaiians» introduction of, into the Pacific Northwest, 72-5. Henry, Alexander, the younger's account of his Willamette trip, 306-9. Hermann, Binger, Address at Port Orford Homecoming and Pioneer Reunion, 313-29; post at Port Orford most his- toric and its history dramatic, 313-14; Aguilar on his visit to the vicinity re- ported location of river, Strait of Anian and Island of California, 314; Vancouver charts the harbor and gives name to cape, 315; William Tichenor rediscovers in 1850 and files on land, 315-16; settlement, 317; Indian at- tack and abandonment of the post, 317-18; a second occupation by re- cruits, 318; a company of road makers under T'Vault massacred, 318-19; the military have battle with Coquille Indians, 319-20; wreck of the Captain Lincoln with narrow escape of its company of soldiers, 320; gold dis- covered on the beach sands and con- sequent rapid growth of city, 321; wealth in cedar, 321-2; Indians re- sent encroachment and massacre of settlers follows, 322-4; military leaders who participate later attain fame, 324; fire^ destroys town and timber, 325; engineers recommend harbor for