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aboard American anchored arrived Astoria Bainbridge beaver became British called canoe Cape Captain Vancouver Cascade Range Chief closeby Columbia River Colville command commenced Cowlitz crew Discovery east eastern Washington England expedition explorer famous Fort Nisqually Fort Okanogan Fort Vancouver Fraser fur post fur trading fur trappers George Vancouver gold Governor Gray harbor horses Hudson's Bay Company hundred Indians Juan de Fuca Kamiakin Kitsap Lake land later Lieutenant lived located McLoughlin Meares miles Mountains mouth naval nearby Nisqually Nootka North West Company northward Okanogan Oregon Pacific Northwest Port Townsend Portland Puget Sound Quadra railroad Rainier reached region returned Rockies Ross sailing ship sailors San Juan Islands Seattle Senor shore soon Spain Spaniards Spanish Spokane House stands Stevens Strait of Juan Tacoma Territory today's city town tracks traveled trip U.S. Army Valley Vancouver Island Vancouver's vessel Walla Walla warship waters Whidbey Whitman Wilkes Yakima
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Page 11 - SWEET AUBURN! loveliest village of the plain; Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain, Where smiling spring its earliest visit paid, And parting summer's lingering blooms delayed : Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease, Seats of my youth, when every sport could please, How often have I loitered o'er thy green, Where humble happiness endeared each scene...