CONTENTS

The Oregon QuestionJoseph R. Wilson 111
Our Public Land System and its Relation to Education in the
United States
Frances F. Victor
132
Glimpses of Life in Early OregonMrs. William Markland Molson 158
Not Marjoram.—The Spanish Word "Oregano" not the Original
of Oregon
H. W. Scott
165
Reminiscences of Louis LabonteH. S. Lyman 169
Dr. Elliott CouesFrances F. Victor 189
Document.—A Narrative of Events In Early Oregon ascribed to Dr. John
McLoughlin
193
Reviews of Books.—"McLoughlin and Old Oregon"—Eva Emery Dye 207
   "Missionary History of the Pacific Northwest"—H. K. Hines, D. D. 210
Note.—A Correction 212

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