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reaching the mouth of the Clearwater July 24. Douglas collected 

 about the present site of Lewiston and in the adjacent Craig Moun- 

 tains until the 30th. July 31 he started overland for Kettle Falls, 

 which he reached August 4, going by way of Old Fort Spokane. 

 Here he remained until the 18th, when he proceeded to Fort Okano- 

 gan on horseback, thence down the Columbia, reaching Vancouver 

 August 31. The remainder of this season was spent in a trip to the 

 head of the Umpqua River, where he discovered the sugar pine, near 

 the present- site of Roseburg. On March 20, 1827, he started for 

 England, going up the Columbia to Kettle Falls on foot. From here 

 he made his way across the continent to Hudson Bay, whence he sailed 

 in a whaling ship. 



On Douglas's second journey he reached the Columbia June 3, 1831. 

 Most of this season was spent in the Blue Mountains region, where 

 he collected " one hundred new species " of plants. From October 10 

 until December 23 he was at the mouth of the Columbia. From then 

 until October 23, 1832, he was in California and the Sandwich 

 Islands. Reaching the Columbia again October 23, 1832, he spent 

 the fall collecting mosses and seaweeds along the coast. In the 

 spring of 1833 he again ascended the Columbia, reaching Fort Oka- 

 nogan April 9. The early part of the summer was spent on Fraser 

 River, but all his collections were lost by the upsetting of his canoe, 

 and Douglas barely escaped with his life. July 15, 1833, he was 

 again at Walla Walla, w^hence he made excursions for the third time 

 into the Blue Mountains. October 18, 1833, he sailed from the mouth 

 of the Columbia. The extent and amount of this man's collections 

 during the three seasons he spent in the Northwest almost surpass 

 belief. 



His collections are described in Hooker's Flora Boreali- Americana. 

 A few of his duplicates are in the Gray Herbarium, but the most 

 complete set is at Kew. 



SCOITLER. 



Dr. John Scouler (1804-1871) was the companion of Douglas on 

 Ijis first journey. His collections were confined to the single season 

 of 1825. During April and May he collected with Douglas mainly 

 at the mouth of the Columbia and at Fort Vancouver. From June 

 until September Scouler spent on a trip to Nootka Sound and return, 

 during which he is said to have visited nearly every harbor along 

 that stretch of coast. Some of his specimens are labeled " Straits 

 of de Fuca ; " others " Nootka Sound." The best set is in the Brit- 

 ish Museum. Scouler 's manuscript journal is in the possession of the 

 Oregon Historical Society and, it is stated, will soon be published. 



