INDEX 
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Acquisition of California Coast Islands, 3 
North Pacific Ocean—Temperature, Winds, Rainfall, Fogs, Fish, 4 , 5 
Fishing Grounds, Hecta, Cape Flattery Banks, 7 
Oregon, Washington Territory, British Columbia, waters and-fish, 8 , 9 
Acquisition of Alaska—Topography, Islands and Climate, 13, 14 
Japanese Stream, Kamschatka Current, 15 , 16 
Winds, Timber, Minerals, 21 , 23 
Fishing Banks—Cod, Halibut and Salmon, 25, 26, 28 
Fur-bearing Animals, Gray and Fur Seal, 29, 30 
An Act to Prevent the Extermination of Fur-bearing Animals, 
Proclamation of the Collector of San Francisco, 33, 36 
Walrus, Whales, Population, 39, 40, 42 
Siberia—Climate, Resources, Population, 46, 47 
Bhering Sea Currents, 48 
Salt, Turk’s Island, Salt Lake, 49 
Curing Fish, Cooperage, Outfits, Markets, 50, 51 
A Plea for Puget Sound, 52 
Topography, Climate, Productions, 53, 55 
Rivers, Farming Lands, Soil, 56 
Minerals—Iron, Coal, Silver and Gold, 59 
Timber, Water Power, 60 
Indians, Traders, Pioneers, 61 
Towns—Port Townsend, Seattle, 64 
Steilacoom, Olympia and Tumwater, 65 
Milling and Mining Towns, 66 
Commercial Statistics, Lumbering, Shipbuilding, 67, 68 
Report of San Francisco Board of Underwriters, 69 
Ship “ Wildwood ” at San Francisco, 70 
Northwest Coast, Harbors, Montery and San Francisco, 73 
Columbia River—Entrance and Ice, 77 
Puget Sound Scenery, Wilkes, 78, 80 
Jefferson, Ledyard, Astor, Fur Trade, 81, 83 
Railroad Explorations, Distances, N. P. R. R., 84 
Transcontinental and Asiatic Commerce, 85 
Population of Washington Territory, Schools, Churches, Press, 
Hotels, 89,90 
Industries, Foundries, Tanneries, Bootmaking, Health, 91 
United States Census for 1870, 92 
Recapitulation, Westward, Ho! Conclusion, 93, 94, 95 
Triumphs of the Fishermen, 96 
Legislation Requisite for the Fisheries, 103 
Postscript, HO 
