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The Beaver Arrives at Astoria and Cox in Oregon
Ross Cox joins the Beaver voyage to Astoria and leads a perilous overland trek to Spokane and the Flathead trade. He endures hunger, bear encounters, and harsh portages, then is rescued by Nez Perce and later returns to Montreal after pivotal dealings with Canadian traders and the Astor venture.
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The
Columbia
Ross Cox
Oregon
Astor
Hudson’s Bay Company
Hudson Bay
North-West Company
David Thompson
Cox
Astoria
Sandwich Islands
Interior
Grinnell
Schultz
Lower Columbia
Walla Walla River
Robert Stewart
St. Louis
Walla Wallas
Lewis River
Nez Perces
Spokane
Farnham
Columbia River
Rocky Mountains
Couer d'Alene
le Bleu
Montreal
Charles M. Russell
Montana
Oregon Wilderness