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Marie Dorion and The Astoria ExpeditionWild West | 7 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post
Hunt was not present when Astoria was sold. He had left Oregon on August 4, 1812 on Beaver en route to New Archangel, Alaska, to negotiate trade with the Russian-American Company. He sold a cargo of supplies for sealskins that he took to the Orient by way of the Sandwich Islands, where he left the ship. After learning of the declaration of war, he chartered Albatross and returned to Astoria, arriving after his partners had already arranged to sell out to the North West Company. Subscribe Today
Before learning of the beginning of war, some of the Americans made plans to return to the East overland, carrying dispatches. One group of six men, led by Robert Stuart, left in June 1812, the month war was declared. Both Stuart and his uncle, David Stuart, were partners who had traveled west on Tonquin. With Stuart were both Ramsey Clark and John Day, who had had such a bad experience traveling with Hunt. Their route took them much farther south than Hunt’s westward expedition and was extremely difficult, causing them to go many miles out of the way. In the process they discovered a pass through the Rockies in what would become Wyoming. At an elevation of only 7,550 feet, South Pass was later to become the preferred route for the Oregon Trail. The Bonneville Expedition took the first wagon through South Pass on 24 July 1832. A large portion of Hunt’s route along the Snake River became part of the Oregon Trail. This article was written by Wayne Jewett and originally appeared in the October 2000 issue of Wild West magazine.
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7 Comments to “Marie Dorion and The Astoria Expedition”
Interesting story but the First People that Astor’s expedition contacted on the west coast of Vancouver Island were Nuu-chah-nulth. Salish territory is on the opposite side of the mountains on the island’s southeast side.
By David on Jul 14, 2008 at 11:54 pm
I have just finished reading The Tender Ties Historical Series, by Jane Kirkpatrick. They tell of Marie Dorion and her amazing journey. I am now doing a paper about the historical information presented. I found that this website was very helpful and the information matched up really well with the book. Thanks for the information!
By laura on Dec 16, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I just finished reading Jane Kirkpatrick’s Book about Marie Dorion, “a name of her own”. I wish I would’ve found and read this before reading that book. This is a very good website, I will be using a lot more of in the future, Thank you.
By Tamara West on Jan 15, 2009 at 12:26 pm
your website got me an A on my report on Marie Dorian, thanks so much for making it!!!
sincerely, Phoenix Moreno 7th grade
By phoenix moreno on Mar 19, 2009 at 6:03 pm
I have read the Tender Ties Historical series ( about Marie Dorion)by Jane Kirkpatrick. Believe me, I could not put those books down. What an amazing woman Marie Dorion is. The strength, andwill power this woman had, just left me in awe. My husband and I are planning our summer holidays now, and we are going to trace some of the places Marie Dorion has been. I am really excited about actually going where this remarkable lady had once been.
By Donna Glawson on Apr 25, 2009 at 3:30 pm
There is also a chapter on Marie Dorion in More than Petticoats: Remarkable Oregon Women by Gayle Shirley. It has profiles on ten extraordinary early-day Oregon women.
By Steve on Jul 28, 2009 at 8:01 pm
I enjoyed your article on Marie Dorion. She was my Third-Great-Grandmother so I love to see her story in print. As she was buried under the old St. Louis Church in Oregon’s French Prairie it is a great place to visit if you are interested in her. There is a Dorion street next to the church social hall and many extended family members are in the pioneer cemetery behind the church.
By Jennifer Bailes on Sep 21, 2009 at 1:33 am