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ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS: |
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Irrigation - The Finished
Product, a Sugar-Beet Field |
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Governor Frank Steunenberg |
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Idaho Sheep |
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Open Stand of Yellow Pine |
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Yellow Pine Ready for the Sawmill |
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Hauling the Logs to the Sawmill |
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The Potlatch Lumber Mills |
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
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CHAPTER I. -
GEOLOGICAL HISTORY
- 1. How the geology of a Country Affects Its History
- 2. How the Surface Features of Idaho Were Formed.
- 3. The Pre-Cambrian Abe.
- 4. The Paleozoic Age.
- 5. The Granite Formations
- 6. Rivers and Seas of Lava
- 7. Courses of Rivers Changed by Lava-Flows
- 8. Helpful Action of Winds
- 9. Lakes Formed by Glaciers
- 10. Many Changes Still in Progress |
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CHAPTER II. -
PROMINENT PHYSICAL FEATURES
- 11. Idaho a Large State
- 12. Its Peculiar Shape
- 13. Mountains Everywhere in Sight
- 14. The Rivers of Idaho
- 15. A Varied Climate
- 16. Idaho's Scenery |
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CHAPTER III. - THE
INDIANS OF IDAHO
- 17. Tribes and General Characteristics
- 18. The Kutenais
- 19. The Pend d'Oreille Indians
- 20. The Coeur d'alene Indians
- 21. (Page 19 missing)
- 22. The Shoshonis or Snake Indians
- 23. The Bannacks.
- 24. The Sheepeaters
- 25. The Lemhis |
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CHAPTER IV. - HOW
THE UNITED STATES ACQUIRED AN UNDISPUTED TITLE TO THE OREGON
COUNTRY
- 26. The Oregon Country.
- 27. How a Nation Acquires New Territory.
- 28. Our Right of Discovery.
- 29. Our Right by Exploration.
- 30. Our Right by Settlement.
- 31. Our Claims Disputed. |
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CHAPTER V. - THE
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION.
- 32. A Successful Expedition.
- 33. The Long Journey
(Portrait of William Clark)
- 34. Sacajawea
(Portrait of Meriwether Lewis)
- 35. Lewis and Clarke Enter Idaho.
(Picture of Sacajawea Statue, City Park, Portland
- 36 The Explorers Meet the Nez Perces.
- 37. Building the Canoes.
- 38. Chief Twisted Hair.
(Picture of Lewis and Clark Medals found in an Indian Grave near
Mouth of Potlatch River in 1899)
- 39. A Lewis and Clark Medal Discovered near the Mouth of the
Potlatch River.
- 40. The Explorers Reach the Junction of the Clearwater and
the Snake Rivers.
- 41. The Return
- 42. The Departure
(Map of Routes of The Lewis and Clark Expedition) |
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CHAPTER IV. - THE FUR-TRADERS
- 43. The Coming of the Trappers.
- 44. The Northwest Company
- 45. Later Activities of the Northwest Company in Idaho.
(Picture of Site of "Kullyspell House," Idaho's First
Trading-Post. Town of Hope.)
- 46. The Missouri Fur Company
(Picture of Autograph of Andrew Henry.)
- 47. The Pacific Fur Company
- 48. The Hunt Party Reaches Idaho.
- 49. They Sail down the Snake in Canoes
- 50. Disaster at "Caldron Linn."
- 51. On Foot to Astoria
- 52. The Hunt and Crooks Parties
- 53. Hunt's Later Career
- 54. A Trapping Expeditions to Idaho.
- 55. The Hudson's Bay Company
(Portrait of Doctor John McLoughlin)
- 56. Operations of Hudson's Bay Company in Idaho.
- 57. The First or Temporary Fort Boise.
- 58. The Second or Permanent Fort Boise
- 59. Francis Payette
(Picture of Interior of Fort Boise)
- 60. Farnham's Description of Francis Payette.
(Picture of Exterior of Fort Boise)
- 61. The Last Years of the Hudson's Bay Company
- 62. The Rocky Mountain Fur Company
- 63. The Golden Age of Trapping in Idaho.
- 64. Pierre's Hole
(Map of Early Fur-Trading Posts and Missions)
- 65. The Rendezvous
- 66. Captain B. L. E. Bonneville
- 67. - The Most Picturesque Figure in Early Idaho History.
(Portrait of Captain B. L. E. Bonneville)
- 68. - Influential Friends
- 69. Bonneville Across the Plains, 1832 - 1835.
- 70. Bonneville in Lemhi County
- 71. A Muskrat-Hunt.
- 72. Bonneville in Bear Lake County.
- 73. Bonneville on the Portneuf.
- 74. Bonneville's Achievements.
- 75. Bonneville's Later Life
- 76. Nathaniel J. Weyeth.
- 77. Wyeth from Distinguished New England Ancestry.
(Portrait of Nathaniel J. Weyeth)
- 78. Wyeth's First Expedition
- 79. Wyeth Returns to Idaho
- 80. Wyeth Builds Fort Hall
(Portrait of Henry Hall)
- 81. The Appearance of Fort Hall Under American Control.
- 82. Fort Hall under Hudson's Bay Control.
- 83. Idaho's First Flag-'raising at Old Fort Hall.
(Portrait of Interior of Fort Hall)
- 84. Importance of Fort Hall.
- 85. Weyeth Sells Fort Hall
(Picture of Exterior of Fort Hall)
- 86. Later Life of Weyeth
- 87. John C. Fremont
- 88. Fremont Through Idaho, 1843.
- 89. Fremont's Achievement |
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CHAPTER VII. - WESTERN TRAILS
- 90. The Making of a Trail
- 91. Noted Trails.
- 92. The Oregon Trail.
(Picture of Portion of the Oregon Trail, Southern Idaho)
- 93. The Oregon Trail in Idaho
- 94. Travel over the Oregon Trail.
- 95. The Mullan Road
(Portrait of John Mullan)
- 96. The Lo Lo Trail
(Picture of The Lo Lo Trail) |
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CHAPTER VIII. - THE MISSIONARIES AND FIRST SETTLERS.
- 98. The Trapper Brings the First Tidings of Christianity to
the Oregon Country.
- 99. The First Indian Deputation to St. Louis
- 100. The First Religious Service in Idaho
(Rev. Jason Lee)
- 101. Spalding and Whitman.
(Portrait of Rev. Henry H. Spalding)
- 102. First White Woman Through Idaho
(Picture of The House Built by Mr. Spalding in 1837.)
- 103. The Lapwai Missions
- 104. Mrs. Spaulding Teaches Indian Women
- 105. Indians Learn Farming
(Picture of First Printing-Press in the Pacific Northwest)
- 106. First Printing Press in the Northwest
(Picture of Translation of the Gospel of Mathew in the Nez
Perce. One of the books printed at the Lapwai Mission)
- 107 - Idaho's First White Child.
(Portrait of Eliza Spalding Warren. Idaho's first
white child)
- 108. The Lapwai Mission Reopened.
- 109. The Catholic Missions
- 110. Father Peter J. De Smet.
(Portrait of Father Peter J. De Smet)
- 111. Father De Smet's Visits to Southern Idaho.
- 112. Father De Smet in North Idaho
- 113. Father De Smet's Activities Among North Idaho
Tribes
- 114. The Establishment of the First oeur de'Alene Mission.
(Picture of First Coeur D'Alene Mission on the St. Joe River,
1842.)
- 115. The Second or "Old" Mission on the Coeur d'Alene River
(1846)
(Picture of Second Coeur D'Alene Mission on the Coeur D'Alene
river as it appeared about 1860.)
- 116. A Romantic History
(Picture of Historic "Old Mission" Church near Cataldo)
- 117. The De Smet Mission
- 118. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in
Idaho.
- 119. Fort Lemhi: Southern Idaho's First Temporary Settlement
- 120. The Grasshoppers Destroy Crops (1856)
- 121. A Visit from Brigham Young (1857)
- 122. A Prosperous Year at the Mission (1857)
(Portrait of President Brigham Young)
- 123. Fort Lemhi Abandoned (1858)
- 124. The Mud Walls of Fort Lemhi
(Picture of Ruins of Fort Lemhi.)
- 125. Idaho's First Permanent Settlement
- 126. Franklin Pioneers Establish Idaho's First Irrigation
System.
(Picture of Pioneer Monument, Franklin)
- 127. Idaho's First School or White Children
- 128. Work of Protestant Churches
- 129. Bishop Tuttle and Reverend Mr. Fackler
(Portrait of Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle)
- 130. Bishop Tuttle Revered by Pioneers.
- 131. Menaced by Indians.
- 132. Golden Jubilee in 1916.
- 133. Colonel William Craig
(Portrait of Colonel William Craig)
- 134. Robert Newell
(Portrait of Doctor Robert Newell) |
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CHAPTER IX. - THE MINING ERA
- 135. Idaho's Gold Discoveries Part of a Great Movement
- 136. Captain E. D. Pierce Discovers Gold on the
Clearwater.
(Portrait of Captain E. D. Pierce, Discoverer of gold in
Idaho)
(Picture of The Modern Village of Elk City, situated near the
Famous Elk City Placer District)
- 137. Significance of the Clearwater Discoveries
(Picture of East End of New Warren, near "Warren's Diggings,"
one of the more Permanent Salmon River Placer Camps)
- 138. Discovery of Salmon River Mining District (1861-1862)
(Picture of NEW FLORENCE, The modern village is situated near
the site of the placer-camp of "Old" Florence)
- 139. The Astonishing Richness of the Florence Camp
- 140. Significance of the Salmon River Discoveries
(Picture of SALMON CITY. One of the older towns in the
State)
- 141. Grimes's Boise Basin Discovery (1862)
- 142. Boise Basin One of the Nation's Richest Placer-Camps.
- 143. The Boise Basin a Permanent Community.
NOTES ON IDAHO COUNTY BOUNDARY-LINES AS DEFINED BY THE FIRST
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE (JANUARY 16 AND FEBRUARY 4, 1864)
(Picture of Map of Idaho County Boundary-Lines in 1864.)
- 144. Michael Jordan's Owyhee Discovery
- 145. The Owyhee Quartz-Mines Attract Outside Capital
- 146. Early Owyhee Camps
(Picture of Wardner, from Haystack Hill. In the Coeur
d'Alene mining district)
- 147. Mining Development in Lemhi and Custer Counties
(Picture of The Hercules Mill)
- 148. The Wood River District (1879)
- 149. The Stampede to the Coeur d'Alenes (1884)
- 150. The Discovery of the Great Lead-Silver Belt
(Picture of Map of Idaho Counties in 1884)
(Picture of Bunker Hill and Sullivan New Lead Smelter and
Refinery, Near Kellogg. The cars in the foreground bring
the crude ore from the mine, which is back in the hills)
- 151. The World's Leading Lead-Silver District. |
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CHAPTER X - LIFE IN THE EARLY MINING-CAMPS.
- 152. Placer-Mining
- 153. The Prospector's Tools
(Picture of The Luna House, Lewiston)
(Picture of The Old Overland Hotel, Boise)
- 154. The Miner's Cabin
(Picture of A Typical Miner's Cabin)
- 155. The Miner's Food
- 156. The Miner's Dress
- 157. Miners Were Young and Vigorous
- 158. The Placer-Miner Worked Hard
- 159. Recreations
- 160. Friendships
- 161. Mining-Camp Humor
(Portrait of Hill Beacy. From "Vigilante Days and
Ways," by N. P. Lanford. A. C. McClurg & Co., publishers.
Used by permission.
- 162. Religious Life in the Camps.
- 163. Intellectual Interests.
(Portrait of MRS. STATIRA E.. ROBINSON. She taught
a public school at Florence in the fall of 1864.)
- 164. Politics
- 165. Military Protection for the Miners.
(Picture of The L. P. BROWN HOTEL, Mount Idaho)
- 166. Communication with the Outside World
- 167. Transportation.
(Picture of The Stage Coach)
(Picture of A PACK-TRAIN: CINCHING. From "Vigilante Days and
Ways," by N. P. Lanford. A. C. McClurg & Co., publishers.
Used by permission.
- 168. Self-Government: The Mining Camp
- 169. The Struggle for Order: The Vigilantes |
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CHAPTER XI - TERRITORIAL ORGANIZATION |
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CHAPTER XII. - THE INDIAN WARS.
- 187. General Conditions
- 188. War with the Northern Indians.
- 189. Battle of Four Lakes
- 190. Colonel Wright at Coeur d'Alene Mission
- 191. Wright a Successful Indian-Fighter
- 192. Battle of Battle Creek
- 193. The Nez Perce War.
(Picture of Nez Perce War Scene - Whitebird Battle-Ground)
(Picture of Nez Perce War Scene - Indian Breastworks on Rim of
Clearwater Canyon)
- 194. Treaty of 1855.
- 195. Treaty of 1863.
- 196. Death of "Old Joseph"
- 197. Immediate Causes of the War.
- 198. Battle of Whitebird Canyon.
- 199. The Battle of the Clearwater
(Picture of GENERAL O. O. HOWARD. Commanding
Department of the East, 1888.)
- 200. Joseph's Retreat over the Lo Lo Trail.
- 201. Joseph Long Flight from the Lo Lo Valley to Bear
Paw Mountain.
(Picture of Map showing Chief Joseph's Retreat from the
Clearwater Battle-Field to Bear Paw Mountain)
- 202. Chief Joseph's Surrender
- 203. Joseph's Speech at the Surrender
(Picture of NEZ PERCE WAR SCENE - MANUEL'S RANCH. Here
occurred one of the earliest atrocities of the Nez Perce War.)
- 204. Chief Joseph's Genius
- 205. Last Days of Chief Joseph
- 206. The Bannack War of 1878
- 207. Buffalo Horn
- 208. Defeat of the Bannack's
- 209. The Sheepeaters' War.
- 210. Plan of Attack |
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CHAPTER XIII - THE CATTLE DAYS
- 211. How the Cattle Came to the Northwest
- 212. The Open Range
(Picture of HEREFORD CATTLE FIND IDEAL GRAZING IN OUR NATIONAL
FORESTS)
- 213. The Cowboy
- 214. The Round up
- 215. Branding the Cattle
- 216. The Idaho Branding Laws
- 217. Conditions in Idaho
- 218. Grazing in the National Forests
(Picture of CATTLE DRIFTING AWAY FROM THE NATIONAL FOREST AT THE
CLOSE OF THE SEASON)
- 219. Grazing on State Lands |
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CHAPTER XIV. - THE SHEEP ERA
- 220. The Beginning of the Sheep Industry
- 221. The Ranges Vary with the Seasons
- 222. The Camp Tender
- 223. The Sheep-Herder and His Dog
(Picture of A SHEEP HERDER)
- 224. Shearing the Sheep
- 225. Sheep Brands
(Picture of SHEEP GRAZING IN THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.)
- 226. The Two-Mile Limit Law
(Picture of THE BEST FORAGE IS FOUND IN THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PARKS
OF OUR NATIONAL FORESTS)
- 227. Conflicts between Cattlemen and Sheepmen
(A Picture of SHEEP IN LONG VALLEY)
- 228. The "Diamondfield Jack" Tragedy |
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CHAPTER XV. - THE COMING OF THE RAILROADS
- 229. Outlook Not Promising
- 230. Idaho's First Railroad
- 231. Why the Transcontinental Roads Came
- 232. The Oregon Short Line
- 233. Later History
(Picture of AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PASSENGER-TRAIN)
- 234. The Northern Pacific
- 235. Branch Lines
- 236. The Great Northern
(Picture of A STEAM PASSENGER TRAIN ENTERING SCENIC SOUTHERN
IDAHO ALONG THE PORTNEUF RIVER)
- 237. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
- 238. Transportation Between the North and South
- 239. The Proposed North and South Railroad
- 240. What the Railroads Have Done |
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CHAPTER XVI . - STATEHOOD
- 241. Territory and State
- 242. Governor Issues Call for Constitutional Convention
- 243. The Constitutional Convention
(Picture of THE NEW STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, BOISE)
(Picture of WILLIAM H. CLAGGETT, President Idaho State
constitutional convention)
- 244. The New Constitution
- 245. The Constitution Adopted
- 246. Idaho Admitted to the Union
- 247. The First State Governor
- 248. First United States Senators
(Picture of ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO)
- 249. The State Flower |
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CHAPTER XVII. - AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
- 250. The Farmer Follows the Miner
- 251. Varied Conditions
- 252. A Rich Soil
- 253. Types of Farming
- 254. Dry Farming
(Picture of OVERFLOW AT THE FARMERS' WAREHOUSE, ILO.)
- 255. Cereals
(Picture of BEET-SUGAR FACTORY, BLACKFOOT)
- 256. Hay
- 257. Potatoes
(Picture of JONATHAN APPLES ON A SINGLE BRANCH)
- 258. Sugar-Beets
- 259. Fruit-Growing
(Picture of INDUSTRIAL MAP OF IDAHO)
(Picture of MAP OF IDAHO GROWING IRRIGATION PROJECTS)
- 260. The Bee Industry
- 261. Poultry and Eggs |
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CHAPTER XVIII. - THE STORY OF IRRIGATION
- 262. Irrigation Necessary
- 263. Conditions Requiring Irrigation
- 264. Early Irrigation
(Picture of IRRIGATION - HOW THE WATER IS STORED)
(Picture of IRRIGATION - THE CANAL CARRIES THE WATER TO THE ARID
TRACT)
(Picture of AN IDAHO APPLE-ORCHARD)
- 265. Early Ditches
- 266. Corporations Build Ditches
- 267. Irrigation District
- 268. Carey Act Development
- 269. The Reclamation Act.
(chart of SYSTEM NOW OWNED BY UNITED STATES RECLAMATION SERVICE)
- 270. Kinds of Dams
- 271. The Use of Water
(Picture of IRRIGATION - THE FINISHED PRODUCT, A SUGER-BEET
FIELD)
(Picture of IRRIGATON - A SAGE-BRUSH TRACT) |
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CHAPTER XIX. - NOTEWORTHY RECENT EVENTS.
- 272. Idaho at the World's Columbian Exposition
(1893)
- 273. The Carey Act (1894)
- 274. Carey Act Amendments
- 275. Woman Suffrage for Idaho (1896)
- 276. The Spanish-American War (1898)
- 277. Industrial Disturbances (1892 and 1899)
(Picture of GOVERNOR FRANK STEUNENBERG)
- 278. Assassination of Governor Steunenberg (1905)
- 279. The Reclamation Act (1902)
- 280. How Title Is Secured
- 281. The Prohibition Movement
- 282. State Prohibition Law (1915)
- 283. Idaho Troops on the Mexican Frontier (1916)
- 284. Idaho's Part in the World War (1917) |
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CHAPTER XX. - MATERIAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS
- 285. Idaho Has Vast Resources
- 286. Mineral Wealth
- 287. Stock-Raising
(picture of IDAHO SHEEP)
- 288. The Lumber Industry
- 289. National Forest
(picture of YELLOW PINE READY FOR THE SAWMILL)
(picture of HAULING THE LOGS TO THE SAWMILLS)
- 290. Water Power
- 291. The Public-School System
(Picture of THE POTLATCH LUMBER-MILLS)
- 292. Free Libraries
- 293. Transportation
- 294. Afterward: A Heritage of Patriotism and Americanism |
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SUPPLEMENT A - A POLITICAL HISTORY SKETCH
- IDAHO TERRITORY 1863 - 1800 |
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- 295.
William H. Wallace (1863)
- 296. Caleb Lyon (1864 - 1866) |
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- 297.
David W. Ballard (1866-1870)
- 298. Edward J. Curtis (1870) |
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| - 299.
Thomas W. Bennett (1871-1875) |
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- 300.
David P. Thompson (1875-1876)
- 301. Mason Brayman (1876-1880) |
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- 302.
John B. Neill (1800-1883)
- 303. John N. Irwin (1883) |
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- 304.
William M. Bunn (1884-1885)
- 305. E. A. Stevenson (1885-1889) |
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| - 306.
George L. Shoup (1889-1890) |
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SUPPLEMENT B. - A POLITICAL HISTORY SKETCH
- IDAHO SINCE STATEHOOD, 1890-1918 |
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- 307. -
George L. Shoup (July 3 - December 19, 1890)
- 308. - Norman B. Willey (December 19, 1890 - 1893) |
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- 309. -
William J. McConnell (1893-1897)
- 310. - Frank Steunenberg (1897-1901) |
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| - 311. -
Frank W. Hunt (1901-1903) |
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- 312. -
John T. Morrison (1903-1905)
- 313. - Frank R. Gooding (1905-1909) |
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- 314. -
James H. Brady (1909-1911)
- 315. - James H. Hawlely (1911-1913) |
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- 316.
John M. Haines (1913-1915)
- 317. Moses Alexander (1915-1918) |
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SUPPLEMENT C. - |
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TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS
- TERRITORIAL CHIEF JUSTICES
- TERRITORIAL DELEGATES TO CONGRESS
- STATE GOVERNORS
- CHIEF JUSTICES
- UNITED STATES SENATORS
- UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES
- COUNTIES AND COUNTY SEATS
- STATE BUILDINGS |
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