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William Fraser Tolmie experiences an earthquake at Fort Nisqually, at the southern end of Puget Sound near the Nisqually River delta.
His journal entry records the first written eyewitness account of an earthquake in the Puget Sound region.
At the age of twenty, having spent three years attending medical classes at the University of Glasgow, Tolmie had qualified as a Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, after which he joined the Hudson's Bay Company and soon sailed for the Pacific Northwest.
In the spring of 1833 he arrived at Fort Vancouver, and soon after arriving he was sent to the proposed site for Fort Nisqually.
The route was via canoe up the Cowlitz River then overland by horse.
Tolmie's journal provides the first detailed account of this route, today essentially that of Interstate 5.
His journal entry records the first written eyewitness account of an earthquake in the Puget Sound region.
At the age of twenty, having spent three years attending medical classes at the University of Glasgow, Tolmie had qualified as a Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, after which he joined the Hudson's Bay Company and soon sailed for the Pacific Northwest.
In the spring of 1833 he arrived at Fort Vancouver, and soon after arriving he was sent to the proposed site for Fort Nisqually.
The route was via canoe up the Cowlitz River then overland by horse.
Tolmie's journal provides the first detailed account of this route, today essentially that of Interstate 5.
Tolmie stays at the newly built Fort Nisqually for seven months, until December 1833.
While at Nisqually he writes in his journal about nearby Mount Rainier and his desire to see it more closely.
In August 1833 he had arranged a "botanizing excursion" to the mountain, with Lachalet, a Nisqually, and Nuckalkat, a Puyallup, as guides.
Three other Native Americans had joined the party.
They had traveled through the thick forests, following the general course of the Puyallup River to the Mowich River and into what is today the northwest part of Mount Rainier National Park.
Wanting to reach the snow level, Tolmie had chosen the nearest snowy peak and climbed it with Lachalet and Nuckalkat.
Tolmie Peak is named for this event, although it is not known exactly which peak was summited.
During the expedition, Dr. Tolmie had discovered a new species of plant, which is now known as Tolmie's saxifrage (Micranthes tolmiei).
Due to this trip, Dr. Tolmie is the first European to explore the Puyallup River valley and Mount Rainier.
At the end of 1833, Tolmie goes to the HBC post of Fort Simpson before returning to Europe.
While at Nisqually he writes in his journal about nearby Mount Rainier and his desire to see it more closely.
In August 1833 he had arranged a "botanizing excursion" to the mountain, with Lachalet, a Nisqually, and Nuckalkat, a Puyallup, as guides.
Three other Native Americans had joined the party.
They had traveled through the thick forests, following the general course of the Puyallup River to the Mowich River and into what is today the northwest part of Mount Rainier National Park.
Wanting to reach the snow level, Tolmie had chosen the nearest snowy peak and climbed it with Lachalet and Nuckalkat.
Tolmie Peak is named for this event, although it is not known exactly which peak was summited.
During the expedition, Dr. Tolmie had discovered a new species of plant, which is now known as Tolmie's saxifrage (Micranthes tolmiei).
Due to this trip, Dr. Tolmie is the first European to explore the Puyallup River valley and Mount Rainier.
At the end of 1833, Tolmie goes to the HBC post of Fort Simpson before returning to Europe.
Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, leading the United States Exploring Expedition, surveys the west coast of North America, including the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, the Columbia River, San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento River, in 1841.
He lands at Fort Nisqually, an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department, on May 11, 1840.
Wilkes holds the first American Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi River in what is now Dupont, Washington on July 5, 1841.
The Pugets Sound Agricultural Company (PSAC) had been formed in 1840 as a subsidiary of the HBC to meet its contractual obligations with the Russian-American Company in the RAC-HBC Agreement.
Fort Nisqually and Cowlitz Farm are attached to the new venture, though it remains staffed and managed by HBC personnel.
In 1841 mostly Métis families from the Red River colony are hired by the PSAC to become pastoralists and farmers upon its two stations.
After traveling overland to Fort Vancouver by James Sinclair, fourteen Métis emigrant families from the Red River colony choose Fort Nisqually as their final destination.
He lands at Fort Nisqually, an important fur trading and farming post of the Hudson's Bay Company in the Puget Sound area, part of the Hudson's Bay Company's Columbia Department, on May 11, 1840.
Wilkes holds the first American Independence Day celebration west of the Mississippi River in what is now Dupont, Washington on July 5, 1841.
The Pugets Sound Agricultural Company (PSAC) had been formed in 1840 as a subsidiary of the HBC to meet its contractual obligations with the Russian-American Company in the RAC-HBC Agreement.
Fort Nisqually and Cowlitz Farm are attached to the new venture, though it remains staffed and managed by HBC personnel.
In 1841 mostly Métis families from the Red River colony are hired by the PSAC to become pastoralists and farmers upon its two stations.
After traveling overland to Fort Vancouver by James Sinclair, fourteen Métis emigrant families from the Red River colony choose Fort Nisqually as their final destination.