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greatest explorers. The maps he drew helped the U.S. Government — and the rest of the nation — understand thegeography of the west. His journal also provided insights into the lands, peoples, and animal life of the region.”(262) Thise quote is from an oration by Waldo Emerson which he delivered before the Literary Societies ofDartmouth College, July 24, 1838.Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist,philosopher, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid 19th century. Histeachings directly influenced the growing New Thought movement of the mid 1800s. He was seen as a champion ofindividualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society.(263) Ref: Blog & Biz of Arthur Robert Mullen III >> 2009 >> December: < Agiocochook > The native Indianname for Mt. Washington, meaning place of the home spiritCHAPTER XV(264) Ref: Lewis and Clark’s Columbia River – Point Adams, Oregon: “The name ‘Adams’ was given to thesouthern Columbia River point by Captain Robert Gray on May 18, 1792, in honor of John Adams, former Presidentof the United States.”(265) Ref: Kootenay River- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: “The river was described with slightlydifferent names by two groups of the local Ktunaxa (Kootenai) tribes. The indigenous people who lived along theupper river knew it as aqkinmiluk, simply meaning ‘river’. The people along the lower river called it aqkoktlaqat, aname whose meaning is not certain. The name ‘Flatbow River’ comes from the name the Blackfeet used to call theKtunaxa, for their ‘powerful, stylish bows’, and was later recorded by French-Canadian fur traders. “(266) Ref: Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia: “In 1808 David Thompson gave what isnow called the Kootenay River the name Mc Gillivray’s River, in honour of William and Duncan Mc Gillivray.”(267) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: The Pend d’ Oreilles are a tribe of NativeAmericans who lived around Lake Pend Oreille. It is named after the Pend d ' Oreilles tribe, whose name is Frenchfor "earring ", (literally "hangs in the ear"). ...(268) Ref: Wikipedia Encyclopedia: Charles Wilkes (April 3, 1798 – February 8, 1877) was an American navalofficer and explorer. He is particularly noted for leading the United States Exploring Expedition 1838-1842 as wellas for his role in the Trent Affair during the Civil War.(269) Ref: Wikipedia – The Free Encyclopedia: “The early maps of the fur trade era show theOkanagan River as the ‘Caledonia River’, a name conferred as it was the connecting route between the ColumbiaDistrict and the New Caledonia Fur District (which began north of Okanagan Lake). Fort Okanagan, a fur-tradingpost of the North West Company, was located at the river’s