Show famous forts in U S history by ELMO SCOTT WATSON A CO 1025 western N Nip pr union where john jacob ator great plan failed two lending leading objects of commercial gain have given birth to wide rind nod during daring enterprise in the hie early fil history story of tile the americas tile the pre precious clous recitals of the lie south and tile tho r rich ch at peltries pel tries of the ali north writes washington irving in n the opening chapter of astoria storla A the chronicle of 0 onu of the most romantic of till nil tile ring enterprises for the story glory of fort astoria Is tile he story of how flow john jacob autor once a german immigrant boy in new york founded the Atu american erlean fur company it in and how tile the next year he organized the pacific fur company to compete walli the lordly northwest company of Cl canada inada associated with him film wore were three former employees of the northwest company alexander kickay duncan mcdougal McDoug nI nud and donald mckenzie Mc Kenzle and wilson price hunt of new nev jersey karly early in 1811 1813 it post was established on the columbia river in oregon is aa the central trading point and named fort astoria in honor of tile the founder the short history of fort astoria la III full of tragic incident of tile the loss of the lie ship tonquin of the perilous trip overland made by hunt and mckenzie and of the questionable conduct of which resulted in the loss of the post at the outbreak of the war of 1812 the northwest North wes company convinced tile british fleet operating in tile the pacific that the store of furs fit at fort As torla would be a rich prize and a war vessel was dispatched to capture it in the meantime other agents of the company had biad appeared before the fort and persuaded mcdougal that it would be best to sell out before ti the post was taken forcibly the one humorous incident in all of the tragedy of fort astorca was the alie indignation of the lie captain of the british BrI sloop of war when he found that illi his warlike expedition had liken been forestalled by a snug commercial agreement and that the lie anticipated booty had bec oiin british property in tile regular com course so of traffic when liu lie saw what a miserable little stockade was tilts tills post which tie he had been led to believe was a formidable military lie exclaimed Is iff tills this the fort about which I 1 have heard so much talking damme but id batter it down in two hours with a four I 1 fort was renamed fort george when the british flag was hoisted over it although john jacob actors grand enterprise lind had failed lie he lived to see it ft become fort As torla again after the cry of 54 4 41 40 or fight had resulted in great bri italis bains giving up tip tier her claim to the va iu eifle northwest and acknowledging the lie sovereignty of the united salutes where rolls the oregon |