/tags/bostonian Bostonian en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:35:38 GMT /show/as-it-was/2015-01-06/boston-merchant-outfits-oregon-coastal-trading-ship Excited by reports reaching Boston in 1850 of gold and new settlements in the West, a merchant named Gardiner outfitted a ship for trading along the… Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:35:38 GMT /show/as-it-was/2015-01-06/boston-merchant-outfits-oregon-coastal-trading-ship Emily Blakely