The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09
Daring Attempt of British to Seize Puget Sound With
Aid of SnoQlmlmie and Snohomish Indians.


rival that snsE ene aay sweep her fEon
tafe seas" EagE2nd. however. mas ever
Seen xar~zsxaEed ard she showed nsg
snrewdness nere- You $50 N4posson sap
pas*d be sod. rs al tsa Northwest coas1.
ard ne did ard we SUPPOSED w. lad
so1xhs Il That gas Why President JEFF
EerSssn Kept Lewis and Esarks N that re-
sissn exploring fgem Ise 10 Iss4--s,s see
what We had. It was nor gfGeen years.
however before k.ugl1n. laid elasra - Il,
ana skien psace-I2seTs as Thomas Fl BeGg-
ton. as late as IS-5 declared II congress
tnaE 0rez9a territory MAS BOT w1rfa
lighting ter. raat fne backbone Of the
Rocky mountains Ma "a good enough
western boundary for - an as Ear
We aesl&a ever want 20 90. II tag face
CT sueE a fseiing l. vas easy enough for
England 70 press her claims amt ~ Isis
sse whsedaed a. gaso signing a iasat a.
capanoy treaty As a ulaxser CT fact. ssze
Rad usz just calm so this territory a. al.
having aesanssened all exploration after
Sa1g0Gy2rs THE, when she found tarrs
Was no northwest pa=sass e Hgason
Cay. some ai4t5as ttlss declare our famous
Jeiat occupancy treaty was never isl-eE.stet
for chs regl0s3 a ALL but tor atner
streams and the 1xgea1 LAKES along gae
aispaZea boundary farther aAst. and IN
%GEsoEk OF their assertion cite sae fact
taag Ia Isl entered into q treaty with
Fuss a. @nsreby We were not 70 20
faFf~er n-rth than Latitude "a sas the pres
sat southern boundary III A4aska. Hgr
was Russia 10 COME farther south Bat
oe shat - 4 may. England keps g>-cktng
away. aid in the early eos this joint &C.
eapauey treaty was IN fun force IL WAS
the aistary Of tf4is whals hoggasn traGsac-
taeu that bad been revie - .ag that after
noon tas doctor and SAT- there. and as
Re supposed me a British subject I had
not bsau AFRAID 20 speak plainly. In saer,
| was sounding aim. and | was sent THERE
by cur government fer snat special pur-
pose my spurious creeis nzials having
been sent aim ErGm London and nay pass
age having been taken from tnas city.
Faith. an it's Gods OWE truth we've
been talking, young Fan. SAID the doe
tor. be leaned forward And brought
MS pusffsiercus palm down my knee.
Il We known &c all these years nur ya are
the very first man I've ever MET IL these
woods that knew as mash. OK that dared
say IL If ne did How come ye 70 know
so much politics. anyway Hos come W
10 havs a mind above yer bugs and
beetles Is a book All ye're w0rkta' ons"
I pretended not 10 hear MS last a}les-
tIcn. bat went a1. 'AEa doctor. S@Fa as
you I've. the Eagish government VIII d.
uiand Of yoa some day thar you Use your
.afi4eaee 10 put this entire territory in
her hands. that yoQ say to these trap
perS, both white and red: England wants
tl4is resion. aad by righe x Is aers. SIZE
owas chs Hudsan Bay Company, the eofn-
paay ewns ne. AMI tha company ard
asa you. W. must stand tor England
and do her bidding
And 10 Va know what I'll do IN that
ease DO We know The Doctor was
clearly excited, sor he was repeating Ger
tain verbs 81 alz sentences. = trick Of
speech he had.
WAY. yes. doctor, you'd obey. What
else could you dog''
Il wauid. ehf / would Would II What
else could do. What elsef Wen. young
rtaa Iii tell 50, I ccaAd Act tsse part 0f
an honest man. Evoa II ToGr government
goes wrong. boy. even Il your government
gaas wrong that's 20 excuse s1r Son-
Mans responsibility rests wiki God. RE
ssastIaes me at The last hour ite Ena~ss
my dying piHow casy-got the Earl of
Aheraesn nor Lord Peel. bur the Iscgd
tSaa Almighty. NV, I've T0eSed Tor
this company uare years than you've
.tYed ] love 81 - \ estid loves ats parent.
/ DO indeed { 81. Eve represented tAs
Eng isA rnE.ent here tue. gor twenty
Eve years 0r faor4. I've beer called tha
gathef II th.s territory. and have beer
nraetica ~ @ovGrcor- bat as sure as you
Ave rs [ 1--we. a. God lives. 4 cev9T lend
myself 30 i :, rcHE- Originally thjs terri
soex was here rcr tha taking the Spaa-
hx IRE teeWiy 3f ST tldsfousa. Il there
b. any 4aabt an shag score Spain ard The
r-nie.a states settled IL IN 1913 The Init
81 States acquired e from France or
SpaEn--oae 1r 5i2e other England G3s go
..Fsfls.a gpan IS saat b shadow oE one. Z, g
By sufrarance aaly th4t our country IS here
10 ust he4lsse .bas shc original Ie3Ec &C.
rHpancv treaty w8s eyer sr.-eG5e3 10 Gov
- fhEz regEDg " hen the PROVISIONAL g0v
ezau1ant vas formed did ng duty
res.e8rked matters ga rag company. Aa3
sons a. me efEse-a.s IN Loudon asked .or
frc ectian. I d{dn 3. >S};Aar I 10F tas
~ YylrspN eeed &c Tbs cuGurrT * being
satsges3. SIR. by Amarsc4as- They're -
here Ten 70 euE ave. They're beer 40
stree Esss. when Sz9ta. Saesegts an Jack
Sen nroaEhf ir sbeir trapca-s ~sst Il re
Rerksss III this territory. So cverg helm
y-.xfv American &zE}s fer innovation 80
Eswifsh domains. calls Tor English ruia.
I .nal4 ee on1y leo CAD. sar it= a good
x.rv erurneot "a !fys antitT-ea great govern
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