All of a sudden,
some years afterwards, it turned out that they were claiming to be
masters here.
"'And now I wish this statement to go across the waters to my great and
good Mother, and I pray her to cause a proper settlement to be made
with us for our lands, so that our children, and our children's
children, whose lands are being taken possession of by foreigners, may
receive what is just and fair for the loss of their lands. I am old and
feeble. I am the only surviving Chief of those who spoke to Lord
Selkirk. I pray the great Mother, whose medal I have, to feel for us
and help us.
"'(Signed)
"WILLIAM KING.'"
I should like here to add a very interesting letter from the agent of
the Hudson's Bay Company in the United States:--
"52, CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK,
"_24th August, 1863._
"DEAR SIR,
"If in addressing you, and expressing a sincere hope that you had a
pleasant voyage to Liverpool per the steamer 'Scotia,' I seem to take
too much liberty, I beg your pardon, as it is not my nature to be
intrusive'.
"A friend, knowing that I am interested in the fur and skin trade,
handed me, to-day, a copy of the (London) 'Economist' of 4th ulto.
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