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These papers appear in Gray's "Oregon," pages 409-11, as a portion of Dr. White's report to the Secretary of War. This attempt to locate a claim in the vicinity of Vancouver was made by Williamson and Alderman. Williamson was apparently a modest ami respectable vomit: man. while Alder- man was a most notorious eliaraeter. He was well known in op-iron from his violent ami unprincipled conduct. He was always in trouble with somebody. lie went to California in the summer or fall of 1S48, and was killed in the latter portion of that year, at Suiter's Fort, under justifiable cir- eumstari' I have given these extracts from the address to the citixens of Ore-run, that the then managers of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany might speak for themstlves; and I have given the reply of Messrs. Russell and Stewart, of the executive committee, to sho- the opinion of those intelligent, calm and faithful Amer- ican officers upon the general subject. That the facts stated in the address are true there can be no reasonable doubt. The facts were all within the personal knowledge of Dr. McLoughlin and Mr. Douglas, and they could not be mistaken about them. If untrue, then they de- liberately and knowingly made false statements. To make statements that could be so readily contradicted by the people of Oregon, if untrue, would have been the greatest folly. I'.- Mdes the high character of these gentlemen, especially that of Dr. McLoughlin. forbids such inference. Dr. Mcl,ou-_ r hlin. (lurinir his long and active life, pave such conclusive proofs of the possession of the most exalted virtue thai no man of vpeetahle ability and irood character would at this late day question his integrity or doubt his statement of facts within his own knowledge. He voluntarily became, and afterward died, an American citi/en. But the truth of their statements, .-specially that one which declares that "they had -riven the protection of their influence over the native tribes to every person who required it. without distinction of nation or party," is shown by the fact that no American immiirrant as killed by the Indians in