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That young man's name was WILLIAM DUNCAN, and it was he to whom now came the call of the Committee to start in ten days for British Columbia. William Duncan was ready. On December 19th, 1856, he took leave of the Committee, and on the 23rd, he sailed with Capt. The voyage to Vancouver's Island took nearly six months.
They brought back word that Gray had been fifty miles up the Straits of Fuca; and most astounding to Vancouver's ambitions that the American had been off the mouth of a river south of the straits at 46 degrees 10 minutes, where the tide prevented entrance for nine days. "The river Mr. Gray mentioned," says Vancouver, "should be south of Cape Disappointment.
Having referred to Vancouver's attempts to colonize the islands with useful quadrupeds, we may as well say something concerning his success upon Hawaii, one of the largest islands in the whole Polynesian Archipelago; and which gives the native name to the well-known cluster named by Cook in honour of Lord Sandwich.
One glorious September day we took our saddle-bags, note-books, and color-boxes, put our horses on board the Sacramento steamer, and, without other baggage or company of any sort, set out for the Columbia River and Vancouver's Island.
It was New Spain's pleasure to receive England's salute; and Vancouver's guns roared out a volley of thirteen shots to the amaze of two thousand or more savages watching from the shores. Formally accompanied by his officers, Vancouver then paid his respects to New Spain.
And in return for these sugars, coffee, and other tropical productions may be obtained at the Sandwich Islands. Advantages that in time must become of immense importance. Those districts of British America west of the lakes which by soil and climate are suitable for settlement, may be thus enumerated: Vancouver's Island 16,200 square miles. Fraser and Thomson Rivers 60,000 ditto
"Trusting, by God's blessing upon us, we shall go on improving, and continue to merit your Excellency's favour and good-will, "I have the honour to remain, with warmest gratitude, "Your Excellency's humble and obedient Servant, "To His Excellency, James Douglas, Esq., C. B, "Governor of Vancouver's Island and British Columbia."
Between the magnificent harbour of Halifax, on the Atlantic, open throughout the year for ships of the largest class, to the Straits of Fuca, opposite Vancouver's Island, with its noble Esquimault inlet, intervene some 3,200 miles of road line.
And such," adds Commander Mayne, "are the sentiments of myself in common, I believe, with all my brother officers after nearly five years' constant and close intercourse with the Natives of Vancouver's Island and the coast." As early as July, 1859, Mr.
Vancouver's conscience was represented by all those things which could by any possibility be found out; the things that no one could ever know gave him no anxiety.
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