To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: I certify that the paper hereto annexed is a correct copy of the Statement furnished by the Acting Superintendent of the Census, of the returns of the Ninth Census, from the "disputed" Islands in the County of Whatcom, Territory of Washington. In testimony whereof, I, Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States, have hereunto subscribed my name and caused the seal of the Department of State to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-ninth day of March, A. D. 1872, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninety-sixth. HAMILTON FISH. [119] Abstract of the returns at the Ninth Census, from the "disputed” islands in the County of Whatcom, Territory of Washington. The population of the Haro archipelago more than two-thirds Ameri can, [120] *CHARTS AND MAPS TO MEMORIAL AND REPLY. A. Photograph of Map of de Haro. 1790. (See page 17.) B. Photograph of Map of Eliza. 1791. (See page 17.) C. Photograph of Map of Vancouver. 1798. (See page 15.) D. Photograph of Map of Galiano and Valdes. 1802. (See page 17.) E. Photograph of Map of Duflot de Mofras. 1844. (See page 15.) F. Photograph of Map of Wilkes. 1845. (See page 11.) G. Photograph of Map of W. Sturgis. 1845. (See page 9.) H. Lithograph of U. S. Coast Survey Map of Washington Sound and Approaches. (See end of the volume.) J. Lithograph of Map of de Haro. 1790. (See end of the volume.) K. Lithograph of Map of Eliza. 1791. (See end of the volume.) L. Lithograph of Spanish Chart published in 1795. (See end of the volume.) M. Cross Sections of Haro and Rosario Channels. (See page 130.) N. Sketch to illustrate the route of the vessels of the Hudson's Bay Company. (See page 126.) 0. Copy of Map H, with a blue line drawn southerly from the center of the Gulf of Georgia in latitude 49°; with red lines to show the channels through Haro northward; and a yellow line to show the socalled Rosario Channel. (See end of the volume.) IV. NORTHWEST AMERICAN WATER BOUNDARY. SECOND AND DEFINITIVE STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY, SUBMITTED TO HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY, UNDER THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON OF MAY 8. 1871. CONTENTS. British American No. 1.-Extract showing views of Earl of Aberdeen and Sir Richard Pakenham. No. 2.-Correspondence between Mr. Bancroft and Mr. Buchanan. No. 3.-Letters of Mr. Crampton, showing Mr. Buchanan's opinions. No. 4.—Conversation and correspondence between Mr. Bancroft and Viscount 13 D |