"Also to Fort Colville, far north; also to what they call California, far south; and again to what they may yet call Fort Victoria.

I haf seen many posts of the Hudson Bay Company." I was afraid my eyes showed my interest; but he went on.
"I haf been, in the Columbia country, and in the Willamette country, where most of your Americans are settled.

I know somewhat of California.
Mr.Howard, of the Hudson Bay Company, knows also of this country of California.

He said to those English gentlemans at our meeting last night that England should haf someting to offset California on the west coast; because, though Mexico claims California, the Yankees really rule there, and will rule there yet more.

He iss right; but they laughed at him." "Oh, I think little will come of all this talk," I said carelessly.