IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.I a^lM |2.5 ^ 1^ 1122 12.0 1.8 IL25 il.4 o^ ^ ^t ^;. /A Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MA3N STREIF^ WEBSTER, NY. 145t« (716)»72-4S03 \ iV ^ \ \ rv 4^ 6^ >/^ CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut Canadian de microreproductions historiques Technical and Bibliographic Notas/Notot tachniquaa at biblioaraphiquaa Tha Inatituta haa attamptad to obtain tha baat original copy availabia for filming. Faaturaa of thia copy which may ba bibliographically uniqua, which may altar any of tha imagaa in tha raproduction, or which may aignificantly changa tha usual mathod of filming, ara chaclcad balow. D D D D D Colourad covara/ Couvartura da coulaur I I Covara damagad/ Couvartura andommagte Covara rattorad and/or laminated/ Couvartura raataurAa at/ou palliculAa I I Covar titia miaaing/ La titra da couvartura manqua I I Colourad maps/ Cartas giographlquas an coulaur □ Colourad ink (i.a. othar than blua or blacic)/ Encra da coulaur (i.a. autra qua blaua ou noira) I I Colourad platas and/or illustrations/ D Planchas at/ou illustrations an coulaur Bound with othar material/ RaliA avac d'autras documents Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion along interior margin/ La reliure serrAe peut causer de I'ombre ou de la diatortion la long de la marge intArieure Blank laavaa added during restoration may appear within tha text. Whenever possible, these have been omitted from filming/ II se peut que certainas pages blanches ajouttes lore d'une restauration apparaissant dans la texte, mais, lorsque cela Atait possible, ces pages n'ont pas At A filmAas. Additional comments:/ Commentaires supplAmentairas: L'Institut a microfilm* la meilleur exemplaire qu'il lui a 4tA poaaibia da se procurer. Les dAtaiia da cat exemplaire qui aont paut-Atre uniques du point de vue bibliographique, qui peuvent modifier une image reproduite, oili qui peuvent exiger une modification dans la mAthoda normala de filmage sont indiqute ci-dessous. r~n Coloured pages/ D Pages de couleur Pages damaged/ Pages endommagAas Pages restored and/oi Pages restaurAes at/ou palliculAes Pages discoloured, stained or foxei Pages dAcoiorAes, tachetAes ou piquAes Pages detached/ Pages dAtachAes Showthrough/ Transparence Quality of prir QualitA InAgala de I'impression Includes supplementary materit Comprend du matiriei supplAmentaire Only edition available/ Seule Edition diaponibia r~| Pages damaged/ I — I Pages restored and/or laminated/ r~] Pages discoloured, stained or foxed/ I I Pages detached/ r~7| Showthrough/ I I Quality of print varies/ I I Includes supplementary material/ I — I Only edition available/ Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, tissues, etc., have been refiimed to ensure the best possibie image/ Les pages totalement ou partiellement obscurcies par un feuillet d'arrata, une pelure, etc., ont At* filmAes A nouveau de fa9on A obtanir la meilleure image possible. to pc of fil Oi bfl th si< ot fir sit or Th sh Til wl M( dil en be rig re< m« This item is filmed at the reduction ratio checked below/ Ce document est film* au taux de r6duction 'ndiqu* ci-dessous. 10X 14X 18X 22X 26X 30X n/ 1 12X 16X 2DX 24X 28X 32X Th« copy filmad h«r« has b««n r«produc«d thanks to tha ganarosity of: Library Division Provincial Archives of British Columbia L'axamplaira film* fut raproduit grAca A la gAnArositi da: Library Division Provincial Archives of British Columbia Tha imagas appaaring hara ara tha bast quality possibia considaring tha condition and lagibility of tha original copy and in kaaping with tha filming contract spacifications. Original copias in printad papar covars ara filmad baginning with tha front covar and ending on tha last paga with a printad or illustratad impras- sion. or tha back covar whan appropriata. All othar original copias ara filmad baginning on tha first paga with a printad or illustiatad impras- sion, and anding on tha last paga with a printad or illustratad imprassion. Thji last recorded frame on each microfiche shall contain the symbol •— «»> (meaning "CON- TINUED"), or the symbol V (meaning "END"), whichever applies. Maps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at different reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning in the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method' Liais imagas suivantas ont itA raproduitas avac la plus grand soin, compta tenu de la condition at de la nattet* da raxamplaira film*, et en conformity avac las conditions du contrat da filmage. Les exemplairas originaux dont la couvarture an papier est imprimia sont filmAs en commen^ant par la premier plat at an tarminant soit par la darniire paga qui comporta una ampreinte d'imprassion ou d'illustration, soit par la second plat, salon la cas. Tous les autres exemplairas originaux sont filmAs en commen^ant par la premiere paga qui comporta una ampreinte d'impression ou d'illustration at en terminant par la derniAre page qui comporte une telle empreinte. ! Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la darniAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbole —^ signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbols V signifie "FIN". Les cartas, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Atie filmAs A des taux de reduction diffArents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clichA, il est filmA A partir de Tangle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droita, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammas suivants i!lu8trent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ( l d) (^ J7th Con Praying COUectiorv To the I The pot: Respf.c Tliat borhuod It is tlio and to s protfctic in the other pr armed s of siuh a liberal vemuiei tenance with th duty, A: Thomaii i mem J7th CONORF.SS, [SENATM] [ 84 ] PETITION OF A M'MUIUI Ol' ( riMZIl.NS OF ALAIiA.MA, Pmy'inix tlie uid (uul pn>ftrlh>ii of tlir (iintntl (iorrnnKiit i/i Jhrminn a srtlki/itHi ill ihc On^nn Ttiritonj. Akhst 'i. ISll. Laid oil tlie tuldc. uiid ordi ird to be printed. \ To the lumorahlii Smnlr u>ul I Imisr of Rrpnsnila/ins of thr Cotiisnss nj I In Uiiitiil SOiOs. The potilinii of the imdcrsimuMl, citizms of MoiiinoiiM'iy, Al;il);mi;i, anil iis vicinity, Respfxtfullv show r-TM, That it is in coiiL-niplaiioii lo form a coinpaiiy of rtiii«iiaiit>, in this xmnU- borhuod, to niakr a ^~^lll.•hl.■nl in ili.- sonihrrn part of ( Mvn..n, on thr Panlir. It iMlion-'ht ihf Im'sI ronl.' ihnc is. l.v -<"a, to thr isMuinis ; thmcr aaoss, and to sail up ih.' coast on ih..- oth.'i side. ( h. this rontr th.-y ini-iht nMpnre protection. Ahlionuh ii nn-ht he drsirahl.- to hav.- an aiinrd (on.- stationed ill the enitory, hv (iovniinii lit, the miiuianis do not pr(»i)os<; to ask any other protection than tlie national character, and tlie oc( asional visit ol an arnie.l shi)). It is thonuhi that the peinian.-nt settlement of thai le in lory is of such paramount iinimitaiice, that the (;oveinment will not hesitate to make. u lihorul iTiant of land to th.' first s.-ttleis. They therefore pray iliat the (,,o- vemineiit will secure the riirhl of way acn)ss tluuslhinus ; will lend Us coun- tenance and protection; and will make such