His almost constant companion for above a month,
during which every detail, so far as we could grasp it, was thoroughly
discussed.
"Having given my best attention and labours to the whole subject for
some years, and believing that I might be of more service to you here,
since Governor Dallas could not be spared to come home, and could not
prudently have left Canada until he had put all your business there in
order, I exercised no unwise discretion in returning to England.
"I have now to ask your forgiveness for the length of this paper, and
to express my readiness to give any further explanations in my power,
while wishing you and your colleagues quite to understand that I have
no desire whatever - but far the contrary - to obtrude myself upon you in
the control of an enterprise which I honestly believe can be made
completely successful by the exercise of even ordinary energy and
skill, and which ought to be safe and certain in such experienced and
able hands as yours.
"I have the honour to be, dear Sir,
"Yours faithfully,
"EDWD. W. WATKIN.
"Sir E. W. HEAD, Bart.,
"Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company."
One other object I desired to accomplish, was an exchange of boundary
between the Hudson's Bay and the United States, with the view to
Superior City being brought into British territory by a fair payment
and exchange of land.
