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Hudson's Bay House, 29th Deer. 1825. Mr. Addington presents his compliments to Mr. Simpson, and requests the favor of a visit from him agreeably to his proposal at one o'clock p. m. to-morrow, if perfectly convenient to Mr. Simpson.

Thursday 29th December 1825. 191 Regent Street,

30th December, 1825. inclose herewith the set of queries on which I wish

I Sir: for more particular information. The answers to them may be as concise as is consistent with The more matter of fact they are, the perfect perspicuity. better. That to query IX, I wish to be as strictly conformable to fact and history as possible. I am, Sir, Your very obedt. humb servt.,

H. W. ADDINGTON. your answer whenever it may be ready addressed to me at the Foreign Office. Mr. Henry Addington requests that Mr. Simpson will have the goodness to send in the answers to Mr. A's queries (whenever they shall have been finished at Mr. Simpson's entire leisure) addressed to him at his own lodging which he has changed, instead of to the Foreign Office, 194 Regent Street, Jany 4th, 1826. Mr. Simpson presents respectful Compliments to Mr. Addington, begs to hand him answers to his list of Queries likewise a corrected chart of the Country on both sides of the Rocky Mountains; should Mr. Addington require further information on this important subject Mr. Simpson will do himself the honour to wait upon him at any time he may appoint.

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Hudson's Bay House, 5th Janry, 1826.

What

the nature of the soil, its capability of proin the vicinity of the Columbia and Lewis's 1 Rivers ? What the climate ? A. The banks of the Columbia on both sides the River from Capes Disappointment and Adams to the Cascade Portage a distance of from 150 to 180 miles are covered with a great variety of fine large timber consisting of Pine of different

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Snake River.

Hemlock, Oak, Ash, Alder, Maple and Poplar