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tween Great Britain and the United States terminates, the line of 

 boundary between the territories of Her Britannic Majesty and those 

 of the United States shall be continued westward along the said 

 forty ninth parallel of north latitude, to the middle of the channel 

 which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island; and thence 

 southerly through the middle of the said channel, and of Fuca's 

 Straits, to the Pacific Ocean; provided, however, that the navigation 

 of the whole of the said channel and straits south of the forty ninth 

 parallel of north latitude remain free and open to both Parties. 



ARTICLE II. 



From the point at which the forty ninth parallel of north latitude 

 shall be found to intersect the great northern branch of the Columbia 

 River, the navigation of the said branch shall be free and open to 

 the Hudson's Bay Company, and to all British subjects trading with 

 the same, to the point where the said branch meets the main stream 

 of the Columbia, and thence down the said main stream to the ocean, 

 with free access into arid through the said river or rivers; it being 

 understood, that all the usual portages along the line thus described 

 shall in like manner be free and open. 



In navigating the said river or rh 7 ers, British subjects, with their 

 goods and produce, shall be treated on the same footing as citizens 

 of the United States ; it being, however, always understood that noth- 

 ing in this Article shall be construed as preventing, or intended to 

 prevent the Government of the United States from making any 

 regulations respecting the navigation of the said river or rivers, not 

 inconsistent with the present Treaty. 



ARTICLE III. 



In the future appropriation of the territory south of the forty 

 ninth parallel of north latitude, as provided in the First Article of 

 this Treaty, the possessory rights of the Hudson's Bay Company, 

 and of all British subjects, who may be already in the occupation of 

 land or other property, lawfully acquired within the said territory 

 shall be respected. 



ARTICLE IV. 



The farms lands and other property of every description, belonging 

 to the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company on the north side of the 

 Columbia River, shall be confirmed to the said Company. In case, 

 however, the situation of those farms and lands should be considered 

 by the United States to be of public and political importance, and 

 the United States Government should signify a desire to obtain pos- 

 session of the whole, or of any part thereof, the property so required 

 shall be transferred to the said Government at a proper valuation, 

 to be agreed upon between the parties. 



ARTICLE V. 



The present Treaty shall be ratified by Her Britannic Majesty, and 

 by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and 

 consent of the Senate thereof; and the ratifications shall be exchanged 



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