The extract from the "Grit" paper, the "Nor 'Wester" was as follows: -
"THE HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.
["From the 'Nor' Wester.']
"IMPORTANT STATEMENT OF PEGOWIS, THE INDIAN CHIEF.
"A few weeks ago, the venerable Chief of the Red River Indians, William
King, or 'Pegowis,' left his home at the Indian Settlement - a most
unusual thing for him - and came up to Fort Carry to make a formal
statement, once for all, of the arrangement made by the late Earl of
Selkirk with the Indians of this region in regard to their land. This
statement, which he made voluntarily and deliberately, for the benefit
of all whom it may concern, and for future reference if necessary, he
desired to be published in this journal, and a copy thereof to be
forwarded to the Duke of Newcastle. His immediate reason for doing this
at present, is, he says, because he is now the only surviving Chief of
the five who treated with Lord Selkirk, and as there have been many
misrepresentations, he desires to see the facts placed on record before
he passes off the earthly stage.
"The following is his account, taken down at his own request, by one of
the editors of this journal: -
"'This transaction happened a long long time ago. I am now a very old
man - I was then in the prime and vigour of manhood. We were taken by
surprise when, all of a sudden, those who came before, disembarked.
