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REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY TO THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. A detailed report on the various aspects of Washington Territory's geography, population, mining, labor, agriculture, seal hunting, etc. Also present is a report on the "Condition of the Indians in the Territory," who "of course, would prefer to remain by themselves, but they are not a dull or an unreasonably obstinate race, and, recognizing the march of events, they perceive that the choice for them is to adapt themselves to the ways of the white man or fade from the face of the earth." The governor praises recent acts of Congress to open reservations to White settlers, and encourages more to be opened in the future. Towards the end of the work there is also a lengthy discussion of "The Chinese Question." The governor writes:"In my opinion the antagonisms between the Americans and the Chinese are inherent and incurable. Nowhere in the nature of the two races can be found anything in common; and wherever they meet on the surface of the earth, the question must be, which shall prevail over the other; and not, as in the case of other peoples, what can they jointly do for their common good."

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