The British and Americans Negotiated the Treaty of San Juan Island

The British and Americans tried to iron out who had the rights to what in the islands negotiators met six times between June and December 1857 But they could not agree on boundaries. In the end the British offered to give all the islands to the US except San Juan Island And the US said Nope Wow Meanwhile Yeah, that's weird A shocking that we would be not coolYeah, I can't believe we're dicks Why? After that letter said be cool Yeah Right In close some sunglasses Right We are generally and have been for history a very reasonable people The American settlers began arriving Miners who were having no luck arrived in January from the Fraser River diggings Douglas warned the British government that they