The actual government of the Oregon country at that time was in the hands of a British corporation. the Hudsons Bay Co.. and the actual ruler of the Oregon country at that time was Dr. John McLaughlin. who was the chief factor of the company. and who was a benevolent dictator. During the 12 years following the first settlement of Americans in Oregon. American immigration continued steadily. until finally about 1849 the number of Americans in that country equaled the number of British. The British in Oregon were largely employees and former employees of the Hudsons Bay Co. The Americans. when they went to Oregon from the Eastern States. took their own law into that country.
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