 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Muna 1859, Douglas akawanawo nyika yake ichipindira munharo neWashington Territory pamusoro pouchangamire hwezvitsuwa zveSan Juan. Kurwisana kwakareba kwemakore gumi namaviri kwakazozivikanwa seHondo yeNguruve. Douglas akakurudzira Britain kuti itonge zvitsuwa zvose zviri muzvitsuwa zvinoparadzanisa Strait of Georgia nePuget Sound. Zvitsuwa zveSan Juan, zvakapiwa zita rechitsuwa chikuru cheboka racho, zviri pedyo neVictoria uye saka zvaikosha zvikuru uye zvainetsa. Nepo mauto anopikisa akaramba akachengetedzwa paSan Juan Island, gakava racho pakupedzisira rakagadziriswa nokururamisira kwakanakira United States. 