nᵻɡˌoʊʃɪˈeɪʃənz fɚðə sˈeɪl ʌv ɪts pɹˈɑːpɚɾi wɪðˌɪn ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts wɜː stˈɪl ˈɑːŋɡoʊɪŋ wɪððɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, wɪððɪ ˌeɪtʃbˌiːsˈiː ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə lˈuːz ɪts bˈeɪsɪs fɔːɹ lˈænd klˈeɪmz ʌv fˈɔːɹt ˈɑːkɐnˌoʊɡən.
Negotiations for the sale of its property within the United States were still ongoing with the American Government, with the HBC unwilling to lose its basis for land claims of Fort Okanogan.