Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory. Volume II.
CHAPTER XXI.
SKETCH OF RED RIVER SETTLEMENT.
Red River--Soils--Climate--Productions--Settlement of Red River through Lord Selkirk by Highlanders--Collision between the North-West and Hudson's Bay Companies--Inundation--Its Effects--French Half-Breeds--Buffalo Hunting--English Half-Breeds--Indians--Churches--Schools--Stores--Market for Produce--Communication by Lakes 289