The Great Company

CHAPTER XXXVI.--1821-1871.

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The Company still King in the North-West -- Its Forts Described -- Fort Garry -- Fort Vancouver -- Franklin -- Walla Walla -- Yukon -- Kamloops -- Samuel Black -- Mountain House -- Fort Pitt -- Policy of the Great Company. 497

The Hudson's Bay Posts. 509

APPENDIX.

Royal Charter Incorporating the Hudson's Bay Company 515

The Alaska Boundary 527

Governors of the Hudson's Bay Company 531

Deputy-Governors of the Hudson's Bay Company 532

INDEX 533

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

FULL PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS.

Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal FRONTISPIECE.

FACING PAGE

Prince Rupert 32

Original Charter of The Great Company 48

Capt. Godey and Radisson 112

Marching out of the English Garrison 160

The Massacre of Jérémie's Men 192

The Bushranger and the Indians 337

Dog Brigade in the Far North 304

Tracking Canoes up the Rapids 368

Murder of Governor Semple 416

Sir George Simpson 432

Sir George Simpson receiving a Deputation 464

Interior Hudson's Bay Post 496

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT.

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Early Map of North America 19

Radisson 25

Chart of Hudson's Straits 30

Prince Rupert 36

English Map of 1782 57

The Beaver 60

Arms of the Hudson's Bay Co. 67

Type of Early Trading Post 71

Bark Canoe of Indians on Hudson's Bay 74

Landing of Iberville's Men at Port Nelson 155

Ships on Hudson's Bay 160

French Encampment 163

Capture of Port Nelson by the French 167

Trading with the Indians 171

A Coureur des Bois 173

An Early River Pioneer 178

Facsimile of the Company's Standard of Trade 181

French Map of the Bay and Vicinity 215

Indian Tepee 218

An Assiniboine Indian 219

Indian with Tomahawk 220

Esquimau with Dogs 223

Modern Type of Indian 231

Type of Cree Indian 234

An Old Chief 237

Maldonado's Strait of Anian 246

Lapie's Map of 1821 247

Plans of York and Prince of Wales Forts 262

Map showing the Hays River 265

Fort Prince of Wales 281

A Blackfoot Brave 289

Alexander Henry 291

Dobbs' Map, 1744 301

Visit to an Indian Encampment 315

Indian Trappers 318

Ruins of Fort Prince of Wales 322

Sir Alexander Mackenzie 330

A Portage 337

De L'Isle's Map, 1752 345

The Rival Traders 353

York Factory 355

Lord Selkirk 372

Stornaway 380

A Bois-Brulé 384

Fort George (Astoria) 387

Arrival of the Upland Indians 388

On the way to Fort William 390

The Company's Ships in 1812 392

Fort Douglas, Red River 394

Scene of Red River Tragedy 411

Vicinity of Fort Douglas 414

Board Room, Hudson's Bay House 438

Red River Cart 441

Fur Train from the far North 446

Sir George Back, R.N. 451

Thomas Simpson 454

Hudson's Bay Company's Trade Tokens 458

Hudson's Bay Employees on their Annual Expedition 460

Opening of Cairn on Point Victory 467

Discovery of Relics of Franklin Expedition 468

Fort Prince of Wales 477

Fort Garry 482

Arrival of Hudson's Bay Ships at York Factory 498

Fort Pelly 499

Fort Simpson 501

York Factory 502

Father Lacombe 504

Gateway to Fort Garry 507

Sketch Map of South-East Alaska 527

THE GREAT COMPANY.