CONTENTS

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I. [THE VOYAGE OF THE 'GOLDEN HIND'] 1
II. [VITUS BERING ON THE PACIFIC] 11
III. [THE OUTLAW HUNTERS] 30
IV. [COOK AND VANCOUVER] 43
V. ['ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, FROM CANADA, BY LAND'] 71
VI. [THE DESCENT OF THE FRASER RIVER] 86
VII. [THOMPSON AND THE ASTORIANS]99
VIII. [THE PASSING OF THE FUR LORDS]115
[BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE]132
[INDEX]135