Transcriber’s Notes
Hyphenation has been standardised.
Changes made are noted at the [end of the book.]
THE CONQUEST OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST
Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal, formerly Donald Smith; Governor of the Hudson’s Bay Company.
THE CONQUEST OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST
Being the story of the ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND known as THE HUDSON’S BAY COMPANY. New pages in the history of the Canadian Northwest and Western States.
BY
AGNES C. LAUT
Author of “Lords of the North,”
“Pathfinders of the West,” etc.
IN TWO VOLUMES
Volume II
NEW YORK
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
MCMVIII
Copyright, 1908, by
THE OUTING PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered at Stationers’ Hall, London, England
All Rights Reserved
CONTENTS OF VOLUME II
PART III—(Continued)
| CHAPTER XXI |
| PAGE |
| “The Coming of the Pedlars” (continued)—Voyage up to Fort William, Life of Wild-wood Wassail and Grandeur There—How the Wintering Partners Exploited in the Pays D’en Haut |
| [3] |
| CHAPTER XXII |
| “The Coming of the Pedlars” (continued)—Henry’s Adventures at Pembina—The First White Woman in the West—A Stolen Child and a Poisoner and a Scout—How Harmon Found a Wife—The Story of Marguerite Trottier |
| [26] |
| CHAPTER XXIII |
| “The Coming of the Pedlars” (continued)—Thirty years of Exploration—The Advance up the Saskatchewan to Bow River and Howse Pass—The Building of Edmonton—How MacKenzie Crossed the Pacific |
| [47] |
| CHAPTER XXIV |
| “The Coming of the Pedlars” (continued)—MacKenzie and McTavish Quarrel—The Nor’westers Invade Hudson Bay Waters and Challenge the Charter—Ruffianism of Nor’westers—Murder and Boycott of Hudson’s Bay Men—Up-to-date Commercialism as Conducted in Terms of a Club and Without Law |
| [68] |
| CHAPTER XXV |
| David Thompson, the Nor’wester, Dashes for the Columbia—He Explores East Kootenay, but Finds Astor’s Men on the Field—How the Astorians are Jockeyed out of Astoria—Fraser Finds His Way to the Sea by Another Great River |
| [81] |
| CHAPTER XXVI |
| The Coming of the Colonists—Lord Selkirk Buys Control of the H. B. C.—Simon M’Gillivray and MacKenzie Plot to Defeat Him—Robertson Says “Fight Fire with Fire” and Selkirk Chooses a M’Donell Against a M’Donell—The Colonists Come to Red River—Riot and Plot and Mutiny |
| [113] |
| CHAPTER XXVII |
| The Coming of the Colonists (continued)—MacDonell Attempts to Carry Out the Rights of Feudalism on Red River—Nor’westers Resent—The Colony Destroyed and Dispersed—Selkirk to the Rescue—Lajimoniere’s Long Voyage—Clarke in Athabasca |
| [141] |
| CHAPTER XXVIII |
| The Coming of the Colonists (continued)—Governor Semple and Twenty Colonists are Butchered at Seven Oaks—Selkirk to the Rescue Captures Fort William and Sweeps the Nor’westers from the Field—The Suffering of the Settlers—At Last Selkirk Sees the Promised Land at Red River |
| [166] |
| CHAPTER XXIX |
| Both Companies Make a Dash to Capture Athabasca Whence Came the Most Valuable Furs—Robertson Overland to Montreal, Tried and Acquitted, Leads a Brigade to Athabasca—He is Tricked by the Nor’westers, but Tricks Them in Turn—The Union of the Companies—Sir George Simpson, Governor |
| [202] |
| PART IV |
| CHAPTER XXX |
| Reconstruction (continued)—Nicholas Garry, the Deputy Governor, Comes Out to Reorganize the United Companies—More Colonists from Switzerland—The Rocky Mountain Brigades—Ross of Okanogan |
| [235] |
| CHAPTER XXXI |
| Journals of Peter Skene Ogden, Explorer and Fur Trader, Over the Regions now Known as Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah—He Relieves Ashley’s Men of 10,000 Beaver—He Finds Nevada—He Discovers Mt. Shasta—He Tricks the Americans at Salt Lake |
| [261] |
| CHAPTER XXXII |
| McLoughlin’s Transmontane Empire (continued)—Douglas’ Adventures in New Caledonia, How He Punishes Murder and is Himself Almost Murdered—Little Yale of the Lower Fraser—Black’s Death at Kamloops—How Tod Outwits Conspiracy—The Company’s Operations in California and Sandwich Islands and Alaska—Why did Rae Kill Himself in San Francisco?—The Secret Diplomacy |
| [304] |
| CHAPTER XXXIII |
| The Passing of the Company—The Coming of the Colonists to Oregon—The Founding of Victoria North of the Boundary—Why the H. B. C. Gave Up Oregon—Misrule of Vancouver Island—McLoughlin’s Retirement |
| [352] |
| CHAPTER XXXIV |
| The Passing of the Company |
| [387] |