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 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
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[THE DESCENT OF THE FRASER RIVER, 1808] From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys. | Frontispiece |
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[ROUTES OF EXPLORERS ON THE PACIFIC COAST] Map by Bartholomew. | Facing page 44 |
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[JAMES COOK] From the portrait by Dance in the Gallery of Greenwich Hospital. | " " 46 |
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[THE LAUNCH OF THE 'NORTH-WEST AMERICA' AT NOOTKA SOUND, 1788] From Meares's 'Voyages.' | " " 58 |
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[CALLICUM AND MAQUINNA, CHIEFS OF NOOTKA SOUND] From Meares's 'Voyages.' | " " 68 |
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[GEORGE VANCOUVER] From a painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London. | " " 70 |
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[SIMON FRASER] After the portrait in the Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. | " " 90 |
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[JOHN M'LOUGHLIN] Photographed by Savannah from an original painting. | " " 116 |
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[FORT VANCOUVER] From a print in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library. | " " 118 |
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[THE FORT OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY, VICTORIA, B.C.] From a photograph by Savannah. | " " 128 |