CONTENTS

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I. [ST MARY'S ISLE] 1
II. [SELKIRK, THE COLONIZER] 9
III. [THE PURSE-STRINGS LOOSEN] 22
IV. [STORNOWAY—AND BEYOND] 35
V. [WINTERING ON THE BAY] 44
VI. [RED RIVER AND PEMBINA] 54
VII. [THE BEGINNING OF STRIFE] 65
VIII. [COLIN ROBERTSON, THE AVENGER] 80
IX. [SEVEN OAKS] 91
X. [LORD SELKIRK'S JOURNEY] 108
XI. [FORT WILLIAM] 116
XII. [THE PIPE OF PEACE] 129
[BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE] 142
[INDEX] 147

ILLUSTRATIONS

[ THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF SELKIRK]
From the painting at St Mary's Isle. 		Frontispiece
[ PLACE D'ARMES, MONTREAL, IN 1807]
From a water-colour sketch after Dillon in M'Gill University Library.
 Facing page 20
[ JOSEPH FROBISHER, A PARTNER IN THE NORTH-WEST COMPANY]
From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection,
Toronto Public Library. 		" " 22
[ THE COUNTRY OF LORD SELKIRK'S SETTLERS]
Map by Bartholomew.
 " " 48
[ HUNTING THE BUFFALO]
From a painting by George Catlin. 		" " 58
[ PLAN OF THE RED RIVER COLONY]
Drawn by Bartholomew. 		" " 64
[ FORT WILLIAM]
From an old print in the John Ross Robertson Collection,
Toronto Public Library. 		" " 116
[ SIMON M'TAVISH, FOUNDER OF THE NORTH-WEST COMPANY]
From a water-colour drawing in M'Gill University Library. 		" " 118
[ WILLIAM M'GILLIVRAY, A PARTNER IN THE NORTH-WEST COMPANY]
From a photograph in M'Gill University Library. 		" " 122

CHAPTER I

ST MARY'S ISLE