The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay - A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada)

Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut

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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The "Adventurers ofEngland" on Hudson Bay, by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)LautThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson BayA Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada)Author: Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) LautRelease Date: October 31, 2009 [eBook #30377]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE "ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND" ON HUDSON BAY*** E-text prepared by Marcia Brooks, woodie4,and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team(http://www.pgdpcanada.net)from page images generously made available by Our Roots(http://www.ourroots.ca/) Images of the original pages are available through Our Roots. See http://www.ourroots.ca/toc.aspx?id=11729&qryID=e57cc7f6-Note:4616-4b18-ad49-5dab00cac663 CHRONICLES OF CANADA SERIESTHIRTY-TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATEDEdited by GEORGE M. WRONG and H. H. LANGTONCHRONICLES OF CANADA SERIESPart I THE FIRST EUROPEAN VISITORS1. THE DAWN OF CANADIAN HISTORYBy Stephen Leacock.2. THE MARINER OF ST MALOBy Stephen Leacock.Part II THE RISE OF NEW FRANCE3. THE FOUNDER OF NEW FRANCE*By Charles W. Colby.4. THE BLACKROBES*By J. Edgar ...

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This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The "Adventurers of England" on Hudson Bay A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North (Volume 18 of the Chronicles of Canada) Author: Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut Release Date: October 31, 2009 [eBook #30377] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE "ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND" ON HUDSON BAY***  

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CHRONICLES OF CANADA SERIES

THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED

Edited by GEORGE M. WRONG and H. H. LANGTON

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Part III THE ENGLISH INVASION

Part II THE RISE OF NEW FRANCE

8. THE GREAT FORTRESS* By William Wood. 9. THE ACADIAN EXILES* By Arthur G. Doughty. 10. THE PASSING OF NEW FRANCE By William Wood. 11. THE WINNING OF CANADA By William Wood. Part IV THE AMERICAN INVASIONS 12. THE INVASION OF 1775* By C. Frederick Hamilton. 13. BATTLEFIELDS OF 1812-14* By William Wood.

3. THE FOUNDER OF NEW FRANCE* By Charles W. Colby. 4. THE BLACKROBES* By J. Edgar Middleton. 5. THE SEIGNEURS OF OLD CANADA By W. Bennett Munro. 6. THE GREAT INTENDANT By Thomas Chapais. 7. THE FIGHTING GOVERNOR* By Charles W. Colby.

Part I THE FIRST EUROPEAN VISITORS 1. THE DAWN OF CANADIAN HISTORY By Stephen Leacock. 2. THE MARINER OF ST MALO By Stephen Leacock.

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Part VIII NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

TORONTO: GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY

31. ALL AFLOAT By William Wood. 32. THE RAILROAD BUILDERS* By Oscar D. Skelton. Note: The volumes marked with an asterisk are in preparation. The others are published.

   

THE 'ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND' ON HUDSON BAY

BY AGNES C. LAUT

PRINCE RUPERT From the painting in the National Portrait Gallery

THE 'ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND' ON HUDSON BAY

A Chronicle of the Fur Trade in the North

BY

AGNES C. LAUT

TORONTO

GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY

1914

Copyright in all Countries subscribing to the Berne Convention

I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII.

CONTENTS

THE FUR HUNTERS THE TRAGEDY OF HENRY HUDSON OTHER EXPLORERS ON THE BAY THE 'ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND' FRENCH AND ENGLISH ON THE BAY THE GREAT OVERLAND RAID YEARS OF DISASTER EXPANSION AND EXPLORATION BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE INDEX

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THE PRINCIPAL POSTS OF THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY Map by Bartholomew.

THE ROUTES OF HUDSON AND MUNCK Map by Bartholomew.

THE LAST HOURS OF HUDSON From the painting by Collier.

JOHN CHURCHILL, FIRST DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH From the painting in the National Portrait Gallery.

Frontispiece Page 2

A VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF OLD FORT GARRY Drawn by H. A. Strong.

TRACK SURVEY OF THE SASKATCHEWAN BETWEEN CEDAR LAKE AND LAKE WINNIPEG

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A CAMP IN THE SWAMP COUNTRY From a photograph.

ENTRANCE TO THE NELSON AND HAYES RIVERS Map by Bartholomew.

ON THE HAYES RIVER From photograph by R. W. Brock.

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TRACK SURVEY of the SASKATCHEWAN between CEDAR LAKE & LAKE WINNIPEG

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