. The Selkirk settlement and the settlers. A concise history of the Red River Country from its discovery, including information extracted from Original Documents lately discovered and notes obtained from Selkirk Settlement Colonists . stores. Theysucceeded a few days afterwards in seizing90 sacks of pemican, the property of theNorth Westers, and in capturing some em-ployees, who were taken as prisoners to thesettlement, but soon released. On this oc-casion some of the Selkirk people refused to strange that from the momentthey arrived at York Factory this tale ofthe Indians attacking them had b
. The Selkirk settlement and the settlers. A concise history of the Red River Country from its discovery, including information extracted from Original Documents lately discovered and notes obtained from Selkirk Settlement Colonists . stores. Theysucceeded a few days afterwards in seizing90 sacks of pemican, the property of theNorth Westers, and in capturing some em-ployees, who were taken as prisoners to thesettlement, but soon released. On this oc-casion some of the Selkirk people refused to strange that from the momentthey arrived at York Factory this tale ofthe Indians attacking them had been dinnedinto their ears, first by the servants of theHudsons Bay Co. (as written by GovernorMacdonnell himself), and at this time by theNorthwest people. The truth is, that theIndians were almost from the first extremelyfriendly to the settlers, hunting for them andlater on offering to fight for them if neces-sary. GOVERNOR MACDONNELL ISSUES PROCLAMA-TIONS. But Cameron was not allowed to thusentice away the colonists without resistancefrom Governor Macdonnell, who closelyguarded the interests of his noble the 21st of October, 1814, two monthsaftei Camerons arrival, Macdonnell issuedand served the following notice:. SELKIRK STEVE, OF RAWHIDE, FOR CLEANING WHEAT act as constables, giving as a reason thatthe North Westers had saved them fromstarving after their arrival at the settlement,and they Mere not going to make such apoor return. DUNCAN CAMERON. Duncan Cameron was, as I am informedby a Selkirk settler still living, a fine oldgentleman, much liked by the at once afcer his arrival ingratiated him-self with the Selkirk settlers, invited themto dine with him, and during the winter, bypromises of lands and employment for themin Canada, he succeeded in inducing anumber to consent to abandon the colony,and accept the offer made by the NorthwestCo., of a free passage. It is alleged that healso frightened the settlers by pretendingthat he had information that
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